sports stories

"Made in America, basketball is a sport that stirs a national passion, reaching fever pitch during the NCAA's March Madness and the NBA Finals. Masterfully assembled by longtime Sports Illustrated writer Alexander Wolff, Basketball spans eight decades to bring together a dream team of writers as awe-inspiring and endlessly inventive as the game itself. Here are in-depth profiles of the legends of the hardcourt--Russell, Kareem, Bird, Jordan, and LeBron--and storied franchises such as the Knicks and Celtics, along with dazzling portraits of the flash and sizzle of playground ball and more personal reflections on the game by some of America's finest writers, among them Donald Hall, John Edgar Wideman, and Pat Conroy. Highlights include James Naismith recalling how he invented the game that would go on to conquer the world; John McPhee capturing the ever-disciplined Bill Bradley as a Princeton Tiger; Peter Goldman's indelible portrait of the life and death of a Harlem Globetrotter; and Michael Lewis's account of the brave new world of NBA analytics. Classic journalism about inner-city basketball by Pete Axthelm, Rick Telander, and Darcy Frey is joined by stories of the game's popularity across America, from the heartland of Hoosier country to an Apache Reservation in Arizona." --Amazon.

Kennin is drawn into the dangerous world of racing cars in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Kadeem Jones, star quarterback for Southside High, visits Teller College where the school's recruiter gives him money to have fun. When NCAA officials accuse Teller College of breaking the recruiting rules, Kadeem must decide whether or not to help the investigation and risk his chance at playing college football.

Joe joins his school's basketball team, but finds that the players are disorganized and lacking in discipline--so he sets out to use the skills he has learned in kung fu to bring the other players together as a functioning team.

Andy, a talented swimmer, earns a trip to nationals but finds himself banned from the competition after a video of him pranking a female swimmer goes viral, leaving him to figure out how to get his life back on track.

Nadia and her younger brother try to help her soccer team win a championship after their coach is injured in a suspicious accident.

Wayne Miller dreams of playing hockey, but fears his small size will keep coaches from noticing him, until one lucky break gives him a chance to play and show everyone how well he can play.

Wayne Miller dreams of playing hockey, but fears his small size will keep coaches from noticing him, until one lucky break gives him a chance to play and show everyone how well he can play.

At a sports-crazy NJ high school where all kids must play on a team, a group of rebels start a soccer team designed to undermine the jock-culture of the school.

Stripes, a zebra left behind by the circus, grows up on a farm believing himself to be a horse, and becomes determined to participate in the big race.