Book Review: Boom Town

Review by Budd Bailey “Boom Town” recently popped up in a recently circulated article on the best sports books of our time, basketball division. I hadn’t heard about it, but…

Book Review: The Cap

Review by Budd Bailey It might be the most important day in American sports history that no one notices, let alone celebrates. The day is October 8, 1982. The National…

Book Review: Barkley

Review by Budd Bailey Who doesn’t like Charles Barkley? And who wouldn’t like to hit the town with him for at least a little while (knowing that you’ll never keep…

Book Review: Unguarded

Review by Budd Bailey It doesn’t take Scottie Pippen long to make a point in his autobiography. It takes place on the cover, which may at least tie a record….

Why, John Y. Brown?

By Budd Bailey The death of former Buffalo Braves’ owner John Y. Brown on Tuesday went more or less unnoticed in the Western New York media. There was nothing in…

Book Review: Game

Review by Budd Bailey It didn’t take long at all for basketball fans to fall in love with Grant Hill’s game. He arrived at Duke in the fall of 1990,…

Review: Wish It Lasted Forever

Review by Budd Bailey Dan Shaughnessy can be a tough sportswriter some times. That’s a little more rare than you might think. Criticism of sports figures has become increasingly rare,…