{"product_id":"9780345498915","title":"The Worst of Sports","description":"TAKE THEM OUT OF THE BALL GAME–PLEASE!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom star running back Bryon “Bam” Morris’s interesting (and totally illegal) sideline career to the 1950s Kansas City A’s sneaky relationship with the New York Yankees; from French golfer Jean Van de Velde’s epic choke on 18 at the 1999 British Open to the infamous Cleveland Ten-Cent Beer Night riot of 1974; from Hungary’s bloody 1956 Olympic water polo match with the Soviet Union to the definitive analysis of basketball coach Larry Brown’s sartorial evolution and hoops maven Mike Fratello’s hair devolution–if it’s bad and sports related, then it’s likely in \u003ci\u003eThe Worst of Sports\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn uproarious collection of the most controversial and regrettable moments in major pro and college athletics, with a sprinkling of the obscure, \u003ci\u003eThe Worst of Sports \u003c\/i\u003eis a compendium of abject failure, harebrained decision-making, avarice, and rank stupidity–in other words, the stuff that some athletes, and fans, are best at.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether you’re a casual fan or a face-painting zealot, you’ll find plenty to root for (or against) in \u003ci\u003eThe Worst of Sports.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Original and funny, this book will entertain the pessimist that lurks in all of us who don’t root for the Yankees.”\u003cbr\u003e–Mike Greenberg, author of \u003ci\u003eWhy My Wife Thinks I’m an Idiot\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024763175152,"sku":"9780345498915","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780345498915_p0.jpg?v=1763687643","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780345498915","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}