Author: Jerry Ratcliffe
Publisher: Whitman Publishing
ISBN: 9780794826475
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Kate Mason Rowland
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 28

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Author: Kate Mason Rowland
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781021869395
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: John Grisham
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385547714
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 366

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • John Grisham takes you to a different kind of court in his first basketball novel. Samuel “Sooley” Sooleymon is a raw, young talent with big hoop dreams—and even bigger challenges off the court. “Hard to put down ... the pages turn quickly ... building to a climax that won’t leave readers doubting whether this is a John Grisham novel.” —Associated Press In the summer of his seventeenth year, Sam­uel Sooleymon gets the chance of a lifetime: a trip to the United States with his South Sudanese teammates to play in a showcase basket­ball tournament. He has never been away from home, nor has he ever been on an airplane. The opportunity to be scouted by dozens of college coaches is a dream come true. Samuel is an amazing athlete, with speed, quick­ness, and an astonishing vertical leap. The rest of his game, though, needs work, and the American coaches are less than impressed. During the tournament, Samuel receives dev­astating news from home: A civil war is raging across South Sudan, and rebel troops have ran­sacked his village. His father is dead, his sister is missing, and his mother and two younger brothers are in a refugee camp. Samuel desperately wants to go home, but it’s just not possible. Partly out of sympathy, the coach of North Carolina Central offers him a scholar­ship. Samuel moves to Durham, enrolls in classes, joins the team, and prepares to sit out his freshman season. There is plenty of more mature talent and he isn’t immediately needed. But Samuel has something no other player has: a fierce determination to succeed so he can bring his family to America. He works tirelessly on his game, shooting baskets every morning at dawn by himself in the gym, and soon he’s dominating everyone in practice. With the Central team los­ing and suffering injury after injury, Sooley, as he is nicknamed, is called off the bench. And the legend begins. But how far can Sooley take his team? And will success allow him to save his family? Gripping and moving, Sooley showcases John Grisham’s unparalleled storytelling powers in a whole new light. This is Grisham at the top of his game. Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!

Author: Brian Leung
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 1633196747
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 298

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Most Cavaliers fans have taken in a game or two at John Paul Jones Arena, have seen highlights of Ralph Sampson, and remember the 1981 and 1984 Final Four appearances. But only real fans know about the dominance of Jim Bakhtiar, the significance of Carl Smith's contributions, or which game featured the largest comeback in UVA history. 100 Things Virginia Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource for true fans of the Virginia Cavaliers. Whether you’re a die-hard booster from the days of Terry Holland or a recent supporter of the team, these are the 100 things every fan needs to know and do in their lifetime. Cavaliers writer Brian J. Leung has collected every essential piece of Cavaliers knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom.

Author: Bruce Robert Price
Publisher: Rivercross Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 236

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Author: Catherine Jennings Davis
Publisher: Mascot Books
ISBN: 9781620860380
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Written by two alumni, this bedtime story is a tribute to all of the people, landmarks and traditions of the University of Virginia.

Author: Ed McMinn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780984637713
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 214

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Daily Devotions for Die-Hard Fans: Virginia Cavaliers combines the great passion of the Cavaliers fan with the great passion of the fan of Christ into one set of devotions, one book that is fun while providing a time of reflection about God and your faith.In a shootout with BYU, --- George Welsh made a call so bold that a writer called it "unthinkable."The clock ticked to zero in the soccer national championship game -- and nobody knew whether or not the Cavs had won.UVa legend Bill Dudley was so good that a losing football team once helped carry him to the locker room on their shoulders.- Al Groh once got thrown out of a UVa lacrosse match, but he got a free lunch out of the deal.- Bryant Stith once scored 17 points in the last 3:14 of a game to fuel an amazing Cavalier comeback.These stories and more are recounted here. Also appearing are Dawn Staley, Ralph Sampson, Tiki Barber, Chris Long, Debbie Ryan, and many others. Their stories - along with legendary games, improbable victories, and historical events - are told with a twist:They are all tied to God's story.Have fun! Have faith! Go Cavs! Go God!

Author: Jack Danilewicz
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496218671
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 231

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No one had really heard of Chaminade University--a tiny NAIA Catholic school in Honolulu with fewer than eight hundred undergraduates--until its basketball game against the University of Virginia on December 23, 1982. The Chaminade Silverswords defeated the Cavaliers, then the Division I, No. 1-ranked team in the nation, in what the Washington Post later called "the biggest upset in the history of college basketball." Virginia was the most heralded team in the country, led by seven?foot?four?inch, three?time College Basketball Player of the Year Ralph Sampson. They had just been paid $50,000--more than double Chaminade's annual basketball budget--to play an early season tournament in Tokyo and were making a "stopover" game in Hawaii on their way back to the mainland. The Silverswords, led by forward Tony Randolph, came back in the second half and won the game 77-72. Chaminade's incredible victory became known as the "Miracle on Ward Avenue" or simply "The Upset" in Hawaii and was featured in the national news. Never before in the history of college basketball had a school moved so dramatically and irretrievably into the nation's consciousness. The Silverswords' victory was more than just an upset; it was something considered impossible. And the team's wins over major college programs continued in the ensuing years. Today Chaminade is still referred to as "The Giant Killers"--the school that beat Ralph Sampson and Virginia. The Greatest Upset Never Seen relives the 1982-83 season, when Chaminade put small?college basketball and Hawaii on the national sports map.

Author: University of Virginia Athletic Department
Publisher: Kci Sports Publishing
ISBN: 9781940056777
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages :

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