sports rivalries

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sports rivalries

Classic rivalries

the most memorable matchups in sports history
2003
Photographs and text recount some of the greatest rivalries in the past one hundred years of sports history.

Best of rivals

Joe Montana, Steve Young, and the inside story behind the NFL's greatest quarterback controversy
2012
Examines the relationship and rivalry between NFL quarterbacks Joe Montana and Steve Young.

College Football's Hottest Rivalries

1987
Examines the history of six long-standing college football rivalries including Yale vs. Harvard, Army vs. Navy, and Michigan vs. Ohio State.

The rivals

the Boston Red Sox vs. the New York Yankees : an inside history
2004
Chronicles the major league baseball rivalry between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, from the Red Sox early days when the Yankees were perennial losers, through the Babe Ruth era, Ted Williams versus Joe DiMaggio, all the way through the American League Championship Series in 2004. Includes photographs.

1921

the Yankees, the Giants, and the battle for baseball supremacy in New York
2010
Explores the 1921 baseball rivalry between the New York Yankees against the New York Giants, vividly illustrating the colorful characters and performances.

The 10 most intense college football rivalries

2008
Contains stories, photographs, and facts about some of college football's strongest rivalries, and ranks them from one to ten. Includes Clemson versus USC, Florida versus Georgia, and Army versus Navy.

Cinderella Man

James J. Braddock, Max Baer, and the greatest upset in boxing history
2005
Contains a look at the life and career of Depression era heavyweight boxer James Braddock, describing his experiences as a fighter and a longshoreman, and includes a chronicle of his auspicious bout with champion boxer Max Baer.

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