But can she dunk?

PositionNEWS & TRENDS - James Naismith's invention of basketball - Brief article

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Caption: But can she dunk? Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith (pictured above with his wife) for his students at the Y.M.C.A. in Springfield, Massachusetts. Naismith typed a list of 13 rules, and his two-page document-still legible 119 years later--is expected to sell for at least $2 million at an auction this month in New York. Naismith wanted to create a gentlemanly game without "shouldering, holding...

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