Gregory J. Kaliss, author of Beyond the Black Power Salute: Athlete Activism in an Era of Change, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write […]
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Q&A with Robert D. Sampson, author of BALLISTS, DEAD BEATS, AND MUFFINS
Robert D. Sampson, author of Ballists, Dead Beats, and Muffins: Inside Early Baseball in Illinois, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? […]
Q&A with Jeff Karzen, author of PLAYGROUNDS TO THE PROS
Jeff Karzen, author of Playgrounds to the Pros: Legends of Peoria Basketball, answers questions on why he wrote his new book and the myths he hopes to dispel with it. […]
Half-Time Reading for the 2022 FIFA Men’s World Cup
With the World Cup well underway, we’ve got just what you need to tide you over between games. First, we’ve got a sneak peek of an upcoming article that will […]
NASSH 2022 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2022 North American Society for Sports History (NASSH) annual conference! Explore books, journals, author interviews, and more in this […]
Free Ebook Giveaway: SEX TESTING
May’s free ebook is here! Check out Sex Testing: Gender Policing in Women’s Sports by Lindsay Parks Pieper before the month is over! In 1968, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) […]
Journal of Sport History news
A new special issue of JSH celebrates fifty years of the North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) The Journal of Sport History releases a special issue this month. The […]