On Diana Nyad’s Score radio segment yesterday she reviewed Jennifer Ring’s new book Stolen Bases: Why American Girls Don’t Play Baseball. “Jennifer Ring, has crafted a great read, replete with […]
Category: sports history
Golfweek reviews “Golf in America”
Golfweek magazine finds George Kirsch’s new book Golf in America a welcome and timely appraisal of the sport. You’ll pardon my fleeting interest in yet another instructional tract, or coffee-table book […]
An Illinois-North Carolina rematch?
Before you fill out your NCAA Men’s Basketball brackets, be sure to consult Inside Higher Ed‘s annual Academic Performance Tournament. We’re in the sweet sixteen, baby! […]
“Stolen Bases” author in The New York Times
Jennifer Ring, author of the new book Stolen Bases: Why American Girls Don’t Play Baseball, is quoted in the March 1, 2009, issue of The New York Times in an […]
The hunter gets captured by the game?
I’ll be looking for my official Book Reviewer Union Card in the mail soon. […]
The Recession and Golf by George B. Kirsch
What impact has the current recession had on golf at country clubs and at public daily fee and municipal courses? What lessons might we learn from the experience of golfers […]
The Economics of College Football
Michael Oriard contributed a column to today’s Slate comparing the economics of college football to professional football. “We’ve been hearing for years that big-time college football is becoming indistinguishable from the […]
Publishing neighbor close to sale
PW Daily reports this morning that Sports Publishing LLC, based in our hometown, has had financial difficulties lately and is being sold to a Chicago company. […]
Just Landed: Books on Chicago sports, Hong Kong cinema, and Illinois outlaws
A handful of new books landed on my desk in the past two weeks: –China Forever: The Shaw Brothers and Diasporic Cinema edited by Poshek Fu (August 11, 2008) –“Baad […]
Go Cubs, Go! by Elliott Gorn
Of course I want the Cubs to win the World Series. This year, 2008, would be great—exactly one hundred years after their last World Championship. But secretly, in my heart-of-hearts, […]
Getting to know Champaign-Urbana, Part 5
Champaign’s Assembly Hall is a most endangered historic place, reports the Chicago Tribune. I drive past this building every day on my way home from work and have enjoyed many […]
maxboxing.com reviews “Sweet William”
Though quibbling a bit with Andrew O’Toole’s portrayal of the Joe Louis-Billy Conn rematch (was it fixed?), maxboxing.com recommends Sweet William: The Life of Billy Conn. “O’Toole recounts Conn’s rise […]