Sports

Sports

By: Stephen Kelly IV, Hameed Zandi, Shehzad Sayyed

Contents Football 3 Football 4 Football 5 Soccer 6 Soccer 7 Soccer 8 Basketball 9 Basketball 10 Basketball 11 Basketball 12 Bibliography 13

THE STORY OF FOOTBALL

Football started 1869 and the first games was between Rutgers and Princeton. The NFL was established a premier league by 1922. In 1960, the American Football League was created. The NFL and AFL merged in 1970. There are 32 teams that fight for the title of champions at the end of the year. The first game to be played where between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1936. In 1986 26 high schoolers died playing football. in 1967 the NFL super bowl was the coldest it became known as the Ice Bowl.

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When Football first started.

Football started on November 12, 1869 William Pudge Heffelfinger was the first professional football player.

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The Payoffs Football players make at least $1.9 million a year. When you are older you get paid more. 70% of the NFL are 22-23 years old.

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Cristiano Wins Again Cristiano Ronaldo finally beat Lionel Messi by getting his fifth Ballon d'Or. It has been a huge deal to soccer fans. The Ballon d'or is an award for the best player of that year. It is very prestigious. It shows that you put in the work to be the best. Everyone thinks this makes Cristiano better than Lionel Messi.

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Is messi the best in history?

Lionel Messi’s coach has said that he is the greatest player of all time. Is this true? He does have 29 trophies to prove it. His last award was in 2015 for being the best player in Europe. Is he truly the best?

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Ronaldo or Messi?

Messi is a player for FC Barcelona and the national team for Argentina. He is 30 years old and was born June 24, 1987. He plays forward and is also thought as one of the greatest soccer players ever. His siblings are Matias Messi, Maria Sol Messi, and Rodrigo Messi. He has 2 sons. They are Thiago Messi, Mateo Messi. He has won 29 championships, including eight La Liga titles, 4 UEFA champions league titles, and 5 Copas del Rey. Cristiano Ronaldo is a player for Real Madrid and the national team for Portugal. He is 32 years old and was born February 5, 1985.He plays forward just like Messi. His siblings are Katia Aveiro, Elma Aveiro, and Hugo Aveiro. His kids are Cristiano Ronaldo Jr., Alana Martina Ronaldo, Eva Maria Dos Santos, and Mateo Ronaldo. He has recently won his 5th Ballon D'or award.

He has won 24 championships including 5 league titles, 4 UEFA titles, and one UEFA European title. Who do you think is better?

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The beginning Dr. James Naismith created basketball in December 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts to condition young athletes during cold months. It consisted of peach baskets and a soccer style ball.

The game began with a set of 13 rules.

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Rules of the game 1. The ball may be thrown in any direction with hands.

2. The ball may be batted in any direction with one or both hands (never with the fist).

3. A player cannot run with the ball.

The player must throw it from the spot which he catches it.

4. The ball must be held in or between the hands; the arms or body must not be used for holding it.

5. No shouldering, holding, pushing, tripping, or striking in any way the person.of an opponent shall be allowed.

6. A foul is striking at the ball with the fist, violation of Rules 3,4, and such as described in Rule 5.

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The Best of the Best Michael Jordan was born on February 14, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. He is arguably the greatest athlete of all time. After being dropped from his

Before Jordan’s NBA high school team, he went debut, he was given the on to be the rookie of the Naismith and Wooden College Player of the year in the NBA-- that year award. While same year Team USA won winning multiple awards gold at the Olympics in throughout his career, 1984. In the 1997-1998 like being inducted to the Hall of Fame, Jordan season Jordan made $33,000,000 being one of also starred in Space Jam with the Looney Tunes the highest contracts in cast as well as other NBA history at the time.

NBA legends.

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Who were some of the greats?

Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. was born April 16, 1947 (70) in New York City, NY. Lew changed his name in 1971 once he converted to Islam. He was known for the “skyhook” shot because in college, he was not

Lebron Raymone

allowed to dunk. The

James was born in

NCAA put a ban on this

Akron, Ohio on

because Kareem was just

December 30,1984.

Lebron’s mom gave birth to him at only 16 years old. Lebron and his mother struggled

so good at it. He was put in the Hall of Fame in 2006 and today his net worth is $20 million.

Shaquille Rashaun O’neal was born March 6, 1972 in Newark, NJ. Shaq was 7 pounds 13 ounces and grew to be 6’6” in 9th grade. His parents encouraged him to join sports so he could stay out of

in his childhood

trouble. Shaq played for

because of the

a total of 6 NBA teams

constant moving from

and finished with 4

house to house.

Championship titles as

Lebron now makes

well as the induction

about $31 million yearly.

into the Hall of Fame in 2016.

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BIbliography -https://www.factmonster.com/sport s/basketball/basketball-facts -http://www.datesandevents.org/peo ple-timelines/20-michael-jordan-tim eline.htm -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lione l_Messi -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristi ano_Ronaldo -https://www.foxsports.com/wiscon sin/gallery/wisconsin-badgers-marq uette-golden-eagles-photos-120917 -13-