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Hockey in DaytonIn the 1950s, crowds that equaled half the city of Troy's population filled the newly constructed 3,900-seat Hobart Arena to watch the area's first hockey team, the Troy Bruins, take the ice. In the 1960s and 1970s, fans packed one of hockey's great "barns,"...
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Hockey in ClevelandWhen the International Hockey League's Cleveland Indians took the ice in 1929, it began a storied professional hockey history that includes one of the most successful American Hockey League teams ever, the Cleveland Barons, who won nine Calder Cup championships in fewer than 40...
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Baseball in SavannahDating back to the American Civil War, the history of baseball in Savannah is as rich as any other of the sport's iconic cities. Hosting a variety of amateur teams in the late 19th century, professional baseball arrived in Savannah in 1904. From "Shoeless"...
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Surfing Corpus Christi and Port AransasSurf culture in the Texas Coastal Bend began in the early 1960s when a few young men set up surfboard rental stands on the beach. By 1970, thousands of people had caught the surfing bug. In the decades that followed, dozens of surf shops...
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Rose BowlThe Rose Bowl is best known for playing host to the granddaddy of them all the much anticipated major college football game held every January 1. It has further secured its place in sports history by playing host to Super Bowls, BCS football championships,...
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Skiing in the Mad River ValleyIn 1948, the first skiers to experience the steep and twisting downhill trails of Mad River Glen had to traverse muddy or frozen dirt roads to get to their destination. The warmth of a country inn was a comfort on those cold winter nights...
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Golf in Florida: 1886-1950Florida has depended on tourism since the earliest days of American ownership. Entrepreneurs, scoundrels, and visionaries flocked to the Sunshine State to take advantage of the natural resources--land, water, climate, natural beauty, flora, and fauna--to implement their schemes and dreams. The majority of these...
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San Francisco SealsFor more than half a century, San Francisco Seals baseball was a fertile source of future major league players, with a legacy firmly grounded in the annals of Pacific Coast League baseball. Paul and Lloyd Waner, Ping Bodie, Earl Averill, William Kamm, Ferris Fain,...
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Philadelphia AthleticsIn October 1954, the Philadelphia Athletics relocated to Kansas City, putting an end to more than a half-century of American League baseball in the City of Brotherly Love. However, of all the professional sports teams ever to play in the city, Connie Mack's Athletics...
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Seton Hall Pirates: A Basketball HistoryIn the spirit of a refrain from an old athletic cheer-"Old Setonia, dear old Setonia, we will sing a song of praise"-Seton Hall Pirates: A Basketball History explores the emerging popularity of hoop action within the context of school history and development of the...
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Yankees Baseball: The Golden AgeBetween 1920 and 1964, the Bronx Bombers dominated the game of baseball. It was a time when baseball players enjoyed an elevated status as national icons, a time when men wearing baggy, flannel uniforms and sporting pancake gloves played for little more than "the...
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Australia II and the America's Cup: The untold, inside story of The KeelSince 1851, the America's Cup has been the most prestigious trophy in the world of sailing. The America's Cup scene has always been the playground of the rich and mighty in this world, and characterized by controversial events and intrigues. It was not different...
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Horns Up: Inside the Greatest College Football DynastyCollege football hotbeds are scattered across the country, from Alabama, Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Michigan. When you think of the greatest college football programs in the modern era, those schools come immediately to mind. But none of them did what North Dakota State did...
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The Golden Age of New Jersey Horse RacingAfter being banned for nearly half a century, thoroughbred horse racing in New Jersey came back to life with a vengeance in 1942. Thus began the "Golden Age" of racing in the Garden State, a period when huge crowds cheered on champion horses and...
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So This Is How Being a Grandmother FeelsThis newly packaged edition of a beloved bestseller is the perfect gift for those discovering the unique and life-changing magic of grandchildren. "So this is how being a grandmother feels . . . like the sun coming out for the very first time and...
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Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper: Experiences and Observations of E. N. Woodcock the Noted Hunter and TrapperFifty Years a Hunter and TrapperExperiences and Observations of E. N. WoodcockThe Noted Hunter and Trapperas written by Himself and Published inH-T-T from 1903 to 1913EDITED BY A. R. HardingFifty Years a Hunter and Trapper is an autobiography that contains many experiences and observations...
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Operation Ironman: One Man's Four Month Journey from Hospital Bed to Ironman Triathlon"...George's books just keep getting better...""...laugh out loud funny (note to self, don't read it on the tube)...""...it won't fail to entertain, enthral and motivate...""...hilarious and heart-warming...""...inspiring, poignant and humorous...""...I laughed, I cried, and am proud of a man I have never met..."Operation Ironman...
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Using Offensive Formations to Dictate Defensive Alignment: Manipulating the 4-2-5, 4-3, 3-4, 3-3-5 and Bear Defenses with No Tight End and Tight End FI do not believe in calling an offensive play where you don't know how, why and where the defense will be aligned. The alternative is to call offensive plays hoping the defense will be aligned where you want them to be. But, hope is...
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The Complete Strength Training Workout Program for Volleyball: Develop power, speed, agility, and resistance through strength training and proper nutrThe Complete Strength Training Workout Program for Volleyball: Develop power, speed, agility, and resistance through strength training and proper nutrition This training workout program will change how you look and how you feel. If you follow the program you should see great results fast....
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A Youngster's Guidebook of How to Play Baseball: Skills, Drills, Tips & Tricks"Very age appropriate with the focal points and terminology...I think it's a great handbook for kids who are trying to learn the right approach to the game of baseball." --Sean Gabriel, Cuesta College BaseballThis guidebook begins with the basics of baseball and explains step-by-step...
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