Sporting House

In most sports the pinnacle is Wheaties-box notoriety. But in the world of pool, notoriety is the last thing a hustler desires. Such is the dilemma that faces one Danny Basavich, an affable, generously proportioned Jewish kid from Jersey, who flounders through high school until he discovers the one thing he excels at - the felt - and hits the road.

The New York Yankees. The Boston Red Sox. For a hundred years, no two teams have locked horns as fiercely or as frequently, and no two seasons frame the colossal battle more perfectly than 2003 and 2004. Now, with incredible energy and access, leading sports columnist Mike Vaccaro chronicles the history of the greatest rivalry in sports, and the two stunning American League Championship Series that define a century of baseball.

In 2014, the world's attention turned to one small home in Gary, Indiana. Marked by horrifying first-hand accounts from police officers, child protective services, and medical professionals, the home's alleged "portal to hell" and the demonic possession of its adult and juvenile residents earned the home a well-deserved moniker: "The Demon House." Subsequently purchased by famed ghost hunter Zak Bagans and subjected to a documentary inside of the Gary residence, The Demon House is believed to be a real-life incarnation of the scariest scenes ever to play out on the silver screen. But do the...

A wickedly smart, funny, and irresistibly off-kilter account of an improbable thousand-mile journey on foot into the heart of modern Florida, the state that Russell calls "America Concentrate".

Aprender a correr es el audiolibro más completo sobre el running producido en Argentina. Es un manual para principiantes, pero también para corredores experimentados. Combina esos tips básicos que muchos no conocen u olvidan con consejos de expertos de todas las áreas.

Before a surfing accident caused 33-year-old Devon Raney to lose all but 15 percent of his vision, he had already lived an extraordinary life. Time and again, he'd gone against the grain to maximize time for his passions - surfing, skateboarding, and snowboarding - bringing him into the direct path of colorful characters, unexpected adventures, and even the occasional brush with death. Through it all, Devon's commitment to outdoor adventure never wavered.

A tough football player, a devoted sister, and the most difficult choice of all … After a long, painful search that involved legions of duds, Ariana Sanchez, fitness guru and gym owner, finally meets the perfect guy when she least expects it. Not only can Rennen tear up the dance floor, but he has these adorable blonde curls and compelling green eyes, specked with gold. When Ariana’s around him she feels oh, so alive! And the best part is that he’s a perfect gentleman and easy to talk to. Their first encounter leaves Ariana floating on air, thinking there’s hope for her love life ...

Harbor is excited to spend the summer working on her jump shot in an elite basketball league. But the games take place near her dad's house—hours away from her beloved Sunrise Lagoon. Suddenly, she’s spending every weekend at her dad’s and getting to know Quinn, a girl whose smile makes her feel warm inside. Still, Harbor can’t help wondering what’s going on at home. Why is Sam hanging out with Harbor's best friend? Has Marina’s friend Boom taken her place in the house? What have the twins “borrowed” this time for one of their disastrous scientific experiments?

Who knows a golfer best? Who’s with them every minute of every round, hears their muttering, knows whether they cheat? Their caddies, of course. So, sportswriter Rick Reilly figured that he could learn a lot about the players and their games by caddying, even though he had absolutely no idea how to do it. Amazingly, some of the best golfers in the world - including Jack Nicklaus, David Duval, Tom Lehman, John Daly, Casey Martin, and Jill McGill - agreed to let Reilly carry their bags at actual PGA and LPGA Tour events.

¿Cómo surgieron las mayores glorias del deporte mexicano? Sus orígenes e inicios. Todos los obstáculos a los que se sobrepusieron. Su vida antes de conquistar el mundo. Desde pequeños pueblos en el desierto al norte del país hasta recónditos barrios en la ciudad o playas en localidades costeras, la tenacidad y el hambre como respuesta a cada problema. Leyendas de futbol y beisbol, de golf y box, de Olímpicos y Paralímpicos, elevando nuestra bandera al máximo pedestal con sus goles, puños, batazos, raquetazos, acelerones, brazadas, patadas. Inspiración pura, inspiración a la mexicana.

Poppy Benjamin, Media Relations Director of Syracuse's storied NFL team, the Bobcats, fought tooth and nail for her career. Ever since her intern season fifteen years ago, it's been nothing but early mornings, late nights, barely dodged inappropriate advances, and relationships lost with boyfriends who didn't get it. That's why Poppy relies on the Women Against Groping Shitheads, a support network that knows her far better than her own family. But on the very same morning that Poppy’s legendary head coach is found dead in his home.

For more than a decade, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has captivated the world of cricket and more than a billion Indians with his incredible ingenuity as captain, wicketkeeper, and batsman. Bharat Sundaresan tracks down the cricketer's closest friends in Ranchi and artfully presents the different shades of Dhoni - the Ranchi boy, the fauji, the diplomat, Chennai's beloved Thala, the wicketkeeping Pythagoras - and lays bare the man underneath. He discovers a certain je ne sais quoi about the man who has a magical ability to transform and elevate everything that comes into his orbit.

On the night of March 2, 1962, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, right up the street from the chocolate factory, Wilt Chamberlain, a young and striking athlete celebrated as the Big Dipper, scored 100 points in a game against the New York Knickerbockers.

If it bleeds…it leads! Golf writer Hacker is now TV golf broadcaster Hacker with a sweet new gig on a national network. He has to learn the ins and outs of televising golf, and how to deal with the hyper-intense executive producer and director, Ben ‘the Assassin’ Oswald, as they get ready to broadcast the PGA Championship, staged at international developer Conrad Gold’s luxury club in upstate New York. And then the bodies begin to pile up. First is a fellow announcer on the crew, then the assistant to Oswald in the control room. So as Hacker trades quips in the booth with Billy Joe ...

First Things First is an honest, insightful, and entertaining look at life inside the Warner household. Kurt and Brenda speak candidly about their marriage, the values they are working to instill in their kids, things they've done right, mistakes they've made, the importance of giving back, and the legacy they hope to leave behind.

Santiago Lange, uno de los más grandes regatistas mundiales, recorre en detalle su vida; desde su infancia en San Isidro, donde dio sus primeros pasos como navegante, hasta los Juegos Olímpicos de Río de Janeiro, en los que ganó su primera medalla de oro luego de haberse sometido a una operación de cáncer de pulmón.

Take a Shot! is the incredible true story of how three unlikely partners broke all the rules and beat all the odds to create Major League Lacrosse. This book will take you on a roller-coaster ride through the ups and downs of starting a business - and not just any business, but a professional sports league built around America’s oldest and most tradition-bound game. Today, Major League Lacrosse is entering its 12th season, and the sport has exploded into the fastest-growing game in the U.S. But it wasn’t always that way... not even close.

Football was his passion, until a tragic accident changed everything. Will a spunky reporter be able to help him get back into the game of life? Jayden Russell is ticked about her puff-piece assignment to interview the eccentric billionaire Lillian Yates about a hidden treasure she’s giving away to the lucky person who finds it through a series of clues on her website. Jayden isn’t excited about venturing out to the small, remote town of Remember, especially when it’s so close to Christmas. In a strange turn of events, Lillian Yates gives Jayden a clue about the treasure’s ...

Legendary New York Yankees pitcher Ron Guidry recounts his years playing for one of the most storied and celebrated teams in sports history - the world champion New York Yankees during their heyday in the Bronx Zoo years, with manic manager Billy Martin, headline loving owner George Steinbrenner, and an ego-driven all-star cast that included everyone from slugger Reggie Jackson and All Star catcher Thurman Munson to Cy Young Award winners Sparky Lyle and Catfish Hunter.

Colaborador y testigo privilegiado de la épica campaña de Bielsa en el Leeds, Salim Lamrani cuenta desde adentro el desarrollo de un método basado en la posesión de la pelota, la presión constante, la cobertura colectiva, los pases fuertes, el ataque perpetuo y una contundente versatilidad. A su vez, desentraña las claves de un estilo de conducción único: la intensa pretemporada, que comprende no sólo un riguroso plan físico sino una cultura de equipo integral, con espacio para el trabajo y para el ocio, así como para compartir lecturas, música y gustos.