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Covered by four networks, allowing every game to be televised, March Madness has become an American phenomenon. This is the story of the tournament, from its beginnings seventy-three years ago as an eight-team "bracket" to today's sixty-eight-team format from "Cinderella" teams, to perennial powerhouses, to buzzer-beaters, upsets, and dynasties.

When Harvard football team tied Yale in 1968 by making up a 16-point deficit in less than a minute, the Crimson the following morning carrried this headline: "Harvard Beats Yale, 20-29." This and twenty other unlikely comebacks are the subject of this books, froom the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers to the 1914 Boston Braves.

Crazyball is a look at the wild, unusual, unimaginable, funny, and downright strange occurrences in sports. Barry Wilner and Ken Rappoport take us from the worst teams in history to sports' craziest superstitions, wackiest pranks, and ultimate blown calls. This book is filled with moments that will make you laugh, shake your head in wonderment, lose your breath, or simply ask: "Really?!

A rivalry like no other, Army versus Navy receives due recognition in this colorful, thorough history.

The NFL draft features no action on the field, yet it has become more popular than even NBA and NHL playoff games. In On the Clock, Barry Wilner and Ken Rappoport chronicle the history of the proceedings. The veteran sportswriters take you from the first grab bag in 1936 through the 2014 draft.

Immerse yourself in the greatest moments in football history. Barry Wilmer and Ken Rappoport charge through every Super Bowl, covering the most intense moments in sports history. Revisit some of America's classic and current football heroes, including: Bart Starr, Dave Robinson, Max McGee, Chuck Howley, Johnny Unitas, Jim O'Brien, Duane Thomas, "Mean" Joe Green, Marcus Allen, Matt Millen, Phil Simms, David Tyree, Ray Lewis, Peyton Manning, and...

This book tells the story of 20 of the greatest upsets in sports, from the Miracle on Ice 1980 USA Olympic hockey team, to Cassius Clay's knockout of Sonny Liston in 1964, to the New England Patriot's Super Bowl victory over the St. Louis Rams in 2002.