Sports Management News & Resources

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.

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

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

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.

“What makes some people drive themselves to succeed in their chosen sport, no matter how daunting the odds?” The answer can be found in The Agony of Victory, 796.0922 F911a 2007 by Steve Friedman.

Shattering the Glass, 796.323 G889s 2007, by Grundy & Shackelford, “is both an insightful history and an empowering story of the generations of women who have shaped women’s basketball.”

In On the Shoulders of Giants, 796.3230 A136o 2007 author Kareem Abdul Jabbar writes about his journey from a boy in Harlem to the all-time leading scorer of the NBA and how his time in the Harlem Renaissance infulenced his life and the lives of countless others.

Playing with God, 201.67 B168p 2007, by William J. Baker examines the relationship between American sports and organized religion. The author traces the Puritans loathing of sports to debates about sporting events on Sundays to professional teams praying before every game.

Ethics in Sport, 175 E84 2007, is not only a textbook but also a professional reference book for the field of sports. It tackles many ethical questions in the sporting world and addresses dilemmas regarding drug use and genetic technology.

In Basketball and Philosophy, 796.32 B315 2007, a panel of philosophers discuss the many philosophical qualities of the game and how teamwork and patience can bring out harmony on the court.