Sports Information in the Library
How Sports Are Classified
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:
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.
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.
Sports Reference Works
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:
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.
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.
Databases & Encyclopedias
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:
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:
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.
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:
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.
Sports Topics in the Library Catalog
Click any subject heading below to browse
materials available at Thrall or other libraries
within the Ramapo Catskill Library System.
You can also search the library catalog
for a specific sport.
For more help, contact Reference or use our Ask a Librarian service
For more help, contact Reference or use our Ask a Librarian service
Sports on the Web
Sports Scores & News
- 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
Professional Sports
Auto Racing
Baseball
Basketball
Bowling
Football
Golf
Horse Racing
Hockey
Lacrosse
Soccer
Tennis
- 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
Football
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
Soccer
Tennis
College Sports
- NCAA.com
- The Official Web Site for NCAA Sports
- National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
- National Collegiate Athletics Assocation
- National Junior Collegiate Athletic Assocation
International Sports
The Olympics (The Olympic Games)
Other Sports
- The Olympic Games - Official Website - Summer & Winter Olympics
- See also:
- News & Media Coverage
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- BBC
- Please see this link for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
- ESPN:
- NBC Olympics
- The New York Times: The Olympics
- Olympics
- "Insight into the Olympic sports and the Olympic spirit." From How Stuff Works.
- Olympics Fun Facts
- From FactMonster.com.
Other Sports
General / Multiple Sports
Rugby
Soccer
Tennis
Rugby
Soccer
Tennis
Recreation & Instruction
- 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
History & Halls of Fame
Jump to:
History
- Basketball
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- Basketball: Origins of the Game
- From the U.S. National Basketball Association (NBA).
- Baseball
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- 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
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- Bowling
- From the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame.
- Boxing
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- History of NASCAR
- Includes: Great Races, Daytona 500, Decade by Decade, Greatest Drivers, Past Champions, Evolution of the Stock Car. From NASCAR.
- Rugby
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- Rugby: The Origins
- From RugbyFootballHistory.com.
- Soccer
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- 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
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- 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
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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
Sports Terminology
- 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:
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- 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.