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Examines how race has shaped public perceptions of basketball player LeBron James, and explores the social, cultural, and political life of James. Discusses what sports reveals about race and Blackness in the United States. Includes black-and-white photographs.

This book provides a concise but authoritative overview of the NFL national anthem protests and the fierce debates they have sparked about patriotism, constitutional rights, military service, police brutality, and social justice.

Explores the Stanley Cup, its history and importance as a Canadian symbol. Also learn about the equipment, important moments, past and present legends, and all time records.

The 2004 World Series seemed to be another losing proposition for the Red Sox who hadn't found luck in the sport since the team traded away their star player, Babe Ruth. But soon the tides would turn on the curse that had plagued them for so long. Follow the exciting true story of the Boston Red Sox finally finding victory in this thrilling graphic adventure. Then, learn about other sports curses and amazing turnarounds.

Explores the history of the soccer team Real Madrid CF, including the most famous players, managers, rivalries, and more.

This book chronicles Roman Reigns' childhood, education, and early career; his rise to success. Roman Reigns' personal and professional challenges and achievements are highlighted as is his impact on entertainment wrestling.

Celebrates the winningest team in the NHL, the Montreal Canadiens.

Takes readers through the storied history of the Leafs through the eyes of their players, coaches, managers, and fans.

"Welcome to Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, in a working-class corner of the Bronx, where a driven coach inspires his teams to win games and championships--and learn Russian history and graduate and go on to college. In 2006, the Fannie Lou Hamer Panthers basketball team was 0-18. Since 2007, the year Marc Skelton, a New Hampshire native, took over as head coach, the Panthers' record has been 228-68, and they've won three Public School Athletic League championships and one statewide championship. This tiny 400-student school has become a powerhouse on the basketball court, as well as a public education success story and a symbol of the regeneration of its once blighted neighborhood. In Pounding the Rock, Marc Skelton tells the thrilling story of the 2016-2017 season, as the Panthers seek to redeem an early exit from the playoffs the year before. But this is far more than a basketball story. It's a profile of a school that, against the odds, educates kids from the poorest congressional district in the country and sends the majority of them to college; of an unusual coach who studies the game with Talmudic intensity, demands as much of himself as he does of his players (a lot), and finds inspiration as much from Melville, Gogol, and Jacob Riis as from John Wooden; and of a squad of young men who battle against difficulties in life every day, and who don't know how to quit. --.

The Chicago Blackhawks, one of the revered "Original Six" NHL teams, provides a detailed history from their beginnings in 1926 through their six Stanley Cup wins, as well as various ownership and home rink changes.