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Publisher
Sports Illustrated for Kids
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
What makes a rivalry great? To start, the two teams must have a history together. They should have faced each other at least once with a title on the line. Intense rivalries must also have passionate fans -- one who'd rather do anything but root for the other side. In The Greatest Rivalries in Sports, we list 20 of the fiercest matchups in history.
3) Grudge match
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Henry 'Razor' Sharp and Billy 'The Kid' McDonnen are old boxing rivals who come out of retirement for one final match. On their first encounter in decades, their long-festering feud erupts into an unintentionally hilarious melee that instantly goes viral. The sudden social media frenzy transforms their local grudge match into a must-see HBO event. Now, if they can just survive the training, they may actually live to fight again.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
NASCAR sensation Ricky Bobby is a racing hero because of his "win at all costs" approach. He and his loyal racing partner, childhood friend Cal Naughton Jr., are a fearless duo. Dubbed "Shake" and "Bake" by their fans, the two have the ability to finish so many races in the #1 and #2 positions, with Cal always in second place. When flamboyant French Formula One driver Jean Girard challenges Ricky and Cal for the supremacy of NASCAR, Ricky must face...
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
In Best of Rivals, Adam Lazarus takes readers inside the huddle to deliver the real story behind the greatest quarterback controversy of all time: Joe Montana and Steve Young's battle both on and off the field for the right to lead the San Francisco 49ers. From 1987 to 1992, the two future Hall of Famers spurred each other on to remarkable heights, including three Super Bowl wins and four MVP awards, and elevated the game around them in the process....
8) The legends club: Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano, and an epic college basketball rivalry
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 26
Language
English
Description
"The Legends Club is a sports book that captures an era in American sport and culture, documenting the inside view of a decade of absolutely incredible competition. Feinstein pulls back the curtain on the recruiting wars, the intensely personal competition that wasn't always friendly, the enormous pressure and national stakes, and the battle for the very soul of college basketball allegiance in a hot-bed area. Getting to the roots of the NCAA goliath...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
℗2005
Language
English
Description
Braddock was once a promising light heavyweight was forced to give up boxing after a string of losses in the ring. Only his manager still believed in him. In less than twelve months Braddock went from the relief rolls to face Max Baer. A ten-to-one underdog, he carried the hopes and dreams of the working class on his shoulders. His unlikely upset made him the most popular champion boxing had ever seen.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In this powerful novel about the cost of ambition and success, a legendary athlete attempts a comeback at an age when the world considers her past her prime-from the New York Times bestselling author of Malibu Rising. Carolina Soto is undeniably fierce. She is determined to be the best professional tennis player the world has ever seen. And by the time she retires from the game in 1989 at the age of thirty-one, she is just that: the best. She has...
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
Best of the Best: Five young men are selected as members of the U.S. National Karate Team. Each teammate has his own reason for competing; however, they soon discover that in order to function as a team, they must put aside their differences and learn to depend upon each other. Together they enter an exhausting training period that puts their mental and physical skills to the ultimate endurance test. After three months of grueling workouts and personal...
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