Future Sports

In the last two decades, innovation, data analysis, and technology have driven a tectonic shift in the sports business. Game of Edges is the story of how sports franchises evolved, on and off the field, from raggedly run small businesses into some of the most systematically productive companies around.

More than its many adventures, the Peking-to-Paris Motor Challenge took place on the precipice of a new world. As the twentieth century dawned, imperial regimes in China and Russia were crumbling, paving the way for the rise of communist ones. The electric telegraph was rapidly transforming modern communication, and with it, the news media, commerce, and politics. Suspended between the old and the new, the Peking-to-Paris, as bestselling historian Kassia St. Clair writes, became a critical tipping point.

For the modern major-league team, player evaluation is a complex, multipronged, high-tech pursuit. But far from becoming obsolete in this environment - as Michael Lewis' Moneyball once forecast - the role of the scout in today's game has evolved and even expanded. Rather than being the antithesis of a data-driven approach, scouting now represents an essential analytical component in a team's arsenal. Future Value is a thorough dive into the world of the contemporary scout - a world with its own language, methods, metrics, and madness.

Now, in his most powerful and important book yet, Game Change, Ken Dryden tells the riveting story of one player’s life, examines the intersection between science and sport, and expertly documents the progression of the game of hockey—where it began, how it got to where it is, where it can go from here and, just as exciting to play and watch, how it can get there.

Letters to a Future Champion is a loving tribute to the power a mentor can have on an athlete's career. Written by 17-time LPGA Tour winner, two-time major champion, and lead CBS golf reporter Dottie Pepper, this audiobook traces the influence "Mr. Pulver", a retired PGA golf professional, had on her skills, as well as her character, both on the practice range and in the letters the two exchanged after lessons and tournaments. Mr. Pulver would carefully tap out advice a young Dottie would need to rise to the top, sending her nearly 100 letters by the time of his death in 1986.

Herbert Carnegie was the complete hockey package in the 1940s and 1950s. Though his contributions to society both in sport and education have been referenced and profiled in books, documentaries, and thousands of articles, this is Carnegie's own account of striving to break the glass ceiling, starting with his career as a professional hockey player on all-white teams. In 1978, noted hockey journalist Stan Fischler wrote a powerful headline about Carnegie: "Born Too Soon."

Veteran ski journalist and former ski bum Heather Hansman takes listeners on an exhilarating journey into the hidden history of American skiing, offering a glimpse into an underexplored subculture from the perspective of a true insider. Hopping from Vermont to Colorado, Montana to West Virginia, Hansman profiles the people who have built their lives around a cold-weather obsession. Along the way she reckons with skiing's problematic elements and investigates how the sport is evolving in the face of the existential threat of climate change.

"Redskins Through the Ages" is a comprehensive exploration of the remarkable history of the Washington Redskins. From their origins as a franchise to their glory years and championship triumphs, this book delves into the team's journey through the decades. Discover the birth of the Redskins, their early challenges, and the development of their first rivalries. Explore the glory years of the Lombardi era, the Super Bowl triumphs, and the legendary players who made the Redskins great. Uncover the intense rivalries with the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, and Philadelphia Eagles, and learn ...

Soccer has been America's Sport of the Future since 1972. The Men in Blazers are two English-born, soccer-obsessed broadcasters who have savored the dizzying growth of the game along with millions of Americans, as if it was a rollicking, sporting telenovela playing out in real life. Written in such a way that fully immerses Americans in the history and culture of the world's game, their Encyclopedia Blazertannica relives the careers of such greats such as George Best, Maradona, Beckham...and Alexi Lalas.

Will fly fishing survive the 21st century? Author and angler Paul Guernsey argues that angling and the natural resources it depends upon - clear rivers, unpolluted oceans, and much more - are threatened by a host of increasingly complex social and environmental factors.

Birds, Jim Robbins posits, are our most vital connection to nature. They compel us to look to the skies, both literally and metaphorically, draw us out into nature to seek their beauty, and let us experience vicariously what it is like to be weightless. Birds have helped us in so many of our human endeavors: learning to fly, providing clothing and food, and helping us better understand the human brain and body.

Future Goal: Soccer in the Year 2422 takes readers on an exciting journey through the transformation of the world's most popular sport. Using vivid narratives and thoughtful insights, it explores the significant changes in soccer by the year 2422. From technological advancements like AI, AR, VR, and material science influencing the game, to the evolution of fan experiences, player performance, and the sport's societal impacts, the book provides an engaging vision of soccer's future. It also addresses the ethical implications and challenges associated with this futuristic world, from data ...

In the 1960s, on the heels of the “Greatest Game Ever Played”, professional football began to flourish across the country - except in Texas, where college football was still the only game in town. But in an unlikely series of events, two young oil tycoons started their own professional football franchises in Dallas the very same year: the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, and, as part of a new upstart league designed to thwart the NFL’s hold on the game, the Dallas Texans of the AFL. Almost overnight, a bitter feud was born.

Women’s sports receive a fraction of the airtime allotted for men’s sports, as well as a fraction of the marketing dollars, media coverage, and training resources. For every dollar that the NBA’s highest-paid player brings home, the WNBA’s highest-paid player earns just half a cent. But while misogyny in sports is particularly visible, it’s not unique. Women athletes face the same sexist barriers found in all career fields: the motherhood penalty, transphobia and misogynoir, underpromotion, and more. But women in sports are fighting back.

Golf like many other sports can bring together people in friendship, business, family fun, fellowship, even in ministry. This book is an eclectic collection of world famous golf poetry, parables, lessons, rules, jokes, coloring pages, connect the dot activities and Holy Bible scriptures relating to handling life’s and golf’s challenges alike. Our common bond and purpose in producing this book is to serve our Lord Jesus Christ. "The pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel. As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." (Proverbs 27:9, 17). “Brothers and ...

Football, known as ‘The Beautiful Game,’ transcends borders, cultures, and generations, captivating millions around the globe with its thrilling blend of athleticism, strategy, and unyielding passion. From the dusty streets of small villages to the grand stadiums of bustling metropolises, football unites people in a shared love for the sport, creating unforgettable memories and lifelong bonds.

In what is being hailed by many, probably, as the best literary work since the New Testament, PFT Commenter takes you on a realistic-fiction journey through the backdoor politics of today's NFL. Set in the 2014 offseason, Roger Goodell and President Barack Obama become locked in a mano-a-mano battle over the future of the Dallas Cowboys, culminating in a literal fight to the death.

The IPL has expanded, but Australia's Big Bash is contracting; the 2023 men's Ashes were concertinaed into a tiny window but The Hundred continues to dominate. Is there still hope for Test cricket in this tumultuous sporting landscape? Turbervill recalls the poignancy of the final Test of the English summer at The Oval in 2022, and describes how the match could be seen as a metaphor for the demise of the longer game.

Football 4.0: How Technology is Shaping the Beautiful Game By Dr. Erkut Sogut and Chris Worsey Discover the Future of Football In Football 4.0, Dr. Erkut Sogut and Chris Worsey explore how cutting-edge technologies are revolutionizing the world's most beloved sport. From AI-driven performance analytics to immersive fan experiences, this book delves into the innovations transforming football on and off the pitch. What You'll Learn: AI & Player Performance: How artificial intelligence is enhancing training, strategy, and player development. Data Analytics: The role of big data in scouting, ...

This is the book that fills in all the gaps, on and off the field, during the tumultuous years of Farhad Moshiri’s ownership, right up his sale of the club to The Friedkin Group in December 2024. More than a book about modern-day football, The Unofficial Everton Timeline documents unbridled ambition crashing into chaotic reality between 2014-2024. It is a comprehensive and detailed chronicle of important matches, big dreams, colossal financial investments, unproductive transfers, property deals and engineering marvels.