Smith, Jay M.
Summary: "Examines athletic-academic corruption at UNC-Chapel Hill and in NCAA athletics"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796 SMIMaddox, Jake
Summary: Teenage ATV riders Josh and Christyna find that someone has been sabotaging the trails, putting the safety of ATV racers and mountain bikers in jeopardy, and they need to find out who is responsible and catch the cheat before the next race.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADCarbone, Courtney
Summary: Sunny Day and her friends enjoy a day playing soccer, but Lacey, determined to win at any cost, decides to cheat to get her way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2019
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN CARCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR Green CarboneBarr, John
Summary: "From ESPN journalists whose investigation garnered a Peabody Award, the full devastating story of former physician Larry Nassar's serial abuse of America's elite gymnasts and others, revealing the win-at-all-costs culture in youth athletics and higher education that enabled him"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.15 BARCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 364.15 BARChristopher, Matt
Summary: "Mike worries that he's cheating when his dog tells him the other football team's game plans."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of Abdo 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE CHRMaddox, Jake
Summary: Twins Domingo and Carmen Rivera are ready for the big Camp Rivals Race, when the four camps compete in an annual cross-country running competition, but this year there are problems: in the boys' race there is a pile-up, and Andy, Domingo's old friend, manages to prevent him from winning--but when Andy sends a text warning Carmen to watch out in the girls' race the twins become convinced that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADGaul, Gilbert M.
Summary: Examines the economics and culture surrounding college football, discussing how in the last decade football programs have overtaken universities, creating entertainment factories where sports are more important than education.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.332 GAUSummary: An over-the-hill boxer thinks he can still win a bout, despite doubts from his wife and his manager. He goes into his next fight determined to beat his opponent, not realizing his manager has taken money for a 'dive' from a tough gambler. Heightening the tension, the film takes place over the course of 72 minutes, its approximate running time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Home Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SETLewis, Axel
Summary: The fourth leg of the robot races requires Jimmy and the other contestants to navigate a route through the Sahara Desert--without a navigation system.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Stone Arch Books 2013
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: "The 2003 murder investigation of college basketball star Patrick Dennehy and teammate Carlton Dotson's confession rocked the world of collegiate athletics, and the ensuing corruption scandal brought to light by the investigation ultimately led to the resignation of coach Dave Bliss. Through rare first-hand accounts, Disgraced probes the story and brings nearly all aspects of the narrative into...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DISLewis, Axel
Summary: This year the robot races are just for children, and Jimmy Roberts is entering the robot taxi his genius grandfather has built--but he will have to compete with a racer designed by NASA engineers for the wealthy and unscrupulous Horace Pelly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LEWSander, Sonia
Summary: The students from Pokémon School can't wait to play Pokémon Base with the famous sports star Oluolu and his partner, Snorlax, but when Team Rocket tries to get in on the game, the play turns foul.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: While rival drug cartels warred in the streets, the Columbian national soccer team took a rapid rise to glory, with Andres Escobar its inspirational captain. Meanwhile the infamous drug baron, Pablo Escobar, pioneered "Narco-soccer". After a mistake by Andres led to a loss at the 1994 World Cup, less than ten days later he was gunned down outside a bar, a tragedy documented in this thriller...
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Publisher / Publication Date: ESPN Home Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN TWOLewis, Axel
Summary: For the third leg of the robot races the contestants must choose between three possible Arctic routes, all of which are dangerous--especially when some of the racers are not playing by the rules.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Stone Arch Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LEWCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LEWLewis, Axel
Summary: Jimmy Roberts and his robot, Maverick, are ready for the next stage of the robot races which will go through the Amazon rain forest, but his enemy Horace Pelly is equally determined to win--and he does not care how he does it.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Stone Arch Books 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LEWMillman, Chad.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.323 MILGoucher, Kara
Summary: "Kara Goucher grew up with Olympic dreams. She excelled at running from a young age, and though she was confronted with serious challenges including the death of her father and struggles with disordered eating, her prospects were bright. She won high school cross country championships in Minnesota, NCAA track and field championships at the University of Colorado, and when she graduated from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gallery Books 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Hart, Matt
Summary: "Game of Shadows meets Shoe Dog in this explosive behind-the-scenes look that reveals for the first time the unsettling details of Nike's secret running program-the Nike Oregon Project. In May 2017, journalist Matt Hart received a USB drive containing a single file-a 4.7-megabyte PDF named "Tic Toc, Tic Toc. . . ." He quickly realized he was in possession of a stolen report prepared a year...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.7 HARHawkins, Ed
Summary: From South America and Africa, kids as young as 13 are leaving poverty-stricken families for a new life in Europe, having been sold the vision of untold riches and the trappings of professional football. This is football's slave trade - the beautiful game turned ugly. Talent-spotted by scouts, these kids are told they could be 'the next big thing'. But the reality is very different. Having...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2015