Sports and Leisure

Recent movers and shakers in sports and leisure.

Updated June 21, 2026
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Sports and Leisure

Recent movers and shakers in sports and leisure.

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Make me commissioner : I know what's wrong with baseball and how to fix it
Leavy, Jane
Paper Book
"Make Jane Commissioner... Leavy has a voice demanding to be heard--and Major League Baseball should listen."-- THE WALL STREET JOURNAL A New York Times bestselling biographer and lifelong baseball devotee takes readers on an epic journey...
Changeover : a young rivalry and a new era of men's tennis
Nathan, Giri
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2025 BY * THE NEW YORKER * NPR * TOWN & COUNTRY * The story of Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and their epic rivalry, as told by "the best tennis writer in America" (Brian Phillips,...
Every day is Sunday : how Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and Roger Goodell turned the NFL into a cultural & economic juggernaut
Belson, Ken
Paper Book
A New York Times Notable Book of 2025 - One of Barnes & Noble's Best Sports Books of 2025 From veteran New York Times Business & NFL reporter, Ken Belson, a deeply-reported account of how the NFL's Commissioner, Roger Goodell, and its two most...
Misunderstood
Iverson, Allen
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A compelling and candid memoir from Allen Iverson, the NBA's most misunderstood Hall of Famer, detailing his tough childhood in Virginia, his entry into the league as the number one overall pick, and his controversial, culture-changing pro...
Expensive basketball
Serrano, Shea
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - One of Barnes & Noble's Best Sports Books of 2025 From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Rap Year Book and Basketball (and Other Things), a clever and inventive examination of some of...
Never stop : life, leadership, and what it takes to be great
Hurley, Dan
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Dan Hurley is one of the most famous head coaches in America today--in any sport. He returned the UConn Huskies men's basketball team to their rightful place among the nation's elite, winning back-to-back NCAA Championships, and he did it with...
A Hollywood ending : the dreams and drama of the LeBron Lakers
Weitzman, Yaron
Paper Book
NBA journalist Yaron Weitzman lays out the high stakes drama happening inside the Lakers' organization as they try to juggle the warring priorities between LeBron James and the Buss family. When LeBron James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, it looked like a match made...
Heartbeats : a memoir
Borg, Björn
Paper Book
Idol. Legend. Enigma. For the first time, one of the all-time greatest sportsmen is finally ready to share his astonishing story: the long-awaited tell-all memoir from Björn Borg, now a Sunday Times bestseller. No one had ever played tennis quite like Björn Borg. With his...
Shot ready
Curry, Stephen
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Shot Ready is a powerful distillation of Stephen Curry's transformative philosophy of success--centered on preparation, constant improvement, creativity, connection, mindfulness, and joy--delivered in his incomparable voice and style....
Mamba & Mambacita forever
Bryant, Vanessa
Paper Book
A beautiful and moving testament to the enduring life of Kobe Bryant and the Mamba Mentality. When Kobe and Gianna Bryant died, tragically and unexpectedly, in 2020, the world mourned with a wholehearted ferocity. In perhaps the largest and most intense outpouring of public...
Madden & Summerall : how they revolutionized NFL broadcasting
Podolsky, Rich
Paper Book
Madden & Summerall tells the inside story of how two unlikely partners became the greatest broadcast duo in NFL history. This is the story of how John Madden and Pat Summerall got to CBS and, although very different, how they became the greatest broadcast team of...
On her game : Caitlin Clark and the revolution in women's sports
Brennan, Christine
Paper Book
Instant New York Times Bestseller! A news-making and electrifying portrait of sports phenomenon Caitlin Clark, whose dramatic ascendance in college basketball and now in the WNBA has captured the attention of media and fans unlike any other female team-sport athlete in...
Beyond fast : how a renegade coach and his unlikely high school team revolutionized distance running
Brosnan, Sean
Paper Book
The true story of a high school cross country team that went from obscurity to becoming the fastest squad the country, and perhaps the world, has ever seen, called "inspiring and entertaining" (Jerry Schumacher) and "a deliciously rich tale" (Neal Bascomb). When Sean Brosnan...
Iron in the blood : how the Alabama vs. Auburn rivalry shaped the soul of the South
Busbee, Jay
Paper Book
For Alabama and Auburn, football isn't life. It's much more important than that. Their rivalry is a multigenerational one, fueled by rage and redemption, and they've clashed with a trademark ferocity and defiance. But the shockwaves of their feud have transcended the football field, entering into...
Moses and the Doctor : two men, one championship, and the birth of modern basketball
Epplin, Luke
Paper Book
The rousing story of two trailblazing superstars--Julius "Dr. J" Erving and Moses Malone--whose improbable alliance and unsung legacies shaped the wildest and most innovative era of basketball history.   In the early 1970s, playground courts across the United...
Everybody loses : the tumultuous rise of American sports gambling
Funt, Danny
Paper Book
This jaw-dropping book pulls back the curtain on the alluring yet perilous world of American sports gambling. Built around explosive interviews with the power players of the betting boom at FanDuel, DraftKings, and beyond, it reveals the troubling methods that are being used to bleed...
The girl who changed little league : the true story of Maria Pepe and her battle to play ball
Pepe, Maria
Paper Book
The story of Maria Pepe, an eleven-year-old girl who changed the course of Little League history. Maria Pepe loved baseball. When Little League formed in her hometown in 1972, she was eager to prove herself as a competitor. There was only one problem: Little League was not...
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