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Naismith family visits Greeneville to announce 2024 Naismith Good Sportsmanship Award
The family of Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of the game of basketball, made the trip to Greeneville this weekend to announce the winner of the 2024 Naismith Good Sportsmanship Award.
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On this day: Larry Bird gets dual honor; James Naismith publishes fist rules of basketball
Today is also the anniversary of the original 13 rules of basketball being published in the Springfield, Massachusetts YMCA newsletter by its creator James Naismith. Amazingly, this brief memo was ...
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Hoops inventor’s grave fails to draw KU fans
One might expect a steady stream of basketball fans to pass the grave of the game’s inventor: Dr. James Naismith. Not so. “Since I have been working here, there has been nobody to come here ...