Sports Politics

Once a shoestring operation built on plywood sets and Australian rules football, ESPN has evolved into a media colossus. A genius for cross-promotion and its near-mystical rapport with its viewers empower the network to set agendas and create superstars, to curate sports history even as it mainstreams the latest cultural trends. Travis Vogan teams archival research and interviews with an all-star cast to pen the definitive account of how ESPN turned Xs and Os into billions of $$$.

Donald Trump's rise from unlikely candidate to Republican presidential nominee has been one of the most chaotic, confusing campaigns in American history, and the country is still struggling to make sense of it all. But when looking for insight into Trump's candidacy, it's not his career as a developer or a reality show host - or the history of presidential politics - that provides the most insight: it's his time in the pro wrestling ring.

A philosophical musing on sports and play, this wholly inspiring and utterly charming reissue of Bart Giamatti's long-out-of-print final book, Take Time for Paradise, puts baseball in the context of American life and leisure. Giamatti begins with the conviction that our use of free time tells us something about who we are. He explores the concepts of leisure, American-style. And in baseball, the quintessential American game, he finds its ultimate expression.

Bill Belichick is one of the most intriguing yet enigmatic figures in contemporary American sports. He is the best professional football coach of our era, and his New England Patriot teams are the winner of three of the last four Super Bowls, including one of the most stunning upsets in that championship series. Yet until now, Belichick has deliberately stayed as far from the spotlight as possible, proving himself as elusive as he is talented.

In Circling the Bases, leading sports economist Andrew Zimbalist continues his discussion and analysis of the major issues and challenges confronting the sports industry in the second decade of the 21st century. Presenting a general overview of the sports business at the college and professional levels, this volume places concerns such as the antitrust status of sports leagues, the stalled progress of gender equity in college sports, and the control of performance enhancing drugs in historical context.

All’s fair in love and sports...until her boyfriend comes home. Basketball was Christine’s ticket from high school to college and her dream of becoming a scientist. The cocky new kid at school was getting in her way, and into her heart. Dylan knew his snarky new tutor was smart, gorgeous, and a great basketball player. He just didn’t realize she had a boyfriend, until after he kissed her. Now he has a choice, play fair and wait for Eddie to screw up? Or fight to win back Christine’s heart?

When Andrew Shanley realized that his sons, aged 10 and 13, were lacking the integrity and honesty he expected of them, he was shocked. He had believed they shared his values; now he struggled to find a way to teach them ethics before it was too late. Being a golfer with an enduring love of the game, Shanley decided that by teaching his sons golf, he could effectively instruct them in what really matters - how to be men.

In order to mate in the same freshwater stream where it was spawned, the salmon swims 1,000 miles or more and overcomes countless obstacles, from trawling nets to 12-foot-high waterfalls. To catch the King of Fish at the end of its incredible journey, the Anglo-Saxon angler subjects his pride, his bank account, and his taste buds - poached milk, anyone? - to similar dangers. Nine out of 10 salmon do not make it back to the sea once their spawning run is finished; nine out of 10 sportsmen return to the hotel empty handed when the fishing day is done.

Do you know what's the greatest threat to women's sports is? It's transwomen competing and obliterating the competition. In this audiobook, you'll find out how inclusivity is devastating and destroying female sporting events as biological males are allowed to not only compete but completely dominate female sporting events and how no matter how the progressive liberals try to defend it, transwomen athletes will always come in first place compared to their cisgender counterparts. Transwomen are destroying the competition...literally.

Desde su primera publicación en 1995, El oráculo del guerrero se ha convertido, gracias a la prescripción de los lectores, en un gran best seller en Chile y Venezuela. Traducido a varias lenguas, es ya un auténtico clásico de la espiritualidad oriental en todo Latinoamérica. A través de treinta y seis capítulos, Lucas Estrella nos entrega las enseñanzas que ha recibido por largos años de sus maestros en las artes marciales.

Tom Blake changed the face of surfing and has long been lauded as one of the true pioneers and innovators in the sport. Although much has been written about him and his contributions (culminating in Gary Lynch's magisterial biography of him, Tom Blake: The Uncommon Journey of a Pioneer Waterman, published in 2001), very little work has been done on Tom Blake's Einsteinian philosophy.

Get ready to test your knowledge and embark on an adventure through various categories, including history, pop culture, science, sports, and more. With volume two, the trivia quest becomes more exhilarating, pushing the boundaries of your expertise and keeping you engaged from start to finish.

Watch the curtain rise on these dramatic and beautiful ballets. The stories in this collection feature magic and comedy, drama and adventure, and are accompanied by a brief history of classical ballet, as well as historical details of the composition, choreography and early performances of each ballet.

Simply put, An Open Letter to ALL Regarding Donald Sterling is a 112 page must-read, thought-provoking audiobook, and one that should inspire a great deal of debate! Author Bryant T. Jordan examines and breaks down, not only the exact words of Donald Sterling as recorded by V. Stiviano in the infamous TMZ and Deadspin recordings, but those of NBA celebrities such as Shaquille O'Neal, Magic Johnson, and Isiah Thomas.

Wenn im Sommer in Deutschland die sechste Fußballweltmeisterschaft der Frauen ausgetragen wird, dann werden auch viele Mädchen...

A historical analysis of the conditions that caused the financial deprivation of historical black college football programs. The author explains the reasons that caused the economic disparity that now exists between predominately white college football programs and historically black college football programs. The role played by Jim Crow legislation that allowed predominately white college football programs to "steal" football revenues from historically black college football programs is revealed.

Prepare your family for a wild voyage filled with hilarious, weird, intriguing, and super awesome facts that extends every subject from science to sports, dinosaurs to space, food and games, oceans and marine life, inventions and discoveries, technology and landmarks, and more! Guaranteed to amaze and baffle even the brightest members of your household!

Diesen Monat wird es sportlich: ECOS erwartet Sie mit Wortschatz, Dialogen und Übungen rund um Fitness, Tennis, Fußball und viele andere Sportarten. Außerdem ein Kurzporträt vom Bayerntrainer Pep Guardiola. In einem Interview gibt uns der kolumbianische Journalist Alberto Salcedo Ramos Auskunft über seine Arbeit und wie er mit literarischen Reportagen die Realität in seinem Land abbildet. Und zur Erholung wird eine kurze Reise nach Galicien unternommen.

Ein Hörbuch wie ein Elfmeterschießen ohne Torwart: jeder Track ein Treffer. Denn wenn die Sportprominenz vorm Mikro steht, hagelt es Eigentore. In diesem Sinne: nur zu! Nehmen Sie unsere Sportler beim Wort, versuchen Sie mit Anni Friesinger tippitoppi auszusehen oder hindern Sie mit Robert Harting das innere Schweinchen am Hüpfen. Sie werden schon hören, was Sie davon haben, in jedem Fall: viel Spaß!