Michael Holley
Author
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When Bill Belichick arrived in New England, the Patriots were a laughingstock, an organization with a losing record and a roster of overpaid, underperforming players. So how did a head coach with a questionable record transform this team, garner three Lombardi trophies in four years, and -- with the Pats' 2005 Super Bowl win over the Philadelphia Eagles -- cement the team's place as an NFL dynasty?
With unprecedented access granted by Belichick and...
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The story of the changing face of baseball and the inner workings of its finest organization
After a hundred "cursed" years, the Boston Red Sox rose gloriously to baseball domination. Under the leadership of manager Terry Francona, an extraordinary team of wildly disparate personalities-from the inscrutable Manny Ramirez to the affable David "Big Papi" Ortiz-pulled off two improbable post-season comebacks to make it to the World Series twice in...
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Bill Belichick is one of the titans of today's game of football. The author, a sports commentator follows three NFL teams, the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, and Atlanta Falcons, from training camp 2010 through the Super Bowl and into the April draft, opening a new window into Belichick's influence on the game. This exploration takes football fans behind the scenes of the most popular sport in America, with insider access to the head coaches,...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
As a key part of the Boston Red Sox for 14 years, David "Big Papi" Ortiz has helped the team win 3 World Series, bringing back a storied franchise from "never wins" to "always wins." He made Boston and the Red Sox his home, his place of work, and his legacy. In this memoir, Ortiz opens up about his life in baseball and about the problems he sees in Major League Baseball, about former teammates, opponents, coaches, and executives, and about the weight...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The first of "The Big Three" was Paul Pierce. As Boston Celtics fans watched the team retire Pierce's jersey in a ceremony on February 11, 2018, they remembered again the incredible performances Pierce put on in the city for fifteen years, helping the Celtics escape the bottom of their conference to become champions and perennial championship contenders. But Pierce's time in the city wasn't always so smooth. In 2000, he was stabbed in a downtown...
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