Book explores evangelical monopoly in sports world (Park Hills Daily Journal)
BOSTON (AP) — A toss left, a quick break past the defense, and it was obvious Philadelphia Eagles running back Herb Lusk was headed to the end zone. The real surprise came when he arrived 70 yards later.

Book Reviews › New book ‘Soccernomics’ challenges football myths (Japan Today)
Prepare to be disappointed, South Africans. One of the world’s leading sports economists says you’re not going to get rich hosting next year’s World Cup.…

Daily News Top 10 sports stories of 2009: Yankees rose, Tiger fell, Mets collapsed and Plax fumbled (New York Daily News)
Another year is coming to an end and again it was a busy one for sports in New York. With that in mind, the Daily News’ writers and editors have voted on the top 10 stories of 2009.

Philly sports by the numbers (Lancaster Online)
This is a list of the best players from the four Philadelphia pro sports teams as chosen by the numbers on their jerseys, sweaters if it’s hockey. Out of the Eagles, Phillies, Flyers and 76ers, who is the best ever to wear No. 1, No. 2 … 99A few stipulations: Although it is a Philly li…

The Year In Sports (NPR)
Sportscaster Len Berman, author of the book “the Greatest Moments in Sports,” talks with Robert Siegel about highlights of the week, and his list of best and worst sports moments of 2009.

Book will tell stories of UA heroes (The Cleburne News)
The author of a new book that will tell the stories of University of Alabama “untold heroes” is searching for former Alabama football players who also served in World War II to document their experiences in war and on the sports field.

Fanatomy: As a sports town, we’re underrated (Seattle Times)
Portraits of Seattle’s fan bases reveal big differences — yet they all persist in bad times and really go nuts for a winner.

Weekly book agenda: Comic Market in Tokyo, Costa Awards in London (Independent)
The semi-annual Comic Market comes to Tokyo in the last days of December. Coming in early 2010: Winners of the Costa Book Awards are announced in London, and comic books are back in the spotlight during the International Comics Festival in Angoulême, France.

Scott Rigsby’s book “UnThinkable” recounts his journey to make history (WFXL Southwest Georgia)
Scott Rigsby writes about the accident, the training, and how he made history becoming the first double amputee to complete the Hawaii Ironman Triathalon.

First book takes wing (The Decatur Daily)
Vic Daily doesn’t write about storks in his newly published book about North Alabama waterfowl, but the Decatur native often felt like one of the big birds hauling a heavy bundle of joy during his nearly two-decade effort.

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