The NFL playoffs are in full swing and Super Bowl 47 is right around the corner. While you're waiting, catch up on some of the lives of some of the sport's greatest players and coaches — both past and present:

Moving the chains: Tom Brady and the pursuit of everything by Charles P. Pierce

Namath: a biography by Mark Kriegel

Looking for some great Fourth Grade reads? Try some of these:

The strange case of Origami Yoda by Tom Angleberger

The one and only Ivan by Katherine Applegate; illustrations by Patricia Castelao

Tales of a fourth grade nothing by Judy Blume; illustrated by Roy Doty

1. 1983 Michigan Panthers win USFL Championship
2. 1984 Detroit Tigers are World Series Champs
3. 1986 Michigan State Spartans win NCAA Men’s Hockey Championship
4. 1988 Detroit Drive win first ArenaBowl Championship
5. 1989 Michigan Wolverines win their first NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship
6. 1989 Detroit Pistons win their first NBA Championship
7. 1989 Detroit Drive are ArenaBowl Champs
8. 1990 Pistons win NBA Championship
9. 1990 Detroit Drive win ArenaBowl Championship
10. 1991 Detroit Turbos win the National Lacrosse League Championship
11. 1992 Detroit Rockers are National Professional Soccer League Champions
12. 1992 Detroit Drive win their fourth and final ArenaBowl Championship
13. 1995 Plymouth Whalers are the OHL Champions
14. 1996 Michigan Wolverines win NCAA Championship in Men’s Hockey
15. 1997 University of Michigan Wolverines win share of NCAA Football Championship with Nebraska
16. 1997 Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup, first in 42 years
17. 1997 Detroit Vipers are IHL Champs winning their only Joseph Turner Memorial Cup
18. 1998 Michigan Wolverines win NCAA Men’s Hockey Championship
19. 1998 Red Wings are Stanley Cup Champions
20. 2000 Michigan State Spartans win NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship
21. 2001 Detroit Dogs win American Basketball (ABA 2000) Championship
22. 2002 Red Wings win their 10^th Stanley Cup
23. 2003 Detroit Shock win WNBA Championship
24. 2004 Detroit Pistons win their third NBA Championship
25. 2006 Shock are WNBA Champs
26. 2007 Michigan State Spartans win Men’s NCAA Hockey Championship
27. 2007 Plymouth Whalers win OHL Championship
28. 2008 Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup
29. 2008 Detroit Shock are WNBA Champs
30. 2010 University of Michigan wins NCAA Men's Gymnastics Championship

It's official… football pre-season is upon us. The Detroit Lions have come roaring out of the gate this past weekend with a win over the Cleveland Browns. Tune in and gear up as maybe this will be a sign of good things to come. While you are waiting for the next tramplefest, be sure to check out the great books we have on the Detroit Lions. Grrrrr!

After seventeen days of incredible and exciting winter events the 2010 Winter Olympics will come to an official end in Vancouver's BC Place Stadium on Sunday, February 28th. As with the Opening Ceremony, everything is hush-hush about the Closing Ceremony and who will perform. One thing is for sure, Nordic combined gold medalist, Billy Demong, will carry the U.S. Flag. The ceremony will also capture the spirit and personality of Vancouver, British Columbia and Canada. Coverage starts on NBC @ 8:00pm EST, tune in!

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Canton ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White are featured in Saturday's New York Times. Read about their international success and bid for Olympic gold in Vancouver!

Hey fans! The Detroit Red Wings are playing tonight at 7:30 p.m.! Check your local t.v. listings for the channel, but according the Red Wings website, it will be playing on Fox Sports. We are playing against the sneaky Florida Panthers so beware. They will have their claws sharpened and ready to dig in and try to beat us. Let the icefest begin!

Hey sports fans! Check out the latest stats on your favorite teams in our fun and informative collection of books and DVD's on football. Whether you root for the U of M Wolverines or the Detroit Lions, fill those downtimes during commercial breaks and half-time shows with pages of cool information on teams, players, and bowl games found in our collection! Have fun tossing the pigskin!

This sunny May 17th, we have two high profile birthdays to celebrate. It is the birthday of boxer "Sugar Ray" Leonard born on this date in 1956 and also soccer player, Mia Hamm, who was born on this date in 1972. Both of these figures have had illustrious careers in their sports field and we wish them a heartfelt happy birthday! Be sure to check out our books on both of these famous, amazing athletes!

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals play for the Vince Lombardi Trophy in the 43rd Super Bowl Championship at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay.  Allen St. John takes readers off the playing field and behind the scenes in The Billion Dollar Game.

Bloor, Edward. Tangerine. Twelve-year-old Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football hero brother Erik, fights for the right to play soccer despite his near blindness and slowly begins to remember the incident that damaged his eyesight

Baseball

Griffey, Ken, Jr. Ken Griffey, Jr.: A Biography. (JBIO GRIFFEY) by Bill Gutman, 152 pgs.

Jeter, Derek. Derek Jeter: A Biography. (JBIO JETER) by Robert Craig, 114 pgs.