Presents the most interesting, monumental, and strange sports stories of the past year, including championship statistics in baseball, football, basketball, hockey, golf, and tennis.

When his mother dies, scandal-ridden ex-Olympian John Wright returns to a hometown that has not forgiven him. His opportunity to turn everything around comes when he becomes the new high school wrestling coach.

Presents the most interesting, monumental, and strange sports stories of the past year, including championship statistics in baseball, football, basketball, hockey, golf, and tennis.

Identifies some of the greatest upsets in sports history, including America's victory over England in the 1950 World Cup and the Marlins' win over the Yankees in the 2003 World Series.

When a small-town baseball coach gets the offer of a lifetime from a larger 6A High School, he uproots his family and leaves the only home he's ever known. As a man of faith, he soon faces opposition to his coaching methods from the school superintendent.

The bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama The Stranger reveals the deadly consequences that can be born of the best intentions in this Myron Bolitar thriller.

As the school year winds down, Myron Bolitar is determined to help keep his friends’ children safe from the dangers of drinking and driving. So he makes two neighborhood girls promise him that if they are ever in a bind but are afraid to call their...

"This book combines comprehensive research in coach development and hands-on experience to offer coaches and coach developers concrete, practical suggestions to improve coaching performance in youth sport. It speaks directly to coaches working in community youth sport programs, interscholastic sport, and private youth sport organizations"--

This second edition of The Athlete's Guide to Recovery helps readers sort through the hype to focus on the practices and devices that really make a difference in recovery and lead to peak performance.

Profiles twenty individuals who, while not professional athletes themselves, work to keep the sports industry running for the players and fans, including a baseball park groundskeeper, a Zamboni driver, and a cameraman.

Explores the issues surrounding girls and sports. Presents diversity of opinion on the topic, including both conservative and liberal points of view in an even balance.