Product DescriptionFor more than ten years, the ESPN Sports Almanac has been the go-to reference for answers to nearly every sports question. From all-time record holders to yearly champions, from auto racing to the Iditarod, from the Australian Open to the Super Bowl—the ESPN Sports Almanac 2009 covers all the bases, with hundreds of photographs, thousands of tables, countless facts and figures, plus expert analysis from ESPN’s most respected commentators. Add fan input from ESPN.com’s SportsNation polls, along with ESPN’s unique blend of irreverence, and this new edition remains the reigning champion among sports information resources.
New for 2009: • Full recaps of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games and Ryder Cup 2008 • Expanded sections of pro-football records • More in-depth fantasy sports league analysis • Bigger and better coverage of ballparks and arenas, mixed martial arts, and more
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - great gift book
Bought the book for a sport fun
Great cover
many stories inside to enlighten anyone life!!
Rating: - Great resource on sports trivia
I love books like this. Jam-packed with facts, including sometimes little known facts. Sports trivia catches my attention. . . .
The ESPN Sports Almanac exemplifies the genre.
It begins with a look at the past year in sports. My favorite section in this part of the book is "Extra Points," weird things that happened. For example, John McEnroe, playing in a kind of "old-timers" match got thrown out of his match for going ballistic over a line call. I thought he'd mellowed? ... Read More
