History of Sport

Stat geeks, going deep, and all-time feats.Spend a year at the ballpark with the facts, stats, personalities, and most memorable moments from Ameri...

What a rush! For people who love all sports, discover day after day of facts, stats, legendary plays, and unbeatable (until theyre not) records. No...

In The Great and the Good, Ireland's leading football pundit and legend of the game John Giles looks back on more than fifty years of football, at ...

How one man brought the Olympics to Los Angeles, fueling the city's urban transformation. Dreamers and Schemers chronicles how Los Angeless pursuit...

From San Francisco to the Ginza in Tokyo, Lefty ODoul relates the untold story of one of baseballs greatest hitters, most colorful characters, and ...

2022 SABR Baseball Research Award  Finalist for the 2022 SABR Seymour Medal The careers of pitchers Jack Quinn and Howard Ehmke began in the Deadba...

Dave Parker was one of the biggest and most badass baseball players of the late twentieth century. He was a seven-time All-Star, a two-time batting...

They come out of the football stadium tunnel first, but all eyes are on the well-paid athletes behind them. No one pays the referee or the refere...

Fighting Irish Football spans the history of college footballs most storied program, featuring many never-before-seen photos from the vaults of the...

Ara: The Life and Legacy of a Notre Dame Legend captures the personality, courage, and character of a great man who faced adversity on and off the ...

The 1974 fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, staged in the young nation of Zaire and dubbed the Rumble in the Jungle, was arguably the b...

In this historical/philosophical reflection, Lee Congdon writes of the ways in which baseball spurs memory. This is particularly important at a tim...

Relive the finest moment in English men's football to date in this wonderful 'Cognitive Book' that everyone can enjoy and is suitable for people li...

Under the Floodlights! is the fascinating story of the League Cup, charting its rich history through 64 seasons, with contributions from the people...

This real-time, historical record of the New York Yankees from their hometown newspaper allows you to experience over a century of the pride, power...

In Unbelievable Underdogs and Rebellious Role Models, James Stafford takes readers on an emotional roller coaster through some of the greatest upse...