basketball
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The machine, which sits behind a chain-link enclosure around the length of a basketball court, should test missile parts 30% faster than manual methods, RTX said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Approximately $150 million was raised for the project that also includes a new parking lot with more than 800 spaces and a student center that has its own basketball court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Men’s football and basketball are now essentially professional leagues, albeit without rules regulating competition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
A member of the Spurs’ front office since 1994, Popovich currently serves as the team’s president of basketball operations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
She has a basketball under her arm, which is weird for the middle of the day.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
At 10:30 a.m., the bell rings through the halls of William F. Prisk Elementary School in Long Beach, sending students racing onto the playground, throwing basketballs, doing cartwheels, gliding down slides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
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
Other sports have made accommodations for female body types, such as lower sprint hurdles in athletics or lighter and smaller basketballs.
From BBC ● May 6, 2026
Sure, it’s basketballs to baseballs, and not a perfect comparison; just imagine how high Ohtani’s usage would be if you could spam the pick-and-roll with him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
Baseballs are too small, soccer balls too heavy, but basketballs are just right.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
