Sports Related Book Reviews From Knup Sports

Welcome to the Knup Sports Book Reviews! Reading sports books is somewhat of a passion for our team Below, you will read a number of “small book reviews” for all the sports books they have read lately. We don’t get paid at all for reading or reviewing these books. So, if you happen to buy any of these books or other sports books — use our SPORTS BOOKS LINK HERE so we earn a few cents for our efforts 🙂

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All Book Reviews

“Hockey- A Global History” Book Review

4 Feb, 2019
“We Want Fish Sticks: The Bizarre and Infamous Rebranding of the New York Islanders”

11 Jan, 2019
“Bjorn Borg and the Super Swedes” by Mats Holm and Ulf Roosvald

4 Dec, 2018
From Ghetto to Glory: The Story of Bob Gibson

6 Nov, 2018
“Baseball: The Writer’s Game” By Mike Shannon

23 Oct, 2018
“Collision of Wills: Johnny Unitas, Don Shula, and the Rise of the Modern NFL”

17 Oct, 2018
“Women on the Move: The Forgotten Era of Women’s Bicycle Racing”

10 Oct, 2018
“Pigskin Nation: How the NFL Remade American Politics”

5 Oct, 2018
“Bob Feller: Ace of the Greatest Generation”

28 Sep, 2018
“A Franchise on the Rise: The First Twenty Years of the New York Yankees”

19 Sep, 2018
“Dream Like a Champion- Wins, Losses and Leadership the Nebraska Volleyball Way”

12 Sep, 2018
“I Was Right on Time: My Journey from the Negro Leagues to the Majors”

9 Sep, 2018
“The Legendary Life of Ken ‘Snake’ Stabler” by Mike Freeman

2 Sep, 2018
“The Roger Kahn Reader: Six Decades of Sportswriting”

29 Aug, 2018
“A Game of Their Own: Voices of Contemporary Women in Baseball” By Jennifer Ring

22 Aug, 2018
“Walter Camp and the Creation of American Football” by Roger R. Tamte

17 Aug, 2018
“Baseball Italian Style: Great Stories Told by Italian American Major Leaguers from Crosetti to Piazza”

14 Aug, 2018
“Liftoff!: The Tank, the Storm, and the Astros’ Improbable Ascent to Baseball Immortality” by Brian T. Smith

8 Aug, 2018
“Urban’s Way: Urban Meyer, The Florida Gators, and His Plan to Win”

4 Aug, 2018
“Warren Spahn: A Biography of a Legendary Lefty” by Lew Freedman

1 Aug, 2018
“Being Ted Williams: Growing Up with a Baseball Idol”

28 Jul, 2018
“One Last Strike: Fifty Years in Baseball, Ten and a Half Games Back, and One Final Championship Season”

21 Jul, 2018
“The Year of the Pitcher: Bob Gibson, Denny McLain, and the End of Baseball’s Golden Age”

13 Jul, 2018
“Miller Time: The Story of John Miller, A Small-Town Basketball Coach Who Inspired Dynasties”

4 Jul, 2018
“Brothers in Arms: Koufax, Kershaw, and the Dodgers’ Extraordinary Pitching Tradition”

29 Jun, 2018
“Insight Pitch: My Life as a Major League Closer”

27 Jun, 2018
“The Age of Ruth and Landis The Economics of Baseball during the Roaring Twenties”

15 Jun, 2018
“In Pursuit of Pennants: Baseball Operations from Deadball to Moneyball”

14 Jun, 2018
“Urban Shocker: Silent Hero of Baseball’s Golden Age”

12 Jun, 2018
“The Big Chair” by Ned Colletti with Joseph A. Reaves

8 Jun, 2018
“The Cloudbuster Nine: The Untold Story of Ted Williams and the Baseball Team That Helped Win World War II”

6 Jun, 2018
“Getting to Us: How Great Coaches Make Great Teams”

5 Jun, 2018
“Bearing the Cross: My Inspiring Journey from Poverty to the NFL and Sports Television”

3 Jun, 2018
“Joy in Tigertown: A Determined Team, Resilient City, and Our Magical Run to the 1968 World Series”

2 Jun, 2018
“Eli Manning: The Making of a Quarterback” By Ralph Vacchiano

2 Jun, 2018
“Presidents and the Pastime” by Curt Smith

28 May, 2018
“Arnold Palmer: Homespun Stories of the King” By Chris Rodell

28 May, 2018
“SUGAR: Micheal Ray Richardson, Eighties Excess, and the NBA” By Charley Rosen

26 May, 2018
“Gil Hodges- A Hall of Fame Life” By Mort Zachter

25 May, 2018
“Alou: My Baseball Journey” by Felipe Alou with Peter Kerasotis

24 May, 2018
“Hawk: I Did it My Way” by Ken Harrelson with Jeff Snook

21 May, 2018
“The Pitcher and the Dictator: Satchell Paige’s Unlikely Season in the Dominican Republic” By Averell “Ace” Smith

11 May, 2018
“Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team that Barnstormed its Way to Basketball Glory” By Lydia Reeder

10 May, 2018
“Davey Johnson: My Wild Ride in Baseball and Beyond” by Davey Johnson, Erik Sherman

9 May, 2018
“The Integration of the Pacific Coast League: Race and Baseball on the West Coast” By Amy Essington

8 May, 2018
“Electric October: Seven World Series Games, Six Lives, Five Minutes of Fame That Lasted Forever” By Kevin Cook

7 May, 2018
“Try Not to Suck: The Exceptional, Extraordinary Baseball Life of Joe Maddon” by Bill Chastain and Jesse Rogers

23 Apr, 2018
“You Can’t Make This Up” By Al Michaels

13 Apr, 2018
“Game Worn: Baseball Treasures from the Game’s Greatest Heroes and Moments” By Stephen Wong and Dave Grob

4 Apr, 2018
“Casey Stengel: Baseball’s Greatest Character” by Marty Appel

4 Apr, 2018
“Attitude: Develop a Winning Mindset on and off the Court” by Jay Wright

3 Apr, 2018
“Gehrig and the Babe” by Tony Castro

3 Apr, 2018
“Papi: My Story” By David Ortiz and Michael Holley

3 Apr, 2018
“Bill Self: At Home in the Phog”

3 Apr, 2018
“Fall From Grace: The Truth and Tragedy of ‘Shoeless Joe’ Jackson” By Tim Hornbaker

3 Apr, 2018
“Toughness: Developing True Strength On and Off the Court” By Jay Bilas

3 Apr, 2018
“Lucky Bastard” by Joe Buck

3 Apr, 2018
“Furious George: My Forty Years Surviving NBA Divas, Clueless GM’s and Poor Shot Selection” by George Karl

3 Apr, 2018
“Raw: My 100% Grade-A, Unfiltered, Inside Look at Sports” by Colin Cowherd

3 Apr, 2018
“You Got to Give Them What They Want” By Jalen Rose

3 Apr, 2018
“The New Baseball Bible” by Dan Schlossberg

3 Apr, 2018
“A Life Well Played” by Arnold Palmer

3 Apr, 2018
“Bias in the Booth” by Dylan Gwinn

3 Apr, 2018
“John Feinstein: The Legends Club” by John Feinstein

3 Apr, 2018
Urban Meyer: Above the Line Book Review

3 Apr, 2018
“The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” By Jeff Passan

3 Apr, 2018
“Tim Tebow Through My Eyes A Quarterbacks Journey” by Tim Tebow

3 Apr, 2018
“The Closer: My Story” by Mariano Rivera

3 Apr, 2018
“Living Out Loud: Sports, Cancer, and the Things Worth Fighting For” By Craig Sager

3 Apr, 2018
“Shoe Dog: A Memoir of the Creator of Nike” by Phil Knight

3 Apr, 2018
“Growing Up Gronk: A Family’s Story of Raising Champions” by the Gronkowski Family with Jeff Schober

3 Apr, 2018
“Francona: The Red Sox Years” By Dan Shaughnessy

3 Apr, 2018
“I Was There” by Eric Mirlis

3 Apr, 2018
“How to Win at the Sport of Business” by Mark Cuban

3 Apr, 2018
“You’re Welcome, Cleveland — How I Helped LeBron James Win a Championship and Save a City” by Scott Raab

3 Apr, 2018
“Gunslinger: The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre” by Jeff Pearlman

3 Apr, 2018
“Courage to Soar-A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance” by Simone Biles

3 Apr, 2018
“Life is Yours to Win: Lessons Forged from the Purpose, Passion, and Magic of Baseball” By Augie Garrido with Wes Smith

3 Apr, 2018
“The Cooperstown Casebook: Who’s in the Baseball Hall of Fame, Who Should Be In, and Who Should Pack Their Plaques” by Jay Jaffe

3 Apr, 2018
“After Further Review: My Life Including the Infamous, Controversial, and Unforgettable Calls That Changed the NFL” by Mike Pereira, and Rick Jaffe

3 Apr, 2018
“Success is the Only Option: The Art of Coaching Extreme Talent” by John Calipari

2 Apr, 2018
“Called Out but Safe: A Baseball Umpire’s Journey” by Al Clark

2 Apr, 2018
“OPEN: Inside the Ropes at Bethpage Black” By John Feinstein

2 Apr, 2018
“The Phenomenon: Pressure, the Yips, and the Pitch that Changed My Life” By Rick Ankiel

5 Apr, 2017
“Eight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series” by Eliot Asinof

3 Apr, 2017