Unveiling the Secrets of NY Sports: Stanley Cup Triumph, Knicks' Near-Miss, New York Yankees' Game-Changing Network, and Celebrity Stories. The Untold Stories of Keenan and Riley's Exits.In Gut Punch, follow Bob Gutkowski's exciting journey from a page on the Tonight Show NBC, to NBC, to ESPN, and Paramount Pictures which eventually led him to President of Madison Square Gardens during the magical season of 1994. This riveting narrative takes you behind th...

Unveiling the Secrets of NY Sports: Stanley Cup Triumph, Knicks' Near-Miss, New York Yankees' Game-Changing Network, and Celebrity Stories. The Untold Stories of Keenan and Riley's Exits.In Gut Punch, follow Bob Gutkowski's exciting journey from a page on the Tonight Show NBC, to NBC, to ESPN, and Paramount Pictures which eventually led him to President of Madison Square Gardens during the magical season of 1994. This riveting narrative takes you behind th...

In this highly entertaining and insightful memoir, one of television’s most respected broadcasters interweaves the story of his life and career with lively firsthand tales of some of the most thrilling events and fascinating figures in modern sports.No sportscaster has covered more major sporting events than Al Michaels. Over the course of his forty-plus year career, he has logged more hours on live network television than any other broadcaster in history, and is the only play-by-p...

From Jeff Pearlman—the New York Times best-selling author of Three Ring Circus—comes the rollicking, outrageous story of the USFL, full of larger-than-life characters and you-can’t-make-this-up stories featuring some of the biggest celebrities and buffoons in the game.The United States Football League—known fondly to millions of sports fans as the USFL—did not merely challenge the NFL, but cause its owners and executives to collectively shudder. In...

True stories and hard-won lessons about a life of hockey, from a Stanley Cup champion and top analyst.As a child growing up in Toronto, Nick Kypreos lived for hockey and dreamed of following in his idols’ footsteps to play in the NHL. Hockey was an important part of the Kypreos household. It was largely through the game that his immigrant Greek parents acclimatized to their new lives in Canada, and from a young age “Kyper” proved he was more than good enough to mov...

INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!WITH A FOREWORD BY TOM BRADY“As a sportscaster and sports historian, Jim’s career genuinely stands the test of time. . . . This book is sports history about some of the greats by one of the greats, who was taking it all in on the sidelines, in the stands or the dugout, by the eighteenth green, courtside, or in the broadcast booth.” —Tom Brady, seven-time NFL Super Bowl champion...

Batter up--here comes the most memorable collection of anecdotes about the national pastime ever assembled. Tales from the Dugout brings together never-before-told stories from baseball personalities such as Roger Maris, Ken Griffey Jr., Pete Rose, Phil Rizzuto, and Gaylord Perry in this illustrated, one-of-a-kind compendium.

Football fans are tired of lame memoirs or technical fantasy football books. Rich Eisen's Total Access gives them what they want—a chance to share in his world of a never-ending football season.It's about eating, living, and breathing the most popular sport in the history of America. The passion. The pageantry. The pigskin. Thanks to his role as host of NFL Total Access, Eisen gets to go to virtually every event on the NFL calendar—the Super Bowl,...

A memoir by the legendary TV executive detailing his pioneering work on Saturday Night Live, NBC Sports, Sunday Night Football, Olympic broadcasting, the NBA, music videos, late night, and more.Think of an important moment in live television over the last half-century. Dick Ebersol was likely involved.Dropping out of college to join the crew of ABC’s Wide World of Sports, Ebersol worked the Mexico City Olympics during the famous p...

In his no-holds-barred memoir, Sapp Attack!, Warren Sapp, one of the NFL's most hilarious and candid personalities, reveals a side of football most fans have never before seen.Big Man. Big Talent. Big Star. Big Mouth. Big Heart. Big Personality. Big Smile. Big Headlines. Warren Sapp, one of pro football's most dominating defensive players both on and off the field, has a reputation for being bold, brash, knowledgeable, and outspoken. During his All-American...

A history of sports in 1984, when some of the most pivotal, freakishly coincidental stories all collided to change how we think about modern sports."Fascinating. . . . Glory Days is part sports history, part cultural analysis, part business book, and it's certain to draw attention far beyond the sports pages." — BooklistThe summer of 1984 was a watershed moment in the bi...

An explosive look at the NFL Draft from the inside out that exposes the multilayered feeding frenzy that swarms around America's top college players."The most comprehensive look at the draft ever." — The Sporting NewsThe Draft follows a handful of NFL hopefuls through the ups and downs of the 2004 college football season and the pre-draft process, culminating with the 2005 draft. Among the prospects are Vir...