Sports Management News & Resources

Driven, 796.352 C771d 2008, by Kevin Cook takes a hard look at the next generation of golf….teens that have been groomed to be the next Tiger Woods.

Play Hard, Die Young 617.1027 O54p 2008, examines the connection between NFL players and serious brain injuries… even permanent brain damage.

Before multi-million dollar contracts and performance enhancing steriods there was just the game. Baseball. In But Didn’t We Have Fun? Peter Morris digs deep into the early days when it was just a fun game to pass the time.

Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Mike Tyson, blood, loose teeth, swollen eye-sockets and a whole lot more………if that’s what you’re looking for than read Boxing, A Cultural History,796.8 B666b 2008.

Opening Day, 921 E34o 2008, by Jonathan Eig, is the story of Jackie Robinson and how he made baseball history.

In Standing Tall, 796.3230 S918s 2008, C. Vivian Stringer tells the tale of her amazing, and very often, difficult life.Nothing can get her down, not even Don Imus.

Faithful to Fenway,796.357 B731f 2008, by Michael Borer is a tribute to one of the most beloved stadiums in the U.S.

Equal Play, Title IX and Social Change, 796.082 E64 2007, “is a comprehensive and authoritative summary in support of young women’s athletic rights.”

Twelve Rounds to Glory, YA 796.83 S644t 2007, by Charles R. Smith Jr. is the life story of Muhammad Ali as told for children ages 9-12.

In Motorized Obsessions,621.43 J83m 2007, author Paul Josephson analyzes the relationship between dirt bikes, jet skis, ATVs and the harm they bring on the environment as well as their riders.