Sports Politics

Will Castro, star of Velocity Channel's Unique Rides and one of the most popular car customizers in America, has achieved the American Dream, finding great success doing something he loves. He has worked with marquee names in entertainment, and Unique Hustle is packed with anecdotes of some of the biggest names in sports, music, film, and television.

As the revenues generated by big-time college sports continue to skyrocket, virtually all of the debate involves whether (and how much) student-athletes should be paid for play. Kenneth L. Shropshire and Collin D. Williams Jr., argue that "student" has to come first: the focus should be on prioritizing a meaningful education. They draw on new research to reveal that it has become increasingly difficult for college athletes to balance school and sports, much less a social life, leading to serious economic, professional, and emotional consequences for young people.

Broken down by a variety of subject matter, each section begins with a selection from an interview between NBA star Etan Thomas and political sportswriter Dave Zirin, followed by a Thomas poem and the writings of talented young poets.

Do you know what's the greatest threat to women's sports is? It's transwomen competing and obliterating the competition. In this audiobook, you'll find out how inclusivity is devastating and destroying female sporting events as biological males are allowed to not only compete but completely dominate female sporting events and how no matter how the progressive liberals try to defend it, transwomen athletes will always come in first place compared to their cisgender counterparts. Transwomen are destroying the competition...literally.

Death on the River of Doubt takes listeners inside the thrilling journey that unfolded as Theodore Roosevelt and his companions navigated the Amazonian River of Doubt through an unforgiving and unpredictable jungle. With new threats at every turn, from bloodthirsty piranhas and raging rapids to starvation, disease, and a traitor in their own ranks, it seemed that not everyone would make it out alive.

Muhammad Ali, boxing giant and human rights advocate: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best.

Muhammad Ali, Box-Gigant und Menschenrechtler: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten.

Get ready to test your knowledge and embark on an adventure through various categories, including history, pop culture, science, sports, and more. With volume two, the trivia quest becomes more exhilarating, pushing the boundaries of your expertise and keeping you engaged from start to finish.

Desde su primera publicación en 1995, El oráculo del guerrero se ha convertido, gracias a la prescripción de los lectores, en un gran best seller en Chile y Venezuela. Traducido a varias lenguas, es ya un auténtico clásico de la espiritualidad oriental en todo Latinoamérica. A través de treinta y seis capítulos, Lucas Estrella nos entrega las enseñanzas que ha recibido por largos años de sus maestros en las artes marciales.

Prepare your family for a wild voyage filled with hilarious, weird, intriguing, and super awesome facts that extends every subject from science to sports, dinosaurs to space, food and games, oceans and marine life, inventions and discoveries, technology and landmarks, and more! Guaranteed to amaze and baffle even the brightest members of your household!

Simply put, An Open Letter to ALL Regarding Donald Sterling is a 112 page must-read, thought-provoking audiobook, and one that should inspire a great deal of debate! Author Bryant T. Jordan examines and breaks down, not only the exact words of Donald Sterling as recorded by V. Stiviano in the infamous TMZ and Deadspin recordings, but those of NBA celebrities such as Shaquille O'Neal, Magic Johnson, and Isiah Thomas.

In what is being hailed by many, probably, as the best literary work since the New Testament, PFT Commenter takes you on a realistic-fiction journey through the backdoor politics of today's NFL. Set in the 2014 offseason, Roger Goodell and President Barack Obama become locked in a mano-a-mano battle over the future of the Dallas Cowboys, culminating in a literal fight to the death.

The legendary Jack Johnson (1878-1946) was a true American creation. The child of emancipated slaves, he overcame the violent segregationism of Jim Crow, challenging white boxers—and white America—to become the first African-American heavyweight world champion. The Big Smoke, Adrian Matejka's third work of poetry, follows the fighter's journey from poverty to the most coveted title in sports through the multi-layered voices of Johnson and the white women he brazenly loved.

Diesen Monat wird es sportlich: ECOS erwartet Sie mit Wortschatz, Dialogen und Übungen rund um Fitness, Tennis, Fußball und viele andere Sportarten. Außerdem ein Kurzporträt vom Bayerntrainer Pep Guardiola. In einem Interview gibt uns der kolumbianische Journalist Alberto Salcedo Ramos Auskunft über seine Arbeit und wie er mit literarischen Reportagen die Realität in seinem Land abbildet. Und zur Erholung wird eine kurze Reise nach Galicien unternommen.

A historical analysis of the conditions that caused the financial deprivation of historical black college football programs. The author explains the reasons that caused the economic disparity that now exists between predominately white college football programs and historically black college football programs. The role played by Jim Crow legislation that allowed predominately white college football programs to "steal" football revenues from historically black college football programs is revealed.

Wenn im Sommer in Deutschland die sechste Fußballweltmeisterschaft der Frauen ausgetragen wird, dann werden auch viele Mädchen...

Watch the curtain rise on these dramatic and beautiful ballets. The stories in this collection feature magic and comedy, drama and adventure, and are accompanied by a brief history of classical ballet, as well as historical details of the composition, choreography and early performances of each ballet.

Ein Hörbuch wie ein Elfmeterschießen ohne Torwart: jeder Track ein Treffer. Denn wenn die Sportprominenz vorm Mikro steht, hagelt es Eigentore. In diesem Sinne: nur zu! Nehmen Sie unsere Sportler beim Wort, versuchen Sie mit Anni Friesinger tippitoppi auszusehen oder hindern Sie mit Robert Harting das innere Schweinchen am Hüpfen. Sie werden schon hören, was Sie davon haben, in jedem Fall: viel Spaß!