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10 Origin Stories for Popular Sports - The inventor of basketball, Dr. James Naismith, had to come up with an indoor sport capable of replacing the outdoor activities at the YMCA Training School in 1891, and he had to do it in a hurry. Basketball Tumblr, Famous Freemasons, Ku Basketball, Jayhawks Basketball, James Naismith, Kansas Jayhawks Basketball, Kansas Basketball, Basketball Hall Of Fame, Basketball Images

Sports make us fit, fight stress and give us an overall feeling of well-being. We play sports because they're fun, and because our brains tell us to! Scientists have found that sports help our minds cope with future conflicts and unforeseen circumstances, as well as develop our social skills. That’s why both kids and young animals engage in so much playtime. Modern sports have strict rules and regulations, and they've become a multimillion dollar enterprise for grownups, but at heart they're…

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James Naismith, inventor of basketball History Of Basketball, Geography Themes, Ku Basketball, James Naismith, Basketball Court Flooring, Kansas Basketball, Put Me In Coach, Basketball Coaching, Basketball Uniforms Design

Hey guys - I'm back. Shining bright like a diamond (duh). There's 2 things I know for sure about James Naismith: 1. He is the creator of basketball. (I learned that in my History of Sports in the Media class I took in college. Yes, that's a real class and yes, it did help me win a game of Bamboozled one time.) 2. This whole time I thought he was a black guy until I was talking to my work roommate about it and he assured me the guy was white. Turns out, according to google, he wasn't just any…

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