Under the Lights and In the Dark: Untold Stories of Women’s Soccer

This immersive sports story is so fleet-footed that even general readers will approve.

By David Papineau

Knowing the Score: What Sports Can Teach Us About Philosophy (And What Philosophy Can Teach Us About

A Cambridge-trained philosopher ponders the imponderables of athletics.

Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory

A heartening story of how sports elevated a group of young women during a trying time in America.

A History of American Sports in 100 Objects

This ode to athletics is best enjoyed in bite-sized portions.

Play Anything: The Pleasure of Limits, the Uses of Boredom, and the Secret of Games

This interesting read asks us to skip cynicism and enjoy the moment, but ignores exploitative systems in the process.

I’m Fascinated by Sacrifice Flies: Inside the Game We All Love

Discovering a trove of mystical beauty through a lifelong obsession with baseball

By Terry Frei

March 1939: Before the Madness − The Story of the First NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions

A thoughtful look back at the origins of March Madness.

Brooks: The Biography of Brooks Robinson

This biography of the Baltimore Orioles third baseman doesn’t offer enough new information.