How a Wall Street trader raised the stakes of the national pastime.

How a legendary commentator found his voice on the fringes of the establishment.

Tradition and revolution, friendship and bitter enmity, on the diamond and in the clubhouse.

How an NFL coach scouted a path to victory.

The man who brought Jackie Robinson into Major League Baseball—and changed the sport forever—gets the biography he deserves.

The "sharp operators, connivers, and mighty strange customers" who nurtured the national pastime.

America takes its first steps in the soccer cleats the rest of the world puts on daily. Read more...

How a tiny island nation came to be the world's biggest exporter of big league baseball players. Read more...

Before Jackie Robinson integrated the major leagues, white and black players met in contests that history has largely forgotten. Read more...