World Baseball Classic

SAN ANTONIO--The Oklahoma City Thunder held on to defeat the San Antonio Spurs 98-97 in a controversial finish to even the Western Conference semifinals series 1-1 on Monday night. With 13.5 seconds remaining in a one-point game, OKC's Dion Waiters inbounded the ball to Kevin Durant, which Danny Green stole. Patty Mills missed an open 3, LaMarcus Aldrige lost control of the airball and Kawhi Leonard couldn't get the loose ball before the buzzer sounded. But on the inbounds pass, Waiters elbowed…

How I spent my time outside of school is different from most people. Most would go out with friends to see the latest movie, and some go home and catch up on the latest episodes of their favorite TV show. I stayed at school for over 4 hours everyday to participate in sports. I was a Varsity Cheerleader for 2 years , a catcher for the varsity girls softball team I also was a player on the Variety Basketball team. For cheer leading that was the first sport I ever participated in and that's where I…

was relying on me. With baseball every moment feels that way. I have felt so many emotions while playing this game. The good and the bad. With my mind racing from one situation to the next, it takes a lot out of me but then I remind myself that the determination I have used, the intelligence I have gained,…

In particular a pitcher. This is because out of all the positions on a baseball team they generate the most speed and power from their throws. I also chose baseball pitchers as my ideal athlete because the mechanics of pitching a baseball is one of the most researched and documented motor skills in sports. Slide Five The ideal technique. As you can see from the picture the ideal technique that I found is…

Volleyball it mentions that Morgan was trying to invent something that was less strenuous than basketball for older people, so they could exercise without overdoing it (n.d). Morgan got the idea of volleyball from the combination of basketball, tennis, baseball, and handball. The first net ever used for volleyball was a tennis net and it was only raised to 6’6” (“Athletic Scholarships”, n.d). Compared to volleyball now the court…

proud, there was 100+ college and pro scouts there, and I had to pick up the win for my team. This was one of the best times in my life to test what I have been working for my whole life and to test my perseverance towards the game of baseball. The game of baseball is 60% failure, so there is a good chance you're going to have a bad game but I knew I could not let this game be a failure, this game went towards everything I have been working for my whole life. I don't really know what it means to…

Hargrave in the 9th grade my plain was to better myself in academics and in baseball. Baseball has been one of my true passions since I was a little kid. My freshman year I was the youngest player on the Varsity team. I didn’t play much, but I knew it would be a learning experience so I accepting riding the bench the entire year. Then my sophomore year rolls around and I was a cocky kid who thought he was untouchable on the baseball field. I didn’t take my offseason workouts seriously, and…

this than listening to the Ole Miss baseball team play? Every time I hear a baseball game on the radio, it always brings me back to eating crawfish. I can practically smell the crawfish sifting through the air every time I hear an umpire in the background yelling “Steeriiiiike” or “Buuaaaallll four.” I don’t know how many times I have been sitting on the porch eating crawfish, when abrubtly over the radio you hear a crack of a baseball bat as it slaps a baseball into play across the field. The…

The Last Turn Sharp pains shot all throughout my body; waking me from my sleep. Every muscle tugged on my bones and I could feel my limbs shaking. Thoughts were scattered in my head and I was debating if I could even make it out of bed this morning. The prolonged softball practices coach held for our team this past month had forced an enormous amount of stress on my body. Today was an important day for our entire team and I knew I had to get myself out of bed and get to the field for warmups.…

He’d always been sure to remind me of the importance of a not making a scene. “I’m sorry, bud. We just signed you up for baseball. The answer is no. No.” “Dad, you don’t understand. I need to take painting lessons.” I tried to look as defeated as possible, hoping his heart would break just enough for him to agree. “Yeah, well you said that about skiing and guitar too. Baseball is your top priority right now, and it’s going to stay that way. Besides, sports teach you how to work in a team.…