From Coin Toss to Championship

From Coin Toss to Championship
Author: Rick Schabowski
Publisher: Henschelhaus Publishing, Incorporated
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-04
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781595987198

Title: From Coin Toss to Champions FROM COIN TOSS TO CHAMPIONS 1971: The Year of the Milwaukee Bucks is the definitive, game-by-game history of the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks by renowned Wisconsin sports historian Rick Schabowski. This is the in-depth story of how the new Bucks franchise won the rights to negotiate with Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) by the single flip of a coin, traded for the great Oscar Robertson, and became NBA champs. Pairing The Big and the ascending Lew on a dynamic all-around team, the Bucks fought back fierce challenges all around the NBA, posted a 66-16 regular season record, and nearly coasted to hoisting the NBA championship trophy. The meticulously researched Coin Toss takes the reader through the greatest season so far in Milwaukee professional basketball history with detailed accounts of every game, insights into player, coach and competitor thinking, vital stats, and historic news accounts. In Coin Toss, Schabowski has served up a full menu for traditional Bucks fans who want to relive the championship year, for young fans who want to know about the tradition and excitement that the current Bucks build on, and for true basketball buffs who want to set the record straight. As the new Milwaukee Bucks make believers of everyone, From Coin Toss to Champions is destined to become a classic and a vital part of Milwaukee's, Bucks', and NBA history.

How to Win the Championship Hold'em Strategies for the Final Table

How to Win the Championship Hold'em Strategies for the Final Table
Author: TJ Cloutier
Publisher: Cardoza Publishing
Total Pages: 188
Release:
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 158042483X

If you're hungry to win a championship, this is the book that will pave the way to success! T.J. Cloutier, the greatest tournament poker player ever he has won 59 major tournament titles and appeared at 39 final tables at the WSOP, both more than any other player in the history of poker shows how to get to the final table where the big money is made and then how to win it all. You'll learn how to build up enough chips to make it through the early and middle rounds and then how to employ T.J.s own strategies to outmaneuver opponents at the final table and win championships. T.J. shows you how to adjust your play depending upon stack sizes, antes and blinds, table position, opponents styles, and chip counts. You'll also learn the specific strategies needed for full tables and for six-handed, three handed, and heads-up play. 288 pages

The WWE Championship

The WWE Championship
Author: Kevin Sullivan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2011-11-29
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1439193215

Presents a history of the championship matches hosted by World Wrestling Entertainment, tracing their expansion and popularity throughout the world, and citing the contributions of such performers as Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, and the Iron Sheik.

Transcending the Game

Transcending the Game
Author: Shawn F. Briscoe
Publisher: SIU Press
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2023-12-14
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0809339234

A pathway to community, growth, and change This collection of inclusive essays explores the role of debate in understanding and critiquing injustice and inequality. Edited by Shawn F. Briscoe, these essays closely examine multiple approaches to debate, considering their respective merits and controversies. This detailed compilation analyzes how debate methodologies are useful in everyday life and whether certain approaches have any value at all. Briscoe provides an in-depth look into the varying styles of debate and contributes to a greater understanding of argument theory by discussing three stylistic approaches: audience-centered, technical/progressive, and nontraditional/performative. The book demonstrates that all three approaches offer students opportunity to engage in a socioemotional learning space, a discipline that prepares students for undergraduate and graduate work, a study that prepares participants for future careers, and a field that investigates current controversies and how to tackle them. Briscoe offers compelling narratives from BIPOC, LGBTQIA, and women authors that explore the personal impact of debate on social equality within this academic discipline, our educational system, and society. The diversity in gender and race of the contributing authors allows for a multitude of perspectives on the complex styles, benefits, and issues discussed in Transcending the Game. Briscoe peels back the mystery that shrouds the benefits of academic, competitive debate from outsiders and insiders alike. A myriad of personal narratives tell stories about the role of debate in their lives; challenge the unproductive discourse in debate, education, and society; and offer diverse insight into why we debate.

Renegade Champion

Renegade Champion
Author: Richard R. Rust
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publications
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2008-08-22
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1589794117

“If you buy that horse, you’re buying your daughter’s death warrant,” Jane Pohl’s father was warned at the army barracks in the spring of 1941. But the potential that his teenage daughter Jane saw in the small, temperamental Thoroughbred was enough to convince him otherwise. Earlier that year, when Fitzrada arrived at the army base where Jane’s family lived, the horse was stubborn, unpredictable, and dangerous. Any man who dared addle him up soon found himself face down in the dirt. Jane, excited to ride any horse and up for the challenge, had the most success with Fitz. She was patient and consistent, and the horse responded well at last, showing a great affinity for jumping. Then, inexplicably, a terrible riding accident resulted in serious injuries for both Jane and Fitz, and the army decide that it was time to destroy the horse. Heartbroken, Jane pleaded with her reluctant father: the only way to save Fitz was to buy him from the army. Jane Pohl’s foresight proved to be correct. Jane and Fitz went on to take the Virginia show-jumping circuit by storm, winning 37 jumper and 6 hinter championships. At a time when women were rarely seen in jumping classes at horse shows and were not taken seriously by male competitors, Jane and Fitz helped to break down barriers against women riders competing in the Olympics. In 1946, Jane and Fitz found themselves at the Jumper Championship at the prestigious National Horse Show in Madison Square Garden—the highest jumping title in North America. The road there for horse and rider was a five-year test of faith, patience, and understanding friendship.

The 30 Greatest Sports Conspiracy Theories of All-Time

The 30 Greatest Sports Conspiracy Theories of All-Time
Author: Elliott Kalb
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2009-07-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1626369917

Separating fact from myth, Kalb attempts to determine which of these long-held conspiracy theories hold water, and which ones fall flat under scrutiny. Ranking the conspiracies from 1 to 30 and the likelihood of each conspiracy from 1 to 5, Kalb boldly asks: Did baseball avoid integration in the 1930s and 1940s with an unwritten agreement? Was Super Bowl III a fixed game? Did Sonny Liston throw both of his fights vs. Muhammad Ali? Was the NBA’s first-ever draft lottery fixed? Why did Michael Jordan really retire from basketball the first time? Are some NASCAR race outcomes too good to be true? Did the New England Patriots cheat their way to a dynasty? What really happened at the 1921 Kentucky Derby? Why weren’t any Japanese players signed to major league contracts from 1965-1995? And much more!

THE CHAMPION

THE CHAMPION
Author: Scott Sigler
Publisher: Empty Set Entertainment
Total Pages: 488
Release: 2014-09-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 193936650X

Galactic Football League (GFL) Series: Book I: THE ROOKIE Book II: THE STARTER Book III: THE ALL-PRO Book IV: THE MVP Book V: THE CHAMPION GFL Novellas: THE REPORTER THE DETECTIVE TITLE FIGHT THE RIDER (Spring 2015) THE GANGSTER (Spring 2015) THE CHAMPION - BOOK Five: After his most successful season yet on the field, Quentin sister - his only family - is lost in the Portath Cloud, an area considered to be the "Bermuda Triangle" of the galaxy. To save her, Quentin and his teammates must first escape team owner Gredok the Splithead, and acquire a ship capable of surviving the unknown dangers that await. Quentin's leadership and intelligence are put to the test as Becca, the Tweedy Brothers, Denver and more risk their lives to save his sister. Set against the backdrop of a professional American football franchise seven centuries in the future, the Galactic Football League puts huge humans on the field with five alien races to create a game that is faster, stronger and deadlier than anything we know today. Quarterback Quentin Barnes has grown from a racist, small-town standout into a proven leader, a uniter of peoples, and the Galaxy's most-famous athlete. Willing to do anything for his team, his Ionath Krakens have bound together through shared sacrifice, tragedy, devastating losses and thrilling victories. The GFL series combines science fiction, crime and blistering sports action to create a non-stop, pulse-pounding adventure that you can't put down until the last second ticks off the clock. Fans of the following authors are known to enjoy the Galactic Football League Science Fiction Space Opera Series: Mike Lupica Tim Green Buzz Bissinger Joe Haldeman Orson Scott Card David Webber Richard K Morgan George Lucas Robert A. Heinlein Daniel Arenson Nathan Lowell Scott Westerfeld Fans of the following books and series are known to enjoy the Galactic Football League Sci Fi Saga: Star Wars Guardians of the Galaxy Starship Troopers Altered Carbon Mech Warrior Jurassic Park Star Trek Hitchhikers Guide Aliens Friday Night Lights Any Given Sunday Draft Day Keywords related to the Galactic Football League Young Adult Science Fiction Series: Alien Contact, Supernatural, Humorous Science Fiction, Box Set, Bundle, Series, Omnibus, Epic, Saga, Monsters, Dinosaurs, Sports, Football, Mech, Robots, Battlebots, AI, Future, Futuristic, Space Travel, Krakens, Xenomorph, Galaxy, Galaxies, Star, Stars

Title Quests: A Complete History of the National Football League’s Championship Series

Title Quests: A Complete History of the National Football League’s Championship Series
Author: Kelly Bell
Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
Total Pages: 421
Release: 2024-05-24
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

Title Quests: A Complete History of the National Football League’s Championship Series is a retelling of a fascinating series of championship NFL Football contests that have seen scores ranging from 7–0 to 73–0, dark suspicions of underworld interference, a game played just inshore from a roiling Gulf of Mexico hurricane, featuring teams with names such as the Boston Redskins, Chicago Cardinals, and Cleveland Rams. These games have been played in blizzards, downpours, and deserts, interrupted by power failures, featuring brothers versus brothers, witnessing wild comebacks and collapses, with a team winning the title in its very first year in the league, and marking the birth and death of dynasties. Expect the unexpected.

The 25 Greatest Sports Conspiracy Theories of All Time

The 25 Greatest Sports Conspiracy Theories of All Time
Author: Elliott Kalb
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2011-02-11
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1626366780

In every sport, in every country around the world, there are fans on the losing side who know that something other than skill and luck beat their favorite team or player. Sometimes they’re actually right. That’s why sports lovers will devour this inside look at the 25 biggest myths and scandals in professional and collegiate athletics. Elliott Kalb examines each potential outrage in detail, supporting and debunking popular beliefs along the way. In some cases, proof does exist that the “fix” was in—like the 1919 World Series thrown by the Chicago “Black” Sox players or the conspiracy to keep African Americans out of Major League Baseball until 1947. In others, there remain only whispers of wrongdoing and suspicious circumstances, including the Jets’ win in Super Bowl III and Muhammad Ali’s first-round knockout of Sonny Liston. This is sure to capture the imagination of anyone who has ever wondered what really happened behind the scenes.

Day by Day in Jewish Sports History

Day by Day in Jewish Sports History
Author: Bob Wechsler
Publisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2008
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781602800137

The Ultimate Jewish Sports History and Trivia Book.