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IST 605: Sports in America

Resources related to sports and sports history in America

Search tips

Use of Boolean Operators 

  • If seeking to limit, filter, or expand your search, try using boolean operators AND, OR, NOT to advance your search. For example, using sports AND North America to find sports related content that has North America in the title. 

Search tips used when creating guide: () can be filled in with any sport (e.g. history of (basketball) in america).

  • History of () in America 

  • Sports AND history 

  • History of sports in America

  • Sports in America

  • () in America 

  • America AND Olympics

  •  Sports AND America NOT Latin 

  • Sports AND America NOT South 

  • Sports AND America NOT North

 

Databases and websites for future use

 

The following are several websites/databases that patrons can access to learn additional information that may not be covered in this guide. Additionally, statistics and statistical trends can also be viewed on these databases. For example, if you were wishing to discover the most passing yards in a game, you can go onto Sports reference to view this information. 

 

 

   Sports reference 

   Sports reference is the home to find histories and statistical information about many different sports, including football, baseball, and basketball. 

 

       

       TheSportsDB

       

 

Society for american baseball research