Book Review: Tiger & Phil

Review by Budd Bailey We love our rivalries in sports. The concept probably started in the 19th century, when the team in my town challenged the team from the town…

Book Review: All In

Review by Budd Bailey How many athletes really mattered in the 20th century? Not too many. Jackie Robinson, absolutely.  Muhammad Ali, certainly. Babe Ruth, perhaps (mostly for starting the rise…

Book Review: Bracketology

Review by Budd Bailey Basketball fans have learned a new word over the past several years: bracketology. If you were trying to define it, you’d say it is the study…

Book Review: True

Review by Budd Bailey It was particularly appropriate – and perhaps a little scary – to read this book shortly after the mass shooting in Buffalo that killed 10 African…

Book Review: Tom Seaver

Review by Budd Bailey I waited about 10 years for someone to get this right. Back around 2011, I read a biography of Tom Seaver called “The Last Icon.” It…