Get ready for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver with this Silver Leaf pin. It has the 2010 Winter Olympics logo in enamel set upon a silver maple leaf and is perfect for hats and lapels! Read details »
The original Network Broadcast of the 2010 NFC Championship Game is available to own on DVD. In a battle of two explosive offenses, the Minnesota Vikings led by running back Adrian Peterson and the incomparable Brett Favre face Drew Brees and the top-seeded New Orleans Saints. The winner will advance to Super Bowl XLIV and the opportunity for either franchise to claim their first Super Bowl Championship.
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Quirky, smart, and good looking, Zack Chase is a book-loving, talented hockey player.But he doesn’t want to turn pro like his late dad, despite his mother’s hopes. New in town, Zack’s pitted against obnoxious Mac, the hockey team captain with something against Jane, the alluring Goth-girl who’s caught Zack’s eye. As incidents on the ice and off force Zack to decide what he really wants, he copes with sore losers, other people’s drinking problems, and the consequences of making out with too many girls. As Zack focuses even less on hockey, he discovers other ways he wants to score in life, especially as a 15-year-old guy with spiking hormones. He’s being chased by hot tiny Mona; his ideal friend Sheila has curves that make him sweat; and he had like to show Jane that he is not another typical hockey player. Soon Zack finds out the hard way that people have secrets and burdens all their own, and that some actions have tragic, far-reaching consequences. Read details »
Quirky, smart, and good looking, Zack Chase is a book-loving, talented hockey player.But he doesn’t want to turn pro like his late dad, despite his mother’s hopes. New in town, Zack’s pitted against obnoxious Mac, the hockey team captain with something against Jane, the alluring Goth-girl who’s caught Zack’s eye. As incidents on the ice and off force Zack to decide what he really wants, he copes with sore losers, other people’s drinking problems, and the consequences of making out with too many girls. As Zack focuses even less on hockey, he discovers other ways he wants to score in life, especially as a 15-year-old guy with spiking hormones. He’s being chased by hot tiny Mona; his ideal friend Sheila has curves that make him sweat; and he had like to show Jane that he is not another typical hockey player. Soon Zack finds out the hard way that people have secrets and burdens all their own, and that some actions have tragic, far-reaching consequences. Read details »
Theirs was a prolonged run of excellence like none other in sports history. From 1991 through 2005, the Atlanta Braves won 14 consecutive division championships, a streak no team in professional sports has ever come close to approaching. Not the New York Yankees or the old Boston Celtics. Not Lombardi’s Green Bay Packers or Montreal’s flying French Canadiens. Beginning with the unexpected worst-to-first miracle of 1991, the Braves commenced an era of sustained dominance that Major League Baseball never saw coming.
Which was more out of the blue? The wondrous run to the ‘91 pennant, set to the beat of the Tomahawk Chop that become an electrified city’s mantra? Or Francisco Cabrera’s two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning in the ‘92 NLCS that broke Pittsburgh’s heart and returned the Braves to the World Series? It’s all here, as well as the memorable pennant chase of ‘93 and Atlanta’s first world championship in 1995.
Captured within these pages are those memories, retold by the players who delivered the Braves to the pinnacle of pro sports, including David Justice, Terry Pendleton, Ron Gant, Lonnie Smith, Jeff Blauser, Greg Olson, and Tom Glavine. But also chronicled in Game of My Life: Atlanta Braves are the franchise’s many dark years of mediocrity that set up such a magical run. Dating back to the Braves’ move from Milwaukee, this book will catch up with Braves legends like Hank Aaron, Phil Niekro, Bob Horner, and Dale Murphy.
Each player within remembers his Braves career, and, more importantly, that single game that defined greatness for himself and his team. Wrapping things up, we will also hear from “the Pope of pitching,” Leo Mazzone, and two broadcasters with enough baseball under their belts to boast of entrance into the Braves Hall of Fame–Pete Van Wieren and Skip Caray. It all makes for a walk down memory lane that no fan of the Braves will want to miss. Read details »
From 1919 to 1927, Jack Dempsey was the heavyweight champion of the world. With his fierce good looks and matchless dedication to the kill, he was a fighter perfectly suited to the Roaring ’20s. In A Flame of Pure Fire, award-winning and renowned sports writer Roger Kahn, a personal friend of Dempsey’s, tells the extraordinary story of a man and a country growing to maturity in a blaze of strength and exuberance. With passion and precision, Kahn not only chronicles the thrilling, brutal bouts of the “Manassa Mauler” but also illustrates how the wild and raucous 1920s shaped Dempsey, and how the champ, in turn, left an indelible mark on sports and American history. An accomplished and insightful observation on how sports can measure a society’s evolution, Roger Kahn finds the heart of America in the story of the most famous athlete of his time, the man John Lardner once called “a flame of pure fire, at last a hero.”
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From 1919 to 1927, Jack Dempsey was the heavyweight champion of the world. With his fierce good looks and matchless dedication to the kill, he was a fighter perfectly suited to the Roaring ’20s. In A Flame of Pure Fire, award-winning and renowned sports writer Roger Kahn, a personal friend of Dempsey’s, tells the extraordinary story of a man and a country growing to maturity in a blaze of strength and exuberance. With passion and precision, Kahn not only chronicles the thrilling, brutal bouts of the “Manassa Mauler” but also illustrates how the wild and raucous 1920s shaped Dempsey, and how the champ, in turn, left an indelible mark on sports and American history. An accomplished and insightful observation on how sports can measure a society’s evolution, Roger Kahn finds the heart of America in the story of the most famous athlete of his time, the man John Lardner once called “a flame of pure fire, at last a hero.”
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Much more than a book on boxing. Life in the Ring is equally historical, literary, and inspirational. Truly a one-of-a-kind book.
There is no sport more unforgiving than boxing. Boxing represents the ideal of who we are as individuals. Those who have participated in the sport, at any level, can use the lessons they have learned in all aspects of their lives, from business, to politics, to personal relationships. People observing the sport can draw on the insight that boxing imparts in all phases of their lives.
Life in the Ring gathers the wisdom and lore of the “sweet science” of boxing and organizes them into a single volume that is equally historical, literary, and inspirational. An invaluable compendium, Life in the Ring offers the stories of boxing legends, past and present, and draws inspiring lessons from the remarkable determination, fortitude, and willpower that made these men great.
Included are such engaging themes and examples from the lives of legendary boxers as:
*The Role of Courage and Confidence—Muhammad Ali
*On Challenging Yourself—Oscar de la Hoya
*The Quality of Being Tough—Jake LaMotta
*Reinventing Yourself and Making a Comeback—George Foreman
*Overcoming Obstacles through Persistence and Determination—James J. Braddock
*Winning Without Shortcuts—Joe Calzaghe
*Making Fear Your Friend—Floyd Patterson
*Overcoming Pain—Rocky Marciano
*The Power of Discipline and Preparation—Bernard Hopkins
*On Giving Back—Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko
With a Foreword by the famed boxing writer, Bert Randolf Sugar, and exciting, relatable stories, Life in the Ring packs a fantastic punch for readers of all kinds.
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Show off your team logo where ever you go with your new MLB Los Angeles Dodgers Zippo Lighter. All emblems are made from expertly crafted, three-dimensional pewter and are licensed by the MLB. Check out our wide selection of Licensed sports products!! Read details »
Baseballs, Basketballs and Matzah Balls offers a sweeping exploration of sports: of contests and heroes, of triumph and adversity, and how they relate to the festivals that Jews have celebrated for thousands of years. Among the chapters: Remembering Simpler Times: What central message of Sukkot is enthusiastically espoused by winning college coaches? Kindling the Light of Confidence: What Hanukkah teaches us about the kind of confidence that builds champions? A Purim Perspective on Competitive Anger: Why so many athletes lose their cool, just like the villainous Haman did, becoming their own worst enemies? Coach K and the Meaning of Passover: How Mike Krzyzewski’s success explains the Exodus?”A compelling, entertaining, illuminating work that will stir the hearts and intellect of Jews and non-Jews alike.” — Seth Davis, Sports Illustrated/CBS Sports”Rabbi Mitch Smith has written a book that gives all sports fans occasion to think about the meaning of sacrifice, teamwork, leadership and other virtues in a different light. — Bud Selig, Commissioner, Major League Baseball”This book is a great read! It offers all of us a roadmap to becoming more fulfilled human beings.” — Lenny Krayzelburg, 4-time Olympic Gold Medalist Informative, insightful, inspirational… Mitch Smith scores on every level with this tonic for the soul.” — Tim Green, former defensive end, Atlanta Falcons, Fox Sports NFL ana Read details »
