During the first basketball game played in 1891, players dunked balls and scored points in a basket normally used to collect peaches. To keep his students engaged, James Naismith, a 31-year-old ...

Tension, excitement, glamour and big bucks: basketball’s popularity is soaring around the world, with 3.3 billion people interested in the game, according to one study. Strongly associated with North ...

This article traces the remarkable origin and evolution of basketball, beginning with Dr. James Naismith’s creation of the sport at the Springfield YMCA. It explores the circumstances that led to the ...

Frank J. Basloe's 1952 book, "I Grew Up With Basketball," argues that Lambert Will's team, not James Naismith's team, played basketball months before Naismith is generally credited with inventing the ...

Herkimer, N.Y. – Anyone with a passing interest in basketball knows James Naismith invented the game. They might have heard the quaint origin story of soccer balls and peach baskets, how Naismith ...

Women’s basketball has come a long way from its humble beginnings in 1892. It may be surprising to discover that women began playing basketball less than a year after the game was invented. The fact ...

They were especially proud, they said, because they have a special connection to basketball. James Naismith, the man who invented the game in 1891, was born there. Almonte Mayor Christa Lowry told CNN ...