basketball
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Founded in Massachusetts in the early 1900s, the popularity of Converse has skyrocketed since its Chuck Taylor sneaker was first introduced to US basketball courts in 1917.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
May described him as a longtime basketball fan who followed his nearby Florida Atlantic University teams when May coached there before taking over at Michigan in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
He might expand to other European cities and bring basketball games too.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
While UCLA’s home football attendance was an obvious sore point, the average turnout at Pauley Pavilion for men’s basketball games was not much better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
I even like the sound of a basketball bouncing on the pavement.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Specs can digitize a chess board, provide AR-guided training for shooting basketballs and even highlight the coolant reservoir under the hood of a car, according to videos and photos online.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
A couple of the pumpkins are the size of basketballs, with 10 or more smaller ones trying to catch up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
She has seen the video evidence of the two of them, both still in kindergarten, launching basketballs over their heads at the backboard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
There I was, dribbling basketballs like a Globetrotter, diving through inter-dimensional portals, riding on the back of a galloping dinosaur in an explosive train heist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Aru wanted to believe this meant they would find objects like deflated basketballs, mismatched socks, or bobby pins.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
