Growing up I was into recreational activities such as baseball, football, basketball, and track. ... I really don't know to much about my family history, because I don't associate with them due to other reasons. ... He used to play baseball, basketball, and run track. ... His best sport was baseball, which is mine, and it all ended. ... I usually go by the workout that the baseball team does and all the flexibility stretching they do. ...

• Word Count: 609
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• Grade Level: High School

The events outlined in this article include dates which have made history such as in 1920 when the first woman competed in the Olympics and won three gold medals and 1965 when Donna De Varona became the first women to a sportscaster on network television. ... The night that the game was replayed, it drew more attention than baseball's All-Star Game that was aired the same night. ...

• Word Count: 1978
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

According to Sage, " despite pervasive and systematic discrimination against African Americans, they have played a continuing and significant role in every are of American history" (p.275). ... Arguably the greatest player in the history of the game, Michael Jordan, is a black person. ... As a result of this and many other remarks, he has become hated worldwide and he has tarnished the fairly clean reputation of Major League Baseball. ...

• Word Count: 1105
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout history, many things have changed but one thing remains the same: women have always remained on the sidelines. ... On many occasions, fights break out in baseball games and the crowd often cheers the male players on. ...

• Word Count: 1777
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Basketball has gained popularity over the years, according to the 2014 Harris Poll, the NBA is ranked 6th in popularity behind the National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), college football and auto racing (Rovell, 2014). ... The AAU League is one of the largest nonprofit volunteer sports organizations in the United States; it was founded by William Buckingham Curtis 1888 (Wood, The History of the AAU Basketball, 2013). ...

• Word Count: 1984
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout the history of athletics there have been many excellent examples of practice tasks being repeated, learned and then showing positive results. ... Major league baseball teams spend hours of training time learning to turn a double-play as fast as possible. ...

• Word Count: 2095
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School