All the Stars Came Out That Night
by Kevin King
The date was October 20, 1934, just days after Diz's Cardinals won the World Series. The place was Boston's Fenway Park. The money behind it was Henry Ford's, who yearned to see an all-white (and non-Jewish) team defeat the black all-stars. And the force behind it all was Clarence Darrow, the legal genius who pulled the political levers to make it happen. For Diz's team there was Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and Joe DiMaggio. Paige's all-stars featured Gibson, Cool Papa Bell, Turkey Stearnes, and Buck Leonard. No trophies or championships were on the line, only the two most important things in life to any ballplayer--respect and redemption.

Bleachers
by John Grisham
High school all-American Neely Crenshaw was probably the best quarterback ever to play for the legendary Messina Spartans. Fifteen years have gone by since those glory days, and Neely has come home to Messina to bury Coach Eddie Rake, the man who molded the Spartans into an football dynasty. Now Coach Rakes boys relive the old glories and try to decide once and for all whether they love Eddie Rake  or hate him. For Neely Crenshaw, a man who must finally forgive his coach -- and himself  before he can get on with his life, the stakes are especially high.

Dreams of Gold
by Maynard F Thomson
The Olympic dreams of figure skaters Maggie Campbell and Clay Bartlett come to an abrupt halt when a car accident ends Clay's career. Maggie sets out on her own to hone her skills as a single skater.

Playing for Pizza
by John Grisham
Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. With a 17-point lead and just minutes to go in the AFC championship game, Rick provides what is arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL. Overnight, he becomes a national laughingstock and is immediately cut by the Browns and shunned by all other teams. His best option is to be a starting quarterback for the Panthers of Parma, Italy. Rick reluctantly agrees to play for the Panthers and heads off to Italy. He knows nothing about Parma, has never been to Europe, and doesnt speak or understand a word of Italian. To say that Italy holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement.

Pound for Pound
by F.X. Toole
Dan Cooley, an aging but legendary Los Angeles trainer, takes on a troubled young fighter named Chicky Garza, hungry to make a name for himself in the San Antonio boxing circuit, which is rife with crime and corruption. The bond between them grows more powerful than the obstacles they face, ultimately reviving in each man the courage it takes to triumph both in and out of the ring.

Saved
by Rhonda Abrams
Late in his career, Boston goaltender Jean Pierre Savard and his teammate and best friend, Cam Carter, are trying to fulfill their boyhood dreams of winning a Stanley Cup before they retire. A surprise late-season trade pits the friends against each other in a playoff series both could lose but only one can win. Saved takes the reader into the rinks, dressing rooms, planes, buses, and hotels that are the backdrop to the long grind of an NHL season.

Swimming
by Nicola Keegan
Keegan's novel follows a teenage girl's journey from a small Midwestern swim team to her first state meet, her brutal professional training, and the final, record-breaking swims that lead to her dizzying ascent to the Olympic podium in Barcelona. It's the story of a girl who discovers, in the loneliness of adolescence and the family tragedies that threaten to engulf her, the resilience of the human spirit and the spectacular power of her own body.

The Natural
by Bernard Malamud
Roy Hobbsan athlete born with rare and wondrous gifts is robbed of his prime playing years by a youthful indiscretion that nearly costs him his life. But at an age when most players are considering retirement, Roy reenters the game, lifting the lowly New York Knights from last place into pennant contention. Now all he has to worry about is the fixers, the boss, the slump, the jinx, the fans...