Beaven, Stephen W.
Summary: "By 1977 the University of Evansville's Purple Aces basketball team had won five small-college national championships. With a charismatic young coach and a freshman phenom, this small Indiana city hoped to see its team shine in the national spotlight. Then, on a foggy night, after just four games, the plane carrying the team and its coach crashed after takeoff, killing everyone on board. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little A 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.323 BEABabb, Valerie Melissa
Summary: "No athlete is referenced as frequently in commentaries on Black politics as LeBron James. The NBA all-star, gold medal Olympian, four time NBA champion, and four-time finals MVP has been a pivotal figure in both the culture and politics of basketball. Despite his unmatched skill, success and popularity, James has never been fully free from the entrenched racism and anti-blackness in American...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2023
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Summary: "Encompassing the extraordinary history of Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers, this photo-laden narrative underscores significant players, team accomplishments, and noteworthy moments that will stand out in young sports fans' minds"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education | Creative Paperbacks 2021
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Summary: "The bestselling author of Dream Team tells the interconnected stories of the NBA champion Golden State Warriors and the early-1970s Los Angeles Lakers, two extraordinary teams playing in extraordinary times and linked by one extraordinary man: Jerry West. During their 1971-72 championship season, the L.A. Lakers won thirty-three games in a row, a streak that still stands as the longest and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.323 MCCSmith, John Matthew
Summary: "In 1991, Michael Jordan was on the brink of his first national championship and global superstardom. As he overcame stiff competition from the reigning titans of basketball and solidified his iconic status in the imagination of the American public, every new success created unprecedented commercial possibilities. Yet his life grew increasingly isolating. Every game, every appearance on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JORDAN, MICHAEL SMIHoose, Phillip M.
Summary: "By winning the state high school basketball championship in 1955, ten black teens from an Indianapolis school meant to be the centerpiece of racially segregated education in Indiana shattered the myth of their inferiority. Their brilliant coach had fashioned an unbeatable team from a group of boys born in the South and raised in poverty. Anchored by the astonishing Oscar Robertson, a future...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2018
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Summary: A biography of the first African American basketball player in the Southeastern Conference details his struggles against racism, persistence of will, and role as a civil rights trailblazer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WALEmmerich, Michael.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.043 EMMSkogen, J. M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: MVP Press 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.32364 SKOFeinstein, John.
Summary: "The Legends Club is a sports book that captures an era in American sport and culture, documenting the inside view of a decade of absolutely incredible competition. Feinstein pulls back the curtain on the recruiting wars, the intensely personal competition that wasn't always friendly, the enormous pressure and national stakes, and the battle for the very soul of college basketball allegiance in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.323 FEIKelly, David A.
Summary: On January 5, 1920, the Boston Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. That's when, some say, that the Red Sox's reversal of fortune began.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2009
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE KELStout, Glenn
Summary: "The complete story surrounding the most famous and significant player transaction in professional sports The sale of Babe Ruth by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees in 1919 is one of the pivotal moments in baseball history, changing the fortunes of two of baseball's most storied franchises, and helping to create the legend of the greatest player the game has ever known. More than a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martins Press 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B RUTH STOSummary: They were one of the most famous, and infamous teams in college history. Arriving on the campus at the University of Michigan in the fall of 1991, these five freshmen (Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson) not only electrified the game, but also brought new style to the masses with their baggy shorts, black socks, and brash talk. Now viewers can see them in a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FABFunderburg, Anne Cooper
Summary: Explains how ice cream went from being a rarity for the rich to a beloved part of everyday American life, discussing the evolution of ice-cream-making technology, the advent of such forms as the sundae and sandwich, and the histories of such brands as Good Humor, Eskimo Pie, and Ben and Jerry's.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bowling Green State University Popular Press 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 641.374 FUNSummary: "On June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 136 years of baseball history, only 276 no-hitters have been recorded. Dock is the only pitcher to ever claim he accomplished his while high on LSD. During his 12 years in the major leagues, Dock lived the expression "Black is Beautiful!" He wore curlers on the field. He stepped out of his Cadillac wearing the widest...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC NOKelley, K. C.
Summary: Introduction to the Detroit Tigers baseball team including the top players, stories of past and present, statistics, a diagram of the home field, a section on basic gear, a phonetic glossary, and sources for further research.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2019
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Summary: "The story of the Lakers dynasty from 1996 through 2004, when Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal combined-and collided-to help bring the Lakers three straight championships and restore the franchise as a powerhouse"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.323 PEAFishman, Jon M
Summary: Provides a brief overview of the life and career of Stephen Curry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publications 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CURHerzog, Brad
Summary: For 108 years, fans of Chicago Cubs baseball suffered every playofff season, with mishap after mishap each being traced back to 1945 when a friendly goat was kicked out of a World Series game. But the 2016 season felt different. Would this finally be the year that the Billy Goat Curse was reversed? Author Brad Herzog tells the story of the curse's origin and follows the Cubs right through that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HERPearlman, Jeff
Summary: The story of the Lakers dynasty from 1996 through 2004, when Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal combined-and collided-to help bring the Lakers three straight championships and restore the franchise as a powerhouse.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 796.323 PEAMorhard, Ruth Hanford
Summary: "As the Great Depression brought America to the brink of disaster, a devoted single mother in Cleveland, Ohio, wrestled triumph out of adversity by creating a community activity that would inspire the nation. Josephine Morhard's daughter-in-law recounts the extraordinary life and accomplishments of the woman who established the first boys' baseball league in America"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2019
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 796.357 MORCaffrey, Scott.
Summary: "The history of the Detroit Pistons professional basketball team from its start in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1941 to today, spotlighting the franchise's greatest players and moments"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.32364 CAFRucker, Mark.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2006
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Summary: Highlights the life and accomplishments of the shortstop and captain of the New York Yankees.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2015