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  The Good Sport - Reflections on...

  Kevin White

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  In The Good Sport, Kevin White takes an unflinching look at the current state of intercollegiate sports, including the tumultuous changes brought on by the Supreme Court's landmark decision on name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. Drawing on his decades of leadership, White examines the chaos, challenges, and opportunities of this new era—and why he believes the future of college sports hangs in the balance.

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  Practice

  Ross Gay, Noah Davis

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  A 45-year-old Black man. A 24-year-old white man. Both writers. One a teacher; the other his student. Before the pandemic separated them, Ross Gay and one of his graduate poetry students, Noah Davis, met regularly to play one-on-one basketball. It was a real hard workout. After each session they were moved to exchange letters about basketball and so much more. Gay and Davis, who both attended college on sports scholarships, have taught and coached basketball, and love the sport—its beauty, its athleticism—see their letters as a way to work through some of the larger issues inherent in sports, from misogyny to race to competition, and as their friendship deepens, basketball becomes a springboard for talking how men relate to each other and to the world. All while never losing sight of how playing games brings them delight, which is, of course, Gay’s signature subject.

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  Better Boating Blunders - Sea...

  Paul Curtis

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  This recording has been digitally produced by DeepZen Limited, using a synthesised version of an audiobook narrator’s voice under license. DeepZen uses Emotive Speech Technology to create digital narrations that offer a similar listening experience to human narration.  
   
  Those suffering the merest hint of desire to go seafaring in their own boat will learn or just laugh out loud at these heart-breaking but extremely funny tales of just what can go wrong. While experienced sailors will love it it, the uninitiated will find sound advice on how to avoid mishaps when both buying a boat or sailing the seas.

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  Rory Land - The Up-and-Down...

  Timothy M. Gay

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  Timothy M. Gay writes that four-time major champion Rory McIlroy is "golf's ageless Opie Taylor," a superstar whose charm transcends national boundaries and enlivens the game. His swing is so powerful that Tiger Woods is teaching his own son to mimic Rory's action. 
   
   
   
  But a charismatic persona and a pretty swing don't translate into winning championships. Rory has failed to win another major and fallen short of achieving the career Grand Slam. 
   
   
   
  He's become a lightning rod, getting into a smackdown at the '23 Ryder Cup and, after his betrayal by PGA Tour brass, causing confusion by going from an impassioned opponent of a deal with the Saudi-backed LIV Golf to an outspoken proponent. 
   
   
   
  McIlroy is from Northern Ireland, a geopolitical anomaly where religion and patriotism have been used as bloody cudgels. Both sides of his family were battered by the North's sectarian Troubles. 
   
   
   
  Rory is a man essentially without a country, which might explain why he's become so obsessed with the Ryder Cup. Gay argues that McIlroy has invented his own fiefdom, which the author has dubbed "RORY LAND." 
   
   
   
  Rory Land tells the saga of a compassionate superstar living in a world where "money has no conscience."

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  Where the Trout Are All as Long...

  John Gierach

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  Brilliant, witty, perceptive essays about fly-fishing, the natural world, and life in general by the acknowledged master of fishing writers. 
   
   
   
  Fly-fishing's finest scribe, John Gierach, takes us from a nameless stream on a nameless ranch in Montana to a secret pool off a secret creek where he caught a catfish as a five-year-old, to a brook full of rattlesnakes and a private pond where the trout are all as long as your leg. As Gierach says, "The secret places are the soul of fishing." Hearing about a new one never fails to entice us. 
   
   
   
  And so Where the Trout Are All as Long as Your Leg transports the listener to the best of these places, where the fish are always bigger and the hatches last forever. After all, it's these magical places that Gierach so vividly evokes that remind us how precious—and precarious—are the unspoiled havens of the natural world.

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  Surfing Skills - Riding Waves...

  Zane Ryder

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  Surfing is one of the world’s most iconic sports, rich in history and culture that stretches back thousands of years. It originated in the Pacific islands, with Hawaii being the most notable hub of early surfing traditions. In ancient Hawaiian culture, surfing was much more than a recreational activity—it was a deeply spiritual practice that connected people to the ocean and honored its powerful forces. Chiefs and royalty often participated in the sport, which became a way to showcase skill, bravery, and mastery over the waves. 
  The first surfboards, known as "olo" and "alaia," were crafted from native woods like koa and wiliwili. These boards were often large and heavy, requiring immense strength to maneuver. The process of shaping and blessing the boards involved rituals, emphasizing the cultural importance of surfing as a sacred act. 
  During the 19th century, the influence of Western missionaries led to a decline in surfing, as it was discouraged for its association with Hawaiian traditions and leisure. However, the sport saw a revival in the early 20th century, thanks to key figures like Duke Kahanamoku. Known as the "father of modern surfing," Kahanamoku was a Hawaiian Olympic swimmer who shared his passion for surfing with the world. His demonstrations in places like Australia and California helped spark global interest in the sport.

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