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The Origins of Basketball

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Category: Sports | 2369 views | Created: 09/08/12
The father of basketball James Naismith invented the game in 1891 for students at what's now known as Springfield College.
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6 Comments

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Vivian Kerr
18 days ago | Reply |
any tips for how short people can improve their game? At 5'3", I always dreaded this sport in PE.
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Michelle Shyman
4 months ago | Reply |
What about those ugly uniforms we had to wear for girls' basketball?
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Laurence Scott
9 months ago | Reply |
If you love hoops... you've got to make your way to the Hall one day. It's the one sport too that can pinpoint where exactly the game began to the street corners
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Dawn Casey-Rowe
8 months ago |
You know, you're right. There's really no excuse for it--I'm from CT and in RI. Just like I've driven up 90 a hundred thousand times and never taken the turn to Cooperstown. I'm setting a deadline for these trips.
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Dawn Casey-Rowe
9 months ago | Reply |
That is true, but what is really key here is that it paved the way for Calhoun and Gino! Go UCONN!
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Farbood Nivi
9 months ago | Reply |
one of my fave boards!
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Laurence Scott
9 months ago | Reply |
The history of basketball can be traced back to a former YMCA training school

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