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Rubbermaid FastTrack 42-Inch Vertical Ball Rack #5E16

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Quickly store basketballs, volleyballs, footballs, soccer balls, and more with this vertical ball rack from Rubbermaid. This ball rack gets balls off the floor and onto the wall. Bungee cords hold balls in while providing easy access to balls of all sizes.

The unit mounts easily to wall studs or to the Rubbermaid FastTrack rail (sold separately on Amazon.com along with a full line of FastTrack storage system components). Designed to hold up to 50 pounds, the device is equipped with a cast aluminum gripper that snaps tightly into the FastTrack rail system for that particular mounting application. The hook is protected with a soft coating that won't scratch. And, it flips down flat against the wall out of the way when not in use. A satin nickel powder-coated finish won't rust, chip or crack for years of reliable storage. --Brian D. Olson

RacorPro 20-Inch Ball/Bat Sports Storage Rack #PBR-1R

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If you have kids, the sight of basketballs, soccer balls, and baseball bats strewn about the yard or house is probably familiar to you. Use RacorPro's sports storage rack to reclaim a sense of order and tranquility in your home. The easy-access bin features wide openings at the bottom for easy retrieval of equipment (a lip at the bottom keeps the contents from escaping). The wide opening at the top encourages cleanup, as kids can shoot their balls into the basket. In addition, the unit features side-hangers you can use for baseball bats and other miscellaneous equipment. Installation is easy, and solid-steel construction means this unit's going to last a while.--Josh Dettweiler

What's in the Box
Storage rack, mounting hardware

RacorPro X-Rack Sports Storage Rack #PXR-R

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If you have kids, the sight of basketballs, soccer balls, and baseball bats strewn about the yard or house is probably familiar to you. Use RacorPro's X-Rack to reclaim a sense of order and tranquility in your home. The unique design will encourage cleanup, as kids will find it hard to resist shooting their equipment into the nylon nets. Includes a shoe rack and wire basket along with the two nets, and side-hooks may be used for storing bats, hockey sticks, and so on. Sets up in minutes.--Josh Dettweiler

What's in the Box
Rack, 2 nylon nets, wire rack, shoe rack

Love & Basketball: Music From The Motion Picture

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The coming-of-age angle in the sports romance movie Love & Basketball is played up by this sharp soundtrack album. The music ranges from Al Green's eternal "Love and Happiness" to galvanizing late-'80s rap classics (Rob Base's "It Takes Two," MC Lyte's "Lyte as a Rock") to some of the best new-school R&B. Angie Stone takes Simply Red's calling card "Holding Back the Years" to church and then back to her softly lit pad, while alt hip-hoppers Black Eyed Peas team with Les Nubians for the atmospheric "Complete Beloved." The disc also boasts the welcome return of ex-Tony! Toni! Tone! frontman Raphael Saadiq with his new partners Dawn Robinson (formerly of En Vogue) and one-time Tribe Called Quest member Ali Shaheed Muhammad in the band Lucy Pearl. Their "Dance Tonight" is a spirited jam that no doubt plays well in the movie--and definitely does out of it. --Rickey Wright

John Wooden - Values, Victory and Peace of Mind

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Legendary basketball coach John Wooden, who was revered as the "Wizard of Westwood" while guiding UCLA to 10 national championships (including an astounding seven in a row), presents his philosophy for success in life in this intelligently produced video that transcends the world of basketball. After a notable career as a college player at Purdue, Wooden graduated in 1932 and became an English teacher. And his love of literature and his thoughtful nature are very much on display as Wooden, at the age of 90, sits before an intimate audience and presents his "Pyramid of Success." In Wooden's system, attributes such as friendship, initiative, poise, and confidence all build upon each other to create the pinnacle of "great competitive success." Wooden, speaking in a gentle and articulate manner, offers anecdotes from his decades of coaching, and punctuates his lessons with dramatic vintage game clips showing some of the great players he coached. Appearing in interviews to speak of how much they learned from Wooden are Phil Jackson, Bill Walton, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In an age when college basketball coaches are often in the public eye for their atrocious behavior, Wooden's thoughtful manner and gentle humor are all the more remarkable. Besides imparting lessons for ballplayers (and others), this is an insightful look at Wooden's remarkable personality. --Robert J. McNamara