Naismith, James (1861-1939)
Dr. James Naismith would no doubt be astounded to see the degree to which the game he invented in the late nineteenth century has changed and evolved. As it was, Naismith...
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Basketball is the only major modern sport that was "invented" by an individual. It did not evolve from another sport, such as football and soccer did, but rather was created in almost the identical fo...
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Darnell Jackson scored 25 points with nine rebounds and Darrell Arthur added 22 points in front of a surprisingly supportive road crowd on Saturday to lead No. 3 Kansas to an 85-60 victory over Bos...
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Let Kentucky have the past. Kansas owns the present. And with a few more performances like this, the loaded Jayhawks might be making some more history of their own. Chicago native Julian Wright sco...
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Seeing "Kentucky" on the opponent's jerseys was motivation enough for Brandon Rush. Knowing Michael Jordan was watching made it a day to remember. Rush was a career-best 6-of-7 from long range Sund...
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Reality isn't always what it appears to be in this gambling city, where a fake Eastern Conference jersey hung Sunday on a fake Statue of Liberty outside a very real casino on the Las Vegas Strip.So...
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Reality isn't always what it appears to be in this gambling city, where a fake Eastern Conference jersey hung Sunday on a fake Statue of Liberty outside a very real casino on the Las Vegas Strip.So...
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Imagine being 22, and having to carry a franchise. Now imagine being 22, and having to carry the hopes and dreams of an entire city. A city that's known nothing in sports but heartbreak for two gen...
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