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  • The $29 Million "Tip"

    How Roger Goodell Earned His Big Payday

    by Sean Gilbert ...
    In July 2011, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the rest of the league had the NFL Players Association on the ropes. Five years of careful planning by Goodell and NFL owners, combined with the unfortunate death of NFLPA Executive Director Gene Upshaw in 2008, had put the players in a tough spot. The players were going to have to take a cut in pay. They were going to have to hand over part of ... Read more

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  • Fatal Storm

    The 54th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race - 10th Anniversary Edition

    by Rob Mundle ...
    the Sydney to Hobart yacht race is one of the world's major sporting events. In 1998, it became one of the world's major sporting disasters. Six sailors tragically perished and numerous yachts sank or were badly damaged. the subsequent search and rescue operation was one of the most phenomenally accomplished peacetime effortsthe world has ever seen. In this fully updated edition to mark the 10th ... Read more

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  • The Ashes Diary

    In his role as Australian captain, Michael Clarke has introduced a very different dynamic into the traditions of captaincy. Open, inclusive and articulate, Clarke is a refreshing change from the often gruff and monosyllabic leaders of the past. 2013 has produced his greatest challenge to date - leading an Australian team of uncertain quality against the might of a resurgent England. But ... Read more

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  • The Ascent

    Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling's Golden Generation

    by Barry Ryan ...
    Barry Ryan is European Editor at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and other events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is from Glanworth in County Cork. ... Read more

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  • Bobby's Open

    Mr. Jones and the Golf Shot That Defined a Legend

    TIMES BRITISH SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 201325th June 1926. Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club is hosting the world's oldest and most prestigious golf tournament - The Open Championship. A stellar field of players has assembled from both sides of the Atlantic hoping to claim victory, including Walter Hagen, Harry Vardon and a rising young amateur from the USA, Bobby Jones.Already a winner of the US ... Read more

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  • How to be a Sports Agent

    A sports agent. In its simplest form, a sports agent is an individual or company who represents a sportsperson. They try to get them a better contract, a better endorsement, a better sponsorship, a better deal. Nothing wrong with that, is there? Or is there? The problem, inevitably, is money. There are huge sums sloshing around in professional sport today, which, coupled with human greed, can lead ... Read more

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  • Ashes to Ashes

    The Story of the Back-to-Back Series of 2013-14

    by Gideon Haigh ...
    For the first time since the mid-1970s, England and Australia faced each other home and away in back-to-back series in the summer and winter of 2013. Under prolific captain Alastair Cook, England went into the Ashes on the back of three unbeaten series, including a first win in India for more than 25 years. By contrast, Michael Clarke's Australia arrived in England with an inexperienced side, ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • Betaball

    How Silicon Valley and Science Built One of the Greatest Basketball Teams in History

    “As lively, thorough, and engaging as the team it chronicles” (Nathaniel Friedman), Betaball is a compelling look at how the Golden State Warriors embraced savvy business practices, next generation science, and Silicon Valley’s technocentric culture not only to produce one of the greatest basketball teams in history but also to revolutionize the NBA—perfect for fans of Moneyball and The Book of ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • Always by My Side

    The Healing Gift of a Father's Love

    by Jim Nantz ...
    The New York Times bestseller, now in paperback. America's most visible sports commentator recounts some of the most dramatic moments in American sports and pays tribute to the man who inspired him-his beloved fatherAs vivid as an instant replay, Always by My Side gives readers an insider's look into an unprecedented sixty-three- day stretch from February through April of 2007, when Jim Nantz ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Muhammad Ali

    The Making of an Icon

    by Michael Ezra ...
    Series series Sporting
    Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay) has always engendered an emotional reaction from the public. From his appearance as an Olympic champion to his iconic status as a national hero, his carefully constructed image and controversial persona has always been intensely scrutinized. In Muhammad Ali, Michael Ezra considers the boxer who calls himself “The Greatest” from a new perspective. He writes about ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • Glory for Sale: Fans Dollars and the New NFL

    by Jon Morgan ...
    In 1995 Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell lured by the promise of a new stadium shocked football fans with his decision to move to Baltimore. Now one of the few journalists to cover the business of sports the Baltimore Sun's Jon Morgan chronicles the move explains why more are to come-and why it matters. In Glory For Sale Morgan offers an in-depth view of the game's money side. He helps to ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Sport Brands

    Series series Routledge Sports Marketing Series
    Sport brands are a central element of modern sport business and a ubiquitous component of contemporary global culture. This groundbreaking book offers a complete analysis of the topic of sport brands from both a marketing management approach (strategy and implementation) and a psycho-sociological approach (consumption and wider society). In doing so it explores both supply and demand sides, ... Read more

    $105.80 CAD