nailed a peach basket onto an elevated track. Naismith initially set up the peach basket with its bottom intact, which meant that the ball had to be retrieved...

Game", but he suggested "We have a ball and a basket: why don’t we call it basketball?" The eighteen players were John G. Thompson, Eugene S. Libby, Edwin...

"Basket of deplorables" is a phrase from a 2016 US presidential election campaign speech delivered by Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton on September 9...

peach baskets instead. Naismith christened this new game Basket Ball and put his thoughts together in 13 basic rules. The first game of "Basket Ball" was...

was known for his unusual "basket catch" style. Unless he was running when he caught a ball, he always made a two-handed basket catch, directly in front...

players to dunk the ball without shattering the backboard, and it reduces the possibility of wrist injuries. Hoop – another name for "basket". Shot clock –...

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several...

organization based in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Jenkins serves as its executive director. Jenkins was born in Newark, New Jersey and raised in nearby...

of the United States, Jenkins also has Serbian citizenship. While attending Hempstead, New York's Hofstra University, Jenkins, a 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) guard...

scaffolding and construction materials, floor matting, sports turf and baskets. Of all crops grown, 70% are grasses. Agricultural grasses grown for their...