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May 25, 2022
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Jonathan Yardley
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IN FRANK DEFORD'S NOVEL, A FOOTBALL HERO FINDS THE HURRAHS DON'T LAST
By Jonathan Yardley
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THIS SPORTS ART AND ARTIFACT SHOW IS BETTER IN PERSON THAN IN PRINT
By Jonathan Yardley
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ARTHUR ASHE STEPS OFF THE COURT TO REVEAL THE MAN BEHIND THE PLAYER
By Jonathan Yardley
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HERE'S A VOLUME THAT'S AS MUCH OF A LOSER AS ITS TOPIC, THE CHICAGO CUBS
By Jonathan Yardley
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WHAT A LOVELY SEASON 1980 WAS FOR THE NATION'S HOST OF YANKEE-HATERS
By Jonathan Yardley
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AN ENGAGING ACCOUNT OF BASEBALL BACK IN THE GOOD OLD (VERY OLD) DAYS
By Jonathan Yardley
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AN UPBEAT STORY ABOUT A DYING MAN WHO TURNS TO SPORT AND FINDS LIFE
By Jonathan Yardley
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A FLAKE AND HIS TIME COME VIVIDLY TO LIFE IN A FINE AND FUNNY FIRST NOVEL
By Jonathan Yardley
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TWO BRITONS TARNISH THEIR BRIGHT IDEA WITH A LACKLUSTER TREATMENT
By Jonathan Yardley
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A CALM, OBJECTIVE VOICE SPEAKS OUT ON THE VOLATILE SUBJECT OF HUNTING
By Jonathan Yardley
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ALTHOUGH GRAND IN SCOPE, THIS NEW BIO OF BOBBY JONES IS, ALAS, SUBPAR
By Jonathan Yardley
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HOME WITH LORD HOME ON THE FIELDS AND STREAMS OF BONNIE SCOTLAND
By Jonathan Yardley
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THE CO-AUTHORS OF "AMAZONS" USED A PSEUDONYM. TO AVOID RED FACES?
By Jonathan Yardley
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THE BIRD AND FRIENDS MAY ANNOY YOU, BUT CONSIDER WHAT THEY MEAN TO ME
By Jonathan Yardley
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A MARSHMALLOW-SOFT TRIO OF BILLY MARTIN BIOS—ONE BY BILLY HIMSELF
By Jonathan Yardley
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A HIP GUIDE TO THE HOT SPOTS AND THE HOTSHOTS OF PICKUP BASKETBALL
By Jonathan Yardley
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CHEERS FOR A GRACEFUL EVOCATION OF THE CHARMS OF RACETRACK LIFE
By Jonathan Yardley
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LAST YEAR'S MINOR LEAGUE PHENOM IS 1980'S MAJOR LEAGUE LITERARY HIT
By Jonathan Yardley
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HERE IS A GENUINE SIGNATURE-MODEL LINEUP OF 10 CLASSIC SPORTS BOOKS
By Jonathan Yardley
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A GEOGRAPHER CHARTS AN ANTIDOTE TO EXCESSES OF COLLEGE RECRUITING
By Jonathan Yardley
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AN UNEVEN BOOK DEPICTS THE UPS AND DOWNS OF THE MANASSA MAULER
By Jonathan Yardley
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A SUPERB STUDY OF A SPORT THAT HAS BECOME CENTRAL TO COMMUNITY LIFE
By Jonathan Yardley
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A DISAPPOINTING BUT EARNEST LOOK AT THE LONG LIFE OF THE OLD PERFESSER
By Jonathan Yardley
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A HISTORY OF PRO FOOTBALL IN TWO BIOGRAPHIES—ONE SUNNY, ONE SOUR
By Jonathan Yardley
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NANCY LOPEZ' ACCOUNT OF HER CAREER IS HIGH-SPIRITED BUT INSUBSTANTIAL
By Jonathan Yardley
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A LIGHTHEARTED AND GRATIFYING LOOK AT AN ADOLESCENT BECOMING A MAN
By Jonathan Yardley
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AN ENGROSSING VOLUME RELATES THE DOUBLE EAGLE II'S FLIGHT TO FRANCE
By Jonathan Yardley
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THE SOUTHPAW DISCOVERS THAT WHILE IT LOOKED LIKE FOR EVER, IT WAS NOT
By Jonathan Yardley
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BILL RUSSELL WRITES WITH CANDOR ABOUT HIS GAME, HIS RACE, HIS LIFE
By Jonathan Yardley
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A NOTED AUTHOR DETAILS THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A ONE-ON-ONE POLO PLAYER
By Jonathan Yardley
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SHOELESS JOE'S BIOGRAPHY SCRUBS SOME OF THE STAIN OFF THE BLACK SOX
By Jonathan Yardley
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BEFORE THE SUMMER IS OVER, TAKE A TRIP TO GRACEVILLE TO SEE THE OILERS
By Jonathan Yardley
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WITH GRACE AND RUEFUL WIT A DETROIT FAN RECOUNTS A YEAR OF THE TIGERS
By Jonathan Yardley
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FROM HERBERT WARREN WIND COMES A STUDY IN THE ART OF COURTLY TENNIS
By Jonathan Yardley
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WITH EDWIN NEWMAN'S 'SUNDAY PUNCH' YOU CAN COUNT THIS REVIEWER OUT
By Jonathan Yardley
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RING'S COMIC STRIP WASN'T COMIC, BUT IT WAS A BOON, AS HE WAS UNECONOMIC
By Jonathan Yardley
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THREE HOPEFULS REACHED FOR THE STARS BUT FAILED TO MAKE THE CUT
By Jonathan Yardley
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ANCIENT GREEKS AND MODERN YANKS CONTRIBUTE TO FINE BASEBALL FICTION
By Jonathan Yardley
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IN A FUNNY, MOVING NOVEL, A COACH AND HIS TEAM LEARN ABOUT WINNING
By Jonathan Yardley
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FROM CY YOUNG TO SAYONARA, THE SAGA OF SPARKY LYLE AND HIS SLIDER
By Jonathan Yardley
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A FINE CHRONICLE OF BAY AREA TALES FROM THAT BAY VIVANT, RON FIMRITE
By Jonathan Yardley
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LET'S GIVE A SESQUIPEDALIAN CHEER FOR THE OLD SYNERGISTIC BALL GAME
By Jonathan Yardley
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TWO BASKETBALL NOVELS, ONE TALL AND ONE SMALL, PLAY THE SAME GAME
By Jonathan Yardley
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THE COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCANDAL IS DISSECTED IN THIS DEFINITIVE STUDY
By Jonathan Yardley
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A FOOTBALL NOVEL THAT IS STRONG ON THE FIELD BUT WEAK ON THE SIDELINES
By Jonathan Yardley
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A FAITHFUL FISHERMAN IS CONTENT EVEN IF THE BIG ONE GETS AWAY
By Jonathan Yardley
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A BARRAGE OF CLICHÉS SENDS 'THE WORLD SERIES' OFF TO THE SHOWERS
By Jonathan Yardley
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TWO TENNIS THRILLERS DOUBLE-FAULT, COMING UP SHORT ON COURT AND OFF
By Jonathan Yardley
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STEVE CAUTHEN, ONLY 18 AND RIDING HIGH, ALREADY HAS HIS OWN BOSWELL
By Jonathan Yardley
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FOR BETTER AND FOR WORSE, JIMMY CANNON INFLUENCED SPORTSWRITING
By Jonathan Yardley
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