Area holiday high school hoops tournaments took a short break on Sunday, but not before a special announcement at the Andrew ...

On Jan. 15, 2009, all 155 people aboard US Airways Flight 1549 escaped serious injury when pilot Chesley Sullenberger gently ...

The family of Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of the game of basketball, made the trip to Greeneville this weekend to announce the winner of the 2024 Naismith Good Sportsmanship Award.

(WCYB) — Basketball royalty arrived in Greeneville, Tennessee on Friday as the Naismith family took a visit to the local YMCA for a meet and greet with media and others. Relatives of Dr.

One might expect a steady stream of basketball fans to pass the grave of the game’s inventor: Dr. James Naismith. Not so. “Since I have been working here, there has been nobody to come here ...

Sculptor Elden Tefft, Lawrence, has completed his latest sculpture: a bronze casting of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball. The statue is headed to Springfield College, in Springfield, Mass.

On this date: 1891 — Dr. James Naismith introduces the first game of basketball. Based on 13 rules created by Naismith, the game is tested by 18 students at the School for Christian Workers in ...