On Jan. 15, 2009, all 155 people aboard US Airways Flight 1549 escaped serious injury when pilot Chesley Sullenberger gently landed his disabled aircraft in the Hudson River between New York and New ...

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 Springfield, ...

NBA and YMCA announce year-long collaboration as part of World Basketball Day on Dec. 21 to help further the game's growth. Official release The third annual World Basketball Day will take place on ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Libertas Academy Charter School in Springfield hosted the inaugural John Doleva Invitational Basketball Tournament on Monday to honor the CEO of the Naismith Memorial ...

Kansas guard Kohl Rosario (7) delivers a dunk after a lob from Kansas guard Melvin Council Jr. (14) during the first half on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 at Allen Fieldhouse. Photo by Nick Krug It’s not ...

The NBA and the world's basketball community will celebrate the third annual World Basketball Day on Dec. 21 with events to highlight the sport's impact around the globe, the league announced Thursday ...

Can basketball be a force that helps bring a divided nation, a divided world together? That's the dream of World Basketball Day. A day — designated by the United Nations to be commemorated every Dec.

In 1890, Smith College built a large, well-equipped gymnasium to offer physical education to young women to go along with its rigorous academic requirements. The college then hired a 23-year-old ...

Happy World Basketball Day to you & the NBA family, ahead of a 6-game Sunday slate. NBA.com Staff Human flight.https://www.nba.com/wp-admin/ Shaedon Sharpe soars ...