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Author : Heather Rule
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781541589643
"When the best of the best compete, anything could happen. With vivid photos and action-packed text, readers can experience the thrill of the biggest Olympic upsets"
Author : Heather Rule
Publisher : Sports' Wildest Upsets (Lerner
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781541577121
"When the best of the best compete, anything could happen. With vivid photos and action-packed text, readers can experience the thrill of the biggest Olympic upsets"
Author : Ken Rappoport
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781617839238
Sports are unpredictable. They?re wacky. They can be totally off-the-wall! This title highlights some of the most memorable tales and traditions from sports history and is brought to life with exciting detail. Informative sidebars offer even more stories. You can also find a glossary, additional resources, and more! This title is a must-read for any sports fan. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
Author : Jack Danilewicz
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781496218674
No one had really heard of Chaminade University--a tiny NAIA Catholic school in Honolulu with fewer than eight hundred undergraduates--until its basketball game against the University of Virginia on December 23, 1982. The Chaminade Silverswords defeated the Cavaliers, then the Division I, No. 1-ranked team in the nation, in what the Washington Post later called "the biggest upset in the history of college basketball." Virginia was the most heralded team in the country, led by seven?foot?four?inch, three?time College Basketball Player of the Year Ralph Sampson. They had just been paid $50,000--more than double Chaminade's annual basketball budget--to play an early season tournament in Tokyo and were making a "stopover" game in Hawaii on their way back to the mainland. The Silverswords, led by forward Tony Randolph, came back in the second half and won the game 77-72. Chaminade's incredible victory became known as the "Miracle on Ward Avenue" or simply "The Upset" in Hawaii and was featured in the national news. Never before in the history of college basketball had a school moved so dramatically and irretrievably into the nation's consciousness. The Silverswords' victory was more than just an upset; it was something considered impossible. And the team's wins over major college programs continued in the ensuing years. Today Chaminade is still referred to as "The Giant Killers"--the school that beat Ralph Sampson and Virginia. The Greatest Upset Never Seen relives the 1982-83 season, when Chaminade put small?college basketball and Hawaii on the national sports map.
Author : Mickey Gilliam
Publisher : Sports' Wildest Upsets (Lerner
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781541577169
"Anything can happen in a professional basketball game. A lower-seeded team can dominate the top seed to win an NBA Championship. The underdog can always rise to the occasion to beat the best in history-making moments. These thrilling upsets are part of what makes professional basketball so exciting."--from back cover.
Author : Al Barkow
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781613740828
&“Al Barkow, golf's leading historian and story-teller, unfolds the improbable Ben Hogan&–Jack Fleck tale, and the results are as wondrous as the golf itself.&” --Peter Kessler Jack Fleck had the slimmest of resumes as a professional tournament golfer. He had never even come close to winning on the PGA Tour, and was in the mere qualifier category when it came to playing in the 1955 U.S. Open at the Olympic Golf Club in San Francisco. Yet Fleck got himself into a playoff with Ben Hogan, one of the greatest players in golf history, for the game's most prestigious title. And when Fleck defeated Hogan, it was not just surprising, it was incredible. This book presents a thrilling play-by-play, shot-by-shot recounting that brings back to life the look and feel of the entire tournament. Relying on first-hand sources, it reveals the players' mental processes as they strategized their game and handled their emotions. And it finally offers a convincing explanation for Fleck's mind-boggling victory, which was considered at the time and remains to this day one of the most unexpected outcomes in all sports history. Al Barkow is a veteran golf reporter, formerly editor-in-chief of both Golf and Golf Illustrated magazines, and recipient of the 2005 PGA Lifetime Achievement Award in Journalism. His books include Gettin' to the Dance Floor and Sam: The One and Only Sam Snead.
Author : Andy Fury
Publisher : Andy Fury
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-22
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 8210379456XXX
In August 2013, comedian Andy Fury decided that he'd spend a season with his best friend Mark, watching the FA Cup in a giant game of winner stays on. They would follow the winner from the Extra Preliminary Round tie between Tow Law Town and West Auckland, then the winner of the next game and so on, all the way to Wembley for the Final. By March 2014 they were threatening to sue each other having endured countless arguments and a 500-mile round trip for a game against Crawley that was abandoned with 15 minutes left. As well as the fights they encounter several former FA cup winners, embark on a mini crime spree on the way to a game at Everton and take in games in all four corners of the country. Including Crawley. Twice. The book also includes a foreword from Pavel Srnicek (yes, that Pavel Srnicek), due to Andy's obsession with 90s footballers and much, much more besides. Find out whether they made it to Wembley or the courts in this heart-warming tale of friendship, football and pointless drives to Crawley. For information on the forthcoming stand-up show inspired by the book, please visit www.andyfury.co.uk To access the podcasts mentioned in the book, plus extra blogs and photographs, please visit www.cuprunnings.com About The Author: Aside from his obsession with footballers from the 90s, Andy is an award-winning comedian by trade. Having appeared on various BBC radio shows too, the 32 year old Geordie has been telling knob jokes instead of getting a proper job for six years now. This project started life as a blog and a podcast and has finished as a book and a stand up show. Live dates for "My Cup Upset" will appear soon at www.andyfury.co.uk
Author : Anonim
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Winter Olympics
ISBN : 9781594853272
Author : Matt Scheff
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781728410609
Explore the excitement of the Summer Olympics through stories of the greatest gold-medal moments in the history of the event, from Nadia Comaneci's perfect 10.0 gymnastics score to barefoot marathon runner Abebe Bikila's surprising triumph.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Physical fitness
ISBN : STANFORD:36105113707330
Author : Fred Bowen
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781480443051
Tyler is angry when his best friend Zack, their team’s hotshot midfielder, leaves to play for the Panthers, an elite travel team. He’s sure the Cougars’ season will tank—before it even begins. The Cougars lose their season opener—and their next game, too. Tyler blames Zack, but it’s clear his team needs a new attitude—and a lot more practice. Can Tyler help make a difference before it’s too late?
Author : John G. Robertson,Carl T. Madden
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-25
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476684758
In October 1969, the New York Mets stunned the sports world by defeating the heavily favored Baltimore Orioles in a memorable World Series. Their five-game triumph capped off a true Cinderella season, when the woebegone National League franchise rose from laughingstock to popular champions. The histories of both the Mets and Orioles are traced, along with their paths to the climactic '69 Series. A batter-by-batter recap of all five games gives a box seat view to a storied moment in baseball history.
Author : Phil Ascough
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781408165065
Billed as the greatest sporting show on earth, the Olympic Games have produced countless memorable stories of achievement and endurance since entering the "modern" era in 1896. The major sports take a back seat - some of them long gone from the schedule - as sports fans discover new heroes excelling in obscure events that intrigue. The Games deliver triumph and heartbreak, serial winners and one-medal wonders, shocks and controversies - and tragedy in the true sense of the word rather than the often diluted sporting interpretation. For just over two weeks every four years handball and hockey, sailing and shooting, judo and gymnastics become prime time news. And the word "repechage" is common currency. The Armchair Olympian uses trivia, teasers, illustrations and quotes to recapture the magic of the story so far.
Author : Bill Gutman
Publisher : Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1990-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0671709259
Recounts some of the greatest upsets in professional sports history.
Author : Paul Tsika
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780768455533
Leaders are unique individuals. They seem to have the innate ability to dream big, craft a vision, rally followers, and create change. While it’s true that leaders think and act differently than the average person, the truth is that these distinctions all have a surprisingly simple origin: their words. If the words we use affect...