sports teams

At the Square King Cup semifinals, Rider's team Yellow-Green takes on the undisputed champion, Emperor, while Team Blue battles Team Gloves.

Explores the history of the NBA, and presents the top ten teams of all time.

In this book, readers will learn about the road to the NBA finals and the championship?s beginnings amidst action-packed photos.

"Strike Sazaki loves defying gravity on the moon in his Ultrabot suit. He's the best quarterback in the league, but while Strike's led the Taiko Miners to the Ultrabowl three years in a row, each one has ended in defeat. This year, Strike thinks he's finally found the missing piece to his championship quest: a mysterious girl who could be his new star rocketback. But Boom comes from the Dark Siders, a mass of people who left the United Moon Colonies to live in exile. And not all his teammates are happy sharing a field with her. When rumors surface of a traitor on the Miners, Strike isn't sure who he can trust. If Strike can't get his teammates to cooperate and play together, they'll lose more than just the Ultrabowl. The stake of the colony's future is on his shoulders"--Amazon.com.

Explores the history of the NBA, and presents ten notable basketball duos.

"Artie Lieberman tries out for Peadbody's lacrosse team. He is excited to make the team! But when he is bullied by a group of biggers boys, he's not sure he wants to keep playing. Can he stand up to the bullies? Is it even worth it?"--Back cover.

"Lucy Andia is an award-winning volleyball player. She tries out for the Peabody team sure she'll be the star. But when other girls have greater talent, Lucy has to change positions. Can Lucy embrace her new role?"--Back cover.

Two British Columbia rival teams are merged into one, and the players must learn to work together.

"Luciana can't wait to take off for youth astronaut training camp. She hopes to be chosen to dive to an underwater habitat where real astronauts train for life in space. But when Luci accuses her diving partner of sabotage, no one believes her and her chances of making the diving team sink fast. Things hit rock bottom when Luci has an underwater crisis. Suddenly making the dive team isn't her biggest worry. She'll have to conquer her fears if she ever wants it to Mars. If she can't, will she have to kiss her dreams of becoming an astronaut good-bye?"--Back cover.

"Walker starts with one of the most hotly debated questions in sports: What are the greatest teams ever--particularly those that sustained success over a long period of time. He devised a formula to compare the achievements of teams from leagues all over the world, and after painstakingly profiling thousands of them, produced a comprehensive, unbiased list of the 16 best... At that point, Walker became obsessed with another, more complicated question: What did these teams have in common? ... There was a very specific kind of leader at the center of these teams, a force that drove them to greatness, and they all shared eight specific characteristics."--Provided by publisher.