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Narrated by the daughter of one of the team members, Janice Barton, with unprecedented access to the secrets and insights of the first ever woman's team, this is a multi-generational story celebrating the power of a group of women who refused to accept the status quo - revealing how the events of 1971 shaped mother and daughter's lives both personally and professionally.

'Emotional, insightful, beautifully written. A story of making saves and being saved. The best football book I have read this year.' Henry Winter Sir Alex Ferguson looked at Joe Sealey: 'You know your dad saved my career?' Joe replied: 'And you saved his.' More than three decades before, in 1990...

During his nearly 50 years of sportswriting, including 28 at Sports Illustrated, fans of Dr. Z came to expect a certain alchemical, trademark blend. Paul Zimmerman is one of the modern era's groundbreaking football minds, a man who methodically charted every play while generating copious notes, a human precursor to the data analytics websites of today. In 2008, Zimmerman had nearly completed work on his personal memoirs when a series of strokes left him largely unable to speak, read, or write. Compiled and edited by Peter King, these are the stories he still wants to see told.

Was ist American Football ohne Emotionalität und eine gute Portion Scheinexpertise? Unter dem Deckmantel von vorgeheuchelter Professionalität und angedeuteter Vorbereitung lassen sich Jan und Niklas jede Woche über die NFL aus. Egal, ob es um die Plays des Spieltags geht, der MVP der Woche gekürt werden muss oder die beiden von Vertretern der deutschen Fanclubs der NFL-Teams Besuch bekommen - Football steht im Mittelpunkt, und mit ihm eine gute Portion Liebe und Leidenschaft für den Sport. Dass sich Indianapolis Colts-Fan Jan und Seattle Seahawks-Anhänger Niklas bei der Teamauswahl nicht...

College sports have never been bigger. Once a roughneck intercollegiate pastime, football now commands millions of fans and generates massive revenues. New York Times investigative reporter Mike McIntire chronicles the rise in the popularity and power of college athletics, revealing deeply troubling relationships between college sports programs, the universities that host them, booster organizations, local police departments, and the courts.