basketball
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They became engaged on Christmas Day 2004 and three years later welcomed their son, Kiyan Anthony, now a 19-year-old sophomore at Syracuse University, where he is playing college basketball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
The BAL is a pan-African basketball league established and co-organised by the NBA and the basketball's world governing body Fiba.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
While speaking to People in 2024, Towns revealed that he adores Woods for always showcasing her support at his basketball games.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Born with spina bifida and confined to a wheelchair after his father was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam, Turek is a four-time Paralympian and two-time gold medalist in wheelchair basketball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
“Oh, honey, you can play basketball in Tucson. I’m sure this Ray person will understand.”
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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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
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
"Some of the ones we have been to this year are as big as basketballs, or bigger."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2024
And at the end of the day, he was gathering up loose basketballs when I came in, and James Russell was calling out, “Coach Swieteck!”
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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