Sports

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Baseball Fever

Early Baseball in Michigan

By Peter R. Morris
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Sports, Sports

This detailed history of early baseball in rural Michigan focuses on the evolution of America's pastime from child's game to organized sport and challenges the notion that baseball's development was strictly an East Coast phenomenon

Animated by Uncertainty

Rugby and the Performance of History in South Africa

By Joshua D. Rubin
Subjects: African Studies, Sports
Series: African Perspectives

Examines the political significance of rugby in South Africa’s post-apartheid present

Discredited

The UNC Scandal and College Athletics' Amateur Ideal

By Andy Thomason
Subjects: Education, Higher Education, Sports

The Carolina Way and the myth of amateurism

The Best of Bacon

Select Cuts

By John U. Bacon
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Sports, Sports, Ann Arbor/University of Michigan

A treasured collection of timeless pieces written by John U. Bacon—Perfect for fans of any sport in Michigan

Unsportsmanlike Conduct

Exploiting College Athletes

By Walter Byers
Subjects: History, American History, Education, Sports

A challenge to the present system of college athletics

College Knowledge for the Student Athlete

By David Schoem & Shelly Kovacs
Subjects: Education, Sports, College Success

Africa's World Cup

Critical Reflections on Play, Patriotism, Spectatorship, and Space

Edited by Peter Alegi & Chris Bolsmann
Subjects: Sports, Cultural Studies

A collection of essays reflecting on the 2010 World Cup by noted journalists, academics, and experts

The Supreme Court and the NCAA

The Case for Less Commercialism and More Due Process in College Sports

By Brian Porto
Subjects: Law, Supreme Court and Constitutional Law, Political Science, Judicial Politics, Sports, Education, Higher Education

Porto identifies the Court’s role in shaping college sports and advances a prescription for reform

Michigan Ice Hockey

Celebrating the All-Time Greats and Most Memorable Moments

By Greg Nelson
Subjects: Sports, Michigan and the Great Lakes, Sports

An intimate look at the people, the traditions, and the lore surrounding the most successful U. S. college hockey program

Skate Life

Re-Imagining White Masculinity

By Emily Chivers Yochim
Subjects: Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Sports
Series: Technologies of the Imagination: New Media in Everyday Life

An in-depth look at skateboarding culture by a promising young scholar

M Is for Michigan Football

Celebrating the Tradition of Michigan Football

By Greg Nelson
Subjects: Sports, Michigan and the Great Lakes, Sports

A collection of photographs, historical facts, and trivia from University of Michigan football

Twelve Classic Trout Streams in Michigan

A Handbook for Fly Anglers

By Jim DuFresne & Gerth E. Hendrickson
Subjects: Sports, Michigan and the Great Lakes, Guidebook

The View from the Dugout

The Journals of Red Rolfe

Edited by William M Anderson
Subjects: Sports

An unparalleled look inside the mind of a major league baseball manager

Football U.

Spectator Sports in the Life of the American University

By J. Douglas Toma
Subjects: Education, Sports

A balanced look at the use of athletic programs as a tool in "branding" universities and in building community spirit, support, and identity both on campus and off

Blue Ice

The Story of Michigan Hockey

By John U. Bacon
Subjects: Michigan and the Great Lakes, Sports, Sports, History, Ann Arbor/University of Michigan

The games, coaches, and players of the University of Michigan's storied hockey program

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