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Looking to jumpstart your golfing hobby? Turn to the Top Flite XL 15-piece golf club set, which gives budding golfers everything they need to hit the course with confidence. The Top Flite XL set starts with a 460cc forged driver with a graphite Synchro-flex shaft and draw-biased weighting, which combine to provide outstanding forgiveness and accuracy. The set’s matching #3 fairway wood, meanwhile, offers a low-torque steel shaft that supports a beginner’s swing. Players will love the easy-to-hit, steel-shafted #4 and 5 hybrids, which are more forgiving than long irons but offer the same distance parameters. And to give you a boost when hitting approach shots, Top Flite included five perimeter-weighted stainless-steel irons (6-PW), each of which features a deep undercut cavity back for superior forgiveness, control, and feel. Rounding out the set is a mallet putter with alignment stripes for enhanced accuracy; a lightweight, durable stand bag with a padded d (more…)

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Take it to the streets with Spalding’s officially sized and affordably priced NBA Street basketball. It’s designed to withstand the street game with a durable outdoor rubber cover. It features deep, black channels for expert handling on the court and all-ball pebbling for a good grip. This official NBA sized ball–with the official NBA logo and NBA Commissioner David Stern’s signature–has a 29.5-inch circumference. The official NBA logo is featured on this official-size ball. The pebbled texture on the surface of the ball provides an outstanding grip and feel. About Spalding As a Division of Russell Corporation, the Spalding Group consists of three business units: Spalding in Springfield, MA; American Athletic, Inc. (AAI) in Jefferson, IA; and Huffy Sports, in Sussex, WI. The three companies, collectively combined, are now the largest basketball equipment supplier in the world. Spalding is the official basketball supplier of the National Basketball Ass (more…)

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Ideal for beginners, the officially sized and affordably priced Spalding Varsity Ball is ready to take your game to the streets. It’s designed to withstand the street game with a durable outdoor rubber cover. It features deep, black channels for expert handling on the court and all-ball pebbling for a good grip. This official NBA sized ball–with official NBA logo–has a 29.5-inch circumference.

The NBA court represents the best basketball the game offers. And the ball the pros play with is the Official NBA Game Ball from Spalding. It’s full grain leather cover and official specifications make this the ultimate indoor basketball. Material: Full Grain Leather. Size: Official 29.5″ – Men’s Full Size.

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Built using a Zi/O composite leather cover, the Spalding official-size NBA Zi/O basketball looks and feels like an official NBA ball. The ball also includes a foam-backed design with full ball pebbling, helping it stand up to the challenge of competitive play while maintaining a soft, tacky feel. Best of all, the ball is designed for use both indoor and outdoor use, so you can bring it to the YMCA or the playground. Designed to meet all of the NBA’s stringent ball specifications, the Zi/O ball measures 29.5 inches and comes in an official NBA ball weight. About Spalding As a Division of Russell Corporation, the Spalding Group consists of three business units: Spalding in Springfield, MA; American Athletic, Inc. (AAI) in Jefferson, IA; and Huffy Sports, in Sussex, WI. The three companies, collectively combined, are now the largest basketball equipment supplier in the world. Spalding is the official basketball supplier of the National Basketball Association (more…)

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Keep your fielders on their toes with the Louisville Slugger K100 all-purpose wood fungo bat. Designed for baseball practice, the K100 is made of northern white ash–pound for pound the strongest timber available. The ash construction offers a flexibility that isn’t found in other timbers, including maple, helping create a larger, more forgiving sweet spot in terms of breakage. The bat also offers a thinner barrel and a lighter weight than traditional bats, so it requires less effort to hit balls to any part of the field. Specific features include a 2-1/4-inch barrel, a 36-inch length, and a natural finish. About Louisville Slugger In many ways, the rich 120-year history of the Louisville Slugger baseball bat began in the talented hands of 17-year-old John A. “Bud” Hillerich. Bud’s father, J.F. Hillerich, owned a woodworking shop in Louisville in the 1880s when Bud began working for him. Legend has it that Bud slipped away from work one afternoon in 1884 t (more…)

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Don’t make the mistake of thinking all wood bats are the same. They may look similar, but the quality of the wood is very different from one wood bat company to another. Louisville Slugger, however, sets itself apart from other bat makers with more than 120 years of bat-making experience, outstanding turning models, and access to the best-quality wood on the market. The MLB180 bat, for instance, is made of professional-grade ash, pound for pound the strongest timber available. Ash offers a flexibility that isn’t found in other timbers, including maple, resulting in a barrel that tends to flex rather than break. This gives you a larger, more forgiving sweet spot in terms of breakage. In addition, ash is lighter than maple, so players can choose from among several large-barrel sizes. It all adds up to a terrific choice for casual players who love the look and feel of a genuine wood bat, or professionals who value a high-quality bat performance. The MLB180 al (more…)

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Amazon Best of the Month, October 2009: The Book of Basketball is a 700-page work of hoops genius that would make Dr. James Naismith beam proudly – and probably blush. Author Bill Simmons, best known as ESPN.com’s “The Sports Guy,” explores the NBA with hilarious insight, brilliant analysis, and a bevy of irreverent footnotes. Simmons is a fan first – a fact best explained in an entertaining foreword by Malcolm Gladwell – and writes from the stands, not the press room. His knowledge and passion for the game provide him with few peers, yet his voice represents those who stick by their teams through thick and thin. As a result, The Book of Basketball is not just a tribute to hardwood heroes, but also a celebration of yelling at TV sets, revering lucky jerseys, and holding our breath until the final buzzer sounds. Throw in pages of nearly-insane statistical breakdowns (including a projected boxscore from the movie Teen Wolf), and it’s easy to see wh (more…)

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Don’t make the mistake of thinking all wood bats are the same. They may look similar, but the quality of the wood is very different from one wood bat company to another. Louisville Slugger, however, sets itself apart from other bat makers with more than 120 years of bat-making experience, outstanding turning models, and access to the best-quality wood on the market. The MLB225YB youth bat, for instance, is made of high-quality maple, an extremely dense timber with a greater surface hardness than ash. Maple is a closed-grain timber with a structure similar to the layer in a laminated product. This makes the bat less prone to flaking than an ash bat–meaning it will snap in half upon breaking rather than splintering–resulting in a safer, more durable product. Some players also believe that maple’s hardness gives them a better overall performance. The MLB225YB bat is designed specifically for youth league players, with a shorter length and lighter weight tha (more…)

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Hone your jump shot in your spare moments or perform a backyard dunking drill with this Lifetime portable basketball system. Unlike in-ground basketball hoops–which are typically anchored in concrete–this portable hoop rolls on wheels, letting you position the basket support in your desired location, from the back patio to the middle of the cul-de-sac. All you have to do is fill the 27-gallon base with water or sand and play. The Lifetime hoop adjusts from 7.5 to 10 feet in 6-inch increments. Lifetime knows that younger players aren’t always ready for a 10-foot hoop, which is why the basket boasts a height-adjustment mechanism. The telescoping mechanism adjusts from 7.5 to 10 feet in 6-inch increments–no tools required–letting players of all ages and skill levels enjoy the game on their own terms. Aspiring dunkers can also gradually raise the basket 6 inches at a time as their vertical improves, although the 18-inch solid steel rim is not a breakaway (more…)

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Don’t make the mistake of thinking all wood bats are the same. They may look similar, but the quality of the wood is very different from one wood bat company to another. Louisville Slugger, however, sets itself apart from other bat makers with more than 120 years of bat-making experience, outstanding turning models, and access to the best-quality wood on the market. The MLBM9 youth bat, for instance, is made of high-quality maple, an extremely dense timber with a greater surface hardness than ash. Maple is a closed-grain timber with a structure similar to the layer in a laminated product. This makes the bat less prone to flaking than an ash bat–meaning it will snap in half upon breaking rather than splintering–resulting in a safer, more durable product. Some players also believe that maple’s hardness gives them a better overall performance. The MLBM9 bat is designed specifically for youth league players, with a shorter length and lighter weight than adul (more…)