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Breaking the Color Line: 1940 to 1946

By Library of Congress

In 1945, the Jim Crow policies of baseball changed forever when Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson of the Negro League's Kansas City Monarchs agreed to a contract that would bring Robinson into the major leagues in 1947.

Read on www.loc.gov

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Dr Jerry Lynch - Less Is More

Dr. Jerry Lynch is more than a conventional sports psychologist. He combines Eastern thought, Native American tradition, Christian mysticism and western psychology to help coaches, parents and their athletes to create confidence, mental toughness and inspiration for competitive events.

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Jerry Lynch
2017
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Martin & Malcolm & America: A Dream or a Nightmare

This groundbreaking and highly acclaimed work examines the two most influential African-American leaders of this century. While Martin Luther King, Jr., saw America as essentially a dream . . . as yet unfulfilled, Malcolm X viewed America as a realized nightmare.

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James H. Cone
2012
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inside Basketball—101 Great Hoop Stories from Players, Coaches, and Fans

Pat Williams has drawn on his basketball industry connections to compile great stories from on and off the court.

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Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Pat Williams
2025
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Raiders DE Carl Nassib Becomes the First Active NFL Player to Come Out as Gay | SportsCenter

Las Vegas Raiders DE Carl Nassib became the first active NFL player to come out as gay when he made the announcement, and pledged a $100,000 donation to the Trevor Project, on Instagram on Monday. Mina Kimes joins SportsCenter to discuss the importance of Nassib’s announcement.

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2021
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Something in the Water: How Skibbereen Rowing Club Conquered the World

Olympic rowers Gary and Paul O’Donovan may be the face of Irish rowing and Skibbereen Rowing Club, and have enormously increased the popularity of rowing in Ireland, but they're just one piece of a much larger jigsaw.

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Kieran McCarthy
2025
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The Full Spirit Workout: A Ten-Step System to Shed Your Self-Doubt, Strengthen Your Spiritual Core, and Create a Fun and Fulfilling Life

We all understand the basics of physical fitness, and many resources teach mindfulness, business skills, and entrepreneurial chutzpah.

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Kate Eckman
2025
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The Mentor Leader: Secrets to Building People and Teams That Win Consistently

“Your only job is to help your players be better.” That single idea had a huge impact on Tony Dungy when he heard it from one of his earliest mentors, and it led him to develop the successful leadership style so admired by players and coaches throughout the NFL.

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Tony Dungy
2025
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Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America’s Worst High School Hockey Team

When John U. Bacon played for the Ann Arbor Huron High School River Rats, he never scored a goal. Yet somehow, years later he found himself leading his alma mater’s downtrodden program.

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John U. Bacon
2021
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