Springfield, Massachusetts

Basketball is one of the most exciting sports in the world. In 1891, a man named Dr. James Naismith created basketball for his P.E. students. The game started with two peach baskets hanging ten feet high on opposite sides of the court. Players had to try and put the ball in the basket. Now, basketball is a multi-billion dollar business that is also played on the playground by kids. Playing basketball requires the player to learn a few basic passes. There are three ways to pass a basketball; a…

Hundreds of years ago before softball was invented, there was a boy named Eugene and a girl named Jenny. Eugene asked Jenny one day for help. Eugene told Jenny that he wanted to come up with a game they could play. They both met up at a field in Cleveland, Ohio. Eugene was a troublemaker when he wasn't in school so he wanted to create a game that could keep him and other kids out of trouble. Eugene showed Jenny what he wanted to do and how he wanted the game to be played. This is how the…

George Crum invented the potato chip in 1853. He was a chef at the Moon-Lake resort, when one of the customers complained that the fries were to thick so Crum made a thinner batter.The customer loved it, thus the potato chip was invented. James Naismith invented the game of basketball in 1891. He was a P.E. teacher and he wished his students could play a sport in the winter. Whitcomb L. Judson invented the clasp locker (zipper) in 1893. Whitcomb L. Judson and Lewis Walker founded the Universal…

The National Basketball Association was founded June 6, 1946, about 70 years ago. The NBA initially was not popular because of racial tension in America. But as the racial tensions decreased the Association began to gain a lot of population. Superstars were adored by the people and the NBA began to obtain a strong customer base. Generally, the superstars of the NBA were the tall players. This was because basketball was a relatively new game and the big men were the most dominant players. The…

Basketball can be fun and can also help in life. Basketball was invented in December 1891. It was invented by a Canadian named Dr. James Naismith. Basketball is a great sport because you have fun at the competition, it's a great way to hang out with friends, and improves skill. basketball is a really fun and competitive sport. It can be really challenging. It's competitive because players are challenging each other to beat one another. While basketball can be fun, it can also be difficult. It's…

Ice Hockey was not invented, nor did it start on a certain day of a particular year. It originated around 1800, in Windsor, where the boys of Canada’s first college, King’s College School, established in 1788, adapted the exciting field game of Hurley to the ice of their favorite skating ponds and originated a new winter game, Ice Hurley. Over a period of decades, Ice Hurley gradually developed into Ice Hockey. A man who is still North America’s most quoted author, Thomas Chandler Haliburton,…

Basketball is one of thr most widley played and watched sports in the world. Neighborhood groups play basketball on playgrounds and in back yards. Orgabized teams play in elementry school, high school, and commmunity gyms. Skilled college and professional players attract crowds that pack huge stadiums. The game is played by two teams of five players each. Each team tries to score points by shooting a large ball into their raised basketlike goal at oneend of the court. Each teams also tries to…

The YouTube video, The Big Fix: The 1985 Patrick Ewing NBA Lottery, indicated that the reason why the envelope was thrown in there like that was because Jack Wagner was purposely marking which envelope contained the Knicks logo. When Stern would see the marked envelope, he would go in there and pick up the envelope. After the globe was spun several times, the globe was opened and the commissioner visibly exhaled like he was deeply nervous. The video then suggested that Stern did that because he…

How the league became the BIG leagues Basketball when it began was just another game to play in P.E./ gym class during the winter but it soon became something bigger than that to this day we have a whole month that everyone gets excited about and its name is march madness. People fill out brackets and compete online or with their friends to see whose bracket will be close to perfect. Basketball wasn’t this popular when it first began they formed a pro league in 1946 that is well known today has…

Basketball a sport of stealing and making hoops. This game was made by Dr. James Naismith in 1891at the Springfield YMCA collage the games purpose was to condition outdoor athletes in winter. Originally the list of rules was 13 but has undergone many years of revision for faster play and greater athleticism. Today it’s one of the most popular American sports and the rest of the world has adopted itProfessional basketball started in New York in 1896 and was originally played in mesh wire cages.…