Sokolove, Michael Y

Looks at the illegal recruiting practices of former University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino, who, along with other coaches and fixers, laundered money from Adidas to the families of players to entice them to attend Adidas-branded colleges.

Presents an account of the 1979 Crenshaw High Cougars, an inner-city Los Angeles baseball team that included Darryl Strawberry, Chris Brown, and other talented players who went on to the big leagues, and considers whether these young men, and others like them, are really better off because of their experiences in professional sports.

Presents research and analysis on female sports related injuries, and discusses the reasoning why female athletes have an alarmingly high injury rate, and provides insight on how women can train to avoid injury.

A biography of influential drama director Lou Volpe, chronicling his last school years working at Harry S. Truman High School in Levittown, Pennsylvania, and following a group of student actors as they work through dramas both on and off the stage.