Posts Tagged ‘sports’
Baseball Life Advice
In this passionate ode to baseball, Toronto Blue Jays’ fan Stacey May Fowles offers her personal perspective on the game she loves.
Read MoreBasketball (and Other things…)
Who is the greatest dunker of all time? Which version of the Michael Jordan was the best Michael Jordan? What is allowed and absolutely not allowed in a game of pickup basketball? Basketball (and Other Things) presents readers with a whole new set of pivotal and ridiculous fan disputes from basketball history, providing arguments and…
Read MoreBut Seriously
John McEnroe’s long-awaited follow-up to his #1 bestseller He is one of the most controversial and beloved athletes in history, a tennis legend and a volcanic, mesmerizing presence. But after reaching the top of his game – what came next? Fifteen years after his international number-one bestseller You Cannot Be Serious, John McEnroe is back…
Read MoreFinding Gobi
A man, a dog, and the lengths to which love will go to sacrifice for its companion. Finding Gobi is the miraculous tale of Dion Leonard, a seasoned ultramarathon runner who crosses paths with a stray dog while competing in a 150-mile race through the Gobi Desert in China. The lovable pup, who would later…
Read MoreChange Up
In the spirit of Moneyball, the voice of the Toronto Blue Jays offers cutting insights on baseball Buck Martinez has been in and around professional baseball for nearly fifty years as a player, manager and broadcaster. Having witnessed enormous change in the game he loves, seeing it morph from a grassroots pastime into a big…
Read MoreThe Red Kelly Story
When Boston coach Lynn Patrick was asked who he’d pick between Rocket Richard or Gordie Howe, he answered, “Neither! I’ll take Red Kelly! He is the best all-around performer in the league.” The only player to have won eight Stanley Cups without playing for Montreal, Red Kelly began his life in hockey on the cedar…
Read MoreBoys in the Boat
Bert Corbeau
Don Cherry’s Sport Heroes
Don Cherry has become a broadcasting legend, garnering millions of fans around the world with his “Coach’s Corner” segment onHockey Night in Canada. For over a decade, Cherry also hosted the TV showGrapevine, which brought viewers up close and personal with the biggest names in sports. Don was the interviewer and his son, Tim, produced…
Read More99 Stories of the Game
First he rewrote the record book. Now, to mark the NHL’s 99th anniversary, Wayne Gretzky has written the story of our game. No one has been as close to the game as Wayne Gretzky. When he first laced up skates in the NHL, he changed the league. And by the time he had hung up…
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