Bleacher

Millions of football fans are playing fantasy football in the United States and Canada. One of the many attributes about fantasy football is that anyone can play it, as long as they understand the game of football. Fantasy football is on the verge of getting bigger that the actual game of football. When walking into the local sports bar on a Sunday, fans are wearing their team apparel and cheering for their favorite teams, but fans are also checking their cellular phones frequently for the…

The colors of red and white dominated the gym. I looked around and saw Pennridge colors faded behind the Reading fans. It was Pennridge Men’s Basketball team’s first appearance in a PIAA State game. We played in front of a crowd of 4,200 people. About 95% of those people were rooting against us. It was a game where little mistakes could be made and a loss could send us home for good. I was slightly nervous, but I enjoy the spotlight, especially as an underdog. The game went back and forth…

What ties a group closer together than those out in the middle of a lake, river, or ocean? Those who have experienced boating know this close bond that is formed. It is a relationship of having just each other among a vast amount of water. shared between those on the boat and other boaters. When I was in my boater's safety class, in seventh grade, our instructor, a U.S. coast guard , informed us of the number one rule of the water; one that was not in the books. She told us that when you…

go the distance, he had the experience the sacred, corresponding to Eliade’s definition of religion in The Quest, “to denote the experience of the sacred” (Eliade, The Quest, preface, n.p). Towards the end of the film, ray’s daughter falls from a bleacher, and immediately, Ray and his wife are filled with fear, until the deceased doctor, initially disguised as a young man, Dr. Graham steps out of the baseball field and restores the daughter’s life. This proves Eliade’s point of experiencing the…

to attend the normally and have a talent that exceeds normal ability. “Scholarships were not intended to be a way to attract top athletes to a school” students have no interest in academically. “But, in many cases that is what they have become” (Bleacher Report Nov. 20,…

Description Douglas North wrote about how weightrooms can be a safety hazard. While we were reading about negligence I was focused on the practice and competition aspect of athletics and forgot about the weightroom. North states, “In regards to the weight room, our biggest concern is cleanliness.” I agree with him based on my experience as an athlete and a coach. Weightrooms are often unsanitary. Many times athletes fail to put away dumbbells or medicine balls which become a safety hazard. I…

Smack! The ball rolls off my hand and lands straight on the ground. The constant replay of these motions race through my mind. Bump, set, spike, bump set spike! About a year ago, I was sitting on the bleachers cheering on the Morrison varsity volleyball girls team during their ACSC (Asia Christian Schools Conference) tournament. While I was watching I fell in love with the sport and I strived to be like one of those players someday. I played volleyball non-stop since the beginning of middle…

Although, Rose needed a little of persuasion from Troy, her handling of the situation is very commendable. Rose truly feels that the baby is innocent and should not be punished for Troy’s unfaithful actions. By Rose involving the thought of sins in her in her decision to take in Raynell or not, the presence of religion is shown in her life. Without Rose being a religious woman, maybe her decision for being a mother for Raynell would have changed. As Rose knew it would be wrongful of her to…

I parked my 2006 Red Toyota Corolla in between two yellow school buses. Gathering my crinkled coffee stained sheet music and my scratched viola case I began the familiar walk up to Bloomington High School’s glass doors. It was a chilly early morning but the sunrise warmed my face and as I reached the entrance to the school, the jumbled cacophony of sound coming from the gym on the left reached my ears. Snippets of the trumpet melody would ring out and the vibration of the low tuba sound could…

suggests. “What? You don’t think you can handle a little heat?” I type challenging him. “I can handle anything, I’m a man.” Ethan says as he beats his chest. “Let’s warm up with a lap or two around the field.” I type as I set my bag down on the bleachers and run out to the field. “Wait up!” Ethan yells as he throws his things beside mine and runs over to catch…