Providing a complete review of the year in sports, this reference includes statistical reports, photographs, histories, previews, and special features on the world's major sports.

The ultimate guide to the year in sports, the 2009 volume covers football to fencing, hockey to handball, and everything in between, with essays by top Sports Illustrated writers, all-time stats and records, and ticketing information for top pro sports.

Presents articles and statistics on the 2007 sports year, covering football, baseball, basketball, hockey, tennis, golf, and other sports, and includes sections on sports markets and awards, obituaries, trivia, and more. Annual results from more than 100 professional and amateur sports, including Little League baseball, lacrosse, volleyball and many more, a 96-page football section with year-by-year NFL standings back to 1920 as well as game recaps for Super Bowls I to XLI, year-by-year and 2007 results from NASCAR, IRL, Formula One, Champ Car and NHRA, and detailed results from this year's FIFA Women's World Cup are also included. 2008 major events are also listed.

For over 10 years, the ESPN Sports Almanac has been the definitive source for answers to most every sports question. From record-holders to champions, auto racing to the Iditarod, ballparks, business news, and Who's Who to the dearly departed athletes of the year past, the ESPN Sports Almanac 2008 tracks them in hundreds of photos, thousands of tables, countless facts and figures, plus expert analysis from ESPN's most popular personalities (Chris Berman, Dan Patrick, Stuart Scott, Mike Golic, Mike Greenberg, Dick Vitale, et al.). Add fan input from ESPN.com's SportsNation polls, along with ESPN's unique brand of humor, and this latest edition will keep the ESPN Sports Almanac the reigning champion and a New York Times best-seller.

When it comes to sports--the facts, the stars, the stats, the pictures, the stories--nobody can beat "Sports Illustrated". Which is why the "Sports Illustrated Sports Almanac" is the best sports annual of its kind. Crammed with facts, figures, and articles by "Sports Illustrated's" peerless roster of writers, this reference is poised and ready for its best season ever. in color.

Covers football, basketball, baseball, hockey, horse racing, auto racing, tennis, golf, soccer, boxing, bowling, and track and field.

Offers profiles on many of firms in film, radio, television, cable, media, and publishing of various types including books, magazines and newspapers. This book contains many contacts for business and industry leaders, industry associations, Internet sites and other resources. It provides profiles of nearly 400 of top entertainment and media firms.