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2012 NBA All Stars Lineup

02.11.2012 · Posted in Basketball

East squad: Derrick Rose (Bulls) LeBron James (Heat) Dwyane Wade (Heat) Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks) and Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) Chris Bosh (Miami Heat) Luol Deng (Chicago Bulls) Roy Hibbert (Indiana Pacers) Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia 76ers) Joe Johnson (Atlanta Hawks) Deron Williams (New Jersey Nets) West squad: Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) Andrew Bynum ...

Top 10 Scorers in the NBA

05.04.2011 · Posted in Basketball

These are the top ten (10) all time scoring leaders in the National Basketball Association (NBA). 1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar – 38,387 2. Karl Malone – 36,928 3. Michael Jordan – 32,292 4. Wilt Chamberlain – 31,419 5. Shaquille O’Neal – 28,596 6. Kobe Bryant – 27,868 7. Moses Malone – 27,409 8. Elvin Hayes – ...

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Who Invented Basketball?

04.15.2011 · Posted in Basketball

James A. Naismith was the inventor of basketball. He was born in Canada, but invented the sport while working as a physical education teacher at Springfield College in the United States. Because of the winter climate, Naismith was tasked by Dr. Luther Gulick, head of Springfield YMCA Physical Education to form another sport that can ...

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Diving in Football

04.15.2011 · Posted in Football

Have you often heard or read the word “diving” in soccer? It simply means a player easily falling after being slightly touched by another player during a football game. Some would just fall without a touch. Cheating players do it to get a chance to score through a penalty or freekick. Others do it so ...

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What is Brace in Soccer?

04.01.2011 · Posted in Football

Brace means “two”. It is used when a football player scored two goals in a single game. So when you read a match result article of a football game or heard a football commentator mentioned the word “brace”, it simply means the footballer contributed “two goals” for his team. Visit Soccerly for more soccer news ...

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Paulino Alcantara

11.24.2010 · Posted in Football

Even to ardent FC Barcelona fans, Paulino Alcantara is virtually unknown. He was the first Filipino and Asian ever to play professional football in Europe. He played for Barcelona, and became the only player to ever score 357 goals in 357 games. No other players from Camp Nou had come close to the half Filipino’s ...

How to Kick a Soccer Ball

11.18.2010 · Posted in Football

Kicking a soccer ball is the most basic skill in football, but it is both difficult and the easiest to learn. It is difficult if kicking stronger and longer balls, easy if just for shorter distance. Things needed: You should have a soccer ball and a shoe. If you have football shoes, the better. Running ...

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