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make the playoffs. In 1979 the Lakers would start fresh and the Magic Johnson era would being in Los Angeles. In the same year the Lakers would hire Hall of Fame coach Pat Riley. Magic Johnson would go on to have an amazing career winning five championships. In 1991 Magic Johnson would retire due to having HIV. The Lakers would struggle during the 90's but managed to make the playoffs. In 1996 the Lakers would sign Shaquille O'neil and would trade the

The Red Sox won the American League Division Series (ALDS), or the first round of the playoffs, but lost in the American League Championship Series (ALCS), a round away from the World Series. At the end of the 2000 season, Pedro played a part in the Red Sox signing fellow Dominican-born Manny Ramirez from the Cleveland Indians, increasing the team’s likelihood

The 1952 World Series began with the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees. The World Series goes to the team to first reach four wins through seven games, the best of the teams wins. In this occasion, the New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers four games to three. Baseball today has many changes from 1952, such as team names. Todays World Series consist of the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox, in which the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals four games to two. Baseball

became part of American life goes back to the early days of prohibition and how gangsters avoided the law. During this time temperance organizations wanted to restrict or abolish the consumption of alcoholic beverages. By the early 20th century, women’s groups throughout the country viewed the sale and consumption of liquor was disrupting family life, and destroying marriages. The “Anti-Saloon League”, established in 1893, led a wave of protests in 1906 against “saloon” culture. The league had support

dont have the lead after six innings the game is pretty much over. Mariano Rivera joined the Yankees Bullpen full time in 1996 after not having great success as a starting pitcher the year before. He was the set up man for the eventual 1996 world series MVP John Wetteland. The Yankees were tough to score on when these two where on the mound late in the game. In the playoffs throw in Ramiro Mendoza and left handed specialist Graeme Lloyd and this bullpen was one of the biggest reason the Yankees won

Organizational Behavior in the National Football League Katie Johnston MT3250 Organizational Behavior Dr. Carl Proehl February 4, 2013 Abstract This paper will explore how people within the National Football League (NFL) interact with each other to reach their goals as a team, and an organization as a whole. Sports teams are defined as two or more individuals who possess a common identity, have common goals and objectives, share a common fate, exhibit structured patterns of interaction and

Part 1 Founding Era Part 2 Original Six The Original Six era spans from 1942-1967. Due to the Great Depression and World War II, the National Hockey League, (NHL) went down to six teams, according to NHL.com. The Great Depression aided in the dismissal of the Montreal Maroons, Philadelphia Quakers, St. Louis Eagles, and Brooklyn Americans. They cited financial problems as the reason they dissolved. Many teams lost quality players to participate in World War II. The remaining teams became known

accurate description of customs and norms? Explain. The reading did provide a description of the custom and norms, but I do not know how accurate it was. I have not been to Costa Rica nor have I learned about the Nacirema, but I am certain that Latin American cultures have a strong belief in the supernatural. I believe that the description was accurate. I would however like to do more research before deciding how accurate the descriptions of the norms and customs were. While the text mentions several

University and her father, Tim J. Walsh, played for a minor baseball league called Boise A’s. She attended three schools through her childhood years. She went to Baymore Christian School for grade school, and then went to Archbishop Mitty High School, and for college she went to Stanford University. As a child she played baseball or tee- ball that was coached by her father. She became an all- star baseball player being the only girl in the league. Her volleyball passion began in fifth grade. When she got

The chosen one, the hometown hero, the traitor, the king, the greatest of all time, or also known as Lebron James has been through what most kids can’t even imagine. Lebron grew up without a father and moved from house to house, but now he is one of the most successful men in the world. On April 4, 2014 Lebron is the youngest player ever to reach 23,000 career points in the National Basketball Association (NBA), beating Michael, Kareem, and Kobe to this amazing achievement Lebron still thanks his