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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.”

https://newbooksnetwork.com/a-baseball-gaijin Like many American boys, Tony Barnette yearned to one day make it to “The Show,” playing baseball professionally. The Arizona State pitcher was drafted in 2006 by the in-state Diamondbacks. Gradually ascending the minor-league ladder, it looked like this was the beginning of a blessed life, where he could play the game he lovedContinue reading “Podcast with Aaron Fischman about his book A Baseball Gaijin: Chasing a Dream to Japan and Back”

https://newbooksnetwork.com/kings-of-the-garden In Kings of the Garden: The New York Knicks and Their City (Three Hills, 2024), Adam J. Criblez traces the fall and rise of the New York Knicks between the 1973, the year they won their last NBA championship, and 1985, when the organization drafted Patrick Ewing and gave their fans hope after a decade ofContinue reading “Podcast with Adam Criblez about his book Kings of the Garden: The New York Knicks and Their City”

https://newbooksnetwork.com/big-cat Johnny Mize was one of the greatest hitters in baseball’s golden age of great hitters. Born and raised in tiny Demorest, Georgia, in the northeast Georgia mountains, Mize emerged from the heart of Dixie as a Bunyonesque slugger, a quiet but sharp-witted man from a broken home who became a professional player at seventeen,Continue reading “Podcast with Jerry Grillo, author of Big Cat: The Life of Baseball Hall of Famer Johnny Mize”