All posts tagged "basketball"
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5.3K2ConnecticutHarrison Fitch, UConn’s First African-American Basketball Standout, Holds His Head High
Until his death in the early 1990s, Harrison Fitch rooted for the basketball team that stood by him when racists on an...
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7.1K4MassachusettsSenda Berenson Invents Women’s Basketball at Smith, Dismays Famous Arty Brother
Smith College gymnastics instructor Senda Berenson began to teach “Basket Ball” in the winter of 1892, less than a year after James...
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15.6K7Arts and LeisureBill Russell Tosses His Cookies
Bill Russell led the Boston Celtics to victory in 11 championship games, but only after throwing up first. He was born on...
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8.6K4Arts and LeisureHow Red Auerbach Turned Boston Into a Basketball Town
Red Auerbach, the architect of the Boston Celtics dynasty, once said “There’s no substitution for winning. None. Never forget that.” The cigar-chomping...
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