The Golden Glove (1996)
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Honus Wagner – Member of Baseball’s hall of fame who used a glove with neither a web nor a pocket
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Baseball: Jamie loses first his lucky glove and then his confidence.
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Off the Rim (1998)
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A six-on-six Iowa basketball player who was a standout defensive player
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Women’s basketball: Michael wants desperately to be a standout player and learns the importance of being a defensive player.
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On the Line (1999)
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NBA star Rick Barry and his famous “granny shot”
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Baseball: When a fly ball drops out of Kyle’s
glove he quickly picks it up and pretends he has caught it. A protest
hearing is held and Kyle must tell his story. And does he?
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Full Court Fever (1998)
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The UCLA men’s basketball team (in the 1960s) that compensated for their team’s short stature by using the full-court press.
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Basketball: The players on Michael’s seventh
grade basketball team are short – they must devise a strategy that
gives them a chance at being winners.
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The Final Cut (1999)
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Author’s note relates information about several
basketball players such as Michael Jordan who did not make their high
school basketball team on their first try.
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Basketball: Four friends try out for the school team. Two make the cut and two do not.
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T.J.’s Secret Pitch (1996)
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Rip Sewell, a pitcher with a physical disability
created the “eephus” (sometimes called a blooper) to give him an edge
as a pitcher.
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Baseball: The smallest player on the team discovers and uses the “eephus” pitch to give him an edge as a pitcher.
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Playoff Dreams (1997)
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Ernie Banks set the record for playing he most
major league ball games without ever being on a team that made it to
the playoffs.
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Baseball: Brendan is a crackerjack center
fielder -- on a team that has a difficult time winner. A visit to the
Cubs ballpark wit his
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