March 18th, 2009

Take a Break and Play

In Play, 155 B879p 2009, Dr. Stuart Brown examines the importance of play….children, adults and even dogs need it to improve health and mental stabilty. Who knew?

 Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul

February 19th, 2009

A-Roid?

Yankee fans should check out the February 16,2009 issue of Sports Illustrated for the cover story on one of it’s fallen heroes….Alex Rodriquez.

February 6th, 2009

The Commercialization of Football

In Brand NFL,796.332 O69b 2007, author Michael Oriard takes a look at the way the NFL is marketed or “branded” and the effects that has on the sport itself.

 Brand NFL: Making and Selling America\'s Favorite Sport (Caravan Book)

January 21st, 2009

Hoops at the White House

STILL looking for more Obama? Check out the January 19, 2009 issue of Sports Illustrated. The Audacity of Hoops tells all about the Commander-in-Chief’s love of b-ball and how it shaped his life.

December 3rd, 2008

Lebron and the Cavaliers

The Franchise, 796.3230 P737f 2007, by Pluto & Windhorst is a great read for any Cavaliers fans.

The Franchise: Lebron James and the Remaking of the Cleveland Cavaliers

November 19th, 2008

B-Ball & Murder

Basketball fans should try a little basketball fiction and read Murder at the Foul Line, FIC MUR M974 2006.

Murder at the Foul Line: Original Tales of Hoop Dreams and Deaths from Today\'s Great Writers

November 5th, 2008

Who’s On First?

Need a great history of baseball? Check out Change Up, 796.357 B959c 2008 by Burke & Fornatale.

Change Up: An Oral History of 8 Key Events That Shaped Baseball

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October 22nd, 2008

Storm the Mound!!!

Do you enjoy watching major league baseball players beat the crap out of each other? Than this is the book for you….Benchclearing, 796.3570 V984b 2008 by Spike Vrusho. Enjoy.

Benchclearing: Baseball\'s Greatest Fights and Riots

October 8th, 2008

Slam Dunk

Want to read some behind-the-scenes gossip on the world of professional basketball? Paul Shirley breaks the locker-room code to deliver some great secrets and funny observations in Can I Keep My Jersey?796.3230 s558c 2008.

 Can I Keep My Jersey?: 11 Teams, 5 Countries, and 4 Years in My Life as a Basketball Vagabond

September 24th, 2008

Cheater, Cheater

Is steriod usage tainting America’s sports heroes? Is the media over-reacting? And what about Barry Bonds? All of these questions and more can be answered by David Ezra in Asterisk, 796.3570 E99a 2008.

Asterisk: Home Runs, Steroids, and the Rush to Judgment