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  Slam Ball | TNN SlamBall | Extreme Court Sports
These trampolines are used by the players to pull off high-flying slam dunks - just like the ones Bow Wow pulled off in Like Mike.
This means a game of slamball will feature plenty of mid-air collisions and lots of slam dunking wannabees falling on their butt.
Slam dunks and shots behind the arc are worth three points.
www.kidzworld.com /article/2360-slamball-tnns-newest-court-sport   (413 words)

  
 Facts about topic: (Slam dunk)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
In a slam dunk, the player, holding the ball in one or both hands, leaps off the floor and jams the ball directly into the basket, and then usually hangs from the hoop for a second or two.
Most famous are slam dunks that actually shatter the backboard, which occur very infrequently, or dunks that are combined with other tricks, such as an alley-oop.
A slam dunk is often referred to as "jamming"; this was the root of the title of the popular arcade game (additional info and facts about arcade game) series NBA Jam (additional info and facts about NBA Jam).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/sl/slam_dunk.htm   (666 words)

  
 Jock Jams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jock Jams is a compilation album series from Tommy Boy records from the mid 1990s that mainly consisted of classic 80s and 90s dance music.
When some of the songs and quotes became famous, they were incorporated onto a song called the "Jock Jam megamix".
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - The Jock Jam!
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jock_Jams   (195 words)

  
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SLAM, Students Living As Mentors, is an organization that allows high school students and young adults make a difference in their community by living as positive role models to peers and younger students.
SLAM Jams are events, planned and run by mentors and volunteers, that provides local 6th-8th graders with music and dancing, games, basketball, and a speaker on issues relevant to their and your generation.
SLAM Jams are currently being co-sponsored by the Preble County YMCA and are held on Saturday evenings from 6-9pm at the YMCA facilities in Eaton, 450 Washington-Jackson Rd. All 6th-8th grade students are welcome.
www.pvmcamp.com /programs/weekendright.html   (295 words)

  
 Jock Jam megamix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The "Jock Jam Megamix" is a megamix song released in the late 90s, to help promote the Jock Jams series of dance compilation CD's.
It consists of samples of songs and phrases from Jock Jams albums, all blended together in megamix form.
The initial version consisted of a blending of tracks from the second Jock Jams CD, and was followed up by two different "Jock Jam Megamix" songs, which promoted the third and fourth CD's in the series, respectively.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jock_Jam_megamix   (193 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/slamjamnz
‘Slam Jam’ is based on the poetry slams started in 1984 in Chicago, USA by Marc Kelly Smith.
‘Slam Jam’ is a mixture between a poetry slam (poet’s competition) and a jam with live bands, hence- ‘poetry-slam’.
From rappers to rockers, women to men, brown to white and everything in between this stage is an open forum for dynamic, diverse expression of the multi cultural society we live in.
www.myspace.com /slamjamnz   (560 words)

  
 Variety.com - 'Slam' gang jams in pics
Offline Entertainment Group, the company behind the gritty "Slam," is banding together with such producers as Oliver Stone, Norman Lear and Quincy Jones for a slate of pics about inner-city life.
With the sale of "Slam" for $2.5 million to Trimark at January's Sundance Film Festival, Offline moved ahead with private financing sources for its slate of pics about the underside of urban life.
"Slam," about a young gangsta's jailhouse blossoming with the world of slam poetry, won the 1998 Sundance Grand Jury prize and helped raise the profile of the New York-based company.
www.variety.com /article/VR1117471028?cs=1   (512 words)

  
 2003 NBA All-Star Game | Slam Dunk Contest | Jason Richardson | Corey Maggette | Desmond Mason
It's the play that makes crowds jump to their feet, players jump from their benches and people who are watching at home jump off the couch and yell, "Holy crap, did you see that?" It's the slam dunk - the most electrifying and exciting play in basketball.
Whether it's a power dunk that nearly breaks the backboard or an acrobatic aerial maneuver where the player twists and turns in the air, a slam dunk gets players and fans fired up and can change the momentum of the game.
Jason Richardson - The guy known as J-Rich won the 2002 NBA Slam-Dunk Title by bounce passing the ball to himself, then taking the rock to the rack with a reverse-twist jam.
www.kidzworld.com /article/2989-2003-nba-slam-dunk-contest   (310 words)

  
 Superscape - Game: Street Hoops 3D
Play against some of the best street players in the U.S. with killer mad skill moves and slam'n jams that rock the house.
It involves a high pass to a point just over the rim from which point a second player "stuffs" the ball into the net.
Slamming the ball into the basket from a very short distance.
www.superscape.com /games/title.php?SH_3D,how   (765 words)

  
 NBA.com: Slam Dunk Index
With double duty in the NBA.com Slam Dunk presented by RealOne and the 'got milk?' Rookie Challenge, Warriors rookie Jason Richardson is reaching new heights.
Take a look at all the winners of all of the slam dunk contests in our historical photo gallery that spans the years.
Get the year-by-year results from the slam dunk contest, dating back to when Larry Nance outdueled Dr. J in 1984.
www.nba.com /allstar2002/slamdunk   (322 words)

  
 Step beyond Karaoke!!! Improv SlamĀ® Music Jams on thursdays! - SF Bay Area - tribe.net
The Next Music Jams are on May 25, June 8, 15, 22, 29
The next Improv SlamĀ® Singing Contest is June 1st at the Off Market Theatre - $50 First Prize, Sing-Bling Bears, T-shirts, and a chance to win the next Grand Prize of $2,000.
Space in the contest is now limited to 12 contestants, so email dana@sfimprov.com soon to save your spot.
sanfrancisco.tribe.net /event/Step-beyond-Karaoke-Improv-Slam-Music-Jams-on-thursdays/san-francisco-ca/16114ca9-ca45-43e8-a36f-4958876e1842   (178 words)

  
 AMZ - September, 2001 - Cable
A winged stallion teeming across the fields of predictability, and with it, a wild spirited groove unleashed and calling forth the jam in an up tempo guitar rocking beat.
The five song session's more the line of an organically grown kind, all natural, rich and full of flavor with few of the toxic side-effects that some lesser qualified entrants press upon as sleep-inducements.
They get cagey after a while, sure, any of the hickory-smoked backyard slam jams will do that.
www.music-reviewer.com /09_01/cable.htm   (233 words)

  
 NBA.com Jamsession 2007 Home
NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by adidas is heading to Las Vegas!
Jam Session is the world's largest interactive basketball theme park - so large, you could fit 38 official-size NBA basketball courts or 14 million regulation-size basketballs in it!
Former NBA Player and ESPN Analyst Greg Anthony teamed up with Mayor Oscar B. Goodman to give away the first 100 tickets to local Las Vegas Jr.
www.nba.com /jamsession/index.html   (347 words)

  
 World Series | BaseballLibrary.com
The Indians' Elmer Smith hit the first WS grand slam in the first inning, Cleveland's Jim Bagby became the first pitcher to hit a WS home run in the fourth inning, and the only unassisted triple play in Series history was turned by Indians second baseman Bill Wambsganss in the fifth.
The latter Series featured Chuck Hiller's grand slam in Game Four, the NL's first, and was ended by Willie McCovey's lineout to Yankees second baseman Bobby Richardson with two on and two out in the ninth inning of Game Seven.
President Calvin Coolidge is among 35,760 who jam the DC stands in Game One as an Army band greets the two teams by playing Sidewalks of New York and Dixie.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/S/Series_World.stm   (12225 words)

  
 Police officer sued in arrest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
A Painesville man has sued a Solon police officer who arrested him after a violent confrontation outside Slam Jams Sports Bar and Grill last March.
The lawsuit states that on the evening of March 27, the Laceys were in Slam Jams with friends celebrating Patsy Lacey's retirement from the Nestle Frozen Food Co., 5750 Harper Road.
A Slam Jams security guard escorted Patsy Lacey back outside, at which time Anderson tried to issue her a citation, according to the police report.
www.sunnews.com /news/1999/0225/esued.htm   (783 words)

  
 YouTube - SLAM CITY JAM
SLAM CITY JAM Lazy Paparrazi skateboard (more) (less)
Lauren Perkins Slam city jam 2006 - churf.com
Elizabeth Nitu Slam city jam 2006 - churf.com
youtube.com /?v=63j_BrmAVOE   (118 words)

  
 Myspace.com
Tags: d-d, dog, hendrix, jams, little, to, wing
But with renewed interest in disco music throughout the 1990s, the group reunited for tour dates and special events, including the PBS special Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion.
Tags: boat, corporation, disco, hues, jams, music, old, pop, rock, school, the
vids.myspace.com /index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.search&t=Jams   (588 words)

  
 Landskroner Grieco Madden, Ltd., trial lawyers, a Cleveland law firm.
Defendant contended this was arson and nothing could be done to prevent the fire.
Alfalfas Enterprises, Inc. dba Slam Jams, et al.
Plaintiff, a business invitee, was assaulted by three to five other patrons at the Slam Jams Sports Bar and Grill.
www.landskronerlaw.com /inadequatesecurity.htm   (375 words)

  
 Robert Christgau: Album: ESPN Presents Slam Jams, Vol. 1
Robert Christgau: Album: ESPN Presents Slam Jams, Vol.
Nouveau jock jams, extreme-sports anthems, or wrinkle on a muscle-headed repackaging concept?
From Madness's "One Step Beyond" to the Modern Lovers' "Roadrunner," with such superobvious milestones as "Ca Plane Pour Moi" and "Dancing With Myself" marking the route, the stoopidity barrels down an expressway to your ass.
www.robertchristgau.com /get_album.php?id=786   (65 words)

  
 Women's Sports Foundation ATHLETES
After failing to qualify for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, Burnside returned her focus to skateboarding.
Burnside won the vert event at both the 2003 and 2004 Slam City Jams.
She was also the first female to receive a gold medal for vert at the X Games in 2004, which was the first time ESPN held skateboarding vert as a medal sport for females.
www.womenssportsfoundation.org /cgi-bin/iowa/athletes/record.html?record=1150   (312 words)

  
 Rolling Stone : Madness: Slam Jams Volume 1 : Music Reviews
Rolling Stone : Madness: Slam Jams Volume 1 : Music Reviews
Give us your review of Slam Jams Volume 1
Home : artists : Madness : reviews : Slam Jams Volume 1
www.rollingstone.com /artists/madness/albums/album/243115/slam_jams_volume_1   (56 words)

  
 Amazon.com: ESPN Presents: Jock Jams, Volume 4: Music: Various Artists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
ESPN Presents: Jock Jams, Volume 3 ~ Jock Jams (Series)
ESPN Presents: Jock Jams, Volume 2 ~ Jock Jams (Series)
The Jock Jams series (along with the Jock Rock and Slam Jams series) collects top hits in their most danceable, groove-shaking format--perfect for a workout or a party where you want to feel like you're at a stadium.
www.amazon.com /ESPN-Presents-Jock-Jams-4/dp/B00000AEHT   (897 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Jock Jams 5: Music: Various   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
Having Jock Jams 1 and 2 would be enough.
this cd was good the sportscenter mega mix should have been there but if there's another jock jams jock rock or slam jams coming out i hope it will be a little more up to date with a mega mix,maybe a mega jam,and a few oldies if any.
The previous 4 releases had better music, and I enjoy the mix at the end of the CD volume 3 and 4; Jock Jams 5 does not incorporate that into this CD.
www.amazon.ca /Jock-Jams-5-Various/dp/B00000JNKJ   (574 words)

  
 deseretnews.com | SLAM jams plays into 24-hour slot
"SLAM," Plan-B Theatre Company's one-night- (and day-) only experiment in writing, rehearsing and producing five original 10-minute plays, will be presented on Saturday in the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center's Black Box Theatre.
Jennifer Freed, left, Randy Rasmussen, Jerry Rapier, Cory Thorell and Cheryl Cluff are the creative team behind "SLAM."
What audiences will see — the culmination of a 24-hour process that begins at 9 p.m.
deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595063068,00.html   (306 words)

  
 Laughing Squid » Squid List » Improv Slam Singing Contest
The Improv Slam® Music Jams are on Thursdays 8pm-10pm, Off Market Gallery (first floor), 965 Mission, SF.
Last week's jam welcomed newcomers Mander, Josie, and Noah to the wacky world of improv singing.
The next Improv Slam Singing Contest will also be the taping of our first television episode at the Dimension 7 studios on Thursday Oct.26th.
laughingsquid.com /squidlist/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=7648   (287 words)

  
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 World's Best Source For That Ol' Boom Bap
We're planning to put out 3 records through our new off-line component Slam Jamz Records and a trilogy within is just a combination of 3 styles.
462 submissions came in that were evaluated by Slam Jams virtual staff of 25 individuals at the time.
Now they are up to 50 and 25 individuals judged 462 remixes and 4 of them were picked.
www.thaformula.com /public_enemy_hip_hops_supermen.htm   (3933 words)

  
 Slam City Jam skateboarding contest
I have yet to catch up on my sleep and still have stories to tell.
birthday was a slow brew of driven, creative, haul-ass folk; competitors, slam crew, world cup personnel, volunteers, sponsors, exhibitors, artists, ramp workers, media and spectators were in thick collaboration to make Slam 10 fit consecutively with previous radical years.
The Slam team creates a deliberate atmosphere that not only showcases sick skating, it promotes the entire culture and its growing phenomena.
www.switchmagazine.com /skateboard_contest/slam_city_jam.html   (481 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: jams: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
Old Skool Jams: B-Boy Classics & Essential Block Party Breaks by Various Artists (Audio CD - 2003)
This Is Hip Hop Vol.1: 20 Phat Jams [VINYL] by Various Artists (Vinyl - 1995)
Ranger Rick: Wild Jams by Various Artists (Audio CD - 2004)
www.amazon.co.uk /s?ie=UTF8&tag=545-21&pg=15&rh=i:music,k:jams&page=1   (359 words)

  
 WWF Jakked - 07/21/01
Corner whip, Justin flip to the apron and Kwik with a running shoulder to the gut to knock him to the floor.
Kwik off the ropes, and I think Justin catches him with a Bossman Slam but it's tough to tell who got the better of that one; they're both selling it.
Chavo realizes it and charges with a right, Essa blocks and hits one of his own, then slams Chavo's head into the turnbuckle.
www.thecubsfan.com /wwe/jakked/20010721jakked.htm   (1672 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/slamjams
The first rule of it is we do not talk about it.
Slam Jams's Latest Blog Entry [Subscribe to this Blog]
is that I took plenty of pics at slams and none of me....:(
myspace.com /slamjams   (420 words)

  
 EAR WHACKS NIGHTLIFE HIGHLIGHTS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-23)
Hosted by the Upstart Blues All-stars, on February 13th local bluesman Slam Allen will celebrate the release of his latest CD Slam Allen and the Workin’ Man’s Band…Still Workin’ at Julio and Isabella’s in Red Hook.
A talented rhythm and blues singer/guitarist with a commanding stage presence and the skills to pay the bills, he generates positive reviews everywhere he plays.
The word on the streets is Slam jams!
www.chronogram.com /issue/2001/02/editorial/ear2.htm   (482 words)

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