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The history of basketball is being retold following research from a Stirling University academic. The inventor of basketball ...

The original Dr. J. brought basketball to Denver for the first time in 1895. The Nuggets have elevated the game to a new level in Denver for the first time in 2023. The team in the dusty cowtown that ...

Truth be told, James P. Naismith’s favorite sport is baseball. “I could play a reasonable game of baseball. I tried basketball in high school because I was 6-foot-1, but I was forced out quickly,’' ...

Herkimer, N.Y. – Anyone with a passing interest in basketball knows James Naismith invented the game. They might have heard the quaint origin story of soccer balls and peach baskets, how Naismith ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. For the first time, the NBA champions are ...

A breakdown of the longest winning streaks in Division I women’s college basketball history since 1981-82, including teams, seasons and head coaches behind the sport’s most dominant runs.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – James Naismith, the Canadian-American who invented the game of basketball, was celebrated with a Google Doodle on Friday. On December 21, 1891 Naismith held the first-ever ...

Google's logo tribute on Friday is a slam dunk: an homage to the inventor of basketball. The tech giant's latest doodle honors Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian-American physical educator, doctor and ...