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Explores the importance of respect on the basketball court when playing with one's teammates and interacting with opposing players, coaches, and fans. Highlights moments from the history of basketball where respect has been displayed, such as the 1999 season of the WNBA Houston Comets--a time when their point guard, Kim Perrot, was diagnosed with lung cancer. Includes photographs and a glossary.
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"The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon comes around, the Big Cheese is prepared to win, as always. But what happens when the quiet new kid, Wedge Wedgeman, comes out on top? Is a slice of humility all the Big Cheese needs to discover that some things are better than being the best?"--
8) Rivals
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Twelve-year-old Josh looks forward to facing a true rival in the Baseball Hall of Fame tournament, but first he and his friends Jaden and Benji put themselves at great risk trying to expose the truth about a conspiracy to bribe the head umpire.
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This documentary examines the money-driven machines of college football and basketball and the toll they take on the education of athletes and the integrity of the universities they attend. It examines this controversy in college sports and goes on-location to some of the Division I schools where debates over commercialization and academic success are most heated, including Southern Methodist University, the University of Louisville, Iowa State University...
10) Lacrosse attack
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Peter makes the varsity lacrosse team, but one of his teammates isn't happy about it.
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Winning is a great feeling, but there are other goals to strive for when playing sports. Fair play and professional behavior not only make athletics enjoyable for everyone but are also achievements in themselves. This program examines and promotes good sportsmanship, focusing on what it means to be a team player as well as the admirable quality of remaining gracious in victory or defeat. It also looks at codes of conduct for players, officials, coaches,...
12) Play ball!
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"Eleven-year-old cousins who are closer than most brothers, catcher Liam McCarthy and pitcher Carter Jones grew up playing baseball together. Now, their team is on the verge of winning the greatest championship of all: the Little League Baseball World Series. To reach the title match, however, they must first beat their number one rivals from Southern California. Little do they know that the game will prove to be just the first challenge they'll face...
15) Dream team
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"A mission like no other has the Love Puppies stuck. Eliana has excellent basketball skills, and Barkley knows she's talented enough to make the school team--that is, if she can figure out how to be a good teammate. How are the pups supposed to help someone who has no interest in sharing the ball, playing nice, or making friends?"--
17) The cloud race
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Itty Bitty Princess Kitty and her friends are finally old enough this year to join Lollyland's Cloud Race. Now they will have to learn not only how to ride clouds but also steer them, too--and then Itty overhears one of the other racers mention he might cheat and add boosters to his own cloud.
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Instead of volunteering to provide halftime snacks, a dedicated Soccer Dad decides to join his son's soccer team. In a hilarious role reversal, the son becomes the frustrated expert who teaches his dad how to be a team player. Dad complains about having to play defense (boring!) and thinks playing soccer is all about winning. When his son explains that soccer is about having fun, Dad picks dandelions, fools around on the sidelines and kicks the practice...
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While it is ostensibly simple in terms of equipment and rules, soccer has inspired skill, strategy, and pure athleticism that have allowed the professional sport to evolve. The history of soccer and the biographies of game-changing players who have kept fans riveted game after game are chronicled in this lively volume.