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In what might be his most ambitious work, author and hockey legend Ken Dryden affirms the value of finding our similarities.At the start of the 2020s, Dryden sought out people with whom he shared a uniquely Canadian coming-of-age experience du
How Pete Rose became so polarizing spurred Keith O’Brien to get granular in “Charlie Hustle,” which has become an instant The New York Times bestseller.In 1989, Major League Baseball’s hit king received a lifetime ban for betting on games in w
How Pete Rose became so polarizing spurred Keith O’Brien to get granular in “Charlie Hustle,” which has become an instant The New York Times bestseller.In 1989, Major League Baseball’s hit king received a lifetime ban for betting on games in w
Jack McCallum is on the case of the Crispus Attucks Tigers, a young Oscar Robertson, and purloined glory in the heartland of hoops.In The Real Hoosiers, his 12th book, McCallum dives into why Indiana celebrates the 1954 Milan Miracle, and the
Morgan Campbell’s debut memoir, “My Fighting Family: Borders and Bloodlines and the Battles That Made Us” is more than a sports book — but sport is a through line. Campbell, whose parents and a set of grandparents decamped from Chicago for Tor
Gambling has become a new revenue stream for major sports leagues in the last few years, raising questions about how to protect competitive integrity. It also calls to mind the fallout from the Black Sox Scandal, the greatest game-fixing scanda
Erik Kramer built an NFL career on precision, timing, and accuracy, but it was his greatest miss that led to him building a complete life.Since surviving a 2015 suicide attempt, the former quarterback is making his ultimate comeback day after
Nothing is ever as good as it once was. That’s a lie —they improve, or more accurately, they evolve. Still, why not look back with a bit of wonder?Rich Cohen is the right writer to put the NBA, then and now, into perspective. In When the Game
Pride and PrejudiceIt could have easily been the title of Ted Nolan’s biography.My Life in Two Worlds: A Coach’s Journey from the Reserve to the NHL and Back encompasses the duality of his drive to show people from his world, Garden River Fir
The NHL Draft is one of hockey's great spectacles. Just after the Stanley Cup is awarded, the spotlight shifts to the draft floor, where teams hope to acquire future stars and the diamonds in the rough that can lead them — or keep them — in con
Jonathon Jackson captures the spirit of the thingLike “Slap Shot” itself, Jonathon Jackson might have been slightly ahead of his time when he set out to write about the timeless hockey movie.Nowadays, ‘how it was made’ books, podcasts, and li
Act like a champion, talk like a champion, run like a champion. Wired like a prizefighter, Donovan Bailey became the fastest man on earth in the 1990s.He did it for himself while raising Canada's standing in international sport. In his memoi
Dave Hill is a multitalented man, but a fan for one season — hockey season.The comedian, essayist, and musician is meh toward his hometown NFL Cleveland Browns, but hockey had him hooked right off the hop. Over his life, it has become a sour
Step into the arena. Step outside the bubble. Justin Davis offers the public a personal story of a life in hockey with all aspects considered.What was wrong? What can be changed? What did he like? What should be maintained?With Canada’s natio
Baseball banter comes easily to John Gibbons, but it was a hard and winding road to get to that point.Over two stints covering 11 seasons, Gibbons won over Toronto Blue Jays fans. Getting the Jays back into pennant contention helped, but he b
Whether one calls it soccer or football, the women’s game is coming into its own. The advancements might seem brand-new considering the first World Cup was held in 1991 and the inaugural Olympic tournament kicked off in 1996.It would also be
Canada ascending to FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 was surely cathartic for every footballer who has worn the Maple Leaf — especially Dwayne De Rosario, one of this nation's best ever .The Scarborough man helped grow the beautiful game in North Ame
Steve Simmons dishes it out, and Steve Simmons takes it. He would not have that any other way. It’s been A Lucky Life.As a national columnist with Postmedia, his articles are some of the most widely discussed amongst Canadian sports fans.He
In 2019, veteran live sports producer John Shannon was — no need for an euphemism — fired by Sportsnet. As he has learned across nearly a half century in sports media, one has to evolve or die. In this memoir, Shannon writes of how he has abso
When it was announced that Hockey Hall of Fame centreman Bryan Trottier was releasing a memoir, one had to wonder why that had not already happened. Trottier won the Stanley Cup six times as a player and once again as an assistant coach. Th
SportsLit (Season 6, Episode 9) - Barrie Shepley (Olympic coach and commentator) - Chasing Greatness
Barrie Shepley had his eureka moment while working a summer job in an auto plant.Captivated by Canadian swimmer Alex Baumann racing to gold at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Shepley realized that he wanted to be in elite sport. His skillset w
It only took 50 years for the original Team Canada to fully participate in a book about that September, in 1972.John U. Bacon, a seven-time best-selling author based in Ann Arbor, Mich., was drafted to put "The Greatest Comeback" into words fo
Corey Hirsch played 14 seasons as a professional goalie, including 108 NHL games.He raised the Stanley Cup and came within a postage stamp goal of backstopping Canada to an Olympic Gold medal.But the save of his life never happened on the ice
Ken Caminiti was the type of ball player that fans loved.He electrified third base and the batter's box with a formidable combination of grit, finesse and power.However, it was what the one-time unanimous NL MVP (1996) did after his playing d
Rickey Henderson is as enigmatic as he was dynamic on a ballfield.Major League Baseball's all-time leader in runs scored and stolen bases and greatest leadoff hitter of all time vexed and perplexed teammates, fans and the media as much as he d
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