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A Shot at History: Basketball

A Shot at History: Basketball

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant; these are just a few of the people that the world may not know if it wasn’t for an idea that James Naismith came up with in 1891, when he invented the popular sport of basketball. With the 68th season of the National Basketball Association …

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History Tuesday: The Invention of Baseball

History Tuesday: The Invention of Baseball

With the advent of Spring comes the much anticipated opening day of baseball. Baseball is the quintessential American game, so much so that it is linked in a triumvirate with Mom and Apple Pie as the essence of Americana. As April begins, now is the time to start rooting for the home team and dreaming …

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