American League Championship Series

prospering due to being able to play tennis professionally. Women also can play soccer professionally in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), in which the world’s top women soccer players like Hope Solo the former goalie of U.S national team can compete against other top women soccer players. Women also are now able to compete in the X Games, which is a series of events such as skateboarding, BMX cycling, snowboarding and skiing. Title IX in a sense has also knocked down some barriers to…

basketball player. He led the bulls to six NBA championships. He earned the NBA most valuable player award five times. MJ wanted to be the best basketball player alive. Plus he wanted to fly.( www.Biography. com) Jordan wife and kids In 1989, Jordan got married to Juanita vanoy. They had three kids together, Jeffery , Marcus, and Jasmine. They were married for seventeen years and they divorced in Dec. 2006. On April 27, 2013,Jordan married a Cuban American model named Yvette prieto. They got…

Michael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials, MJ, is an American former professional basketball player. He is also a businessman, and principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets. Jordan played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. His biography on the NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." After a three-season stint playing for coach Dean Smith at the University…

first NCAA national championships were held for men in 1921, and women’s track and field became part of the Olympic Games in 1928. Jesse Owens won four olympic gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany.. In 1952, the USSR sent its first Olympic team ever to the Summer Games in Helsinki, Finland, where the squad captured several track and field medals. Over the next 30 years, the U.S and Soviet athletes competed against each other in the USA-USSR Track and Field Dual Meet Series to see who…

Changing Era “The secret of change is to focus your energy, not of fighting the old, but on building the new” (Socrates). During the years of 1970 to present Americans experienced both devastating falls and great rises. For example, the Watergate scandal caused many Americans to question the government of the US. In addition, Americans emerged from the Cold War as a powerful country. Also Sally Ride became the first woman in space, opening many opportunities for other women to do great…

“The Boosted Animals, sponsored by the Boise State League of Legends Club, will be participating in the Boise State League Championship Series. Be sure to catch all the games up till the playoffs to decide the champion!” The average human may possibly be pondering, “What in the world does this have to do with the essay topic?” Personally, I savor hooking people with unorthodox statements that, with a naked eye, obviously have no correlation to one another yet, concurrently, have everything in…

There was a variety of things to do in 1998, such as: movies, television shows, music, sports and fashion. The number one song on the Billboard charts in 1998 was “The Boy is Mine” by Brandy & Monica. The number one album was the self titled: “The Backstreet Boys”. The Grammy Awards were big in 1998. Lauryn Hill won album of the year with “The Miseducation of Laryun Hill”. Lauryn Hill also got best new artist. The best pop album went to “Ray of Light” by Madoma. Best pop duo or group was “Jump…

containing 10 Eastern Conference American and Canadian teams such as: Boston, New York, Toronto, and 7 other old Eastern Conference teams, as well as the new 11 European franchises, and having the “old Western Conference” gain 5 “old Eastern Conference” teams would allow for very easy traveling and scheduling as well. 2.) The two conferences would play only teams within their conference within the regular season. This would be very similar to the current set up of Major League Baseball. In…

peers. Despite living in the spotlight for over 25 years, he has not committed a single outlash.(Citation) The loyalty derek Jeter has showed the Yankees makes him a role model to everyone. Some years the Yankees looked like the worst team in Major league Baseball, but Jeter never left the city and its people. As a product of the farm system, Jeter has only belonged to the Yankees organization for his entire twenty three year career. The legacy and loyalty he has left in New York is unlike…

Youth are learning lessons about sports and life from watching famous athletes on and off the field. Everything a professional athlete does is being watched, especially by children who love to copy. In 1993, Charles Barkley who retired from the Phoenix Suns produced a commercial in which he stated, “I am not a role model and just because I can dunk a basketball doesn’t mean I should raise your kids.” Players break laws, and behave poorly, but are forgiven due to their talents. Riddick Bowe,…