basketball
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Over time, the Jewish presence in professional basketball diminished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
For much of the early 20th century, basketball was widely regarded as a Jewish game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Texas Christian, Stanford and California are the finalists for Welch, who enters his senior season much improved after three productive years of high school basketball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
The basketball pro scored quite an impressive deal on this unit, which had been listed for $2.5 million.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
The other kids are just running around, playing basketball or four square.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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
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
Not that Hudson herself isn’t juggling a number of metaphorical basketballs at all times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
I’m just a kid, so Dad gives me one of those smaller basketballs and lowers the adjustable rim.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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