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It certainly does not roll off the tongue, never mind dribble, but the sport we know today as ‘hoops’ was nearly saddled with ...

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a new sensor for placement on a basketball hoop to encourage players with sound effects in addition to keeping score or time and providing ...

Basketball was invented in 1891… using a soccer ball. The first games were very slow.  Each time someone scored, someone had to climb a ladder to retrieve the ball because the baskets had no holes.

PITTSBURGH, June 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a piece of sporting equipment to help improve the quality of a basketball player's skills," said an inventor, from Burleson, Texas, "so I ...