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Alex Rodriguez
Champion Baseball Star
E-bok, 2012
428 kr
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Alex Rodriguez unleashed a powerful swing, launching the ball over the center-field fence. New York Yankees fans erupted, rocking the stadium. Home run. Although A-Rod had peppered the seats with hundreds of home runs during his career, this long ball was special. Rodriguez became the youngest …
Derek Jeter
Champion Baseball Star
E-bok, 2012
442 kr
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Derek Jeter stood at the plate with the count full, anticipating the next pitch. With a mighty wallop, he smashed the ball over the left-center field fence. Home run, but this was not an ordinary home run. It was hit number 3,000 for the New York Yankees shortstop. This is just one of many …
Peyton Manning
Champion Football Star
E-bok, 2012
432 kr
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When the game is on the line and time is running out, there''s one quarterback who always leads his team to victory: Peyton Manning. The Colts'' superstar has been thrilling football fans for many years. He is the prototype quarterback. Big and strong, he shreds defenses with his powerful arm and …
Basketball's Top 10 Slam Dunkers
E-bok, 2011
408 kr
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Who throws down the best dunks? What are the most important qualities of the best slam dunkers? Size? Strength? Agility? From stars of the past like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the greatest players today like LeBron James, Ken Rappoport lists the ten best basketball players to have ever rattled a rim. …
David Wright
A Baseball Star Who Cares
E-bok, 2011
417 kr
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David Wright was able to live out his childhood dream, playing baseball for the team he grew up rooting for: The New York Mets. In addition to being an All-Star third baseman, he started his own charitable foundation in 2005 to help fight multiple sclerosis. Treat readers to this compelling life …
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
A Car Racer Who Cares
E-bok, 2011
417 kr
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In or out of his flaming red Number 8 car, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is one of the most successful and recognized racecar drivers in the world today. Racing in the shadows of both his famous father and grandfather, Dale Jr. earned his place in the world of car racing. Away from the racetrack, he started …
Baseball's Top 10 Pitchers
E-bok, 2011
417 kr
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Who are the greatest pitchers in the history of baseball? Who are the greatest pitchers pitching today? What makes a pitcher great? From the heroes of yesterday like Cy Young to modern superstars like Mariano Rivera, author Ken Rappoport looks at ten of the greatest ballplayers (Grover Cleveland …
Baseball's Top 10 Home Run Hitters
E-bok, 2011
417 kr
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Since Babe Ruth started drawing big crowds with his big bat in the 1920s, the home run has meant more to baseball than just about any other individual achievement. What can be more exciting than the crack of the bat and the ball flying to the far reaches of a baseball stadium? From Ruth to Aaron to …
Tim Tebow
A Football Star Who Cares
E-bok, 2014
417 kr
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When he scrambles out of the pocket, Tim Tebow makes incredible things happen on the football field. In Ken Rappoport''s biography of Tebow, readers will see that he does even more amazing things off the field. Having started a foundation while still in college, Tebow has continued his good works …
Gridiron Glory
The Story of the Army-Navy Football Rivalry
Av Ken Rappoport, Barry Wilner
E-bok, 2005
191 kr
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Consistently ranked among the top ten college football rivalries by fans and pundits alike-and often ranked among the top five-the annual Army-Navy game is the one rivalry that, as one commentator has noted, "stops the most powerful men and women in the world in their tracks for one day a year." It …
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
...and Other Great Comebacks from the Annals of Sports
Av Ken Rappoport, Barry Wilner
E-bok, 2007
173 kr
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When Harvard came back from a 16-point deficit with less than a minute to go to tie Yale in their now-famous 1968 gridiron tilt, the headline in the Harvard Crimson the following Monda proudly boasted, "Harvard Beats Yale, 29-29." This and nineteen other improbable comebacks are the subjects of …
Super Bowl Heroes
Av Ken Rappoport, Barry Wilner
E-bok, 2016
170 kr
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Immerse yourself in the greatest moments in football history. Barry Wilner and Ken Rappoport charge through every Super Bowl, covering the most intense moments in sports history. Revisit some of America’s classic and current football heroes, including: Bart Starr, Dave Robinson, Max McGee, Chuck …
Ladies First
Women Athletes Who Made a Difference
Inbunden, 1900
172 kr
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A dozen of the twentieth-century's greatest female athletes show how they had a lasting impact not only in their sport but also on society. Veteran author and journalist Ken Rappoport showcases pioneering women, from tennis pro Althea Gibson, the first Black American woman to win at Wimbledon, to …
Gridiron Glory
The Story of the Army-Navy Football Rivalry
Av Barry Wilner, Ken Rappoport
Inbunden, 2005
362 kr
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Consistently ranked among the top ten college football rivalries by fans and pundits alike-and often ranked among the top five-the annual Army-Navy game is the one rivalry that, as one commentator has noted, "stops the most powerful men and women in the world in their tracks for one day a year." It …
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
...and Other Great Comebacks from the Annals of Sports
Av Barry Wilner, Ken Rappoport
Häftad, 2007
240 kr
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When Harvard came back from a 16-point deficit with less than a minute to go to tie Yale in their now-famous 1968 gridiron tilt, the headline in the Harvard Crimson the following Monda proudly boasted, "Harvard Beats Yale, 29-29." This and nineteen other improbable comebacks are the subjects of …
Little League That Could
A History of the American Football League
E-bok, 2010
170 kr
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Wearing borrowed uniforms, practicing on obscure college campuses, and led by a former Marine Corps W.W. II fighter ace as commissioner, the American Football League (AFL) debuted in the Fall of 1960 to challenge the monopoly of the well-established National Football League. Within ten years it had …
Big Dance
The Story of the NCAA Basketball Tournament
Av Ken Rappoport, Barry Wilner
E-bok, 2012
173 kr
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Covered by four networks, allowing every game to be televised, “March Madness” has become an American phenomenon as anticipated as the Super Bowl. This is the story of the tournament from its beginnings seventy-three years ago as just an eight-team “bracket” to today’s sixty-eight-team format. From …
Crazyball
Sports Scandals, Superstitions, and Sick Plays
Av Barry Wilner, Ken Rappoport
Häftad, 2014
240 kr
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Crazyball is a look at the wild, unusual, unimaginable, funny, and downright strange occurrences in sports. Barry Wilner and Ken Rappoport take us from the worst teams in history to sports’ craziest superstitions, wackiest pranks, and ultimate blown calls. This book is filled with moments that will …
Crazyball
Sports Scandals, Superstitions, and Sick Plays
Av Ken Rappoport, Barry Wilner
E-bok, 2014
170 kr
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Crazyball is a look at the wild, unusual, unimaginable, funny, and downright strange occurrences in sports. Barry Wilner and Ken Rappoport take us from the worst teams in history to sports’ craziest superstitions, wackiest pranks, and ultimate blown calls. This book is filled with moments that will …
On the Clock
The Story of the NFL Draft
Av Barry Wilner, Ken Rappoport
Häftad, 2015
204 kr
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The NFL draft features no action on the field. No passing, running, tackling, or kicking. Hey, there isn't even a field. Yet the draft has become more popular than many other sporting events, including the NBA and NHL playoff games, against which it goes head-to-head for viewers. In fact, the draft …
Tales from the North Carolina Tar Heels Locker Room
A Collection of the Greatest UNC Basketball Stories Ever Told
E-bok, 2018
173 kr
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Ken Rappoport’s Tales from the North Carolina Tar Heels Locker Room is a compilation of the best notes, quotes, and anecdotes from North Carolina lore. Meet a coach nicknamed “Bloody Neck,” a player called “The Blind Bomber,” and a team known as the “White Phantoms.” And, of course, there is the …
Super Bowl Heroes
Av Barry Wilner, Ken Rappoport
Häftad, 2016
210 kr
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Super Bowl Sunday has become akin to a national holiday with over 16.5 million Americans requesting the following Monday off from work or calling in sick last year.Now after reaching its 50th anniversary, it is a perfect time to look back at the game.Immerse yourself in the greatest moments in …
Football's Game Changers
Icons, Record Breakers, Scandals, Super Bowls, and More
Av Barry Wilner, Ken Rappoport
Häftad, 2016
235 kr
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The second book in the Lyons Press Game Changers sports series answers the questions: What were the 50 most revolutionary personalities, rules, pieces of equipment, controversies, organizational changes, radio and television advancements, and more in the history of football? And how, exactly, did …
Miracles, Shockers, and Long Shots
The Greatest Sports Upsets of All Time
Av Barry Wilner, Ken Rappoport
Häftad, 2006
210 kr
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From fond memory or through the film Miracle, most Americans know about the stunning upset of the Soviet Union by the underdog U.S.A hockey team at the 1980 Olympics—engagingly retold in this book—but after this most unlikely of achievements, what do the authors consider to be the top twenty sports …
Little League That Could
A History of the American Football League
Inbunden, 2010
284 kr
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Wearing borrowed uniforms, practicing on obscure college campuses, and led by a former Marine Corps W.W. II fighter ace as commissioner, the American Football League (AFL) debuted in the Fall of 1960 to challenge the monopoly of the well-established National Football League. Within ten years it had …
Big Dance
The Story of the NCAA Basketball Tournament
Av Barry Wilner, Ken Rappoport
Häftad, 2012
218 kr
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Covered by four networks, allowing every game to be televised, “March Madness” has become an American phenomenon as anticipated as the Super Bowl. This is the story of the tournament from its beginnings seventy-three years ago as just an eight-team “bracket” to today’s sixty-eight-team format. From …
