James Naismith
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Edmonton Grads legendary basketball team honoured in Google DoodleA group of trailblazing women who utterly dominated basketball for a quarter of a century were featured on Google's home page on Saturday.SportsNov 9, 2019
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Ontario basketball museum threatened under proposed provincial government cutsThe museum is dedicated to James Naismith, the man credited for inventing basketball in 1891, and Robert McKenzie, who influenced sports medicine. It's located at the Mill of Kintail in Almonte.PoliticsSep 18, 2019
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Inventor of basketball’s Canadian hometown enjoys international spotlight amid Raptors’ playoff runAn unexpected byproduct of the Toronto Raptors’ playoff success has been unprecedented outside interest in basketball’s Canadian backstory.Jun 10, 2019
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How Canada helped kick-start the NBAThe league's first-ever game saw the Toronto Huskies host the New York Knickerbockers on Nov. 1, 1946.CanadaJun 2, 2019
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Cow named for basketball inventor needs help from namesake’s memorabiliaA man who owns a cow named after Basketball inventor James Naismith is looking to sell memorabilia to help his extra large cow.CanadaAug 23, 2018
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The ‘forgotten floor’ that a New Brunswick town claims is the world’s oldest basketball courtIn 2010 when a fire swept through the historic structure in St. Stephen, N.B., the cleanup uncovered a buried treasure that's now at the centre of a transatlantic debate over a little-known piece of basketball lore.CanadaMay 31, 2018
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4 sports you can thank Canada for creatingHere’s a look at four sports you can thank Canada for.CanadaMay 29, 2017
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Why you can thank Canada for basketball, one of the world’s most popular sportsAll it took was a good old New England snowstorm, a Canadian from Almonte, Ont., and a couple of peach baskets for the world to be introduced to one of the most popular sports.CanadaMay 22, 2017
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Only known audio recording found of Canadian who invented basketballA University of Kansas researcher has discovered what is believed to be the only audio recording of basketball inventor James Naismith, during which he describes the first game he organized 124 years ago this month as a bit of a disaster.SportsDec 15, 2015
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