Books: "The Early Days of ESPN" By Peter Fox

 

The Early Days of ESPN: 300 Daydreams and Nightmares 

By Peter Fox

Globe Pequot / Lyons Press; 200 pages; hardback, $29.95; eBook, $28.50

Peter Fox was the founding executive producer of ESPN, after he established himself with an advertising agency that he sold in the 1970s before he became an independent television producer who won Clio, Addy, and Golden Pen Awards. He then went on to become a producer, director, and writer of corporate communications materials for Lloyds of London Correspondent, DuPont, United Technologies, and PPG Industries. Currently, Fox is the Editor in Chief of SportsEdTV, the leader in online sports instruction, and managing director of its Learn to Win peak performance training, powered by HeartMath research and technology.

Books: "Chicago Cubs Firsts" By Al Yellon

 

Chicago Cubs Firsts: The Players, Moments, and Records That Were First in Team History

By Al Yellon; foreword by Pat Hughes

Globe Pequot/Lyons Press; 226 pages; paperback, $22.95; eBook, $21.50

With the Yankees taking on the Chicago Cubs this weekend, it is a perfect opportunity to take a look at some of the illustrious history of the team that calls Wrigley Field home.

Books: "I Curse You With Joy" By Tiffany Haddish

 

I Curse You With Joy

By Tiffany Haddish

Diversion Books; hardcover, 248 pages; $28.99

Tiffany Haddish is one of the freshest voices in comedy, with her meteoric rise starting with her first book, The Last Black Unicorn. Then, she was the breakout star of the smash hit "Girls Trip," which she co-starred with Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, and Regina Hall. The actress, producer, and comedian's additional credits include "The Last O.G.," with Tracy Morgan; "Night School," and as host of the 2018 MTV Movie and TV Awards.

College Football: FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll - Week 1

 

In the first FWAA-NFF Super 16 Poll for the 2024 college football season, Georgia claimed the top spot after they beat Clemson, 34-3.

Books: "You Belong With Me" By Mhairi McFarlane

 

You Belong With Me 

By Mhairi McFarlane

Avon; paperback, 352 pages; 18.99; available today, Tuesday, September 3rd

Mhairi McFarlane is a Sunday Times bestselling author who hails from Scotland, and her unique name is pronounced Vah-Ree. She started her career in journalism, but found her calling writing fiction. Her first book, You Has Me At Hello, was an instant success, and she has now written ten novels. Her work straddles the line between being a romantic comedy, which has a humorous voice and a strong romantic hook at its core, and a women's fiction novel about complex relationships, self-discovery, friendship, family drama, coping with trauma and loss, and learning to love oneself. Her novels have earned Best of the Year recognition by Amazon, OprahMag, Insider, Cosmo, and BookPage.

Books: End Of Summer Reads

With Labor Day Weekend upon us, it is the perfect opportunity to read one final book before work and school ramp up, and we will look at three books perfect to dive into on those final moments of vacation and lazy days: Codename Nemo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and The Elusive Enigma Machine, by Charles Lachman; The Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture, by Tricia Romano; and A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks, by David Gribbin.

NYCFC Crushed In Columbus Once Again

 

Alonso Martinez celebrating after his early goal. @newyorkcityfc.

Just two weeks after New York City Football Club were eliminated from the Leagues Cup by the Columbus Crew, they were defeated again, 4-2, in MLS play on Saturday night.