... . Michael considers himself a native of North Carolina, but was actually born in the city of Brooklyn in New York. He grew up loving the sport of baseball, while basketball was then his second choice. After his father had a job opening in North Carolina, he then moved to a small city in that state ... called Wilmington. Being 12 years old and loving the sport baseball, it was difficult for him to play because most of the leagues were in predominantly white neighborhoods and not many African Americans went there to get a chance ... the team, and unbelievable accomplishment for any Tar He...

• Word Count: 1444
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... worn for casual or leisure purposes ("Nike Corporate Profile" 1). Running, basketball, cross training are currently on top-selling product categories. Nike also sells shoes for outdoor activities, tennis, golf, soccer, baseball, football, bicycling, volley-ball, wrestling, cheerleading, aquatic activities, auto racing and other athletic and recreational uses. Nike sells sports apparel covering each of the above categories, as well as athletics ... its sights overseas. Soccer would allow Nike to develop a more sweeping global strategy. Actually, basketball is still a fringe sport outside...

• Word Count: 1892
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Walter LaFeber's new book, his eighth, is bountifully nutritious despite its brevity. One gets a history of basketball, the story of sneaker development, a bio of Michael Jordan, the saga of Nike's ascendancy, and a gee-whiz analysis of the new transnational economics and of American popular cultural ... Jordan's global fame. And for athletic prowess, the argument for Babe Ruth's number- one ranking endures. In the 1920s and early 1930s, all American athletic talent was channeled into professional baseball. There was nothing comparable, no basketball, negligible pro football, really no mass ...

• Word Count: 1589
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate