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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The 30 Greatest Sports Conspiracy Theories of All-Time: Ranking Sports' Most Notorious Fixes, Cover-ups, and Scandals
In The 30 Greatest Sports Conspiracy Theories of All Time, long-time TV sports statistician and self-professed skeptic Elliott Kalb examines the most notable conspiracies in sports history, from Major League baseball, the NFL, NBA, NHL, NCAA, Olympics, NASCAR, the horse track and the prize ring. Separating fact from myth, Kalb attempts to determine which of these long-held conspiracy theories hold water, and which ones fall flat under scrutiny. Ranking the conspiracies from 1 to 30 and the likelihood of each conspiracy from 1 to 5, Kalb boldly asks:- Did baseball avoid integration in the 1930s and 1940s with an unwritten agreement?
- Was Super Bowl III a fixed game?
- Did Sonny Liston throw both of his fights vs. Muhammad Ali?
- Was the NBA’s first-ever draft lottery fixed?
- Why did Michael Jordan really retire from basketball the first time?
- Are some NASCAR race outcomes too good to be true?
- Did the New England Patriots cheat their way to a dynasty?
- What really happened at the 1921 Kentucky Derby?
- Why weren’t any Japanese players signed to major league contracts from 1965-1995?
- And much more!
Price: $16.95
Thursday, May 12, 2011
The Greatest Moments in Sports
Experience all the action of the GREATEST MOMENTS IN SPORTS!
If you had to pick the greatest thing in sports you'd ever seen, what would it be?
Was it a miraculous comeback?
An amazing catch?
A game-winning buzzerbeater?
Or something completely different?
The best thing about sports is that you never know when a great moment is going to happen. And everyone has a different opinion about what the greatest moments are. Sportscaster Len Berman reveals his favorite moments in sports and offers this challenge—what are yours?
Hear the cheers, create and share your own memories, and let the debate begin! Plus, the included CD features many of the actual broadcasts—you'll hear all the drama and excitement as it happened!
HEAR THE ACTUAL BROADCASTS OF:
- DAVID TYREE'S Super Bowl helmet catch
- WAYNE GRETZKY breaking the NHL scoring record
- A RECEPTION SO GREAT they call it "immaculate"
- MICHAEL JORDAN'S championship buzzer-beater
- and SIX MORE GREAT MOMENTS on an EXCLUSIVE AUDIO CD.
PLUS DISCOVER THE INSIDE STORY BEHIND:
- How a young Tiger Woods destroys the field to win his first major championship
- Why one race-car driver is called "The King"
- College basketball's biggest upset
- When Babe Ruth tells a pitcher where he'll hit his home run—then does it
Price: $16.99