Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories

On any other team, Gary Jayo would be a starting quarterback.

Efram is new to Troy, Ohio, a town where football is everything.

In Troy, Ohio, there's Trojan football and then there's everything else.

The student has become the teacher.

Tao and his friends are super excited for the International Martial Arts Championship!

Team Green Machine battles the Shredding Crew for dino-boarding domination!

Richard Sherman is so good at defending passing plays that quarterbacks avoid throwing the ball in his direction.

Houston Texans defensive lineman J.

Chosen first overall in the 2008 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft, Derrick Rose is one of the most explosive players in basketball.

When San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was in high school, his coaches thought he was too skinny to play in college.

Keeping up with all of hockey's cool facts can make your brain freeze.

Keeping up with football's hard-hitting facts can be as challenging as scoring against a tough defense.

Keeping up with the fascinating facts about basketball can make your brain feel like it's been dribbled down the court!

Keeping track of all the fascinating baseball facts and statistics can make your head spin faster than a curveball.

Mallory can't wait to play in her town's new girls' basketball league!

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has been one of Major League Baseball's (MLB) best pitchers since he joined the league in 2008.

Standing five feet eight inches tall, Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is smaller than most Major League Baseball (MLB) players.

Zack knows he's not a normal kid.

Tao is in school to be a fearless samurai.

Baseball has long been dubbed America's national pastime.

It had been only twenty-four hours since Mighty Casey struck out, plunging fans of the Mudville team into gloom and despair.

How does a piece of wood become a brand-new baseball bat?

How does a sheet of leather become a football?

How does a roll of leather become a pair of basketball shoes?

To play professional hockey, you need plenty of grit and determination-it's a physically and emotionally punishing job.

Playing professional football is a dream for many-but it's also a high-pressure, grueling job.

For a professional player, basketball isn't just a fun game-it's a job.

Being a professional baseball player is no walk in the park-it's a physically and mentally demanding job.

For the first time, Sadie's little brother Ori will be joining her at sleep-away camp.

The student has become the teacher.

Tao and his friends are super excited for the International Martial Arts Championship!

Orlando has speed that no other member of the Troy Central High Trojans can match.

Kyle and Mike share a dream of playing college football.

On any other team, Gary Jayo would be a starting quarterback.

In Troy, Ohio, there's Trojan football and then there's everything else.

April has a New Year's resolution to start the year off right-get back together with sweet, funny Billy.

Team Green Machine battles the Shredding Crew for dino-boarding domination!

Houston Texans defensive lineman J.

Chosen first overall in the 2008 National Basketball Association (NBA) draft, Derrick Rose is one of the most explosive players in basketball.

When San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was in high school, his coaches thought he was too skinny to play in college.

Batter up!

Lena Blackburne loved baseball.

In 1936, the New York Yankees wanted to test a hot prospect named Joe DiMaggio to see if he was ready for the big leagues.

Luc doesn't like to fight.

Myles McReary is trying to save up enough money to bring his family over from Ireland.

Will's father is running for mayor.

Taking over a rowdy gym class right before winter vacation is not something James Naismith wants to do at all.

The Dino-Wrestling Jamboree is ON!

When veggie-nibbling Grazers and meat-munching Biters take to the soccer field, it's a showdown of prehistoric proportions.

In a hockey match unrivaled in prehistory, the Meat-Eaters take on the Veggiesaurs.