Sports

Sports books and videos are located numerically in the 790s of our nonfiction and video collections.

Between 796 and 799 you will find books filed under these numbers:

• 796 - Athletic and Outdoor Sports and Games
• 797 - Aquatic and Air Sports
• 798 - Equestrian Sports and Animal Racing
• 799 - Fishing, Hunting, and Shooting

Middletown Thrall Library also subscribes to a variety of sports-related periodicals, such as Sports Illustrated and ESPN: The Magazine.

Some current issues are on display near the new books, while past issues can be found in our Periodical Room.

Our librarians can show you where to look.

If you'd like to browse the Library Catalog by sports topics, please click here.

On our website we also have something called the "Virtual NewsStand," where you'll find a list of major periodicals and newspapers Thrall currently subscribes to. Most of these publications have websites you can visit.

Click here to go to our Virtual NewsStand.

At Middletown Thrall Library's Reference Department you will find a number of sports reference works in the 796-799 area.

Some notable examples include:

• African Americans in Sports (2 Volumes) (Call number: 796.092 AFR)
• Berkshire Encycloped of World Sport (4 Volumes) (Call number: 706.03 BER)
• The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia (Call number: 796.357 ESP)
• The ESPN Pro Footbal Encyclopedia (Call number: 796.33264 ESP)
• The Official NBA Basketball Encyclopedia (Call number: 796.323 OFF)
• Rules of the Game: The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of All the Major Sports of the World (Call number: 796 RUL)
• The Sports 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Athletes of All Time (Call number: 796.0922 SUG)
• Sports Illustrated Encyclopedia (Call number: 796.021 SPO)
• Total NHL 796.962 TOT
• The Women's Sports Encyclopedia (Call number: 796.082 WOM )

You can locate these items using the call numbers above. A librarian can help you as well!

You can also find information about famous athletes, coaches, and their teams in the Biography section of our reference and circulating collections.

For young persons, there are many books about famous sports stars in the JB (Juvenile Biography) section of the Children's Department.

If you'd like to browse the Library Catalog by sports topics, please click here.

On the web we have our own Virtual Reference Library (VRL), which members of our library can access at home by logging in with their library cards.

The VRL has, among many other titles, the Encyclopedia of World Biography, which contains numerous entries on famous sports figures throughout history.

Members of Thrall: Also be sure to check out our encyclopedias and full text article databases on the web.

Note: All of these services can be freely accessed by anyone who comes to Middletown Thrall Library.

If you would like to research a sports topic, our library offers plenty of options.

In addition to reference works and a directory of websites, members of Thrall can enjoy free access to numerous databases and encyclopedias such as:

• Biography Resource Center - Includes information on the lives of many famous sports figures
• Encyclopedia Britannica - Articles, images, and videos
• General OneFile - Full text articles from major periodicals and other publications. Great for general research.
• MasterFILE Premiere - Full text articles from major periodicals and other publications. Also good for general research.
• World Book Encyclopedia - Articles, images, and videos

Young researchers might prefer to try searching our Student Research databases such as Searchasaurus or TOPICsearch.

If you're doing research on specific viewpoints and controversial topics, such as the use of steroids in sports, you might want to consider this database, which specializes in exploring the "pros" and "cons" of many topics:

• Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center

If you don't know where to start, just come to (or call) our Reference Department, and we'll be happy to help you locate the information you need.

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CBS Sports

ESPN SportsZone

Fox Sports

NBC Sports

National Public Radio (NPR): Sports

The New York Times: Sports

Sports Illustrated | SI.com

Sports news, scores, and highlights.

Yahoo! Sports

Auto Racing

Motor Sports News

National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)

National Hot Rod Association

Baseball

Baseball-Reference.com

Major League Baseball

Hudson Valley Renegades

Baseball team

Retrosheet

"Retrosheet was founded in 1989 for the purpose of computerizing play-by-play accounts of as many pre-1984 major league games as possible." A statistician's crowdsourced treasure trove of baseball box scores, narratives, and transactions.

Basketball

Basketball-Reference.com

Statistics on professional basketball players going back to the 1950's.

National Basketball Assocation

National Women's Basketball Assocation

Bowling

Professional Bowlers Association

Football

National Football League

Golf

Golf Online

Golf player and tournament news from Sports Illustrated

Ladies Professional Golf Association

Professional Golfers' Association of America

Horse Racing

America's Best Racing

"America's Best Racing is a multi-media new fan development and awareness-building platform, initiated by The Jockey Club, designed to increase the profile and visibility of North America's best Thoroughbred racing events, with a primary focus on the sport's lifestyle and competition."

BloodHorse.com

Thoroughbred horse racing, news, and photos.

Horse Racing

Hockey

National Hockey League

Legends of Hockey

Career statistics of every player who has ever played in the NHL.

Lacrosse

U.S. Lacrosse Organization

Soccer

Major League Soccer

Premier League

Soccer Times

Tennis

Tennis.com

United States Tennis Association

NCAA.com

The Official Web Site for NCAA Sports

National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

National Collegiate Athletics Assocation

National Junior Collegiate Athletic Assocation

The Olympics (The Olympic Games)



Other Sports

AllTrails.com

"Our goal is simple - build the largest collection of hand-curated trail guides" Over 100,000 trails. Free account or upgrade to Pro account.

Fishing

Great Outdoor Recreation Pages

Inclusive Recreation Resource Center

Assesses recreational facilities on inclusion and accessibility and then enters the assessments in their online database. "The searchable database is a comprehensive bank of descriptive information on how inclusive and accessible recreation resources are, to help people with disabilities better plan their recreation." Headquartered at SUNY Cortland.

Juggling

Martial Arts

The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference

"The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference is a federation of more than 85 hiking clubs and environmental organizations and 10,000 individuals dedicated to building and maintaining marked hiking trails and protecting related open space in the bi-state region. Our constituent clubs have a combined membership of over 100,000." Their website includes almost everything the local hiker needs to know.

Skiing

Tennis

United States of America Cricket Association

Jump to:

• History - by Sport
• Halls of Fame

History

Basketball

Basketball: Origins of the Game

From the U.S. National Basketball Association (NBA).

Baseball

Baseball: Historic Baseball Resources

Images, audio, video, history, news from the past, and special online exhibits including: Jackie Robinson, Baseball Cards, Teachers Resources, and more. From the Library of Congress. Also see their Spalding Base Ball Guides (1889-1939).

Major League Baseball (MLB): History Coverage

Historic information and images.

Society for Baseball Research: Biography Project

Baseball history. "The Baseball Biography Project is an ongoing effort to produce comprehensive biographical articles on every person who ever played or managed in the major leagues, as well as any other person who touched baseball in a significant way."

Bowling

Bowling

From the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame.

Boxing

Boxing: Everything You Need to Know About Boxing History

Includes: Retired Boxers Records/Profiles, Awards, Historical Results, Rankings & Champions, Olympics and Amateur History, and more. From About.com.

Football

History of Football

Histories of teams, standings, records, MVPs, drafts of players, the Super Bowl, and more. From the U.S. National Football League (NFL).

Hockey

Hockey

Includes: biographies of featured past athletes/best all-time sports figures, The Evolution of Hockey, and more. From the U.S. National Hockey League (NHL).

Horse Racing

Horseracing History Online

From the U.K. National Horseracing Museum.

The United States Trotting Association: History of Major Races

Year by year results of each stake, early closer, and late closer including the Trotting and Pacing Triple Crown races: Hambletonian, Little Brown Jug, Yonkers Trot, Kentucky Futurity, Cane Pace and The Messenger Stakes.

Racing / NASCAR

History of NASCAR

Includes: Great Races, Daytona 500, Decade by Decade, Greatest Drivers, Past Champions, Evolution of the Stock Car. From NASCAR.

Rugby

Rugby: The Origins

From RugbyFootballHistory.com.

Soccer

Soccer: American Soccer History Archives

Includes: A Historical Overview of US Soccer History, Womens Soccer in the USA: A Historical Overview, The Year in American Soccer (browse by year), General and Statistical Histories, and more.

Tennis

Tennis: The Origins and Early History of Tennis

Includes: All-Time Records, An Evolutionary History of Tennis Racquets, Wimbledon, French Open, Real Tennis, U.S. Open, and more. From About.com.

Halls of Fame

Baseball Hall of Fame

See also:

PASTIME: Baseball Hall of Fame Online Collection

The Baseball Hall of Fame's PASTTIME (Public Archive System To Interact with the Museum Electronically) Digital Archive Project is making its collections available in an online digital archive in hopes of enabling "fans and students of the game to relive baseball's greatest moments through the Museum's collection." Currently the collection includes Babe Ruth Scrapbooks. Additional material (e.g. photos, audio/video) "will be published every other Wednesday."

Basketball Hall of Fame

Football Hall of Fame

Hockey Hall of Fame

The Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame

Horse Racing - Triple Crown

From About.com. Including listings of past winners.

International Boxing Hall of Fame

International Tennis Hall of Fame

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

Auto Racing Terms

From AutoSpeak.com.

Baseball for Beginners: A Glossary

From PBS.

Baseball Statistics Glossary

From Sports Illustrated.

Basketball Glossary

Archived website. From the American Heart Association.

Bowling Glossary

From BowlersParadise.com.

Boxing Terminology

From RingsideByGus.com.

Football Glossary

From About.com.

Glossary of Hockey Terms

From TheHockeyFanatic.com.

Golf Terms and Phrases

From PGAProfessional.com

Horse Racing Terms

From AllHorseRacing.com.

Ice / Figure Skating Terms

From About.com.

Lacrosse Dictionary

From e-lacrosse.com.

NASCAR Glossary

From NASCAR.com.

Rugby Union Rugby Glossary

From ESPNScrum.com.

Running Terms Glossary

From HowToBeFit.com.

Skiing Terminology

From About.com.

Soccer Dictionary

From SoccerHelp.com.

Sports Glossaries

Basketball, Football, Ice Hockey, Soccer.

Surfing, Wave, and Surf Boards Terminology

From SurfingVancouverIsland.com.

Swimming Terminology:

Open Water Swimming Glossary

From About.com.

Swim Smooth's Glossary of Swimming Terms

Swimming Glossary

From iSport.com.

Tennis Terms

From Tennis101.com.

Volleyball Glossary

From Volleyball.com.