Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-265) and index.; Fight fiercely : Harvard and Yale create the first great football rivalry -- "We hate each other's guts" : the Dodgers and the Giants -- Battle along Tobacco Road : Duke and North Carolina basketball -- Mayhem on the midway : the Bears and the Packers -- Shootin' irons : the Jack Nicklaus-Arnold Palmer golf rivalry -- Cross-country conflict : the Celtics and the Lakers -- The bull and the butterfly : the never-ending rivalry between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali -- Friendly foes : Chrissie and Martina -- "Dearest enemies" : Ohio State-Michigan football -- Enduring baseball rivals : the Red Sox and the Yankees.;