Books & Articles

Books

Larceny and Old Leather is baseball at its best and worst-a unique, informative and often humorous glimpse into some of the secret and not-so-secret dirty tricks, thefts, vaudeville pranks and just plain cheating that dot the long, colorful history of America's most beloved game.

The PlayMasters: From Sellouts to Lockouts-An Unauthorized History of the NBA by Eldon L. Ham Look inside

The 100 Greatest Sports Blunders of All Time
This revealing book exposes some of the most ill-advised moves in the history of American sports. Funny, compelling, and often controversial, it explores and ranks these dubious miscues from bottom to top, revealing scores of inside tales about the biggest names in sports history.

Articles

Chicago Tribune: "The true meaning behind Ozzie-gate" (Published Febuary 14, 2006)

Marquette Sports Law Review: "The True Precedent of Baseball in Law" (Volume 13, Spring 2003, No.2)

Seton Hall Journal of Sport Law: "Disabled Athletes: A Last Vestige of Court Tolerated Discrimination?" (Volume 8, 1998, No.2)

Chicago Tribune: "Baseball Trespassers" (April 26, 2003)

Illinois State Bar Association, Constitutional Law Section: "Richard Dent v. NFL: Private Associations and Fundamental Fairness" (April , 1989, Volume 15, No.3)

Chicago Tribune: "The Race Card is a Joker: A Final Spin on the Spreewell Lesson" (December 30, 1997)

Cincinnati Enquirer: "Who’s Not on First? 3 Steps to Save Baseball" (July 29, 2002)

Trial Magazine: "Steroids: Wrestling With the Issues" (August, 1993)

Pioneer Press: "State Ought to Outlaw Athletes Who Are Thugs" (January 4, 2001)

Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: "A Baseball Lands Where it Will—But Who Owns It?" (September 18, 1998)

Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: "Olympic Dilemma: The Harding Controversy" (February 1, 1994)

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