Summary: "In Munich in 1972, eight renowned filmmakers each brought their singular artistry to the spectacle of the Olympic Games, capturing the joy and pain of competition and the kinetic thrill of bodies in motion for an aesthetically adventurous sports film unlike any other. Made to document the Olympic Summer Games--an event that was ultimately overshadowed by the tragedy of a terrorist...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DOC VISThomsen, Michael
Summary: "A cultural and business history of the UFC, tracing the unlikely rise of mixed martial arts from what was derided in the '90s as "human cockfighting"-more violence than sport-to a global pop culture phenomenon.Senator John McCain once decried mixed martial arts as "human cockfighting," while the New York Times despaired that the sport offered a "pay-per-view prism" onto the decline of western...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.815 THOMaddox, Jake
Summary: Jae Cho does not win games very often, but when her older brother leaves his Castle Crusadors game open she starts playing and soon becomes fascinated by the strategy involved--until she accidently enters an online esports competition in his name, and discovers that her brother now expects her to compete for real.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADHinodeya, Sankichi
Summary: "You won't believe who has joined Team Blue to fill in for a missing teammate so they can compete in the Square King Ranked Battle Cup! Get ready for a whole new arc featuring some mixed-up new teams! Plus, a bonus story featuring Emperor!"--Provided by publisher
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: VIZ Media, LLC 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J FIC HINSummary: By their very nature, sports competitions push the human body to its limits. In this program, we examine four bodily systems-skeletal, muscular, respiratory, and circulatory-to demonstrate how our anatomy enables us to be physically active. Extensive computer graphics and sports footage provide a comprehensive overview of the subject.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: When eighth grade basketball player Shaena suffers a concussion in a game, she finds herself sidelined two weeks before the big game--and as she watches her team practice with the new freshman player, Shaena, who is used to being the star, starts to worry that by the time she recovers she will no longer be needed.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2017
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Summary: Malcolm is used to being the star first-baseman of his middle school team, but this year he has serious competition from a former benchwarmer, so he finds himself stuck in the outfield--and having to learn to put the team first.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books a Capstone imprint 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Maddox 2015Sullivan, Dana
Summary: "Derrick and Doug should have asked for advice before they started a band without inviting Kim and Keisha to join. To get even, Kim challenges the guys to come up with awesome costumes for Comic-Con AND enter the upcoming Battle of the Bands. There's only one problem: Derrick and Doug's band stinks and they know the girls' new band is going to smoke them. Meanwhile, the kids go to the animal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Red Chair Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SULGerhardt, Mo
Summary: Mo Gerhardt tells what it is like living life to its fullest even though he was diagnosed with a terminal disease. Rather than regarding his diagnosis as a death sentence, Mo uses it as motivation to accomplish everything to which a "normal" person aspires. He has received Bachelors and Masters degrees from Michigan State University and competed and medaled in both national and international...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Authorhouse 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GERHARDT, MO GERHudson, Katy
Summary: When the Golden Nut Hunt race becomes a team event, will speedy Squirrel's competitive spirit take over, or will she learn how to be a team player?
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Library Ideas, LLC] 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG HUDLyons, Kelly Starling
Summary: "When his friend RJ bets that Miles will wipe out at the ice rink, he is determined to prove him wrong."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LYOHay, Sam
Summary: "Camp Lil Vills heats up when Hades arrives determined to win camp contests by any means necessary"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: DisneyHyperion 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED HAYOrtiz, Amparo
Summary: "Lana Torres has always preferred dragons to people. In a few weeks, sixteen countries will compete in the Blazewrath World Cup, a tournament where dragons and their riders fight for glory in a dangerous relay. Lana longs to represent her native Puerto Rico in their first ever World Cup appearance, and when Puerto Rico's Runner--the only player without a dragon steed--is kicked off the team,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Street Publishing Co. 2020