The 100 greatest American athletes / by Gitlin, Marty

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Out of the shadows a biographical history of African American athletes /

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Out of the shadows : a biographical history of African American athletes /

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The 100 most important sporting events in American history / by Freedman, Lew

Table of Contents: “…Jackie Robinson -- The miracle on ice -- James Naismith and the invention of basketball -- Joe Louis -- Title IX -- Sports come to radio -- Sports come to television -- ESPN : Sports around the clock -- Muhammad Ali defies Uncle Sam -- Jesse Owens -- Cincinnati Red Stockings go pro -- The World Series -- Babe Ruth transforms baseball -- Red Grange Introduces pro football to the world -- The great Jim Thorpe -- The NFL's greatest game -- Roberto Clemente -- Marvin Miller and baseball free agency -- The NBA integrates -- Texas Western wins NCAA basketball -- Hank Aaron breaks Babe Ruth's record -- Fritz Pollard, the NFL's First African American coach -- The Black Sox scandal -- Bill Russell, first African American NBA coach -- Don Larsen's perfect game -- Joe Namath's Super Bowl prediction -- Secretariat the great -- Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak -- Ted Williams bats .406 -- The death of Dale Earnhardt -- Michael Jordan plays while sick -- Jack Nicklaus reclaims glory -- The Dream Team at the 1992 Olympics -- Richard Petty's 200th win -- Lance Armstrong -- Kenny Sailors invents the jump shot -- Pete Gogolak's funny kicking -- Introduction of the NBA shot clock -- Pete Rose, Charlie Hustle -- President Nixon's Ping-Pong Diplomacy -- Miami Dolphins go 17-0 -- Frank Robinson, first African American manager -- Althea Gibson -- Women's pro basketball -- Johnny Vander Meer's two no-hitters -- The Houston Astrodome -- U.S. …”
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From Jack Johnson to Lebron James : sports, media, and the color line /

Table of Contents: “…Bleske -- A nod from destiny: how sportswriters for White and African American newspapers covered Kenny Washington's entry into the National Football league / Ronald Bishop -- Jackie Robinson and the American mind: journalistic perceptions of the reintegration of baseball / William Simons -- "This is it!" …”
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From Jack Johnson to Lebron James : sports, media, and the color line /

Table of Contents: “…Bleske -- A nod from destiny: how sportswriters for White and African American newspapers covered Kenny Washington's entry into the National Football league / Ronald Bishop -- Jackie Robinson and the American mind: journalistic perceptions of the reintegration of baseball / William Simons -- "This is it!" …”
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Great events from history.

Table of Contents: “…v. 3. 1998-2008 -- April, 1998: Scottish Historian Is Charged with Plagiarism -- April 7, 1998: Pop Singer George Michael Is Arrested for Lewd Conduct -- May, 1998: Police Corruption Is Revealed in Los Angeles's Rampart Division -- May 11, 1998: Journalist Stephen Glass Is Exposed as a Fraud -- December 23, 1998: Prominent Belgians Are Sentenced in Agusta-Dassault Corruption Scandal -- March 4, 1999: Quebec Offers Support for Abused Duplessis Orphans -- May, 1999: Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson Fathers a Child Out of Wedlock -- May 7, 1999-March 2, 2001: Ethics Counselor Exonerates Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien -- January 28, 2000: John Spano Is Sentenced for Fraudulent Purchase of Ice Hockey Team -- May 2, 2000: New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's Extramarital Affair is Revealed -- May 9, 2000: Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards Is Convicted on Corruption Charges -- September, 2000: American Scientists Are Accused of Starting a Measles Epidemic in the Amazon -- September 19, 2000: Ex-Gay Leader John Paulk Is Photographed Leaving a Gay Bar -- September 26, 2000: Gymnast Andreea Răducan Loses Her Olympic Gold Medal Because of Drugs -- November 5, 2000: Japanese Amateur Archaeologist'S "Discoveries" are Proven Fakes -- December, 2000: Sexual Abuse of Children in France Leads to the Outreau Affair -- 2001: Clearstream Financial Clearinghouse Is Accused of Fraud and Money Laundering -- January 30, 2001: Liverpool Children's Hospital Collects Body Parts Without Authorization -- February 18, 2001: CIA Agent Robert Hanssen Is Arrested for Spying for the Russians -- April 30, 2001: Washington Intern Chandra Levy Disappears -- June 18, 2001: Award-Winning Historian Joseph J. …”
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