"The 4th edition of an instruction manual for the beginning lacrosse player or lacrosse coach"-- Provided by publisher.

Discover how to improve your hitting, pitching, and fielding; find a team to play on, from Little League on up; coach or umpire effectively; get more out of a trip to the ballpark; evaluate stats, players, and records.

The first Tour de France was a far cry from the polished international sporting event we see on television today. Organized by the financially free falling L'Auto magazine, the desperate editors thought that organizing a grand cycling tour was the only thing that could save their publication. But in 1903, cyclists weren't enthusiastic about what was pitched to them as a heroic race through roads more suited to hooves than wheels, with bikes weighing...

When Sepp Blatter joined FIFA in 1975 it had just twelve employees. Forty years later, the FBI have accused fourteen executives of forty-seven counts of money laundering, racketeering and tax evasion linked to kickbacks. This book tells the story of how football got big, how FIFA got corrupt and what this means for soccer fans around the world.

When Bill Belichick arrived in New England, the Patriots were a laughingstock, an organization with a losing record and a roster of overpaid, underperforming players. So how did a head coach with a questionable record transform this team, garner three Lombardi trophies in four years, and — with the Pats' 2005 Super Bowl win over the Philadelphia Eagles — cement the team's place as an NFL dynasty?

With unprecedented access granted by Belichick

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"As Americans increasingly embrace soccer, one of the country's most respected sports columnists has been covering the world's signature tournament for three decades. In Eight World Cups George Vecsey of The New York Times pulls back the curtain on the beautiful game. Blending witty travelogue with action on the field-- and shady dealings in the back rooms-- Vecsey offers an eye-opening, globetrotting account of the last eight World Cups, chronicling...

"This book has all the answers for the running newbie . . . Laugh with [Field], lace up your shoes and head out the door." —Canadian Running
Is there a large ass-shaped dent in your sofa? A gym membership burning a hole in your bank account? Does the sight of your wobbly thighs leave you cowering under a blanket?
Straight-talking, funny, and brutally honest, Get Off Your Ass and Run! will give you—yes, you—the...

"Including interviews with Hall of Famer Phil Niekro, former All-Stars Wilbur Wood and Tim Wakefield, as well as other famed knuckleballers, Lew Freedman breaks down the history of this infamous pitch, which it seems can be traced back to Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Cicotte, as well as its effect on baseball as a whole"-- Provided by publisher.

A two-time Coach of the Year, Brian Arians has had a hand in developing more Pro Bowl quarterback than any coach in NFL history--from Peyton Manning to Ben Roethlisberger to Andrew Luck to Carson Palmer. If NFL quarterbacks are the kings of the sporting world, then Arians is the ultimate kingmaker.

"Triathlon Training Fundamentals caters directly to the beginner. Triathlon Training Fundamentals presents all of the basic information needed in plain language, from why and how to get started and what events to select, to what equipment to get and how to maintain it, to how to train for each leg of the race--swimming, biking, and running. Triathlon Training Fundamentals goes beyond laying out the basics to also tackle smaller--but equally as important--topics...