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81) Back spin
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Myron Bolitar mysteries volume 4
Description
A boy is missing and presumed kidnapped. The boy's mother is golf superstar Linda Coldren's--and Myron Bolitar's client. Meanwhile, Linda's husband is trying to stage a comeback at the U. S. Open, only to be found dead in a sand trap. The family skeletons are coming out of the closet and Myron discovers just how deadly the game of golf can be.
82) Concussion
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In 2002, forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu picked up a scalpel in a Pittsburgh morgue and made a discovery that would rattle America. The body on the slab in front of him belonged to a fifty-year-old named Mike Webster, aka "Iron Mike," a Hall of Fame center for the Pittsburgh Steelers. After retiring in 1990, Webster had suffered a dizzyingly steep decline. The search for answers put Omalu in the crosshairs of one of the most powerful corporations...
83) Rebound
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Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume Prequel
Description
In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (191 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Rocky III: Rocky becomes world famous, scoring ten consecutive wins. But after suffering a humiliating defeat against Clubber Lang, he considers hanging up his gloves. With encouragement from his old nemesis, Apollo Creed, Rocky strives to regain the "eye of the tiger" before confronting Lang in a rematch. Rocky IV: Rocky's training regimen takes him to icy Siberia, where he prepares for a globally televised match against a vicious Soviet fighter,...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xvii, 293 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
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"In this book, industry-leading sports professionals-such as Ted Sobel, Fred Claire, Ari Kaplan, Debbie Antonelli, and Ann Meyers Drysdale-offer practical advice and tips for those wanting to pursue a career in sports, including marketing, publicity, broadcasting, journalism, management, scouting, analytics, and more"--
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2014.
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"Relive the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl Season through the eyes of the 12th Man. From the perspective of a dedicated Seahawks fan, Mark Tye Turner, author of Notes from a 12 Man, compiles this vivid and insightful account of the year the Seattle Seahawks won Super Bowl XLVIII with coach Pete Carroll and quarterback Russell Wilson. Starting in the 2013 preseason and following through to the aftermath of the team's momentous victory parade, Turner's...
89) Patina
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Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 2
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"A newbie to the track team, Patina "Patty" Jones must learn to rely on her family and teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons"--
90) Runner's World
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RUNNER'S WORLD is filled with powerful information that will help you run faster and farther and have more fun doing it! Every issue brings you the strategies, tips and advice to fuel your performance, prevent injuries, burn fat, shed stress, and achieve your personal goals.
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He lived in the present tense--in the camera's lens. There was no frame he couldn't or wouldn't fill. He swung the heaviest bat, earned the most money, and incurred the biggest fines. Like all the new-fangled gadgets then flooding the marketplace--radios, automatic clothes washers, Brownie cameras, microphones and loudspeakers--Babe Ruth "made impossible events happen." Aided by his crucial partnership with Christy Walsh--business manager, spin doctor,...
93) Running brave
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Story of real-life Olympic champion Billy Mills. From life on an impoverished South Dakota Indian reservation to his phenomenal upset victory at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Mills constantly challenged the barriers of culture and his own deeply-rooted insecurities.
95) Field of dreams
Pub. Date
[1998]
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1 videodisc (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) hears a voice, followed by a brief vision of a baseball field. He believes that if he builds a baseball diamond in his cornfield, Shoeless Joe Jackson from the infamous 1919 Chicago "Black" Sox will return to play baseball. By being willing to take a chance, Ray gets a second time up at bat in life.
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Pub. Date
2015.
Description
"This story is rooted in the power of sport, but it is not a sports memoir. Yes, Course Correction chronicles one young woman's transformation from a couch potato-in-training into an elite athlete who reached the highest echelon of her sport. In addition, the book offers a persuasive example of the enormous impact of sports participation on the rest of life and validates the power, import, and necessity of Title IX. Just like Ginny, girls everywhere...
97) Camp So-and-So
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Twenty five girls are invited to attend Camp So-and-So and work with their cabin mates to compete in the All-Camp Sports 7 Follies. But this is no ordinary camp. Cabin 1 must face off with the campers across the lake. Cabin 2 is being stalked by a murderous former camper. Cabin 3 must break and age-old curse. Cabin 4 will meet their soul-mates. Cabin 5... well, it might already be too late for Cabin 5.
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Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Super Bowl Champion and two-time Pro Bowler Michael Bennett is an outspoken proponent for social justice and a man without a censor. One of the most scathingly humorous athletes on the planet, he is also a fearless activist, grassroots philanthropist, and organizer. Written with award-winning sportswriter and author Dave Zirin, Things That Make White People Uncomfortable is a sports book for our times, a sports memoir and manifesto as hilarious as...
99) Splashdance
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Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm
Description
"Ursula, a bear, and Ricardo, a human, are preparing for the water ballet competition. But a new regulation at the community pool--no bears--leaves Ursula cut from the contest. Luckily, she encounters a group of undaunted animal swimmers at a local pond, and Ursula and her new team figure out a way to participate in the competition and make sure everyone is welcome at the pool once and for all"-- Provided by publisher.
100) Double play
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Baseball genius volume 2
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When New York Yankee James "JY" Yager tries to show that he can still hit in the majors without the help of twelve-year-old Jalen's baseball genius, Jalen focuses on his own baseball career as he tries to carve out a spot with the Rockton Rockets.
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