sports rivalries

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sports rivalries

1921

the Yankees, the Giants, and the battle for baseball supremacy in New York
2010
Explores the 1921 baseball rivalry between the New York Yankees against the New York Giants, vividly illustrating the colorful characters and performances.

The 10 most intense college football rivalries

2008
Contains stories, photographs, and facts about some of college football's strongest rivalries, and ranks them from one to ten. Includes Clemson versus USC, Florida versus Georgia, and Army versus Navy.

Cinderella Man

James J. Braddock, Max Baer, and the greatest upset in boxing history
2005
Contains a look at the life and career of Depression era heavyweight boxer James Braddock, describing his experiences as a fighter and a longshoreman, and includes a chronicle of his auspicious bout with champion boxer Max Baer.

The rivalry

Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and the golden age of basketball
2006
Explores how professional basketball was impacted by the racial tensions of the 1960s, using the stories of star players Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell to demonstrate how the game, and its players, evolved in response to those tensions.

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