ICYMI Eric Schnall’s I Make Envy on Your Disco on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Reviews All Daughters Are Awesome Everywhere Review in Kirkus Review: “At their best, these stories illuminate the prosaic lives of their characters, exposing … Continue reading News & Reviews
ICYMI Jonathan Coppess’ The Fault Lines of Farm Policy was featured in an episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver! Reviews Skywalks Review in Nebraska History: “This book has something for nearly everyone. The reactions to personal suffering after … Continue reading News & Reviews
Reviews The Wizard of College Baseball Review in Tom Knuppel’s Book Nook: “This is one of the best books I have read in many years. It is informative and delightful for this Central Illinois baseball fan. I have new respect … Continue reading News & Reviews
Eastern Conference Champion Boston Celtics (64-18) face off against the Western Conference Champion Dallas Mavericks (50-32) in the NBA Finals. To celebrate the end of another amazing season of pro basketball we’ve put together a showcase of some of our … Continue reading Basketball Reading List inspired by the NBA Finals
David Bockino is an associate professor at Elon University, where he teaches communications and sport management. He spent more than seven years working with ESPN, including ESPN Outdoors, ESPN Research and Analytics, and ESPN International. He is the author of … Continue reading Excerpt: Game On
Books The Forgotten Botanist in Publishers Weekly: “Brown is so successful in facilitating engagement with a forgotten figure that many will be deeply saddened by Lemmon’s last years; the energetic woman, for whom idleness was akin to death, suffered from … Continue reading News and Reviews
The following is an excerpt from Jewish Sports Legends: The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, Fifth Edition, (Nebraska, 2020) by Joseph Siegman. Lipman “Lip” Pike United States Born: May 25, 1845, New York, New York Died: October 10, 1893 … Continue reading Excerpt: Jewish Sports Legends
Patrick S. Washburn is a professor emeritus of the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. He is the author or editor of several books, including A Question of Sedition: The Federal Government’s Investigation of the Black Press during World War … Continue reading From the Desk of Patrick S. Washburn: The Importance of Asking “Why”
Kat D. Williams is a professor of American history at Marshall University. She is board president of the International Women’s Baseball Center and the author of Isabel “Lefty” Alvarez: The Improbable Life of a Cuban American Baseball Star (Nebraska, 2020). Like … Continue reading From the Desk of Kat D. Williams: The Real Strength of Baseball
Historic NFL coach Don Shula passed away Monday, May 4th in Indian Creek, Florida at the age of 90. Shula won more games than any coach in NFL history, leading the Miami Dolphins to the league’s only perfect season and … Continue reading Remembering Don Shula
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