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Birmingham Public Library - Virtual Library - Subject Resources - Sports & Recreation
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Last Updated
Apr. 24, 2018
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Summary
The Sports & Recreation guide provides a listing of reference books, media titles, databases, and websites which can be used to meet your information needs.
Books & Media
Books
Bestsellers
  • Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
  • Home Team: Coaching the Saints and New Orleans Back to Life
  • I Beat the Odds: From Homelessness, to the Blind Side, and Beyond
  • In the Blink of an Eye: Dale, Daytona, and the Day That Changed Everything
  • The Last Boy: Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood
  • Not Without Hope
  • Play Like You Mean It: Passion, Laughs, and Leadership in the World's Most Beautiful Game
  • Rafa
  • Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports Are Played and Games Are Won
  • Shaq Uncut: My Story
  • Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball
  • Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton
  • Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN
  • Three and Out: Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan Wolverines in the Crucible of College Football
  • Through My Eyes
  • Undisputed: How to Become the World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps
  • West by West: My Charmed, Tormented Life
  • Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend
Biography
  • Great Athletes – Designed for middle and high school readers, this 8-volume set presents articles on the lives, sports careers, and unique achievements of athletes from around the world in more than sixty different sports. Every article contains a photograph of the athlete as well as "Additional Sources" such as books, articles, or web sites about the athlete or sport covered in the article.
  • Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives: Sports Figures – This two-volume set profiles 614 athletes representing the wide range of American sports from auto racing to wrestling. In addition to athletic accomplishments, each biography includes family background, influences, and achievements outside the realm of sports. Most of the entries range from two to three pages in length and include a black-and-white photograph.
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Baseball The Ripken Way
This 3-disc DVD set, The Fundamentals of Hitting, Pitching, and Defense, provides instruction on how to play baseball the "Ripken Way."
Butch Harmon's Ultimate Golf
Butch Harmon teaches you how to manage every aspect of your golf game in this 3-disc DVD series. He provides instruction on the short game, how to hit the ball with power and accuracy, and how to manage the overall game for lower scores.
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General Research Databases
InfoTrac OneFile
Description
Millions of full-text magazine articles on business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature, art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, etc. Images. Updated daily. Find articles by topic, relevance, or keyword. Features allow narrowing subjects with more specific subdivisions, limiting results by date or to a specific publication, broadening search to expanded subdivisions, or selecting only articles having full text.
Availability
Requires a JCLC card.
Tutorials
Video Tutorial - Basic Search  Video tutorial by BPL on YouTube (length 3:11)
MasterFILE Premier
Description
This multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,700 general reference publications with information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE also includes full text reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an image collection of over 200,000 photos and maps.
Availability
Requires a JCLC card.
Tutorials
Video Tutorial  Video tutorial by BPL on YouTube (length 3:50)
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Magazines
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  • Bama
  • Bassmaster
  • Black Belt
  • Boating
  • Bowhunting World
  • Canoe & Kayak
  • ESPN: The Magazine
  • Inside the Auburn Tigers
  • Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Sail
  • Scuba Diving
  • Soccer America
  • Sports Illustrated
  • The Water Skier
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Backpacker
Central Library holdings
LATEST YEAR ONLY
Microform
MICROFICHE:v.13 (1985)-v.30 (2002)
Bicycling
Central Library holdings
LATEST YEAR ONLY
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Websites
General Information
  • Alabama Crimson Tide
  • Auburn Tigers
  • CBS SportsLine.com
  • ESPN.com
  • FOX Sports
  • NBC Sports
  • SI.com
  • UAB Blazers
  • USA Today Sports
  • Yahoo! Sports
NCAA
  • NCAA Manuals
  • NCAA Playing Rules
  • NCAA Records Books
  • NCAA.com
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RSS Feeds
CBS Sports  Subscribe to CBS Sports
ESPN.com  Subscribe to ESPN.com
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Area Attractions
  • Alabama Splash Adventure
  • Aldridge Botanical Gardens
  • Arlington Antebellum Home & Garden
  • Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum
  • Birmingham Botanical Gardens
  • Birmingham Zoo
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  • Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum
  • McWane Science Center
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  • Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark
  • Southern Museum of Flight
  • Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park
  • Vulcan Park
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Local Sports Sites
Alabama A&M Bulldog Athletics
Home of the Alabama A&M University Bulldogs
Alabama High School Athletic Association
This is the official site of the Alabama High School Athletic Association. It includes the rules governing high school sports, a directory of schools, job listings, media information, sports calendars, publications, and the Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame.
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