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- Short Sided Round Robin Format for Basketball and Soccer - The computer age has bestowed some unforeseen blessings on the sports world. Math whizzes are now using
the personal computer to track game results to a level never before possible, and sports are
the better for it. The book "Moneyball" chronicled t
- Basketball Coaching Tips: 8 Tips To Planning A Successful Practice - The Basketball Coaching Tips below are designed to help coaches plan their practices more effectively. These eight tips are very simple and straightforward - yet they can have a tremendous impact on how well a coach plans their practice.These tips should
- Basketball Shooting: 10 Valuable Tips To Becoming A Better Shooter! - These Basketball Shooting Tips are a great way for players, parents & coaches to learn and understand the proper mechanics and techniques needed to be a great shooter.Every basketball player loves to shoot the ball! The most practiced skill in the game i
- Being A Good Shooter Is An Essential Part Of Being A Good Basketball Player - Shooting is an essential part of basketball and it is often one of the most neglected parts. If a person is fast they may reduce their shooting practice because they know they have the ability to drive to the whole almost anytime they want to. If a person
- The Basketball Mindset Determines If You Are Good or Great! - Judging by the conversations of the ball players in the parks that I visit basketball is still a hot topic. Especially when you overhear people raising their voice and getting upset as they discuss their favorite players and who's the best.Fortunately, I'
- Why is Billy Packer Considered a Better College Basketball Analyst than Bill Raftery? - Every year around this time I ask myself the same question – why is Billy Packer the lead analyst for CBS’s coverage of March Madness? While Packer is working the game for the TV audience, Bill Raftery is calling the game for the much smaller radio audie
- Basketball Lessons: Fouls - Part 2 - If a foul is blatant (excessive contact when not attempting to play the ball) are called unsportsmanlike fouls or, in the case of the NBA, flagrant fouls. These carry harsher penalties and, in rare cases, will have the offending player ejected from the g
- College Basketball History Part 2 - As of the 2005-06 season, 334 colleges and universities participate in Division I Men’s Basketball, with 49 of the 50 states having at least one program (Alaska has none). The teams are divided among 31 different conferences, some major and others mid-ma
- Free Basketball Picks - 3/31/06 - If you are going to bet on Friday March 31, 2006, then you must take a look at our thoughts below.Best: Nets @ Hawks: New Jersey already lost in Atlanta earlier this year. The Hawks have beaten the Nuggets, Spurs and Pistons as well at home, proving that
- Outdoor Gear - How To Set Up Your Own Outdoor Basketball Court - 2058
Basketball is a great sport played both indoors on courts and outdoors on cement and other surfaces. Not everyone has access to an indoor basketball court, so your own outdoor court may be your only option. Playing basketball outdoors, however, wi
- Daily Basketball Articles and Thoughts - 3/20/06 - Bucks @ Blazers: Portland played well enough against the Bucks last Saturday to show that they can win this home game. Hopefully the Blazers won’t need to rely on Darius Miles to show up, since his big games rarely result in a win. Portland still has to s
- Free Basketball Picks - 3/25/06 - Our Basketball Predictions: Utah to keep up with the kings, Mavericks to outgun the Hawks, and the Clippers to demolish the Wizards.Kings @ Jazz: Utah hasn’t done a good job keeping up with the Kings. With the Lakers and Hornets still in contention a win
- American Basketball Scholarships - 10 Tips to Help You Get A Scholarship! - What do you think about March Madness? Exciting, isn't it? Do you dream about playing college basketball? Can you imagine what it feel like to actually be a March Madness Player? Take a second, think about your team gathering around for the tournament
- 2/13/06 Basketball Preview - Spurs-Cavaliers Top The List of Games - Spurs @ Cavaliers: Last year’s game ended with a game-winning Tim Duncan shot. I expect LeBron to really try to topple Duncan, who in most people’s eyes is the League’s best player. Also look for Zydrunas Illgauskas to step up against Rasho Nesterovic. Th
- Gettin' It Done Wright! - Jay Wright has Breathed New Life into Nova' Basketball - 2576
Who is Jay Wright? If you ask many in the greater Philadelphia area, you would more than likely hear the same response: He saved Villanova basketball! Rollie had a great run in the 80’s, but it was short lived. Since the glorious, magical season of
- Steeped in Tradition - A History of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament - It is a looking glass for human hope, excellence and positive social change. It is, in short, a microcosm of the human existence, with all of its exuberance, tragedy and triumph.The excitement and tradition of "March Madness" as we know it today has been
- NBA Basketball 1/29/06 - Ron Artest Kings Play on the Road - Sacramento @ Toronto: Ron Artest needed some time to brake into his Kings uniform, partly since he hadn’t played in over 40 days. Now his minutes should be up to about 30-35. The Raptors are one of the highest scoring teams. Does getting Artest mean Sacra
- NBA Basketball 1/30/06 - Celtics, Timberwolves Square Off After Multi-Player Trade - Celtics @ Timberwolves: This game is only four days apart from when Boston and Minnesota exchanged players. In this game the home court really doesn’t matter. Whoever wins probably got the better of the deal. Is Szczerbiak a better wing-man than Ricky Dav
- NBA Basketball 1/31/06 - Lakers, Knicks Pair Off But Not On National Television - 206b
Lakers @ Knicks: This has to be the first time in years that these two teams aren’t playing each other on national television. It shows how New York and LA, the two biggest markets in the League, don’t necessarily have the best teams. That would cer
- NBA Basketball Betting 2/1/06 - Weak Slate of Games Means More Profits - Bucks @ Rockets: There has never been much depth to Houston, but it doesn’t matter when McGrady is there. In the last match-up T-Mac dominated. This time around the game is in Houston, where the Rockets are awful at defending their home court. But can the
- NBA Basketball Betting 2/2/06 - Lebron James vs Dwyane Wade - Best: Cavaliers @ Heat: LeBron vs. Wade. Both players have had games where they scored 40-50 points but still lose the game. We do not expect a shootout from these two superstars just like there is no shootout between LeBron and Carmelo. Shaq has to stay
- NBA Basketball Betting 2/3/06 - Timberwolves Looking to Get Better After Trade - 1ffe
Best: Pistons @ 76ers: Willie Greene missed 1 of 2 free-throws in playoff game vs. Detroit last year that could have given them the win. In return Phili gave him a mondo contract. And since Greene hasn’t played since with a season-ending injury. The
- NBA Basketball Betting 2/4/06 - Pistons, Pacers Meet Again In Indiana - Best Game: Pistons @ Pacers: After finally getting Peja, Indiana loses O’Neal for 8 weeks. The Pacers will make the playoffs but they will have trouble getting a high seed with the luck they have had. Destiny isn’t exactly on their side like it has been f
- 3 Free Basketball Picks Jan 16, 2006: Kobe Bryant Versus Shaquille O'Neal Part 2 - Free Picks #1Best: Heat @ Lakers: Kobe/Shaq- you know the deal. Let me describe what will happen. Kobe and Shaq are meeting at half court…there they go. They’re almost there. And…Oh, Shaq turns away from Kobe. Let’s go to the instant replay. Damn! That’s
- Free Basketball Picks Jan 15: Lebron James Should Run Portland Out of the Building - Three Free Basketball Picks for Sunday.Free Pick 1 Best: Knicks @ Raptors: Can you believe that at this time last year the Knicks were actually leading their division? Both New York and Toronto are trying to take advantage of their weak division and make
- 2 Free Basketball Picks Jan 17, 2006: Phoenix Suns Versus Sacramento Kings - 201e
There are only two games on Tuesday but on today's slate, the NBA features the Suns and Kings matchup. The Kings were the exciting team of a couple of years ago but now it is the Phoenix Suns emerging as a fan favorite.Free Picks #1Best: Suns @ King
- 2 Free Basketball Picks Jan 19, 2006: Phoenix Suns Versus Sacramento Kings - 1fb0
Best Game of the DayLakers @ Kings: Remember when this was a collection of all-stars and just a great game to watch? Today, there will be no Chris Webber and no Shaquille O'Neal. To top it off these two are on the bottom of the division, a complete
- Daily Basketball Analysis 1/20/06: San Antonio Spurs Versus Miami Heat - Best: Spurs @ Heat: Another tough game for Miami who has faced a ton of quality teams lately. I don’t understand why Manu Ginobili isn’t starting. He’s been coming off the bench for the past month; surely he has to be healthy by now. They may be better t
- 3 Free Basketball Picks Jan 21, 2006: Cavaliers-Jazz Game Highlights the Day - 2024
Cavaliers @ Jazz: It’s always good to see a sellout at the Delta Center; it’s a nice nostalgic feeling. They have been playing well on the road but there would be more fans in attendance if the Jazz would just win their home games. With Gooden and K
- Utah Jazz Basketball Articles: Early 2006 Season Analysis - Jerry Sloan has a quality team in his hands, but it hasn’t yet developed like it should. The Jazz are doing better on the road than they are at the Delta Center, something that has to concern owner Larry Miller. For the second straight year they started o
- Memphis Grizzlies Basketball: Early 2006 NBA Season Analysis - The biggest surprise team in a positive way so far this year has been the 13-7 Grizzlies who are doing just as well under Mike Fratello as they did under Hubie Brown. After slowly but surely building up the team for years, Jerry West did away with Jason W
- New Orleans / Oklahoma City Hornets Basketball: Early 2006 Season Analysis - 2575
After starting out 2-30 last year, the Hornets were on pace to have the worst record in NBA history. As the season wore down, and Mashburn and Davis were dealt away, the youth of New Orleans started to play well. Now with David West and Chris Paul o
- Seattle Supersonics Basketball: Early 2006 NBA Season Analysis - Nate McMillan after years and years with the Sonics franchise finally left for the Blazers gig. Bob Weiss, a Dick Cheney look-alike, won the favor of Ray Allen and receieved the head coach spot. Other than him, the Sonics lost solid defender Antonio Danie
- Indiana Pacers Basketball: Early 2005 Season Analysis - Two years ago, the Indiana Pacers won 61 games with Ron Artest on the roster. So with Artest back on the team from his season-long suspension, the Pacers should be on form to another 50-win season. However they’re 12-7 at this point, and have looked vulne
- College Basketball Jerseys: Don't Just Show Your Support - Wear It! - Among the most highly prized possessions that any college basketball player can hope for is their college basketball jersey. The college basketball jersey represents a feeling of pride and belonging to the team.But the feeling is not restricted to the tea
- Basketball Picks - There is not such thing as a sure bet. The beauty of sports competition is that no matter what team is the favorite and has probabilities on their side, one score of the other team can change the outcome of a game.Basketball picks are popular today with a
- The Four Season of College Basketball - There are four seasons packed into a college basketball year: Non-conference play, conference play, conference tournament time and postseason action (NIT and March Madness). Each has unique attributes. Non-conference action starts off the year where teams
- Basketball Sizes - The NBA has specified basketball sizes not just for official men’s, women’s, and junior league games, but also unofficial games for children and youth. These size specifications help you choose the right ball for yourself or your children, and it is recom
- 3 Free Basketball Picks 1/8/06: New York To Win Wild One - We have poised the best 2 games of the night to be the Sonics-Knicks matchup as well as the Nets-Raptors matchup. Our free basketball picks predictions are shown below.Best: Sonics @ Knicks: After a 3OT game to Phoenix and an OT game to the Sixers, it’s
- 3 Free Basketball Betting Picks: 1/9/06: 2 Close Games and a Blowout - Our Free Basketball Betting Picks Predictions include Moneyline winners of Dallas and Utah on the road and a blowout win by the Philadelphia 76ers.Best: Mavericks @ Celtics: Boston plays a plethora of close, tight games but has trouble winning them. As a
- Daily Basketball Betting Advice: Pistons-Hornets 1/10/06 Game of the Day - 2049
Tuesday's best game will surprise you and that is the Piston-Hornets matchup. The blowout game should not necessarily surprise the avid basketball fan with Lebron going up against the Knicks.Best: Pistons @ Hornets: The Hornets have won handily aga
- Daily Basketball Analysis: 1/11/06 Shaq Versus Baron Davis - Best: Heat @ Warriors: At the very least Golden State should play the Heat tough. For Miami to not get wiped away like they did against Phoenix, they’ll need a great game for Shaq. With no Wade, he didn’t take a shot in that game until about 2 minutes le
- Daily Basketball Analysis: 1/12/06 Kobe Bryant Versus Lebron James - Best: Cavaliers @ Lakers: Is LeBron the next Jordan? He has to be better than Kobe to be better than MJ (and of course Kobe isn’t Jordan either). The big difference between Kobe and LeBron is that James does the stand-around-but-get-rebounds-anyway defen
- Daily Basketball Picks: 1/13/06 - Is Pau Gasol a Superstar? - Best: Nets @ Grizzlies: The Atlantic division seemed like a crop shoot after the Celtics were dismantled in the off-season. However it’s been the Nets to emerge as the clear leader. They still need a big-man who can run like Kenyon Martin did. Krstic is
- Miami Heat Finishing Off West Coast Trip 1/14/06 - Free Daily Basketball Picks - 1fe0
Best: Heat @ Jazz:
It’s important for Miami to finish strong at the tail end of this West-coast road trip. Andrei Kirilenko deserves a spot on the all-star team if Utah continues their hot streak. Deron Williams might be star struck against Wade; W
- 1/1/2006 Basketball Preview: Kevin Garnett and Shaquille O'Neal Square Off - 20b6
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Timberwolves @ Heat: Garnett and Shaq are arguably the top two big-men in the NBA and face each in this game. KG’s best teammate Wally Szczerbiak is having a great month of December. The gap between Wally and Garnett’s talent is far greater t
- 1/2/06 Basketball Predictions: Nuggets Should Fall to the Celtics Without Their Big Guns - Best:
Sonics @ Pacers: Seattle can only win if they outscore their opponent in the 100’s. Indiana might not have the defensive stopping power they need without Ron Artest. Stephen Jackson might take a ton of shots to try to be on par with Ray Allen, but
- 1/3/06 Basketball Picks: Two of the Best Half Court Teams Face Off - Best:
Warriors @ Grizzlies: Two of the best half-court teams in the West face each other in Memphis. Bobby Jackson should still be able to run the offense the same way, since he isn’t going to be running up and down the floor. The Warriors are good at sh
- 1/4/06 Basketball Picks: Miami Heat to Face Stiff Competition From the Hornets - 2084
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76ers @ Suns: Both teams clearly need to improve their defense if they hope to have longevity in the postseason. Philadelphia and Phoenix are scoring and allow over 100 each night. Can Chris Webber take advantage of an Amare Stouemire-less Su
- 1/5/06 Basketball Picks: Houston Rockets Get the Edge Defensively Against Lebron's Cavaliers - Best:
Rockets @ Cavaliers: If Yao Ming were playing in this game, he’d be facing his realistic no-hype counterpart in Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Instead, we’ll somehow have to settle with Tracy McGrady playing LeBron James. They both are great scorers, but they
- 1/6/06 NBA Basketball Picks: Tracy McGrady Versus Vince Carter - Best:
Mavericks @ Nuggets: A game with a lot of scoring and no defense- haven’t seen a game like that in awhile. What’s strange is that mother loads of these games all seem to occur on Friday. If Dirk was a low-post Power Forward and not a jump shooting
- 1/7/06 Basketball Picks: Lakers-Clippers Duel in Los Angeles - Best:
Lakers @ Clippers: The Clippers had the advantage the last time these two California teams played each other. While the Lakers still might not be as good as the Clippers, the Clips have fallen badly enough to make it a game again. They lead the NBA
- Basketball Games Preview 12/26/05: Pacers 5-0 without Ron Artest - Monday (12/26)
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Pacers @ Mavericks: Even without Ron Artest, Indiana should have enough defense to make this game interesting. Both teams are one-man led at the moment, contrary to their previous rosters, where Reggie Miller and Steve Nash were mo
- 12/27/05 Basketball Preview: Nuggets-Sixers One Men Showdown - Tuesday (12/27)
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76ers @ Nuggets: Denver has to be productive against one-man teams like Philadelphia to beat them. Against Houston, the Rockets had numerous players injured, shot under 30%, and T-Mac only had 14 points. The Sixers won’t perform t
- 12/28/05 Basketball Preview: Los Angeles Lakers Third Game in Four Days - Wednesday (12/28)
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Rockets @ Hornets: Both teams are struggling. Houston is severely suffering from injuries to Yao and PG Rafer Alston. Without those two, the Rockets don’t have a player who can step up and score other than McGrady. Also collapsi
- 12/29/05 Basketball Preview: Miami Heat - Detroit Pistons Rematch - Thursday (12/29)
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Heat @ Pistons: This is the first measuring stick for Miami this season: facing the Pistons. Pat Riley wouldn’t have made all those trades had he not thought that they would push his team significantly past Detroit. If the Heat
- 12/30/05 Basketball Preview: Where is the Sacramento Kings Home Court Advantage? - Friday (12/30)
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Celtics @ Kings: Sacramento has a losing record at home and really doesn’t look like the Western team that competed for the title a few years ago. Boston’s makeover wasn’t so subtle, ousting Walker and Payton last year. Sacramento
- 12/31/05 Basketball Preview: Pistons-Cavaliers Possible Playoffs Preview - 2017
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Pistons @ Cavaliers: Detroit has faced very good competition whenever they’ve gone on the road. For the first time this year, they play on the road against a Central division opponent. San Antonio, Miami and Cleveland in o
- NBA Basketball Games: Dec. 21 - 24, 2005 - Wednesday (12/21)
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Wizards @ Nuggets: Denver has been disappointing this year, with losses to several bad teams. They have continued to be a great Home team, which is keeping them in contention. If they’re going to be as good as they were at the en
- NBA Basketball Games: Dec. 18 - 20, 2005 - Sunday (12/18)
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T’Wolves @ Mavericks: Garnett and Nowitzki are as always the showcases of this match-up. If either Dallas or Minnesota wants success in June, they’ll need help from the supporting cast. Josh Howard is back for Dallas, as is Troy Hud
- A Basketball Betting Guide To Help You Win - The best way to increase your earnings from betting is to develop a basketball betting guide. Such a guide will help you cut your losses, and increase your earnings. This is precisely how professional bettors operate. They don’t place bets on whims and fa
- Atlanta Hawks Basketball: Early 2005 Season Analysis - ATLANTA HAWKSThe worst franchise in sports is the Atlanta Hawks. The Devil Rays don’t even try so they’re exempt, and the Clippers at least made a profit and are good this year. The Hawks do neither. Atlanta watches the Clippers and Warriors become playof
- Boston Celtics Basketball: Early 2005 Season Analysis - Antoine Walker and Gary Payton had experience, but also had big egos and ample contracts. Danny Ainge knew that chemistry was a problem last year, and did away with the two like Minnesota did with Cassell and Sprewell. Now the team is completely in Paul P
- Chicago Bulls Basketball: Early 2005 Season Analysis - Coach Scott Skiles lead the Baby Bulls to the playoffs, a feat that would appear to be impossible had he not done it. With Eddy Curry refusing to get a physical, the Bulls considered his heart complication a serious problem and traded him to the Knicks. H
- Cleveland Cavaliers Basketball: Early 2005 Season Analysis - Former coach John Lucas actually got fined years ago for having LeBron James work out for the Cavs. The team was so determined that they literally threw the 02-03 season just to get him. And man did it work out. LeBron is better than anyone could’ve imagi
- Dallas Mavericks Basketball: Early 2005 Season Analysis - Of the biggest NBA clichés to come out the last couple years is that Dallas can get to the NBA Finals if only they’d play a little defense. But to trade for defensive players they’d have to get rid of their offensive ones, and that has happened to a point
- Denver Nuggets Basketball: Early 2005 Season Analysis (12/12/05) - After going 32-8 to finish the year last season Denver so far hasn’t been able to continue the success. They are 11-10 to this point, which is just okay. But this team was so phenomenal at the end of last year that we expected more from this them. George
- Top College Basketball Arenas - If you’re a fan of college basketball then these are the courts that are said to be the best of best to watch a game in. Between the skills the seating and the concessions there’s no better place to see a game then these courts. In first is Kansas’ Allen
- The Image of the National Basketball Association - You may not like Trading Spaces, but you're going to see a house cleanup anyway if you're an NBA fan. Thanks to Ron Artest and Latrell Sprewell, the NBA's reputation isn't perfect anymore, and David Stern is out to change that. Starting last Thursday, NBA
- Basketball: Becoming More and More Popular Worldwide - On any given day, all around the world, people are playing basketball. Today, basketball rates as one of the all-time most popular sports worldwide. Basketball tournaments are played out between players of all age groups from little five and six year olds
- Which is the Right Basketball Hoop for Your Home - A basketball hoop in the driveway, on the garage, or above a poured slab of concrete in the back yard is a must for hoops junkies. The new basketball goal is the perfect place to shoot some hoops with your kids, sharpen your own game, or get in a game of
- Cold Nights and Hot Games: Great Alaska Shootout Basketball Tourney - Each year, colleges and universities from all over the nation send their men's basketball teams to the "Last Frontier State" to the Great Alaska Shootout Basketball Tourney. The competition heats up the cold winter days and nights, as teams meet head o
- Basketball Handicapping: A Daily Endeavor - Basketball handicapping is not a weekly venture. It's not something you start Sunday night, then map out point spreads and potential situations during the week, picking the majority of games you want to wager on a week in advance. It's a daily ritual, bec
- The 6 Keys to Success for Every Basketball Player - I'm often asked this question: what are the keys to becoming a great basketball player?I give a two-word response: hard work.All joking aside though, hard work is a key component of success in basketball (or any other area of life for that matter). But a
- How to Become a Great Basketball Player - If you dream of being the best basketball player in your league, or at the gym you play at then listen up! To be the best you have to train hard, practice with perfection, and play strong.Basketball skills like shooting, ball handling, rebounding, stealin
- Women's College Basketball - History and Background - It is well known that basketball was invented in 1891 by Dr. James Nesmith, but what is not so well known is the history of women's basketball. The inaugural women’s college basketball session was actually part of a physical education class at Smith Colle
- The Essential Guide to the Fantasy Basketball Cheat Sheet: Part I - If you want to win your fantasy basketball league, you have to do your homework now, BEFORE THE DRAFT. The easiest way to do this is to make a Cheat Sheet.In the past, I’ve used two methods for making my Cheat Sheets: 1.) I use large Post-It Notes to di
- The Essential Guide to the Fantasy Basketball Cheat Sheet: Part II - As I mentioned in Part I of this article, preparing for a fantasy league draft is a lot of work. Part I of this article discussed how to make a scoring category Cheat Sheet, but the real work is in making position based Cheat Sheets.In Yahoo Fantasy NBA y
- 4 Steps to Sure-Fire Basketball Free Throws - NBA Finals, Game 7...Your team is down one point...One
second left... A foul and two free throws coming... Who do
you want at the charity stripe?Of course, we’d like to have a Reggie Miller or a Larry Bird
or even better Michael Jordan at the line t
- Can You Really Develop An Outstanding Basketball Shot? - Struggling with your basketball shooting? We're going to
begin fixing that right now!First, let's look at some general tips as you're striving
to reach your full basketball shooting potential:1) Focus: This is absolutely necessary to have any real
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- Learn How to Improve Your Basketball Game - Basketball can be fully described as a game of passion, heart, and desire. If you don't possess any of those qualities than you will never be succesfull in basketball. Something has to truly motivate you to want to get out and perform or train day in an
- Basketball Jerseys - Trendier Sports Gear - Basketball jerseys are the more preferred sports apparel among school and college going crowd. Jerseys are part of the official sports apparel of NBA and other basketball teams. However, players are not the only ones who you can spot wearing NBA jerseys.
- LeBron James Debate Must End: James is the Best Basketball Player on the Planet! - Sports fans love to debate. This is part of the excitement of sports, arguing about what players are best at their respective game or position. One that has become surprisingly popular pits second-year star LeBron James against various other greats, suc
- Do you Know the Origin of Basketball? - Do you know the origin of basketball?
The origins of the game of basketball can be traced back to a gentleman by the name of Dr. James Naismith. In 1861, Naismith was born in Almonte, Ontario, Canada. During his early school days, Naismith would play a g
- Basketball Trampoline! Now That Sounds Like Fun - Doesn't a basketball trampoline sound like a lot of fun? You can usually find these trampolines available at fun plex's and other outdoor play areas. Buying a backyard trampoline is fairly easy, but finding one that you can play basketball with can be mor
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