March is a month for basketball. That’s been the case for decades now as the NCAA Tournament grew from curiosity to cultural phenomenon, but did you know the first time the public got to see a game ...

Herkimer, N.Y. – Anyone with a passing interest in basketball knows James Naismith invented the game. They might have heard the quaint origin story of soccer balls and peach baskets, how Naismith ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A document signed by Dr. James Naismith, the creator of basketball in Springfield, has been sold for $17,840 at an auction. The document, a biographical questionnaire from ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. — A 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 ...