The NBA basketball award ceremony at the end of each season is a tradition to honor individual achievement in a team sport. For each individual that receives an award basketball is only part of the criteria–the best in the NBA receive awards for off-the-court activities as well.
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Best Baseball Training Aids
- If you’re a coach who is trying make his team better or a parent who wants to give your child a competitive advantage then using youth baseball training aids will get you on your way
- Baseball training tools include batting tees, batting cages, pitching machines, rebound screens and portable mounds
- While all these baseball training aids will be helpful in increasing skills be sure to include some fitness
Kobe Bryant Scandal – His Housekeeper Suing Him
The Kobe Bryant life took another strange turn as his housekeeper introduced a lawsuit in court in March 2009. The case, which is pending, is aimed at the entire Kobe Bryant family but highlights Bryant’s wife as the main perpetrator of a number of humiliating crimes against the housekeeper, who worked for the family in their Orange County home in California from September 2007 through March 2008. The Bryant clan has responded that the allegations are baseless and that their former employee is just seeking easy money at their expense.
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High School Soccer Tournaments: All You Need to Know about Them
Soccer is the most played game in America, far exceeding every other sport in total athletes of every age group. With that statistic in mind, it is incredibly ironic how unpopular soccer is in mainstream American culture. There is a following for soccer, however, and those who play soccer are immersed in a sport very different and far more complex in organization, outside NCAA Football’s BCS formula.
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Football Drills for the Running Back
- Running back drills should emphasize getting a quick start, securing the handoff, evading tacklers, catching passes, and blocking, according to football drills expert Tom Bass
- Taking the proper stance puts the running back in position to get a good start
- Proper footwork and hand position are the keys to securing the handoff
- Learning to make good cuts and crossovers can help the running back elude the defensive lineman in his path.
- Running good routes are the basis of a running back’s success in catching passes
- A running back can increase his value by becoming a good blocker
Top Baseball Stars That Are Always Shining
- The top baseball stars of today are seen everywhere; on the ball field, on billboards, magazines, and commercials
- It pays well for baseball all star players to keep their noses clean and stay way from any controversy to avoid diminishing their advertising potential
- In addition, these guys are role models for our children and held in high esteem
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NBA Rookie of the Year
Derrick Rose was named the NBA Basketball Rookie of the Year in May 2009 for his first season as a Chicago Bull. Basketball beginners would do well to study the excellent opening season for Rose in which he was able to use his role as point guard to bring the Chicago Bulls some unlikely success.
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History of March Madness
The NCAA basketball championship history has been alive and strong for 70 years. Masses of fans of the sport and rabid alumni from colleges across the country have made the March Madness tournament the highlight of the sports year. From the beginning of the basketball season when midnight madness 2008 begins until the Finals are played, college basketball has kept hearts beating and has been filled with close scoreboard action.
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Most Fantastic 2008 Super Hits
- The baseball hit leaders of all-time are in the Hall Of Fame, well, except one player
- Ty Cobb became the record holder for most career hits during the “dead ball era” when they played a kind of “hit run baseball” style
- Chase Utley of the Philadelphia Phillies is the 2008 super hits leader
Dunking Tips
Knowing how to slam dunk in basketball is a critical step in being an offensive threat. Shooting jump shots is important but unless you can drive the lane and finish, a defender can stay on top of you and prevent you from getting a look at the basket. These are not NBA Live 08 dunk tips, these are tips for players who want to round out their game by adding the deadliest offensive weapon in basketball to their arsenal.These slam dunk contest tips will help a player win contests and respect on the court.
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Football Drills for the Wide Receiver
- Wide receiver drills should emphasize taking the proper stance, getting off the line of scrimmage quickly and cleanly, running pass routes that are precise and well-time, and blocking, according to football drills expert Tom Bass
- Ball handling drills can help a receiver with the basic mechanics of catching the ball
- A wide receiver needs to take the proper stance to release quickly from the line of scrimmage
- A wide receiver needs to learn a variety of pass routes and run them in a consistent way
- Good blocking is largely determined by how much desire the receiver has to do the job well
The Largest Baseball Stadium
- The largest baseball stadium is located in the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles
- In addition to being the most expensive ballpark, Yankee Stadium comes in at a close second
- Turner Field, sometimes known as “The Ted”, was converted from the 1996 Olympic Stadium
The History of American Cheerleading: Where Did the Idea Come From?
- The first organized cheering occurred at University of Minnesota rugby games in the late 1800s
- Cheerleading was originally an all-male activity, but women began participating in the early 1900s
- Lawrence Herkimer formed the National Cheerleaders Association in 1948
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NBA Coach of the Year
Mike Brown was named the NBA Coach of the Year for 2009 in a year when many coaches were deserving. Of course, Mike Brown could give out some basketball coaching tips since his team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, racked up the best record in the NBA over the past season. After playing basketball both in the US and overseas as a youth basketball coach Brown also played college ball before being elevated to coach.
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Top 12 NBA Players Who Had Trouble With the Law
The NBA is just like anywhere else you would work: Everyone makes at least $400,000, some make $20 million, you work about 3 hours a day, fans fawn on you, and you get whatever you want, right? Well, in one arena you are lucky your office isn’t like the NBA because no one would come to work–they’d all be stuck in jail. No, it’s not quite that bad but it’s not too far from the truth either. Read on.
And here they are – NBA “great” players – the countdown starts with:
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