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The All-National Team presented by Track Stars App
For the second year the Track Stars App announces its All-National Team. This year we are presenting indoor and outdoor honors separately.
Winners OnlyPublished 3 years ago in UnbalancedWinners Only: All-Big 12 Awards
First Team Natasha Mack - Oklahoma State - Senior - Forward This 6-4 senior is the most dynamic player on both sides of the court in the conference and maybe all of college basketball. Natasha Mack led the always tough Oklahoma State in scoring at 19.8 points per game. She was first in the nation with an average of four blocks per game and sixth in the NCAA in rebounds per game at 12.3.
Winners OnlyPublished 3 years ago in UnbalancedPay it Forward
I’d been scrolling through Instagram for the better part of the morning. My acquaintances from high school really seemed to be thriving. I would be too if I had what they had. Yes, @maryanntiller had founded a wildly successful nonprofit. But her dad gave her the first contribution and I heard it was like a million dollars. Yes, @rip_baby had a massive, sun-drenched studio where she made interesting, beautiful art that she sold for thousands. But I know for a fact that her parents fully bought her an apartment when she first moved to New York. Yes, @abidoesfitness was a beautiful yoga instructor and fitness influencer. But I’m almost one hundred percent sure that her mom paid for her to get butt implants as soon as we graduated. Life’s easy with money. It’s easy to be generous and hot and creative when you don’t have to work for a living. Unfortunately, that was simply not the situation I found myself in. I worked for everything I had and I helped others when I could. But I just didn’t have enough money to live the lives these people were living.
Cameron ArnoldPublished 3 years ago in UnbalancedShould’ve Stayed Dead
The promise of infinity had felt almost inevitable as the sunrises and sunsets seemed to keep rolling on, but Blue still remembers the exact moment, down to the second in which that hope had been shattered. That promise looked like a crime scene now, tied up and choked by caution tape. “Do not cross”, sprawled out in bold, black letters isn’t enough to keep her out, and with every free moment she gets, Blue spends them at the graveyard.
Julia TimlinPublished 3 years ago in UnbalancedCollege Hockey | Quinnipiac's Maddy Samoskevich Is Blazing Her Own Trail
Sibling rivalries are a normal part of life in an athletic family. The desire to outdo one another can get rather intense. Quinnipiac Bobcats freshman Maddy Samoskevich has a scar above her eye to prove it.
Stephen Michael KerrPublished 3 years ago in Unbalanced2 The Rack
From the day I was born all I wanted to do was play basketball. All day and all night I would play, working on my game, dribbling, shooting, trying to be a combo version of Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson. I got to be pretty good if I say so myself, ranked top 10 in the nation and number 1 in the state. I was set to go the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill after my senior season of High school. I was so excited to attend the same school as Michael Jordan, my idol. It was the state championship we were up by 2 with 10 seconds left we just needed one defensive stop. As the opposing team inbounded the ball, I shot the lane to get the steal to go down court and slam dunk the ball with so much authority, BOOM! we were state champions but I was on the ground holding my knee. I won and lost that day, I couldn't even celebrate with my team because I was rushed to the hospital to learn I had a torn ACL and MCL and my knee would have to be restructured. To make matters worse I lost my scholarship and my dream died..3 months later my mom became suddenly ill and died. I was so depressed but the last thing she game me was a little black book and said to write down everyone's name that doubted me and that my career was over and make them eat their words. That inspired me so much that I started to push harder in my rehab. Five days a week twice a day, I was determined to get back to my old self and even better than before because I knew my mom was watching me and I had to make her proud. She was my motivation my inspiration and even though I couldn't see her physically I could feel her, some days it was if she was talking to me "You've got more in you" "dig deeper" "what is your dream son?" and that would get me to the finish line. In the evenings I would go home and pull out that little black book and review the names I wrote in it and sometimes adding new names to the list. staying connected to my mom was the only thing I had at the time. My girl broke up with me because she said she didn't know how to be there for me and felt I should be alone, I honestly believe that she didn't believe in me anymore so wanted to create and new path..so what did I do? I let her go and I added her name to the list. My pops wasnt doing to well since my mom passed he had fallen into a deep depression, I would here him crying at night and drinking was his only way of coping, that's how he fell asleep most nights. It got so bad that it affected his work, he ended up being layed off because his productivity decrease so much which just made the situation worse. Not only did I have to rehab but I had to get a part time job to help bring money into the house but that little I did make didn't do much and bills were piling up. We were so behind on out mortgage the bank kept calling and we kept begging for an extention, they lets us slide for a while but finally said no and if we didn't pay the entire 18,000 in the next 30 days we would lose the house. Where am I going to get 18,000 dollars from in the next 30 days?! I make 15 dollars an hour!! I was pacing back and forth, losing my mind as I walked to work. The only good news I had gotten was my rehab was almost done. I was about 90 percent and could get back on the court soon. It had been a full year and four months. As I walked by a flyer on the store door it said 1 on 1 basketball tournament grand prize 20,000 dollars! In my mind I shound enter but I was thinking could my knee handle it, was I ready? I haven't played in so long, would my doctor clear me? could I even win? Then I heard my mom say in my head " boy shut up! what have you been training for? go save our family". The next day and called my doctor and asked if it was ok if I played, he was aganist it so what did I do? I added his name to my little black book and signed up anyway. The day had finally come and I had about a week before the bank threw my father and I out on the streets so I had to win! but the other players looked focused..some saw me and laughed, they knew who I was but know I had a career threating injury so I guess they thought it was smooth sailing. I looked one last time at my little black book of names of haters and non believers and now it was time to prove the doubters wrong. It was been a long day and I was headed to the finals. One more game I kept telling myself but my knee started to hurt and swell a little bit but there was no way I wasn;t going to play in this game. It was back and forth the final game was to 11 and you had to win by 2. The score was tied 9 to 9 and I was on defense.. I kept telling myself one stop, dig deep! as my opponent drove the ball, I poked it away and layed the ball up.. the score now 10 to 9 my way, my ball suddenly a kid yells take it to the rack!! with every ounce of energy I have left in my body I jab step right and go left and take off and slam the ball down!! I was so excited that I won the 20,000 and was going to save my family that I didnt realize that was the first time I dunked since my injury but this time I was still on my feet!! There was another level of joy!! Then the final thing was there was a scout from the G league that game me his card to call him about a tryout.. eventually I make it to the NBA and I still use my Little back book to this day, so never give up on your dreams just go Hard 2 the rack!
Deverin DeontePublished 3 years ago in UnbalancedWHAT ARE THE MOST COMMON BASEBALL INJURIES AND HOW CAN YOU PREVENT THEM?
Baseball is a common American pastime. Everybody in the country loves to watch and play the game at different levels – be it Major Leagues or the T-ball game.
Jitoo GopalPublished 3 years ago in UnbalancedLife is a Fight
Why do silent rooms make the most noise at night? Not the rhythmic knocking of a ceiling fan or the vibrating hum of the air conditioner, but the noise that everybody hears but doesn’t actually make a sound. I hope my opponent is going through this torture too.
Christian ClarkPublished 3 years ago in UnbalancedWhy Vince McMahon Screwed Brett The Hitman Hart!
For fans of professional wrestling, especially those that watched it in the nineties during the Monday Night Wars between the defunct World Championship Wrestling and then World Wrestling Federation, the question has plagued us all for years. Why screw over the Hitman? What was it really all about? Taking a look at the time between the mid-nineties and the late-nineties, it was an intriguing time in professional wrestling. Forget Donald Trump and Vince McMahon's showdown at Wrestlemania, the true battle of the billionaires was in the middle of the nineteen-nineties.
Jason Ray MortonPublished 3 years ago in UnbalancedTeaser of movie ‘Friendship’ starring Harbhajan Singh gets released
Harbhajan Singh has taken to acting in movies now even as his cricket career continues. The teaser of a movie titled ‘Friendship’ has been released with the former Indian spinner in the lead role. The movie is set to be released in three languages – Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. The film also stars Arjun Sarja, Losliya and Satish. It is directed by DM Udhaya Kumar. Wishes have started pouring in for Harbhajan soon after the teaser’s release.
Student MattersPublished 3 years ago in UnbalancedAustralian Women Cricket team arriving in London
Matthew Mott, the head coach of the Australian women's cricket team, has shrugged off Alyssa Healy's dire form in the lead up to the T20 World Cup and backed the hard-hitting opener to perform when it counts.
Student MattersPublished 3 years ago in UnbalancedThe Money Hoop
Bumblebee black-and-yellow finish. Katzkin leather interior. Convertible soft top. 2.2L inline-four engine. Nearly salivating, Dustin stared at the sleek ‘04 Honda S2000 on his phone, dribbling a basketball with his free hand.
Reuben BlaffPublished 3 years ago in Unbalanced