sports records

The history of baseball, rules, equipment, venues, and how an individual or team qualifies are covered in this book.

Biographies of famous football players of the past and present—including greats like Emmitt Smith and Brett Favre—are included, along with vibrant photographs of these stars in action.

From points to blocks, the fundamentals of the sport are explained in a creative way—through the players who were the best at each aspect of the game.

Presented in the format of Top 10 lists, this book is a comprehensive look at the greatest aspects of the game, from the top World Series moments to the most colorful characters.

Presents the most interesting, monumental, and strange sports stories of the past year, including championship statistics in baseball, football, basketball, hockey, golf, and tennis.

Provides information on the most stunning records in the sport of professional basketball.

Examines the year's most thrilling moments and memorable athletes, with cool sports facts that aren't weighed down by lengthy blocks of texts.

Presents brief descriptions of more than 5,400 firsts in more than one hundred sports; includes coverage of the 2000 Olympics; and contains five indexes. Entries are listed chronologically, divided into alphabetically arranged sport categories.

"A brand-new full-color Scholastic Year in Sports almanac will keep kids informed of the newest stats and hottest stars. This must-have sports almanac will tell kids everything they want and need to know about the previous year in sports (Fall '09 through Summer '10). It includes major sports (basketball, baseball, football, hockey); "secondary" sports (golf, tennis, cycling, auto racing); and action sports (BMX, snowboarding, in-line skating). SCHOLASTIC YEAR IN SPORTS 2011 is heavily illustrated with fabulous full-color action photos of the year's most thrilling moments and memorable athletes.".

A compendium of sports records, first, and milestones from around the world. Arranged chronologically.