Book Review
King James Brings the Land a Crown
by Rich Rezler
This is a trip down memory lane for Cleveland sports fans, with prodigal son LeBron James leading the way. An established music, arts, and culture writer, Chris Parker spent two years documenting his version of the prodigal son tale...
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Playing Through
by Rich Rezler
Veteran sports journalist Jim Moriarty has a talent for getting at the heart of golf. For more than three decades, Jim Moriarty has followed the world’s best golfers around the globe and personally observed—and reported on—some of...
Book Review
The Edge
by Rich Rezler
Pielke’s accessible and conversational writing style will have Joe Fan eagerly flipping pages of "The Edge". The world of sports is widely scrutinized and analyzed in the media, at the water cooler and on barstools across the world....
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Why Are Student Athletes Funding Your Future?
by Rich Rezler
A well-reasoned and heavily researched discourse breaks down why the NCAA should pay kids to play. From courtrooms to television sets to barstools, arguments rage over whether or not college athletes should be paid. Ernest E. Cutler...
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On the Clock
by Rich Rezler
Wilner and Rappoport use coverage of the 2014 season as a jumping-off point to provide a thorough history of the NFL draft. The days of baseball claiming to be “America’s pastime” are long over—a title clearly wrested away by...
Book Review
Nick's Very First Day of Baseball
by Rich Rezler
A Little League coach accomplishes his goals of introducing the joy of baseball to another generation. First-time author Kevin Christofora calls the completion of Nick’s Very First Day of Baseball a dream come true, and the starting...
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The Amazing Journey of the Kickapoo Kids
by Rich Rezler
Lagan takes us back to a time when boys played baseball before and after their chores. In the epilogue of "The Amazing Journey of the Kickapoo Kids", author Paul Lagan stands in a now-empty field where his Millersville High School...
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Under the Radar Michigan
by Rich Rezler
Travelers with an interest in exploring the Great Lakes State should dog-ear the pages of this fascinating travel guide. From Alpena to Ypsilanti, the three-man crew from the Emmy-award-winning PBS television series "Under the Radar...