Johnson has created an important work of sports—and American—history. In the 1930s, UCLA added five prominent black athletes to its football team, and they helped to turn the Bruins into a powerhouse. In "The Black Bruins", James W.... Read More

Hart’s insider’s perspective conveys the frustrations of athletes whose lives were changed by the tragic 1972 Olympic games. College track coach Eddie Hart spent his career molding the lives of young athletes while also coping with... Read More

Young sports fans will find this a fun keepsake and memento of the Cavaliers’ historic 2016 season. Sports fan and professional soccer player Jeff Attinella presents a kid-friendly tribute to the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers in his picture... Read More

This will no doubt appeal to Cubs fans who want to share a wonderful memory with their young children. The legendary curse on the Chicago Cubs finally broke in 2016 with an amazing season that ended with a World Series championship. The... Read More

Against all the laws of nature, certain sports heroes pull off the extraordinary stunt of running faster, jumping higher, hitting a ball farther after they die. In a word, athletes—think George Gipp (the Gipper), Lou Gehrig, Dale... Read More

Hardcastle’s descriptions possess an elegant choreography that is vivid, energetic, and well-paced. Kevin Hardcastle, whose story collection Debris won the Trillium Book Award, continues to explore small-town Ontario life in his moody,... Read More

Major League Baseball has gone to war with itself—the Black Sox gambling scandal, collective-bargaining negotiations in the late 1960s, steroid use—and also against Germany and Austria-Hungary during World War I when more than 1,250... Read More

The human body has nearly 700 named skeletal muscles, so it stands to reason that an ideal exercise would make use of every last one—a tall order, to be sure. The full-body-workout gold medal for sporting events may go to the swimming,... Read More