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2) Game
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If Harlem high school senior Drew Lawson is going to realize his dream of playing college, then professional, basketball, he will have to improve at being coached and being a team player, especially after a new--white--student threatens to take the scouts' attention away from him.
4) In the zone
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Devin, a seventh-grader and co-captain of the soccer team, is worried that her and her friends' issues will keep them from being "in the zone" while playing.
6) Double team
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Ernie keeps joking around on the basketball court while the other team members are playing seriously, but when Pablo discovers that Ernie is trying to hide the fact that he is not a very good player, Pablo stops being angry and tries to help.
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Thirteen-year-old Javier Moreno has just transferred to Howard Middle School, but his skill as a striker is already well known and the Bisons are expecting that he will turn their season around; but soon the fame goes to his head, and he starts hogging the ball and showing off--and it is up to his friend Aimee to remind him that soccer is a team sport.
9) Wild pitch
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The Backyard Bombers, a pick-up team that plays on a sandlot, is getting ready for the big game against their biggest rivals, the Sluggin' Tigers, but first baseman Joey bosses his teammates around so much that their love of the game is fading fast.
10) Tiro libre
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Since Derek is now the tallest player on his basketball team, the coach decides to have him play center but Jason, the former center, has little confidence in Derek and will not pass him the ball.
12) Playing forward
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Isaac Roth's dream is to be the highest-scoring forward ever on the basketball, but the problem is that Isaac is short. Coach Turnbull thinks he'd be a better point guard than a forward, since he's fast and small. Will Isaac be able to change his dream and play for the team, or will he give up on the sport he loves?
13) Hot shot
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Julian Pryce is eager to move from his star benchwarmer position at his new school to play as star center, but he might be the one to blame when the star center winds up in the hospital.
14) Detroit
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"Isaiah is a hot-shot freshman, talented and hardworking enough to be on the varsity basketball team at one of the top private high schools in Detroit. The problem is, his family is breaking apart and he is losing street-cred with his new suburban address. Will Isaiah be able to rise above the taunts -- real or imagined -- from teammates and opponents? Will he be able to overcome the destruction of his family?"--Page 4 of cover.
17) Nothing but net
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When the Alton Heights All-Stars try to practice their skills at the basketball court in their local park, they discover that the city is planning on turning the park into a parking lot. The team decides to try and change the city's mind through a neighborhood basketball game.
18) Gold medal swim
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Sam is the best swimmer on his team, and he is happy to help the new student, Julien, practice his laps and technique--but when it comes to an actual race, only one swimmer can win.
19) Soccer surprise
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Alex has just moved and joined a new soccer team, where she is expected to play a different position; when her error leads to the team's first loss she has to learn to put aside her pride and put the team first.