Ballpark : Baseball in the American City
by Paul Goldberger

This lavishly-illustrated look at the history of baseball through the lens of its ever-changing ballparks discusses the bond between American cities and the national pastime and how changes in the urban landscape have been reflected in stadium design.

The Inside Game : Bad Calls, Strange Moves, and What Baseball Behavior Teaches Us About Ourselves
by Keith Law

In this groundbreaking book, Keith Law, baseball writer for The Athletic and author of the acclaimed Smart Baseball, offers an era-spanning dissection of some of the best and worst decisions in modern baseball, explaining what motivated them, what can be learned from them, and how their legacy has shaped the game.

The MVP Machine : How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data To Build Better Players
by Ben Lindbergh

Two well-known experts in the field discuss the cutting edge statistical and scouting methods being utilized by major league baseball teams to best tap the full potential of both young prospects and aging players.

Swing Kings : The Inside Story of Baseball's Home Run Revolution
by Jared Diamond

The Wall Street Journal national baseball writer presents a narrative account of the “home run boom” that describes the pivotal contributions of such figures as J. D. Martinez, Aaron Judge and Justin Turner. A first book. 50,000 first printing.

Ten Innings at Wrigley : The Wildest Ballgame Ever, with Baseball on The Brink
by Kevin Cook

A recap of a wild 1979 baseball game at Wrigley Field between the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies that featured 45 runs and 11 homers from legendary players such as Mike Schmidt, Bruce Sutter and Tug McGraw.

The Back Roads to March : The Unsung, Unheralded, and Unknown Heroes of a College Basketball Season
by John Feinstein

The best-selling author of A Season on the Brink celebrates lesser-known Cinderella stories from college basketball, describing how a small handful of players, coaches and under-funded schools rose from obscurity to secure NCAA rankings. Illustrations.

Basketball : A Love Story
by Jackie MacMullan

A revelatory history of basketball, published to coincide with a major ESPN and ABC series, draws on hundreds of interviews with leading athletes, coaches, executives and journalists from the NBA, WNBA, NCAA and international leagues. TV tie-in.

The Soul of Basketball : The Epic Showdown between LeBron, Kobe, Doc, and Dirk that Saved The NBA
by Ian Thomsen

A narrative chronicle of the transformations throughout the NBA that played out most notably during the 2010-2011 season traces the particular stories of LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Doc Rivers, Dirk Nowitzki and other stars who were at the forefront of significant league changes.

Sprawlball : A Visual Tour of The New Era of The NBA
by Kirk Patrick Goldsberry

"From the leading expert in the exploding field of basketball analytics, a stunning infographic decoding of the modern NBA: who shoots where, and how"

Tigerland : 1968-1969, A City Divided, A Nation Torn Apart, and A Magical Season of Healing
by Wil Haygood

The best-selling author of The Butler and Showdownpresents an inspiring account of how the baseball and basketball teams of Columbus' segregated East High School navigated racial turbulence to win the Ohio state championships in the 1968-1969 season

Big Game : The NFL in Dangerous Times
by Mark Leibovich

The #1 New York Times best-selling author of This Town presents a scathing analysis of professional football in the present climate of high success, dangerous injuries and scandal

Guts and Genius : The Story of Three Unlikely Coaches Who Came to Dominate The NFL in The '80s
by Bob Glauber

An analysis of the leadership and ideas of football legends Bill Walsh, Joe Gibbs and Bill Parcells explores how they shaped the careers of forefront NFL stars while making pivotal contributions to eight Super Bowl wins. 35,000 first printing.

The League : How Five Rivals Created The NFL and Launched A Sports Empire
by John Eisenberg

Part history of football, part extraordinary story of business ingenuity, a riveting story follows the five individuals who took an immense risk by investing in the professional game, shepherding the league through its rough early decades and building the most popular sport in America. 30,000 first printing.

NFL 100 : A Century of Pro Football
by Rob Fleder

Coinciding with the NFL’s 100th anniversary, a visual history of America’s most popular sport traces football from its beginnings to modern times through lists, charts, statistics and infographics alongside photos of evolving equipment and other memorabilia. 100,000 first printing. Illustrations.

Tropic of Football : The Long and Perilous Journey of Samoans to The NFL
by Rob Ruck

An award-winning sports historian visits Samoa and describes how the islanders, amidst rampant obesity and higher rates of neurological damage due to the use of old helmets, are becoming the most disproportionately overrepresented culture in the NFL. 10,000 first printing.