basketball
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Army after playing basketball at Army and studying at the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
She said she learned valuable lessons about leadership from her dad, who was her first basketball coach when she was young, and her mom, who was humble and driven.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Longtime basketball analyst and Duke graduate Seth Davis also commented on Spatola’s friendship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
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
“Can’t we go back to, ‘Hey, Jonah, you gonna try out for the basketball team?’”
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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
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
I was in the gym, shooting basketballs every day, working on my game.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2025
Aday Mara and Lazar Stefanovic stood alongside one another on the perimeter and tapped basketballs before firing three-pointers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 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
