Títulos en Deportes

Joe Skelton has never written anything longer than a shopping list, but now his brain tumor is making him write a novel. It's a baseball novel about a crippled janitor who cleans up at a forgotten minor league field, and who is accidentally discovered to be a perfect never-misses hitter. Will Joe die before we find out whether the Joltin' Janitor makes it to the big leagues? An imagined Roger Angell leads an unforgettable ensemble of quirky characters on a gentle and poignant race to discover the meaning of baseball, fate, will, and chance.

Minor league umpire Alice Darling loves everything about baseball. That means hunky ball players are strictly off limits—dating one would be professional suicide. With a young daughter and a brother to care for, she can’t afford to slip up. Truth is, as a young, stupid, nineteen-year-old townie, she did once date a player. That’s how she wound up with her precious, nine-year-old daughter…and a determination to never make that mistake again.

Novalee Heart liebt ihre Familie, ihre Freunde und Musik. Dagegen verabscheut sie egomane Menschen – besonders selbstverliebte, überbezahlte Profisportler. Der Radiosender, bei dem sie ihr Volontariat absolviert, wird überraschenderweise von dem Baseballstar Liam Cross aufgekauft. Und ausgerechnet der neue Eigentümer hört mit an, was Novalee von Leuten wie ihm hält ... Aufgeben ist für Novalee trotzdem keine Option, schließlich ist ihr größter Wunsch, Radiomoderatorin zu werden.

Tom King, un boxeur australien sur le déclin se prépare pour un combat important contre l'étoile montante de la boxe, un jeune homme nommé Sandel. Mais Tom sait qu'il ne s'est pas bien préparé pour ce match. Il n'a pas pu manger à sa faim, ni s'entraîner autant qu'il aurait dû. Il rêve d'un bon bifteck pour lui donner de l'énergie, mais l'argent manque dans son foyer. Quand il était jeune, il se battait pour la gloire et le public hurlait son nom. Désormais, il se bat pour manger à sa faim. Le combat de King contre Sandel, c'est celui de la sagesse et de l'expérience contre la vitalité de la jeunesse.

Ich hätte das Angebot meines Bosses, mich in seinem Ferienhaus zu erholen, nicht annehmen sollen. Denn als der General Manager der Philadelphia Pucks plötzlich selbst hier auftaucht, kommen wir uns näher, als es vermutlich angebracht ist. Früher hätte ich Brads Vorschlag sofort abgelehnt, doch nach meinem gewonnenen Kampf gegen den Krebs im letzten Jahr habe ich gelernt, das Glück am Schopf zu packen. Sein Anwesen in Hawaii gleicht einem Paradies... zumindest, bis plötzlich ein wildfremder, splitterfasernackter Typ vor mir steht und ich auf der Flucht vor ihm im Fenster stecken bleibe.

After spending the last twenty-five years in prison, former professional wrestler "Bad Guy" Brian Hearns is willing to do anything for a second chance. Then he learns the truth about the dark circumstances that landed him behind bars, and an old acquaintance gives him the means to go back in time and set things right.

New York Times bestselling author of the Briar U series Elle Kennedy’s first hockey romance, Body Check, is now released in an expanded version, with both new and enhanced scenes by the author! More story, more hockey—and more heat! After a childhood spent being dragged around the country...

It's the late 1970s and city league softball - and partying - reign supreme. Talented Jo Jo Van Dyne and company struggle to right themselves from a winless first season, in part by renaming themselves the Streakers because their first year team name, the Hard Machine, hadn't exactly brought them any kind of luck. This time around, though, the early twenties team has high hopes. This is a year where, they all truly believe, anything can happen. And who knows...maybe it will.

Humor is the best part of baseball. To survive a long season, the everyday schedule, and the failure that is inherent in the game people have always needed a good laugh about a ballgame from time to time. The stories in Baseball Humor: A Collection of Stories by Master Storytellers poke good fun at the struggles, ambition, greed, romance, envy, wisdom, and quirks of the players, managers, wives, and fans. Included are “The Pitcher and the Plutocrat” by P G Wodehouse, “Horseshoes” and “Alibi Ike” by Ring Lardner, “The Red-Headed Outfield” and “The Rube” by Zane Gray, and many others.

Genevieve Michaels didn’t realize how much emotional preparation she needed to do for her brother’s wedding. But when Leo Bishop walks into the bar five days before the big day, she’s reminded of exactly why she can’t stand her brother’s best friend...and exactly why she plans to steer clear of him all week.

I never asked for the spotlight, but inheriting a pro hockey team pulls me into a world of chaos. All eyes are on me now. I’m no stranger to the world of hockey, but watching from the sidelines and calling the shots are two very different things. Especially when you’re not wanted.

There has been a long-standing belief that a woman slipped into the 1951 Boston Marathon undetected and ran the race. If that could be proven it would make her the first woman to have run a marathon on American soil. She wore “red,” as claimed by a group of Canadian runners who say they tried to bring the matter to the attention of race Director Jock Semple and other race officials. But to no avail, their story was never corroborated, and so today the “Runner in Red” remains a mystery and an urban legend.

Edna Coffman, School Board Chairperson and community icon, hires thirty-something coaches Luke Carter and Madison Danielsen with the specific directive of returning the town sports fortunes to its former championship status. The unique-to-small-town interactions are at the forefront in this tale, and clearly demonstrate the close interconnections between school, sport and community in rural small-town America.

In 'Punching Through: The Tommy Malone Legacy,' follow the gripping journey of Tommy Malone, a young boxer who discovers a pair of legendary gloves with mystical powers. As he rises to the pinnacle of the boxing world, a fateful loss forces him to redefine his path. This is a tale of resilience, redemption, and the true meaning of legacy in the world of professional boxing.

The bond that changed everything is put to its final test. It has been more than twenty years since the Kindred came to live in Rockwood. Most of the villagers have embraced the Kindred and all that they have to teach, but there are those who fear the Kindreds' influence, and so have drifted away to live as outcasts. The outcasts suffer, living as they do, but they refuse help, even from the Horse-Bonded.

Знаете, есть такие девочки, у которых все получается. На них прекрасно сидит даже самая объемная одежда, а на лице никогда не появляются прыщики. К тому же они обязательно увлекаются чем-нибудь необычным — исполняют сложные фигуры художественной гимнастики, скачут на лошадях так, будто родились в седле... Легкие, ловкие и какие-то удивительно везучие, они обычно, не прикладывая ни малейших усилий, сразу же становятся звездами любой компании. Но я не из таких. Хотя... хотя всегда можно попробовать измениться! Именно поэтому я здесь, в конно-спортивном лагере, и, похоже, мне предстоит немало самых разных открытий.

When Rupert Kramer ousts him as coxswain of University’s Championship crew, Finn Sullivan’s dreams of athletic glory disappear into the murky Brisbane River. Picking himself up to pursue his passionate competitive ambitions, Finn commits to becoming a great rowing coach. But his growing achievements are upended when a tragic incident reignites his rivalry with Rupert and unearths the long-buried family secret behind his toxic relationship with his father.

A flunking Midwestern college student drops out and moves west to live the ski bum life. In the Colorado mountains he finds a group of like-minded, and sometimes degenerate, friends who show him that a ski town is the ideal place for young people to raise a middle finger to societal norms and do as they please.

Я не планировал умирать. Тем более не планировал оказаться в прошлом. Черт знает, как это вышло! Теперь я снова пацан и играю в советский хоккей. Что ж... Раз судьба дала второй шанс — использую его по полной. Для начала нужно стать лучшим нападающим. Назад дороги нет. У меня была детская мечта, и я ее исполню.

Die Jahrgangsbeste und der Quarterback – kann das gut gehen? Die prickelnde Sports Romance vom Bay Rouge College! Die ehrgeizige Studentin Taylor kann sich wirklich besseres vorstellen, als ihr nächstes Projekt mit dem arroganten Quarterback Zack Wilson als Partner zu absolvieren. Doch Zack muss bestehen, um weiterhin bei den Bay Rouge Lions spielen zu dürfen und Taylors Professor verspricht ihr ein Empfehlungsschreiben für ein Austauschjahr in Oxford, wenn sie Zack durch das Semester bringt. Zunächst sind die beiden wie Feuer und Wasser und halten nur an der Partnerarbeit fest, um ihre eigenen Ziele zu erreichen.