Sports Books

Take Me Out to the Bookstore: A Pair of New Baseball Books Touch All the Bases

Tony Sachs | Posted 04.17.2012

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Tony Sachs

I mean, how can true fans find time to read a whole book about the game, let alone two? But The Juju Rules by Hart Seely and The Baseball Maniac's Almanac are too good to wait for November to check out.

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The Top 25 Baseball Books for Your Desert Island

Jeff Polman | Posted 05.06.2012

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Jeff Polman

I thought this spring would be a fine time to take stock of my home archive and pluck out the top 25 baseball volumes I would like to have in a steamer trunk if my cruise ship to the Caribbean World Series ever runs into a hurricane and dumps me on a very remote, satellite dish-free atoll.

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Thanksgiving Books

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thanksgiving Thursday marks the annual event featuring family gathering, lots of eating and way too much football. While it may seem counter-intuitive...

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Venus Williams On Success And Leadership

USA Today | Nicole Auerbach | Posted 05.25.2011

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Venus Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam tennis champion, is now an author. Williams' new book Come to Win (written with former USA TODAY reporter Kell...

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If You Have Been To A Sports Event, You Have Probably Seen This Guy...

Joe Favorito | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Favorito

Fans of sports in the 1970's will remember Rock'n Rollin Stewart--he of the multicolored wig and the John 3:16 sign who ended up on camera at every sp...

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Super Bowl Gambling: Las Vegas Casinos Cash In

AP | OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAS VEGAS — Nevada casinos won almost $6.9 million on this year's Super Bowl as bettors wagered $82.7 million on the NFL title game, gambling re...

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Las Vegas Sports Books lose some juice

LA Times | Lance Pugmire | Posted 05.25.2011

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However, on Oct. 25, Week 7 of the NFL season, the corporate types running the mighty Las Vegas sports books found themselves trapped in the unpleasan...

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WATCH: Bill Simmons Tells Stephen Colbert Why Baseball Is For People Over 50

Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Simmons was on The Colbert Report last night talking about his new book, The Book of Basketball. He talked to Stephen about why he thinks Wilt Ch...

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Sports Gambling's Latest Technology: The eDeck Arrives In Las Vegas

New York Times | MATT VILLANO | Posted 05.25.2011

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LAS VEGAS -- For decades, sports bettors in this city have queued up at sports book windows and handed over cash in exchange for paper tickets formali...

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