Derek Jeter

To many Derek Jeter is either a player that they think is just awful, or a one of their favorite players. I personally think that Derek Jeter is one of the best players in the MLB. He is the all-time best Yankees hit leader, passing Hall of Fame member Lou Gehrig in 2009. Jeter was born in Pequannock, New Jersey in 1974. His father, Dr. Sanderson Charles Jeter, a substance abuse counselor, is African American; his mother, Dorothy, is white. He went to high school at Kalamazoo Central High School, where he also played basketball. while in high school, Jeter had batting averages of .557 as a sophomore and .508 as a junior. As a senior, he batted .508; had 23 runs batted in, 21 walks, four home runs, and 12 stolen bases (in 12 attempts), and struck out only once. Derek has man awards and highlights in his career.

• Led League
  • Led AL in plate appearances (1997, 1998, 2005)
  • Led AL in singles (1997, 1998
  • Led AL in runs created (1999)
  • Led AL in runs scored (1998)
  • Led AL in hits (1999)

• League Top–Ten
  • 11–time Top 10 AL in hits (1997–2002, 2004–2007, 2009)
  • 10–time Top 10 AL in runs scored (1997–2006,2009)
  • 9–time Top 10 AL in batting average (1998–2001, 2003–2007, 2009)
  • 1–time Top 10 AL in total bases (1999)
  • 8–time Top 10 AL MVP (1997–2001, 2003–2009)
  • 5–time Top 10 AL hitters (1997, 1999–2000, 2003, 2009)
  • 6–time Top 10 AL in times on base (1997, 1999, 2005–2009)

Major Rivalries

Rivalries have happened since sports began. from the instant teams had meet they would began hating them.here is a list of the major NCAA rivalries that have been going on for years:

Colorado-Colorado State             

Alabama-LSU    

North Texas-SMU           

Notre Dame-Purdue     

North Carolina-Virginia                 

Arkansas-Texas A&M                    

Kansas -Kansas State     

Florida-Florida State      

Illinois-Northwestern

Iowa State-Missouri      

Texas – Texas Tech rivalry           

Clemson-North Carolina State   

Michigan-Ohio State      

UCF -USF            

Alabama-Tennessee                     

Florida-Tennessee         

Auburn-LSU      

Oklahoma -Missouri

UCLA-USC

Duke-North Carolina

Akron-Kent State            

Florida-Miami (FL)

Other sports also face many rivalries. In the MLB a major one is the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. These two teams have hated each other since Babe Ruth left the Red Sox to play with the Yankees.

The Braves–Mets rivalry is a rivalry between two teams, the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets.
Although the two teams first encounter came when the Mets swept the Braves in the 1969 National League Championship Series, which led them to their first World Series championship, the first playoff series won by an expansion team , the rivalry became heated in1990s, when division realignment put the Mets and the Braves in the same division, and the Braves became one of the most dominant baseball teams in professional baseball.

 

History of Football

Football is a very popular sport today. But it all started somewhere. The inventor of football was Walter Camp. In 1879 he instituted the rules from rugby and turned it into an American sport, known as football.

Walter Camp contributed these changes from Rugby and Soccer to American football:

    * One side retained undisputed possession of the ball, until that side gives up the ball as a result of its own violations

    * The line of scrimmage

    * 11 on a team instead of 15

    * created the quarter-back and center positions

    * Forward pass

    * standardized the scoring system, numerical scoring

    * created the safety, interference, penalties, and the neutral zone

    * tackling as low as the knee was permitted - 1888

    * A touchdown increased in value to six points and field goals went down to three points - 1912

Rutgers University and Princeton University were the first college teams to play a game of American football. In 1920 the American professional football association was founded and Jim Thorpe was its first president. The original teams of the NFL were:

    * Akron Pros

    * Buffalo All-Americans

    * Canton Bulldogs

    * Chicago Tigers

    * Cleveland Indians

    * Columbus Panhandles

    * Dayton Triangles

    * Decatur Staleys

    * Detroit Heralds

    * Hammond Pros

    * Muncie Flyers

    * Racine Cardinals

    * Rochester Jeffersons

    * Rock Island Independents

Auburn football

Auburn University's football is a member of the NCAA SEC or southeastern conference. they compete every year against the top teams in the nation. At first in 1892 Auburn was in the Independent conference. Then in 1895 they were in the SIAA. In 1929 they finally switched to the SEC. the current head coach of Auburn football is Gene Chizik. The name of their stadium is Jordan-Hare Stadium. the stadium was built in 1939. Aurburn currently has 2 national titles. one in 1957, and one in 2010 when they defeated the oregon ducks. they also have 66 All Americans and 3 heisman trophy winners.

Jimmy Hitchcock                              

Walter Gilbert    

Monk Gafford                                  

Caleb "Tex" Warrington

Travis Tidwell                    

Jim Pyburn                         

Joe Childress                                     

Frank D’Agostino              

Fob James                          

Jimmy Phillips                                   

Zeke Smith                        

Jackie Burkett                   

Ken Rice                              

Ed Dyas                               

Jimmy Sidle                       

Tucker Frederickson        

Publish Post

Jack Thornton                   

Bill Cody                                              

Freddie Hyatt                                   

David Campbell                                

Buddy McClinton            

Larry Willingham              

Pat Sullivan                        

Terry Beasley                    

Mike Fuller                        

Ken Bernich                       

Neil O'Donoghue  

Keith Uecker                     

Bob Harris                                          

David King                          

Donnie Humphrey          

Gregg Carr                         

Bo Jackson                                         

Lewis Colbert                      

Ben Tamburello                               

Brent Fullwood                                                

Aundray Bruce                

Kurt Crain                                           

Stacy Searels                     

Tracy Rocker                     

Walter Reeves                

Benji Roland                                      

Ed King                                                                

Craig Ogletree                                  

David Rocker                     

Wayne Gandy                  

Terry Daniel                                       

Brian Robinson                 

Frank Sanders                  

Chris Shelling                    

History of Wrestling

Wrestling is a very popular sport today. Its history dates back all the way to the Trojan War in the 12th century B.C. There are many different kinds of it. One is Greco-Roman style. This is where it is forbidden to hold the opponent below the belt, to make trips, and to actively use the legs in the execution of any action. Greco- Roman is the mainly used in the Olympics. Another form of wrestling is called Freestyle. This is where you are allowed to use legs offensively or defensively. This style of wrestling requires the wrestler to have top condition. it involves throwing and pinning the opponent on the mat. This is the style that is used in high schools in the U.S. Another type is called grappling. This is where only the use of submission holds is permitted. Grappling plays an important role in the practice of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and can be used as a self-defense technique. It brings together techniques from Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Freestyle Wrestling, Folk American Wrestling, sambo, and judo. Combat grappling is another form of MMA that includes techniques from most existing Martial Arts systems. Combat grappling matches are either won by grappling holds such as joint locks and chokes, or by striking and kicking techniques. It is also used for military and police training as well.