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Arroe Collins All Level Sports...

By: Arroe Collins
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 From the field to the courts. From the flat screen to the movie screen. What we breathe is sports. Live it. Love it. Share it.Copyright Arroe Collins Art Literary History & Criticism Social Sciences
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  • Ron Darling Game 7 1986

    Ron Darling Game 7 1986
    Sep 7 2025
    Every little kid who's ever taken the mound in Little League dreams of someday getting the ball for Game Seven of the World Series. Ron Darling got to live that dream - only it didn't go exactly as planned. In Game 7, 1986, the award-winning baseball analyst looks back at what might have been a signature moment in his career, and reflects on the ways professional athletes must sometimes shoulder a personal disappointment as his team finds a way to win. Published to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the 1986 New York Mets championship season, Darling's book will break down one of baseball's great "forgotten" games - a game that stands as a thrilling, telling and tantalizing exclamation point to one of the best-remember seasons in Major League Baseball history. Working once again with New York Times best-selling collaborator Daniel Paisner, who teamed with the former All-Star pitcher on his acclaimed 2009 memoir, Game 7, 1986, Darling offers a book for the thinking baseball fan, a chance to reflect on what it means to compete at the game's highest level, with everything on the line.
    ABOUT RON DARLING
    is an Emmy Award-winning baseball analyst for TBS, the MLB Network, SNY and WPIX-TV as well as author of The Complete Game. He was a starting pitcher for the New York Mets from 1983-1991 and the first Mets pitcher to be awarded a Gold Glove.
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    16 mins
  • Winner Of The 2025 American Nija Warrior Kai Beckstrand

    Winner Of The 2025 American Nija Warrior Kai Beckstrand
    Aug 30 2025
    Since we last saw Kai, he's graduated high school, completed a lifelong dream and earned his EMT and Fire certifications and is currently researching which department he will join.Had a perfect season 16 other than timing out on the rope. Has only fallen twice in 3 seasons. He felt like he worked his whole life trying to get to that moment and he wasn't ready for it.Has been called the fastest ninja on the planet. Has had the fastest time on every qualifying course he's run and the fastest time in his last 2 semis. He took 1st place on Stage 2 in S16.Continues to make history with family. Kai and his Dad were the 1st father & son to hit buzzers together (ANW13). He and Luke were the first brothers to beat stage 1 together (ANW16)Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and uses an insulin pump. He can't run with it... but it helps maintain his blood sugar without taking 5-6 shots each day.ANW History:ANW Jr. S1 Champion, S2 Finalist3x ANW Veteran and 3x FinalistANW 13 - Stage 2ANW 15 - Stage 1AMW 16 - Stage 4
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    22 mins
  • World Record Paralympic High Jumper Ezra Frech From The Paramount Documentary Adaptive

    World Record Paralympic High Jumper Ezra Frech From The Paramount Documentary Adaptive
    Aug 24 2025
    The journey from one Paralympics to another isn't easy.That was especially true from Tokyo to Paris, with an atypical three-year gap between Games due to the COVID-19 pandemic pushing back the former.But that wasn't a problem for Ezra Frech.The Team USA track and field star, at just 16 years old in 2021, finished fifth in the high jump T63 event with a personal best and eighth in the long jump T63 event. He took those moments and built upon them with an intense three-year training period to get ready for Paris in 2024. While training, Frech had another job -- executive producing the new Peacock docuseries "Adaptive." The doc follows Frech and three other Paralympic athletes on their journey from Tokyo to Paris."It's basically everything that a sports doc should be," Frech explained in an interview with NBC. "It's really raw, emotional, authentic. There's lots of highs, lows, ups, downs, tears, laughter and, in my case, the peak of the peak -- winning two Paralympic gold medals."It's the behind-the-scenes of all that. So, if anyone wants to know what goes on behind the curtain in my life, 'Adaptive' is it."As he says, Frech was not only successful in making a great sports doc -- he was also successful in his primary goal of becoming a Paralympic champion. The then-19-year-old from Los Angeles won gold in the 100m T63 and high jump T63."The way 'Adaptive' portrays me is a hyper-obsessive, competitive kid who will stop at nothing that's in front of him to get to his goals," Frech said.Para Athlete Ezra Frech credits his mother for instilling confidence, passion to share his story about disability. U.S. Paralympic athlete Ezra Frech has made it his mission to share his inspirational story in hopes of normalizing disability. However, none of this would be possible if it weren't for his mother, Bahar. Ezra opens up about how she shaped him into a confident teacher and helper. "Adaptive" isn't just about Frech, though. The series also follows swimmer Jamal Hill and wheelchair basketball players Courtney Ryan and Josie Aslakson.All four athletes in "Adaptive" medaled in Paris, with Hill grabbing a bronze and Ryan and Aslakson taking home silvers."Jamal is one of the most talented swimmers in the world," Frech said. "He is a star in the Paralympic space. He has a deep-rooted sense of advocacy in everything that he does. I might be biased, but he is a dang interesting character to watch."The two wheelchair basketball players were teammates, but each brought their own unique style and personality to the doc, French explained."Courtney is a very fiery, fiesty, amazing wheelchair basketball player on the women's team who battles a lot of adversity and continues to persevere," Frech said."... Jose is a sweet, beautiful, kind soul and she's really talented," Frech said. "Her story is amazing. Her and Courtney both coach at (University of Arizona), so they really care about the pipeline of women's wheelchair basketball.""Adaptive" premiered July 28, exclusively on Peacock. All three episodes are available to stream now.Here's the trailer:Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQcHuAZSkf0
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    20 mins
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