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https://newbooksnetwork.com/magic-in-the-air The evolution of basketball, and much of the social and cultural change in America, can be traced through one powerful act on the court: the slam dunk. The dunk’s history is the story of a sport and a country changed by the most dominant act in basketball, and it makes Magic in the Air a rollickingContinue reading “Podcast with Mike Sielski about his new book Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk”

https://newbooksnetwork.com/mornings-with-madden John Madden is synonymous with football. He was the television face and voice of the nation’s most popular sport, the namesake of its best-selling sports video game, and the man with the highest career winning percentage of any NFL coach. Despite his international fame, there was a side of Madden known only to thoseContinue reading “Podcast with Stan Bunger, author of Mornings with Madden: My Radio Life with an American Legend”

https://newbooksnetwork.com/banned Michael Ray Richardson was a star in the making. After a stellar collegiate career at the University of Montana, where he was voted first team All-Big Sky Conference as a sophomore, junior, and senior, the future seemed bright. Taken fourth overall in the 1978 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks, Richardson was billedContinue reading “Podcast with Jake Uitti about his new book with Michael Ray Richardson called Banned: How I Squandered an All-Star NBA Career Before Finding My Redemption”

https://newbooksnetwork.com/balls-of-confusion Balls of Confusion: Pro Basketball Goes to War (1965-70) is the first of a two-part story about one of the most transformative events inpro basketball history: the war between the National Basketball Association and its challenger the American Basketball Association (ABA).From this nine-year battle for the heart of the game, modern pro basketball emergedContinue reading “Podcast with Bob Kuska, author of Balls of Confusion: Pro Basketball Goes to War (1965-1970)”

https://newbooksnetwork.com/michigan-vs-everybody In Michigan Vs. Everybody: Inside the Wolverines’ 2023 National Championship Season (Triumph Books, 2024), The Detroit News‘ Angelique Chengelis expertly retraces an unforgettable championship season. Featuring in-depth reporting and an unforgettable cast of characters including Jim Harbaugh, J.J. McCarthy, Roman Wilson, and Junior Colson, this is the story of how the Wolverines rallied together amid adversity, silencedContinue reading “Podcast with Angelique Chengelis about her book Michigan vs. Everybody: Inside the Wolverines’ 2023 National Championship Season”

https://newbooksnetwork.com/dream It’s now the norm for NBA and collegiate teams to have international players dotting their rosters. The Olympics are no longer a gimme for Team USA. Both via fans streaming from all over the globe and leagues starting in countries throughout the world, the international presence of the game of basketball is a forceContinue reading “Podcast with Mirin Fader about her book Dream: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon”

https://newbooksnetwork.com/the-end-of-college-football In The End of College Football: On the Human Cost of an All-American Game (UNC Press, 2024), Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva offer an existential challenge to one of America’s favorite pastimes: college football. Drawing on twenty-five in-depth interviews with former players from some of the country’s most prominent college football teams, Kalman-Lamb and Silva exploreContinue reading “Podcast with Nathan Kalman-Lamb and Derek Silva about their book The End of College Football: On the Human Cost of an All-American Game”

https://newbooksnetwork.com/mind-game In growing numbers, athletes are speaking up about their struggles with mental illness—including high-profile stars such as Michael Phelps, Kevin Love, Simone Biles, and Naomi Osaka. More disclosures are surely on the way, as athletes recognize that their openness can help others and inspire those around them. In Mind Game: An Inside Look at theContinue reading “Podcast with Julie Kliegman about her book Mind Game: An Inside Look at the Mental Health Playbook of Elite Athletes”

https://newbooksnetwork.com/pipeline-to-the-pros Jeff Van Gundy. Brad Stevens. Frank Vogel. Mike Budenholzer. Tom Thibodeau. Sam Presti. Leon Rose. Before you knew his name, before he drafted your favorite player, before he guided your team to a championship, he had a playing career of his own at an NCAA Division III college. He didn’t play for fortune –Continue reading “Podcast with Ben Kaplan, author of Pipeline to the Pros: How D3, Small-College Nobodies Rose to Rule the NBA.”