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1) Ice hockey
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Provides the history of ice hockey, including some of the greatest moments, iconic athletes, and what the future holds for the games.
2) Soccer
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Provides the history of soccer, including some of the greatest moments, iconic athletes, and what the future holds for the games.
3) Golf
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"The game of golf originated, grew and thrived in 18th and 19th century Scotland. Wooden clubs were used to hit wooden balls across the natural dunes and valleys of the Scottish coastline. The game spread across to the United States in the late 1800s. Today, a new generation of players from Jordan Spieth to Inbee Park is leading the way into the future. Golf faces its challenges in modern day America, as it booms in places like Asia. Inside these...
4) Basketball
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Provides the history of basketball, including some of the greatest moments, iconic athletes, and what the future holds for the game.
5) Football
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Provides the history of football, including some of the greatest moments, iconic athletes, and what the future holds for the game.
6) Tennis
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Provides the history of tennis, including some of the greatest moments, iconic athletes, and what the future holds for the games.
7) Wrestling
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Provides the history of wrestling, including some of the greatest moments, iconic athletes, and what the future holds for the sport.
8) Lacrosse
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Provides the history of lacrosse, including some of the greatest moments, iconic athletes, and what the future holds for the games.
9) Baseball
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Baseball is known as America's national pastime, but its popularity did not happen overnight. The modern game evolved in the late 1800s in the Midwest, and by the turn of the century, Americans were telling stories about heroic exploits on the baseball diamond. Players from Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth to Andrew McCutchen and Albert Pujols have thrilled fans with dramatic late-inning plays and thrilling World Series winning hits. The constant simplicity...
10) Track & field
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"World's Fastest Human. That' is the title bestowed on the person with the best time in the 100 meter dash. This event is the centerpiece of track and field, the collective name for events that are based on running, jumping and throwing. Inside these pages, learn more about track and field's greatest moments, iconic athletes, and what the future holds for the sport."--Adapted from back cover.
11) Auto racing
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"From the time cars were invented just before the turn of the 20th century, men have loved driving fast in them. It was almost a compulsion of pioneers like Emile Levassor and Karl Benz to make their machines go fast. Racing fever began in Europe, with races happening from point to point, city to city, on existing roads. Open-wheel road racing there evolved into the super high tech, big budget sport of Formula One Racing. American open-wheel racing...