The popular Answer Guy from ESPN The Magazine provides a compilation of information, trivia, anecdotes, and answers to some of sports fans' most pressing questions, in sixty-five entertaining columns that cover such crucial questions as "Why are there 18 holes in a round of golf" and "Why do hockey players wear shorts?" Original. 35,000 first printing.

Answer Guy (ESPN the Magazine Presents)

Reference

Fine, Neil

Almanacs & Yearbooks

Hyperion

New York Times Bestseller “Fascinating.”—Men’s Health, Best Beach Reads for Sports Fans On the Origins of Sports is an illustrated book built around the original rules of 21 of the world’s most popular sports, from football and soccer to wrestling and mixed martial arts. Never before have the original rules for these sports coexisted in one volume. Brimming with history and miscellany, it is the ultimate sports book for the thinking fan. Each sport’s chapter includes a short history, the sport’s original rules, and a deeper look into an element of the sport, such as the evolution of the baseball glove; sports with war roots; a compendium of sports balls; and iconic sports trophies. Written by ESPN The Magazine’s former editor in chief, Gary Belsky, and executive editor, Neil Fine, and filled with period-style line drawings in a handsome package, On the Origins of Sports is a book that sports fans and history buffs alike will want to display on their coffee tables, showcase on their bookshelves, and treasure for generations.

On the Origins of Sports: The Early History and Original Rules of Everybody’s Favorite Games

Humor & Entertainment

Belsky, Gary

Puzzles & Games

Artisan

Sound smart and play smarter with this compendium of the tricks, techniques, and unwritten rules every sports fan needs—from naming your fantasy team to betting with friends, doing a flip turn to investing in memorabilia, winning at arm wrestling to hosting a Super Bowl party, and so much more. With over 150 to-the-point entries, plus helpful illustrations, charts, and lists, Up Your Game! will get you in the know in no time.

Up Your Game!: Skills, Tips, and Strategies to Achieve Total Sports Mastery

Written for the fan who needs to know it all, 23 Ways to Get to First Base is the first comprehensive collection of on-the-tip-of-your-tongue sports knowledge that's sure to become must-have reading and the ultimate bar-bet referee. 23 Ways to Get to First Base explores the true operating system of sports, the facts and figures, dates and data that fans think they know or wish they did. It's a one-of-a-kind potpourri of sports information, presented in an entertaining and visually arresting assortment of lists, charts, graphs, time lines, and short narratives, including:
--All eight positions in Abbott &amp; Costello's classic "Who's on First" routine --Every sports-related phobia --The full text of Bill Murray's "Cinderella Story" speech from Caddyshack --The name of every athlete who has guest-starred on The Simpsons --And, of course, the 23 ways a baseball player can safely reach first base

23 Ways to Get to First Base: The ESPN Uncyclopedia

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

ESPN

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