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Years later, a Springfield, Mass., coach by the name of James Naismith would develop another sport, one that could be played indoors, in part so that lacrosse players could stay in shape over the winter months.
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Years later, a Springfield, Mass., coach by the name of James Naismith would develop another sport, one that could be played indoors, in part so that lacrosse players could stay in shape over the winter months.
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Take basketball, which was designed in 1891 by a Canadian physical education professor called James Naismith.
Play Ball! John W. Miller 2011
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In "James Naismith," sportswriter Rob Rains teamed up with the legendary coach's granddaughter Hellen Carpenter and gained access to a cache of Naismith's personal papers, making this biography a hugely valuable addition to our understanding of the sport's earliest days.
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James Naismith wrote the 13 rules while a physical education instructor at the Christian association.
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James Naismith wrote the 13 rules while a physical education instructor at the Christian association.
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Based on John Kerry's 2004 declaration that "I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it," you could credibly argue that the Massachusetts Democrat is the founder of modern political flip-flopping -- the James Naismith of the political world's most dazzling sport.
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Ian Naismith, the foundation's founder and grandson of James Naismith, told The Associated Press in an interview in October that it was a family decision to put the rules on the auction block and give the money to the Naismith charity.
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There's a reason James Naismith didn't cut a hole in the bottom of the peach buckets when he created the glorious game.
I Humbly Submit My C.V. For the All-White Basketball League 2010
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Although the sport was invented in 1891 by James Naismith at a YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, nowhere did it become more popular than in Indiana.
Underdawgs David Woods 2010
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