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The History of Basketball

10/20/2017

The founder of basketball was James Naismith. They played with two peach baskets that were hung with a nail at the YMCA. They had 13 rules to play the first basketball game They played with 18 players. That seems like a lot of players to have on the basketball court. A player named Williams R. Chase made the ball in the peach basket and he was the first player to score in a basketball game. The named their new name sport basketball. One of the earliest NBA teams was Celtic's, the year was 1914.

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The Best Football Players Are...

10/20/2017

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Tom Brady is good at looking at players, reads the receivers & throws the ball well
Aaron Rodgers is good at Hail Mary passes & he reads receivers very well
Adrian Peterson got the award for the best football player, like Walter Payton
Peyton Manning is a hall of fame quarterback
J J watt is the best linebacker of all time; he is a mixture of John Lynch, Dick Butkus & Jack Tatum
Cam Newton is funny and he reads the receivers
Von miller has the most sacks in football history
Julio jones can be the next Odell Beckham JR, he is one of the greatest of all time
Antonio Brown is the number one wide receiver, he is the top pick for future hall of famers and fantasy nfl teams.
Khalil Mack is one of the greatest linebackers
Aaron Rodgers is the passing touchdowns leader
Ezekiel Elliott (I know he was suspended) but he is the player Walter Payton once was
Odell Beckham JR makes wicked one handed catches and exposes everybody
Le’veon Bell is one of the all american receivers of all time
Matt Ryan is one of the best quarterbacks on the list of quarterbacks.
Drew Brees made good plays.
Calvin Johnson is called Megatron because he is the beast, if he catches a ball he can find the open field and score on you
Darrelle Revis played with Mark Sanchez, they are a great team to watch
DeMarcus Ware's nickname is Beware because of his hits, it is devastating to watch
Larry Fitzgerald is one of the best wide receivers
Von Miller received the NFL Honors - Defensive Rookie of the Year Award
Matt Ryan throws the ball to Julio Jones and picks some yards, he is more of a pocket thrower than outside thrower.
Cam Newton's nickname is Superman because when he scores a touchdown, he does his dance
Mike Singletary was one of the greatest
Dick Butkus is one of the top linebackers out their, no one is better than him
Ray Lewis is the beast when it comes football
Mick Tingelhoff is the heart of the Vikings offense because he can take the football and run with it
Ndamukong Suh never misses a game after an injury, he leads all defensive tackles with 36 sacks
Rob Gronkowski he can catch and dive for the ball like no one else
Dez Bryant can jump and is one of the greatest wide receivers of all time

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