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Jack Ross is lonely. It feels like he has lost everything that gave his life meaning. His wife Sherry died 19 months ago. He retired from practicing law nine months ago. Sports injuries forced him to give up playing basketball and tennis. He is lost without the love of his life, meaningful work, and the outlet of playing sports to distract him from the pain of his loss. When his former law partner invites him to try out a new game with the silly name of pickleball, Jack is skeptical, but he agrees to give it a try.

Josef Bloch, antiguo portero de un equipo de fútbol, es despedido de su trabajo como mecánico y debe empezar una nueva etapa en su vida por cauces tan dolorosos como desconocidos para él. Vivirá escrupulosamente cada momento del día, pero también los atravesará como si un velo de algodón lo envolviera todo. Ni el cine, ni el crimen, ni el viaje lograrán crear sensaciones capaces de llegar a su conciencia de una forma clara. Sólo los recuerdos de su época de futbolista serán capaces de presentarse ante él de un modo más o menos aprehensible.

Can a guy and girl ever be just friends? I used to think so, but now I’m not so sure. Emerson and I met freshman year of high school and we’ve been tight ever since. I’ve been pretty good about keeping her locked in the girls-I-don’t-think-about-having-sex-with part of my brain. Which is no easy feat, because let’s face it, unless we’re related, you’re potential spank bank material. Luckily for me, Southern University has an overabundance of Red Devils hockey groupies, which means there are always plenty of puck bunnies for me to choose from.

Förster hat mit Fußball nichts am Hut. Trotzdem willigt er ein, seinem Freund Fränge beim Training einer Bochumer Jugendfußballmannschaft zu helfen. Schließlich geht es darum, Fränges Beziehung zu seinem Sohn Alex zu kitten. Pädagogische Unterstützung erhalten sie von dem Lehrer Brocki. Doch die drei erkennen schnell, dass es beim Fußball manchmal um mehr geht als ums Toreschießen.

Mikke, Hansa og Shearer har været bedste venner hele deres liv. De spiller fodbold i den lokale klub på et middelmådigt 1. divisionshold. På det rivaliserende hold spiller den enorme og brutale angrebsspiller Sondre Goma. Udover at være drengenes store hovedpine, er han også kæreste med byens sødeste pige, Kari. Men på et middelhavscruise kommer Mikke tæt på Kari, og i en mørk baggård i Italien falder de over et magisk armbind, der engang har tilhørt vederns bedste fodboldspiller - Diego Maradona!

What happens when a 40-year-old body tries to relive the days of sandlot baseball? A story of how the body and its learned reflexes can get you into trouble.

He loves his wife and daughter. He tolerates his day job. He lives to fish. William Buckner has been competing in local bass fishing tournaments for years with very limited positive results (like so many anglers). He struggles with the fact that a handful of his fellow competitors always seem to finish near the top. Is it luck? Do they get secret, insider information? Are they using better equipment than he can afford?

A photoshoot for the Handsome modeling agency takes me back to my Wyoming hometown. While I’m delivering cookies to Gran who feels unwell, I run into Wolf, the ranch owner who hates my family, and three sworn enemies from my past: Uptight police officer Lincoln with whom I locked lips before, Wyatt, a former horse-riding competitor with a carved body and intense looks, And Ryder, the tanned and well-built carpenter, who still blames me for a tragic event in the past. I’m supposed to stay away from them. But their chiseled bodies make it impossible to control all my dirty thoughts.

As a thirty-five-year-old hockey player, I've learned a lesson in loyalty. I was supposed to be a lifer for the Chicago Tigers, but the team left me out in the cold, choosing to protect younger players. The next thing I know, I'm in a strange city with a fledgling team, and my estranged wife has served me with divorce papers. As the team struggles to find its identity and win games, I struggle with my role as team captain, proving I'm not too old to play at a high level, and getting beyond my failed marriage. All this is complicated by an undeniable attraction to the owner's granddaughter.

I’m Alex Kosinski, left wing for the Austin Amurs. Hooking was my penalty. It’s never something I set out to do, but it happens. After all, it’s hockey. Hockey is life. Getting traded was a kick to the nuts, but at least I was still playing. It was all that mattered. Until Sydney. Our relationship was forbidden, but I didn’t care—I hadn’t run from a fight yet. I had her right where I wanted her, until everything crashed around me.

Twenty-six-year-old Jimmy Brennan’s life has taken a turn for the worse, and he’s desperate to numb the pain. When his mother dies and his girlfriend betrays him, it’s the final straw; he boards a plane bound for Bali. But Jimmy’s demons chase him. Sickened by the tourists and the crowded surf spots, he escapes north up the archipelago, driven by a desire for solitude and possessed by a reckless, self-destructive urge.

Red York has seen it all: the Maple Leafs’ 45 consecutive Stanley Cups, Toronto’s designation as a United Nations World Heritage Site, the emergence of the Toronto Telegram as the nation’s greatest newspaper. Now, in response to at least two readers’ requests, and with the aid of a ghostwriter whose name he can’t ever remember, the award-winning columnist has penned a definitive history of the city of Toronto in the back half of the 20th century.

A sweeping historical novel set in the 1888 dawn of professional baseball when Blacks were banned, umpires were routinely beaten, and the game shifted from a collegial pastime of gentlemen to a nasty fight to the death by gritty Irish immigrants. Del Leonard Jones, author of The Cremation of Sam McGee, is trailblazing a new flavor of historical novel built upon the beloved ballads that have withstood time.

Dallas Cole loathes football. That's what happens when you spend your whole childhood coming in second to a sport. College is her time to step out of the bleachers and put the playing field (and the players) in her past. But life doesn't always go as planned. As if going to the same college as her football-star ex wasn't bad enough, her father, a phenom in Texas's world of high school coaching, has decided to make the jump to college ball…as the new head coach at Rusk University. Dallas finds herself in the shadows of her father and football all over again.

Nicky Ericsson has had a long fight with addiction, and because of it, he lost his spot as the Portland Storm's top goaltender. But he's on the road to a comeback - both in his personal life and on the ice. He's throwing himself into charity work, recovery group meetings, training...all the things he needs to do to become the best version of himself he can be, and to keep himself clean. He has no other choice.

It was supposed to be a single night of fake names, half-truths, and anonymous sex. Neither of them was prepared for it to become more. Keith Burns, star defenseman for the NHL's Portland Storm, was just looking for a way to pass the time and ease the loneliness of his lavish lifestyle. Brianna Hayden wanted to find herself - and maybe learn to love herself again - after health issues changed everything. Anonymity is the name of their game; the rules were laid down at the outset.

Fascinée par le destin de la miraculeuse petite gymnaste roumaine de quatorze ans apparue aux JO de Montréal en 1976...

Though separated by thousands of miles, the two men form a bond as Mercer provides support to Ahmed in his struggles to provide food for his family, and Ahmed helps Mercer learn how to survive without his dad. High school English and history teachers could use Out of the Pocket as a median to teach about the Iraq war while analyzing themes, symbolism, and character development. The best way to teach history is to tell a story.

Se il nome di una persona ne influenza il destino, allora quello della piccola Plectrude non potrà che essere straordinario. Nata in prigione da un'uxoricida, allevata dopo il suicidio della madre da una zia che la preferisce alle sue stesse figlie, sembra destinata a un futuro prodigioso. Misteriosa ed enigmatica come una dea, bella come una principessa delle fiabe, sicura come una creatura di intelligenza superiore, inizia la sua vita a passo di danza, inconsapevolmente avvolta dall'ombra del suo passato tragico e violento.

When Roger and Brian lock eyes on the first day of school, a friendship is born. Both men are hungry for connection - Brian needs the acceptance, encouragement, and support he never had growing up, and when he finds out his new best friend is gay, it brings his own sexual identity into question. Roger needs a big brother, a best friend, but that will never be enough, especially not when he's this close to big, strong, handsome Brian.