Download or read book Rivals written by Richard O. Davies and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-01-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rivals! The Ten Greatest American Sports Rivalries of the 20th Century presents the most memorable rivalries in over a hundred years of American sports history. Examines ten of the greatest American sports rivalries of the past century, relating them to their broader historical context Includes the rivalries between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, Duke and North Carolina, Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, and more Draws upon the most recent works of sport historians, as well as hundreds of books, articles, and newspaper accounts Reveals a deep understanding of American sports history and American popular culture Features 30 images that bring the rivalries vividly to life

Download or read book Greatest Rivalries in Sports written by Chris Dortch and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Greatest Rivalries in Sports written by Tony Lee and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sports are unpredictable. They?re wacky. They can be totally off-the-wall! This title highlights some of the most memorable tales and traditions from sports history and is brought to life with exciting detail. Informative sidebars offer even more stories. You can also find a glossary, additional resources, and more! This title is a must-read for any sports fan. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.

Download or read book UCLA Vs USC written by Lonnie J. White and published by Los Angeles Times Books. This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: UCLA vs. USC covers the rivalry between the schools in all sports since their first competition in the late 1920s. The stories march through the decades telling the tales of great athletes and great achievements. Women's sports, too! Full color throughout with more than 400 photos, many rarely seen.

Download or read book Big Games written by Michael Bradley and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 631 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Big Games provides readers with an in-depth look at ten of college football's biggest rivalries and what puts them in such rare company"--Page 2 of cover

Download or read book Love Thy Rival written by Chad Gibbs and published by . This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Sports' Greatest Rivalries Teach Us About Loving Our Enemies... In his first book, the best-selling God & Football: Faith and Fanaticism in the SEC, humorist Chad Gibbs explored his own struggles to balance faith in God with passion for pigskin. Now Gibbs is back asking how Christian fans can love their enemies, when we can't even love rival fans. From the cross-country culture war of Lakers vs Celtics, to the cross-state hate-fest of Alabama vs Auburn, Gibbs spent one year attending the most intense rivalry games in sports (Yankees vs Red Sox, Duke vs Carolina, and many more), observing the darker side of fan culture, and pondering the problems rivalry games present to the Christian fan. The result... Love Thy Rival, an enlightening, laugh-a-minute look at what sports' greatest rivalries teach us about one of Jesus' most difficult commands: Love your enemies.

Download or read book Sports Greatest Rivalries written by Parker Holmes and published by Powerkids Press. This book was released on 2013-06-15 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Packers and Bears are two of the oldest teams in professional football. In their storied histories, the teams have squared off in many memorable games. Legendary players such as Gale Sayers, Walter Payton, and Brett Favre have all played key roles in the historic rivalry. What will come next in this great rivalry? It's hard to tell, but there are sure to be many great games played in the future!

Download or read book Versus written by Jayesh Sinha and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-01-11 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Any sport is at its most glorious when two fierce and equal rivals face off against each other. It is the never ending drive of two rivals to outdo each other that often helps raise the bar of excellence in that sport. There are some sports rivalries that everyone knows about, like the Federer Nadal rivalry or the Real Madrid Barcelona rivalry. Great rivalries in sports are not restricted to only tennis or football. Every sport has the story of a great rivalry to tell. Do you know what the greatest rivalry in Formula 1 is or Basketball? What about Rugby? Besides the aforementioned 'Fedal' and 'El Classico' rivalries, the book also tells the story of the greatest rivalry from each of the globally popular sports. How did these rivalries come into being? What are the high points of these rivalries, key matches and statistics? Read about how a dictator was responsible for the start of the 'El Classico' rivalry, how a rugby rivalry drove New Zealand to the brink of a civil war, a tennis rivalry as great as Federer-Nadal rivalry that tennis has almost forgotten, a cricket rivalry that predates even the Ashes, a chess world championship match between two of the greatest chess players that lasted 5 months and lots more.

Download or read book Globalizing Sport written by Barbara J. Keys and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2013-09-09 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this impressive book, Barbara Keys offers the first major study of the political and cultural ramifications of international sports competitions in the decades before World War II. Focusing on the United States, Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union, she examines the transformation of events like the Olympic Games and the World Cup from relatively small-scale events to the expensive, political, globally popular extravaganzas familiar to us today.

Download or read book Greatest Rivalries in Sports written by Chris Dortch and published by . This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teams that bring out the best in each other.

Download or read book Greatest Sports Rivalries written by James Buckley (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Red Sox vs. Yankees -- United States vs. USSR -- Army vs. Navy -- Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier -- Ohio State vs. Michigan -- Duke vs. UNC -- Alabama vs. Auburn -- USC vs. Notre Dame -- Dodgers vs. Giants -- Harvard vs. Yale -- Bears vs. Packers -- Richard Petty vs. David Pearson -- Affirmed vs. Alydar -- Lakers vs. Celtics -- Chris Everet vs. Marina Navratilova -- Lance Armstrong vs. Jan Ullrich -- Cubs vs. Cardinals -- Rangers vs. Islanders -- Jack Nicklaus vs. Arnold Palmer -- Bjorn Borg vs. John McEnroe -- Redskins vs. Cowboys -- Seabiscuit vs. War Admiral -- The ice wars : Debi Thomas vs. Katarina Witt & Michelle Kwan vs. Irina Slutskaya -- Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield -- Jeff Gordon vs. Dale Earnhart, Sr. & Jr.

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Download or read book The Greatest College Football Rivalries of All Time written by Martin Gitlin and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-08-14 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: College football is one of the most popular sports in the United States. Fans follow their favorite team with unfailing loyalty, and nowhere do the colors come out more fervently than when rivals face off. These games bring out the passion, the rituals, and even the rage of football fans across the country. Whether based on history and tradition, or proximity and local pride, college rivalry games have an intensity unmatched by any other sporting event. The Greatest College Football Rivalries of All Time: The Civil War, the Iron Bowl, and Other Memorable Matchups showcases the best of these competitions. Martin Gitlin details game highlights, the history behind the rivalries, and how the fans, players, and coaches have impacted the matchups. The fourteen top rivalries are covered, including the always-intense battles between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Michigan Wolverines, the great in-state rivalry between the Auburn Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide, and the historic contests between the Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen. In addition to capturing the action of the games, this book also covers the personal stories that heighten the passion and intensity of the rivalries—including pranks pulled over the years by opposing fans. With stats and series highlights detailed in each entry, and featuring historical and contemporary photographs throughout its pages, The Greatest College Football Rivalries of All Time is a must-read for every fan of college football.

Download or read book The Greatest Three Way Rivalries in Sports History written by James/ Js Simpson and published by Jts Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As an avid sports fan, what can I say: I'M HOOKED. Have been hooked, still is hooked, and will continue to be hooked (for better or worse). Where does the obsession come from? Heck, a number of things come to mind, but the one aspect of sports that have drawn fans even more to the game, lifts sports to prodigious heights, and hooks me the most is without a doubt: RIVALRIES! I'm staying off the subject of team rivalries and gearing my attention towards individual rivalries or as I like to call them, TWO-WAY RIVALRIES! When you think of the exceptional two-way rivalries that stand out throughout sports history, the obvious ones pop in your head: Ali-Frazier, Nicklaus-Palmer, Wilt- Russell, Magic-Bird, Manning-Brady, Evert-Navratilova, Agassi- Sampras, Federer-Nadal, Borg-McEnroe, Bradshaw-Staubach, Williams-DiMaggio, etc. Great list isn't it, although I want you to shift your attention - AGAIN -- to another type of rivalry that just doesn't include two players going at each other head-to-head...but involves three players. Remember the "Two-Way Rivalry" from earlier? Well, I'm bringing you the brand, spanking new, THREE-WAY RIVALRY! (I went with three-way rivalry over three-way triangle because it was more original, even though triangle sounds better).

Download or read book Rush to Glory written by Tom Rubython and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The greatest duel in FORMULA 1 history: the 1976 season between Austrian Niki Lauda and Britain's James Hunt. As the '75 season ended, Hunt was out of FORMULA 1 racing while Lauda was world champion and the odds-on favorite for ’76 with a year’s contract ahead of him and Enzo Ferrari begging him to sign a multi-year deal. James Hunt, without a drive until Emerson Fittipaldi broke his McLaren contract, grabbed the McLaren drive with both hands and the help of friend John Hogan and Marlboro cigarettes. The result? Two drivers in an epic sixteen-race battle across the globe for the '76 title, ultimately decided by a single point. Fame, wealth, drugs, sex, and the rest of globetrotting 1970s FORMULA 1 racing are encompassed in the Lauda vs. Hunt duel. At the '76 German Grand Prix, Lauda nearly died in a fiery crash, only to emerge six weeks later, severe burns on his face and head, to pursue his rivalry with Hunt. It all came down to the last race, a rain-soaked affair in Japan, where Hunt won the championship by the slimmest possible margin. The book is a study in contrasts during an era of Brut aftershave and disco sex parties. James Hunt, legendary philanderer and FORMULA 1 rock star, versus supernatural racer Niki Lauda, who in '75 set the first sub-seven minute lap around the Ring.

Download or read book Duels in the Pool written by Matthew De George and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-07-05 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the sports world, battles between rivals can be friendly, hotly contested, or even hostile. An individual sport at its core, swimming is defined by iconic rivalries such as those between Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett, Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, and Jenny Thompson and Dara Torres. Throughout its history, swimming has showcased some of its top athletes competing face to face, challenging each other in ways that captivate their fans. Duels in the Pool: Swimming’s Greatest Rivalries highlights the best of these contests. Spanning nearly 100 years, this book delves into the individual showdowns, team battles, friendly competitions, and heated political rivalries that have played out in pools around the world. From their early beginnings through the highlights of their careers, this book follows the top athletes in the sport and the rivals who pushed them to the pinnacle of swimming. Individual races are recounted, bringing to life the intense competition that drove the swimmers to glory. In addition to the individual athletes, Duels in the Pool also examines some of the most exciting rivalries that existed between colleges and among nations. Although such rivalries as those between the U.S. and Australia took place exclusively in the pool, others, such as the battle against East Germany during the 1970s and 80s, were intensified by the political climate and allegations of doping. Exhaustively researched, Duels in the Pool includes original interviews and rich details, shining a light on some of the sport’s finest athletes and the rivalries that propelled them to greatness. This book will appeal not only to sports historians and researchers but also to fans of swimming at every level.

Download or read book The World s Greatest Sporting Rivalries written by Andrew O'Brien and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-11-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This erudite and entertaining book explores the greatest rivalries in the history of sport. From Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier to Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, 15 chapters cover the titanic clashes between the individuals and teams that have made the sporting headlines over the last 150 years. Re-live the finest moments from the fiercest Ashes contests, the epic duels between Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna, and the nail-biting climaxes to the Ryder Cup. Experience the brutal hits from State of Origin rugby league, and marvel at the careers of NBA giants Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. Andrew O'Brien and Liam McCann's first collaboration takes the reader into the heat of battle and serves up endless ammunition for debate, whether it be in the pub or the locker room. (With contributions from former England No.8 Dean Richards, current Toro Rosso Formula 1 drivers Jean-Eric Vergne and Daniel Ricciardo, former Arsenal and England striker Alan Smith, former Zimbabwean cricketer Andy Whittall, current England rugby player Maggie Alphonsi, former Scotland and British Lions prop Tom Smith, and England's top off-road triathlete, Sam Gardner.)