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1) Sooley
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After seventeen-year-old Samuel "Sooley" Sooleymon receives a college scholarship to play basketball for North Carolina Central, he moves to Durham from his native, war-torn South Sudan, enrolls in classes, joins the team, and prepares to sit out his freshman season, but Sooley has a fierce determination to succeed so he can bring his family to America, working tirelessly on his game until he dominates everyone in practice, and when Sooley is called...
2) Foul trouble
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"College recruiters are clambering to sign up Terrell Jamerson, the #1 high school basketball player in the country. But not all of these recruiters are straight shooters, and Terrell will have to think fast if he wants to stay in the game"--
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A New York Times Bestseller Brady Bledsoe and his mother, Carmyn, have a strong relationship. A single mother, faithful churchgoer, and the owner of several successful Atlanta beauty salons, Carmyn has devoted herself to her son and his dream of becoming a professional football player. Brady has always followed her lead, including becoming a member of the church's "Celibacy Circle." Now, in his senior year at college, the smart...
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A go-to guide for all high school students that dream of participating in college athletics. Not only addressing how to get recruited by top colleges and universities, but also how to excel academically in both high school and college to ensure a successful career as a student-athlete, this guidebook for getting scholarship money offers insider information, tips for understanding the NCAA recruiting rules, information on what colleges really want...
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Contains a collection of essays offering opposing viewpoints on controversies surrounding the business of college sports. Discusses the topics of the salaries of coaches, superconferences, and player compensation. Includes a list of organizations to contact for additional information.
10) Pitino: my story
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On September 26, 2017, the biggest recruiting scandal in college basketball history sent shock waves through the world of sports. Caught up in a massive FBI and NCAA investigation--and the intense media spotlight--was Rick Pitino, the Louisville Cardinals' Hall of Fame coach. Here, from Pitino himself, comes the real story of the ongoing case and the hard truth about how college hoops has been pushed to the brink of disaster by greed, bad actors,...
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"The "master of heart-pounding suspense"--New York Times bestseller Phillip Margolin--returns with a new legal thriller starring Robin Lockwood. A young woman accuses a prominent local college athlete of rape. Convicted with the help of undisputable DNA evidence, the athlete swears his innocence and threatens both his lawyer and his accuser as he's sent to prison. Not long after, there's another rape and the DNA test shows that the same person committed...
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Playing for Keeps follows the challenges facing several African-American football players and their coach, Fitz Hill, at San Joe State University, as they struggle to overcome obstacles on the field and in the classroom. This timely and provocative documentary highlights the national debate around the social and financial costs and consequences of maintaining competitive football programs on college campuses. Fitz Hill, one of only four African-American...
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"Rhys Koteskiy is back--at least, he's supposed to be. During last year's Frozen Four, the Waterfell University hockey captain and NHL legacy took a brutal hit that left him with a concussion and a new discomfort on the ice. Plagued by nightmares and panic attacks every time he attempts to skate, Rhys wonders if he'll ever play again--or if he'll ever want to. Sadie Brown is staying focused this semester--no matter what. Currently drowning in debt,...
15) Greater
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Greater follows the true story of Brandon Burlsworth, the greatest walk-on in the history of college football. Brandon dreams of playing for the Arkansas Razorbacks but is told he isn't good enough to play Division 1.The awkward kid who once was an embarrassment to his teammates and annoyance to his coaches ends up becoming an All-American player and the 63rd pick in the 1999 NFL Draft.
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Score College Scholarships: The Student-Athlete's Playbook to Recruiting Success offers a proven, step-by-step approach for successfully navigating the collegiate athletic recruiting process, receiving multiple offers, and earning lucrative scholarships. Did you know that over $128 billion in Federal Student Aid is available from the US Department of Education for students each year' AND ... Colleges provide over $12 billion in financial aid and scholarships...
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Hayden Fox is the head coach of a university football team, and eats, sleeps and lives football. His wife is not passionate about sports, which tends to frequently causes friction in their relationship. While Hayden often fits the stereotype of dumb jock (as do his co-workers Luther and Dauber), he sincerely cares about his friends and family, and tries his best to make things work out.
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The quarterback. It’s the most hyped, most intensely scrutinized and highest paid position in sports. And once a high school prospect is labeled a 5-Star QB, his life path changes forever. Some were only 16 when they got a title they never asked for, and the pressures were enormous. What had they done? They had fallen in love with American football, and their talent and drive had made them household names. Some found great success on the field;...
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"In this in-depth look at the heated debates over paying college athletes, Ronald A. Smith starts at the beginning: the first intercollegiate athletics competition--a crew regatta between Harvard and Yale--in 1852, when both teams received an all-expenses-paid vacation from a railroad magnate. This striking opening sets Smith on the path of a story filled with paradoxes and hypocrisies that plays out on the field, in meeting rooms, and in courtrooms--and...