Books And Literature

“Can’t Anybody Here Play This Game?” and nine other books by Jimmy Breslin have been released as e-books by Open Road Media in time for the Mets to celebrate their 50th anniversary.

Through the university’s nonprofit publishing wing, the pulse of baseball beats strongly in the heart of Cornhusker Nation, with four to eight books published a year for baseball fans.

In “Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball,” the Mets’ R. A. Dickey discusses his career and the emotional pain he has encountered in his life.

The best writer in a baseball uniform, Dirk Hayhurst pitched briefly for the 2008 San Diego Padres and the 2009 Toronto Blue Jays, and is now leaving the country to play and write in Italy.

Deron Williams scored 34 points for the Nets, who have lost two straight over all and nine in a row against the Pacers.

Phil Jackson’s next title will be on the cover of his new book, a memoir called “Eleven Rings,” which is tentatively scheduled to be out next year.