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In 1917, Henry M. Leland founded the Lincoln Company to build Liberty aircraft engines with his son during the war, naming the company after Abraham Lincoln. After the war, the factories were modified to begin production of luxury vehicles. Due to severe financial troubles, the company was forced into bankruptcy and sold to the Ford Motor Company in 1922. With the purchase by Ford, Lincoln changed its bodywork style and reduced prices, making Lincoln one of the top-selling luxury brands in America.
Presidents in Lincolns
Not only luxury cars for the general population, Lincolns were also known for transporting past U.S. Presidents. In 1939, the first presidential Lincoln was a V-12 convertible produced specifically for Franklin D. Roosevelt. In the 1980s, Reagan would have no other vehicle.
Lincoln Through The Years
The first car produced by Lincoln was the L series in 1920 when the company was still owned by Leland. After the purchase by Ford, several new styles were introduced, including four-door sedans, a phaeton that could seat four passengers, a roadster version for two passengers, and a touring version, which came as a sedan or limousine. In the mid-1920s, many police forces used large touring Lincoln vehicles, which were known as "Police Flyers." During the 1930s, custom versions of several different Lincolns were built.
In 1936, the first Lincoln-Zephyr was launched. It was smaller than previous vehicles and launched under its own marque. It sold as a separate brand until 1940, when it became a model offered by Lincoln. The creation of the Zephyr led to the development of the first Continental, which was designed as a one-off vehicle for Henry Ford's son, who wanted a more European-style car. The Continental went on to become the flagship car for Lincoln until 1981 when the Town Car was introduced as a separate model instead of the high-end version of the Continental line.
In 2007, Lincoln began to rename its newer vehicles using a three-letter designation that begins with MK. The Town Car and the Navigator, their luxury SUVs, are the only models that do not follow the naming convention. The reason for this change in naming structure was to mimic other luxury brands like Cadillac. The company fell behind in domestic and imported luxury vehicle production during the early to mid-2000s, which resulted in the introduction of several new and updated models. One such model was the midsize rear wheel drive Lincoln LS, Motor Trend's Car of the Year in 2000. Ford also expanded the Lincoln line to make up for the closing of Mercury in 2010.
Lincoln Models
Current Lincoln models include the Lincoln MKS, MKT, MKX, MKZ, and Navigator. The 2008 MKS is a full-size luxury sedan with front-wheel drive designed to complement the rear-wheel drive Town Car, which Lincoln stopped producing in 2011. The MKS also comes in an all-wheel drive version. The current version was released in 2008, with a 2013 refresh unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show in 2011.
In 2010, Lincoln launched the MKT, which is a full-size crossover vehicle that can seat up to seven passengers. It was created to be a more full efficient alternative than the Navigator, Lincoln's first full-size luxury SUV.
The MKX and the MKZ launched in 2007. The MKX is a midsize luxury crossover SUV that replaced the Lincoln Aviator line. It seats up to five passengers, comes in front- or all-wheel drive, and shares many elements with the Ford Edge, including the platform, power train, and other elements. The 2007 MKX underwent an upgrade in features and design, and the updated version was released in 2011.
The MKZ, a midsize, entry-level luxury sedan, replaced the Lincoln Zephyr. It was the first vehicle to be named using the MK naming system. In 2010, the model was refreshed, and a hybrid version was launched at the same time. The hybrid version is the first to be priced the same as the conventional model and was launched as a competitor to the Lexus HS 250h model.
Lincoln Products and Technologies
To ensure that it remains a viable competitor in the luxury brand market, Lincoln revised its look and introduced several innovative technologies that made driving more comfortable, such as parking assist, enhanced cruise control and power steering, additional storage space, and easy to use controls. The new and advanced technologies make for better performance as Lincoln anticipated the driver's needs.
Lincoln Aviator
2005-2003 | SUV, Utility/Offroad
The Lincoln Aviator was introduced in 2003 as an affordable midsize alternative to the Navigator, Lincoln's popular full-size luxury SUV.
Lincoln Blackwood
2002 | Truck, Utility/Offroad
Produced for just one year, the Lincoln Blackwood represented the Ford Motor Company's first effort to turn the pickup truck into a luxury vehicle.
Lincoln Continental
2019-2017, 2002-1995 | Luxury, Sedan
One of Lincoln's most famous flagship models, the Lincoln Continental luxury sedan was manufactured during two separate production periods for a total of 55 years after Ford bought Lincoln.
Lincoln LS
2006-2000 | Luxury, Sedan
The Lincoln LS introduced a sporty new future for Lincoln.
Lincoln Mark LT
2008-2006 | Truck, Utility/Offroad
The Lincoln Mark LT was a luxury crew cab pickup truck designed as a more practical replacement for the short-lived Lincoln Blackwood.
Lincoln Mark VIII
1998-1995 | Coupe, Luxury
The Lincoln Mark VIII debuted in 1993 as a sportier replacement for the outgoing Mark VII.
Lincoln MKC
2017-2015 | SUV, Utility/Offroad
Lincoln MKS
2016-2009 | Luxury, Sedan
The Lincoln MKS was introduced as a traditional full-size luxury sedan in 2009.
Lincoln MKT
2018-2010 | SUV, Utility/Offroad
Introduced in 2010, the Lincoln MKT offers a roomier upscale alternative to the existing Lincoln MKX midsize crossover.
Lincoln MKX
2017-2007 | SUV, Utility/Offroad
The Lincoln MKX is a midsize luxury crossover SUV introduced to the market in 2007.
Lincoln MKZ
2019, 2017-2007 | Hybrid, Midsize, Sedan
The Lincoln MKZ is an entry-level midsize luxury sedan introduced as a replacement for the Lincoln Zephyr in 2007.
Lincoln MKZ Hybrid
2017-2014 | Hybrid, Midsize, Sedan
Lincoln Nautilus
2019 | SUV, Utility/Offroad
Lincoln Navigator
2019-1998 | SUV, Utility/Offroad
The Lincoln Navigator is Lincoln's flagship luxury SUV.
Lincoln Navigator L
2017-2014 | SUV, Utility/Offroad
Lincoln Town Car
2011-1995 | Luxury, Sedan
The Lincoln Town Car is perhaps Lincoln's best-known full-size luxury sedan.
Lincoln Zephyr
2006 | Midsize, Sedan
The Lincoln Zephyr is Lincoln's first entry-level midsize luxury sedan.


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Basketball, game played between two teams of five players each on a rectangular court, usually indoors. Each team tries to score by tossing the ball through the opponent's goal, an elevated horizontal hoop and net called a basket.
The only major sport strictly of U.S. origin, basketball was invented by James Naismith (1861–1939) on or about December 1, 1891, at the International Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Training School (now Springfield College), Springfield, Massachusetts, where Naismith was an instructor in physical education.
For that first game of basketball in 1891, Naismith used as goals two half-bushel peach baskets, which gave the sport its name. The students were enthusiastic. After much running and shooting, William R. Chase made a midcourt shot—the only score in that historic contest. Word spread about the newly invented game, and numerous associations wrote Naismith for a copy of the rules, which were published in the January 15, 1892, issue of the Triangle, the YMCA Training School's campus paper.
While basketball is competitively a winter sport, it is played on a 12-month basis—on summer playgrounds, in municipal, industrial, and church halls, in school yards and family driveways, and in summer camps—often on an informal basis between two or more contestants. Many grammar schools, youth groups, municipal recreation centres, churches, and other organizations conduct basketball programs for youngsters of less than high school age. Jay Archer, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, introduced "biddy" basketball in 1950 for boys and girls under 12 years of age, the court and equipment being adjusted for size.
The early years
In the early years the number of players on a team varied according to the number in the class and the size of the playing area. In 1894 teams began to play with five on a side when the playing area was less than 1,800 square feet (167.2 square metres); the number rose to seven when the gymnasium measured from 1,800 to 3,600 square feet (334.5 square metres) and up to nine when the playing area exceeded that. In 1895 the number was occasionally set at five by mutual consent; the rules stipulated five players two years later, and this number has remained ever since.
Since Naismith and five of his original players were Canadians, it is not surprising that Canada was the first country outside the United States to play the game. Basketball was introduced in France in 1893, in England in 1894, in Australia, China, and India soon thereafter, and in Japan in 1900.
While basketball helped swell the membership of YMCAs because of the availability of their gyms, within five years the game was outlawed by various associations because gyms that had been occupied by classes of 50 or 60 members were now monopolized by only 10 to 18 players. The banishment of the game induced many members to terminate their YMCA membership and to hire halls to play the game, thus paving the way to the professionalization of the sport.
Originally, players wore one of three styles of uniforms: knee-length football trousers; jersey tights, as commonly worn by wrestlers; or short padded pants, forerunners of today's uniforms, plus knee guards. The courts often were of irregular shape with occasional obstructions such as pillars, stairways, or offices that interfered with play. In 1903 it was ruled that all boundary lines must be straight. In 1893 the Narragansett Machinery Co. of Providence, Rhode Island, marketed a hoop of iron with a hammock style of basket. Originally a ladder, then a pole, and finally a chain fastened to the bottom of the net was used to retrieve a ball after a goal had been scored. Nets open at the bottom were adopted in 1912–13. In 1895–96 the points for making a basket (goal, or field goal) were reduced from three to two, and the points for making a free throw (shot uncontested from a line in front of the basket after a foul had been committed) were reduced from three to one.
Baskets were frequently attached to balconies, making it easy for spectators behind a basket to lean over the railings and deflect the ball to favour one side and hinder the other; in 1895 teams were urged to provide a 4-by-6-foot (1.2-by-1.8-metre) screen for the purpose of eliminating interference. Soon after, wooden backboards proved more suitable. Glass backboards were legalized by the professionals in 1908–09 and by colleges in 1909–10. In 1920–21 the backboards were moved 2 feet (0.6 metre), and in 1939–40 4 feet, in from the end lines to reduce frequent stepping out-of-bounds. Fan-shaped backboards were made legal in 1940–41.
A soccer ball (football) was used for the first two years. In 1894 the first basketball was marketed. It was laced, measured close to 32 inches (81 cm), or about 4 inches (10 cm) larger than the soccer ball, in circumference, and weighed less than 20 ounces (567 grams). By 1948–49, when the laceless molded ball was made official, the size had been set at 30 inches (76 cm).
The first college to play the game was either Geneva College (Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania) or the University of Iowa. C.O. Bemis heard about the new sport at Springfield and tried it out with his students at Geneva in 1892. At Iowa, H.F. Kallenberg, who had attended Springfield in 1890, wrote Naismith for a copy of the rules and also presented the game to his students. At Springfield, Kallenberg met Amos Alonzo Stagg, who became athletic director at the new University of Chicago in 1892. The first college basketball game with five on a side was played between the University of Chicago and the University of Iowa in Iowa City on January 18, 1896. The University of Chicago won, 15–12, with neither team using a substitute. Kallenberg refereed that game—a common practice in that era—and some of the spectators took exception to some of his decisions.
The colleges formed their own rules committee in 1905, and by 1913 there were at least five sets of rules: collegiate, YMCA–Amateur Athletic Union, those used by state militia groups, and two varieties of professional rules. Teams often agreed to play under a different set for each half of a game. To establish some measure of uniformity, the colleges, Amateur Athletic Union, and YMCA formed the Joint Rules Committee in 1915. This group was renamed the National Basketball Committee (NBC) of the United States and Canada in 1936 and until 1979 served as the game's sole amateur rule-making body. In that year, however, the colleges broke away to form their own rules committee, and during the same year the National Federation of State High School Associations likewise assumed the task of establishing separate playing rules for the high schools. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Rules Committee for men is a 12-member board representing all three NCAA divisions. It has six members from Division I schools and three each from Divisions II and III. It has jurisdiction over colleges, junior colleges, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), and Armed Forces basketball. There is a similar body for women's play.
Growth of the game
Basketball grew steadily but slowly in popularity and importance in the United States and internationally in the first three decades after World War II. Interest in the game deepened as a result of television exposure, but with the advent of cable television, especially during the 1980s, the game's popularity exploded at all levels. Given a timely mix of spectacular players—such as Earvin ("Magic") Johnson, Julius Erving ("Dr. J"), Larry Bird, and Michael Jordan—and the greatly increased exposure, basketball moved quickly to the forefront of the American sporting scene, alongside such traditional leaders as baseball and football. Four areas of the game developed during this period: U.S. high school and college basketball, professional basketball, women's basketball, and international basketball.
U.S. high school and college basketball
Basketball at the high school and college levels developed from a structured, rigid game in the early days to one that is often fast-paced and high-scoring. Individual skills improved markedly, and, although basketball continued to be regarded as the ultimate team game, individualistic, one-on-one performers came to be not only accepted but used as an effective means of winning games.
In the early years games were frequently won with point totals of less than 30, and the game, from the spectator's viewpoint, was slow. Once a team acquired a modest lead, the popular tactic was to stall the game by passing the ball without trying to score, in an attempt to run out the clock. The NBC, seeing the need to discourage such slowdown tactics, instituted a number of rule changes. In 1932–33 a line was drawn at midcourt, and the offensive team was required to advance the ball past it within 10 seconds or lose possession. Five years later, in 1937–38, the centre jump following each field goal or free throw was eliminated. Instead, the defending team was permitted to inbound the ball from the out-of-bounds line underneath the basket. Decades passed before another alteration of like magnitude was made in the college game. After experimentation, the NCAA Rules Committee installed a 45-second shot clock in 1985 (reduced to 35 seconds in 1993), restricting the time a team could control the ball before shooting, and one year later it implemented a three-point shot rule for baskets made beyond a distance of 19.75 feet (6.0 metres). In 2008 the three-point line was moved to 20.75 feet (6.3 metres) from the basket.
More noticeable alteration in the game came at both the playing and coaching levels. Stanford University's Hank Luisetti was the first to use and popularize the one-hand shot in the late 1930s. Until then the only outside attempts were two-handed push shots. In the 1950s and '60s a shooting style evolved from Luisetti's push-off one hander to a jump shot, which is released at the top of the jump. West Virginia University guard Jerry West and Purdue University's Rick Mount were two players who demonstrated the devastating effectiveness of this shot.
Coaching strategy changed appreciably over the years. Frank W. Keaney, coach at the University of Rhode Island from 1921 to 1948, is credited with introducing the concept of "fast break" basketball, in which the offensive team rushes the ball upcourt hoping to get a good shot before the defense can get set. Another man who contributed to a quicker pace of play, particularly through the use of the pressure defense, was Adolph Rupp, who became the University of Kentucky's coach in 1931 and turned its program into one of the most storied in basketball history.
Defensive coaching philosophy, similarly, has undergone change. Whereas pioneer coaches such as Henry Iba of Oklahoma A&M University (now Oklahoma State University) or Long Island University's Clair Bee taught strictly a man-to-man defense, the zone defense, developed by Cam Henderson of Marshall University in West Virginia, later became an integral part of the game (see below Play of the game).
Over the years one of the rules makers' chief concerns was to neutralize the advantage of taller players. At 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 metres) Joe Lapchick was considered very tall when he played for the Original Celtics in the 1920s, but, as even taller players appeared, rules were changed in response. To prevent tall players from stationing themselves near the basket, a rule was instituted in 1932–33 prohibiting the player with the ball from standing inside the foul lane with his back to the basket for more than three seconds; the three-second rule later applied to any attacking player in the foul lane. In 1937–38 a new rule forbade any player from touching the ball when it was in the basket or on its rim (basket interference), and in 1944–45 it became illegal for any defending player to touch the ball on its downward flight toward the basket (goaltending).
Nevertheless, with each passing decade, the teams with the tallest players tended to dominate. Bob Kurland (7 feet [2.13 metres]) led Oklahoma A&M to two NCAA championships in the 1940s and led the nation in scoring in 1945–46. In the same era George Mikan (6 feet 10 inches [2.08 metres]) scored more than 550 points in each of his final two seasons at DePaul University before going on to play nine professional seasons in which he scored more than 11,000 points. Mikan was an outstanding player, not only because of his size but because of his ability to shoot sweeping hook shots with both hands.
In the 1950s Bill Russell (6 feet 9 inches [2.06 metres]) led the University of San Francisco to two NCAA championships before going on to become one of the greatest centres in professional basketball history. Wilt Chamberlain (7 feet 1 inch [2.16 metres]) played at the University of Kansas before turning professional in the late 1950s and is regarded as the greatest all-around big man ever to play. It remained, however, for Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), also 7 feet 1 inch, to most influence the rules. After his sophomore year (1966–67) at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), the dunk shot was banned from collegiate basketball, ostensibly because the rules committee felt, again, that the big men had too great an advantage. The rule was rescinded beginning with the 1976–77 season, and the dunk shot became an important part of the game, electrifying both fans and players.
So too have the small- and medium-size players affected the game's development. Bob Cousy, playing at Holy Cross College and later for the Boston Celtics, was regarded as one of the game's first great playmakers. He was among the first to use the behind-the-back pass and between-the-legs dribble as effective offensive maneuvers. Later such smaller players as Providence College's Ernie DiGregorio, the University of North Carolina's Phil Ford, and Indiana's Isiah Thomas proved the importance of their role. Between those two extremes are players such as Louisiana State University's Pete Maravich, who set an all-time collegiate scoring record of 44.5 points per game in the 1969–70 season; Magic Johnson, the point guard who led Michigan State University to a championship in 1979 and the Los Angeles Lakers to several NBA championships; Oscar Robertson, a dominating performer for the University of Cincinnati in the late 1950s and for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1970s; Larry Bird of Indiana State University, a forward of exceptional versatility who led the Boston Celtics to several championships; and Michael Jordan, a great all-around player with the University of North Carolina in the 1980s who is widely considered the best professional player in the history of the sport.
Nothing influenced the college game's growth more than television, however. The NCAA championship games were televised nationally from 1963, and by the 1980s all three major television networks were telecasting intersectional college games during the November-to-March season. Rights fees for these games soared from a few million dollars to well over $50 million by the late 1980s. As for broadcasting the NCAA finals, a television contract that began in 2003 gave the NCAA an average of $545 million per year for the television rights; this exponential growth in broadcast fees reflected the importance of these games to both networks and advertisers.
Profits such as these inevitably attract gamblers, and in the evolution of college basketball the darkest hours have been related to gambling scandals. But, as the game began to draw more attention and generate more income, the pressure to win intensified, resulting in an outbreak of rules violations, especially with regard to recruitment of star players.
The most identifiable phase of college basketball in America is the postseason tournament held in March—popularly known as March Madness. Interest in the NCAA tournament paralleled the growth of the game. The first basketball tournament was staged by the Amateur Athletic Union in 1897 and was won by New York City's 23rd Street YMCA, later to become a traveling professional team known as the New York Wanderers. Although the YMCA was prominently identified with the game in its early years, it did not hold its first national tournament until 1923, and that event took place until 1962. The first national tournament for colleges was held in 1937 and was conducted by an organization in Kansas City, Missouri, that later became the NAIA.
New York City basketball writers organized the first National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 1938, but a year later the New York City colleges took control of the event. Until the early 1950s the NIT was considered the most prestigious American tournament, but, with the growth of the college-run NCAA championship, the NIT became a consolation event for teams that failed to make the NCAA selections.
The first NCAA tournament was played in 1939, and its growth took place in three stages. The first era ran through 1964, when it was essentially a tournament for champions of various conferences. There were just eight teams in the 1939 field, and by 1963 it had been expanded to 25 teams, all champions of their respective conferences, plus several successful independent teams. The most outstanding teams of the 1940s and '50s participated in both the NCAA and NIT tournaments, but, after the gambling scandals that followed the 1950 NIT championship, a rule was passed prohibiting a team from playing in both. Afterward the NCAA tournament progressively outgrew the NIT.
In 1964 the second era dawned as the UCLA Bruins, coached by John Wooden, began a period of domination over the NCAA field. From that season until 1975 Wooden led his teams to 10 NCAA championships. Only championships won by Texas Western University (now University of Texas at El Paso) in 1966 and North Carolina State in 1974 interrupted UCLA's reign. In the eyes of many, the UCLA dynastic period probably had a regressive effect on the game's growth; a sport with such high predictability lost some of its attractiveness.
The third growth stage came with the end of UCLA's dominance. Champions began to emerge from all sections of the country. From the field of 25 in 1974, the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 participants in 1985, to 65 in 2001, and to 68 in 2011 (corresponding "play-in games" were added in 2001 and 2011), including not only conference championship teams but other outstanding teams from the same conferences as well. Three weeks of play culminate with the Final Four weekend, an event now comparable in general public interest and media attention to the Super Bowl and World Series. Championships at the Division II, Division III, and NAIA levels also continued to grow in interest, reaping some of the fallout from the popularity of Division I.
About 17,000 high schools in the United States have basketball teams. All 50 states conduct statewide tournaments annually.
U.S. professional basketball
The professional game first prospered largely in the Middle Atlantic and New England states. Trenton (New Jersey) and the New York Wanderers were the first great professional clubs, followed by the Buffalo (New York) Germans, who started out in 1895 as 14-year-old members of the Buffalo YMCA and, with occasional new members, continued for 44 years, winning 792 out of 878 games.
A group of basketball stylists who never received the acclaim they deserved (because in their heyday they played for various towns) consisted of Edward and Lew Wachter, Jimmy Williamson, Jack Inglis, and Bill Hardman. They introduced the bounce pass and long pass as offensive weapons and championed the rule (adopted 1923–24) that made each player, when fouled, shoot his own free throw.
Before World War II the most widely heralded professional team was the Original Celtics, which started out in 1915 as a group of youngsters from New York City, kept adding better players in the early 1920s, and became so invincible that the team disbanded in 1928, only to regroup in the early 1930s as the New York Celtics. They finally retired in 1936. The Celtics played every night of the week, twice on Sundays, and largely on the road. During the 1922–23 season they won 204 of 215 games.
Another formidable aggregation was the New York Renaissance (the Rens), organized by Robert Douglas in 1923 and regarded as the strongest all-black team of all time. During the 1925–26 campaign they split a six-game series with the Original Celtics. During the 1932–33 season the Rens won 88 consecutive games. In 1939 they defeated the Harlem Globetrotters and the Oshkosh All Stars in the world championship pro tournament in Chicago. Among the great professional clubs were the teams of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and East Liverpool, Ohio, as well as the New York Nationals, the Paterson (New Jersey) Crescents, and the South Philadelphia Hebrew All Stars—better known as the Sphas.
The first professional league was the National Basketball League (NBL), formed in 1898. Its game differed from the college game in that a chicken-wire cage typically surrounded the court, separating players from often hostile fans. (Basketball players were long referred to as cagers.) The chicken wire was soon replaced with a rope netting, off which the players bounced like prizefighters in a boxing ring. The cage also kept the ball from going out-of-bounds, thus quickening the pace of play. In these early days players were also permitted to resume dribbling after halting. Despite the lively action of the game, the NBL and other early leagues were short-lived, mostly because of the frequent movement of players, who sold their services on a per-game basis. With players performing for several cities or clubs within the same season, the leagues suffered games of unreliable quality and many financially unstable franchises.
The Great Depression of the 1930s hurt professional basketball, and a new NBL was organized in 1937 in and around the upper Midwest. Professional basketball assumed major league status with the organization of the new Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946 under the guidance of Walter A. Brown, president of the Boston Garden. Brown contended that professional basketball would succeed only if there were sufficient financial support to nurse the league over the early lean years, if the game emphasized skill instead of brawling, and if all players were restricted to contracts with a reserve rule protecting each team from raiding by another club. Following a costly two-year feud, the BAA and the NBL merged in 1949 to form the National Basketball Association (NBA).
To help equalize the strength of the teams, the NBA established an annual college draft permitting each club to select a college senior in inverse order to the final standings in the previous year's competition, thus enabling the lower-standing clubs to select the more talented collegians. In addition, the game was altered through three radical rule changes in the 1954–55 season:
- A team must shoot for a basket within 24 seconds after acquiring possession of the ball.
- A bonus free throw is awarded to a player anytime the opposing team commits more than six (later five, now four) personal fouls in a quarter or more than two personal fouls in an overtime period.
- Two free throws are granted for any backcourt foul.
After a struggle to survive, including some large financial losses and several short-lived franchises, the NBA took its place as the major professional basketball league in the United States. A rival 11-team American Basketball Association (ABA), with George Mikan as commissioner, was launched in the 1967–68 season, and a bitter feud developed with the NBA for the top collegiate talent each season. In 1976 the ABA disbanded, and four of its teams were taken into the NBA.
The NBA grew increasingly popular through the 1980s. Attendance records were broken in that decade by most of the franchises, a growth pattern stimulated at least in part by the increased coverage by cable television. The NBA has a total of 30 teams organized into Eastern and Western conferences and further divided into six divisions. In the Eastern Conference the Atlantic Division comprises the Boston Celtics, the Brooklyn Nets, the New York Knicks, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Toronto Raptors; the Central Division is made up of the Chicago Bulls, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Detroit Pistons, the Indiana Pacers, and the Milwaukee Bucks; the Southeast Division comprises the Atlanta Hawks, the Charlotte Hornets, the Miami Heat, the Orlando Magic, and the Washington Wizards. In the Western Conference the Southwest Division comprises the Texas-based Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, and San Antonio Spurs, the Memphis Grizzlies, and the New Orleans Pelicans; the Northwest Division is made up of the Denver Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Utah Jazz; the Pacific Division comprises the Phoenix Suns and the California-based Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, and Sacramento Kings. The play-offs follow the traditional 82-game schedule, involving 16 teams and beginning in late April. Played as a best-of-seven series, the final pairings stretch into late June.
Although basketball is traditionally a winter game, the NBA still fills its arenas and attracts a national television audience in late spring and early summer. As the popularity of the league grew, player salaries rose to an annual average of more than $5 million by mid-2000s, and some superstars earned more than $20 million yearly. The NBA has a salary cap that limits (at least theoretically, as loopholes allow many teams to exceed the cap) the total amount a team can spend on salaries in any given season.
In 2001 the NBA launched the National Basketball Development League (NBDL). The league served as a kind of "farm system" for the NBA. Through its first 50 years the NBA did not have an official system of player development or a true minor league system for bringing up young and inexperienced players such as exists in major league baseball. College basketball has been the area from which the NBA did the vast majority of its recruiting. By 2000 this had begun to change somewhat, as players began to be drafted straight out of high school with increasing frequency. In 2005 the NBA instituted a rule stipulating that domestic players must be at least age 19 and have been out of high school for one year to be eligible for the draft, which in effect required players to spend at least one year in college or on an international professional team before coming to the NBA.
U.S. women's basketball
Clara Baer, who introduced basketball at the H. Sophie Newcomb College for Women in New Orleans, influenced the women's style of play with her set of women's rules, published in 1895. On receiving a diagram of the court from Naismith, Baer mistook dotted lines, indicating the areas in which players might best execute team play, to be restraining lines, with the result that the forwards, centres, and guards were confined to specified areas. This seemed appropriate because many felt that the men's game was too strenuous for women.
Women's rules over the years frequently have been modified. Until 1971 there were six players on a team, and the court was so divided that the three forwards played in the frontcourt and did all the scoring while the three guards covered the backcourt. Senda Berenson staged the first women's college basketball game in 1893 when her freshman and sophomore Smith College women played against one another. In April 1895 the women of the University of California (Berkeley) played Stanford University. Despite a multitude of hindrances (such as being thought unladylike), women's basketball gradually secured a foothold. In 1971, when women's rules were changed to reduce the number on a team from six players to five and women were freed from the limits imposed by the half-court game, the level of individual skills and competition quickly rose.
In the early 1980s control of the women's college game was shifted from the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) to the NCAA, a move that not only streamlined the operation and made it more efficient but also added to the visibility of women's basketball. The women's NCAA championship tournament runs concurrently with the men's, and many of the games are nationally televised. Women's basketball became an Olympic sport in 1976.
Individual women stars have been heavily recruited by colleges, but the players frequently found that there was no opportunity for them to play beyond the college level. Leagues were occasionally formed, such as the Women's Professional Basketball League (WPBL); begun in 1978, the WPBL lasted only three years. Eventually filling the void was the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Aligned with the powerful NBA, the WNBA held its inaugural season in 1997 with eight teams. By 2006 the WNBA had grown to 14 teams, though following the season the Charlotte Sting disbanded, and in 2008 the WNBA's inaugural champion, the Houston Comets, also folded. The Sacramento Monarchs disbanded in 2009. The Eastern Conference consists of the Atlanta Dream, Chicago Sky, Connecticut Sun (in Uncasville), Indiana Fever (in Indianapolis), New York Liberty (in New York City), and Washington (D.C.) Mystics. The Western Conference comprises the Los Angeles Sparks, Minnesota Lynx (in Minneapolis), Phoenix Mercury, San Antonio Silver Stars, Seattle Storm, and Tulsa (Oklahoma) Shock. Women's professional basketball is played during the summer months.
International competition
The success of international basketball was greatly advanced by Forrest C. ("Phog") Allen, a Naismith disciple and a former coach at the University of Kansas, who led the movement for the inclusion of basketball in the Olympic Games in 1936 and thereafter. Basketball has also been played in the Pan-American Games since their inauguration in 1951. The international game is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur (FIBA). World championships began in 1950 for men and in 1953 for women. (The men's tournament was renamed the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2014.) Under international rules the court differs in that there is no frontcourt or backcourt, and the free throw lanes form a modified wedge shape. There are some differences in rules, including those governing substitutions, technical and personal fouls, free throws, intermissions, and time-outs. Outside the United States there are few places that strictly separate amateur from professional athletes.
Basketball has caught on particularly well in Italy. The Italian professional basketball league (Lega Basket) is highly regarded and popular in that country. Spain also has several basketball leagues, the main one being the ACB (Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto). The other major centre of European basketball is eastern Europe, particularly the Balkans. Although the European leagues are not formally aligned with the American NBA, there are links between European and American basketball. It is not uncommon for European players to be drafted by the NBA, nor is it uncommon for American players to play in Europe. American players in the European leagues tend to be older players who have finished successful NBA careers in the United States or younger players who have not yet been drafted into the NBA.
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Spain: Sports and recreation…1980s, football was challenged by basketball, whose popularity soared after Spain won the silver medal in the sport at the 1984 Olympics. In the early 21st century, a pair of Spanish brothers, Pau and Marc Gasol, became stars in the National Basketball Association. Other popular spectator sports include hockey on…
Olympic Games: Berlin, Germany, 1936Basketball, an Olympic event for the first time in 1936, was won by the U.S. team. Canoeing also debuted as an Olympic sport.…
Washington, D.C.: Sports and recreationBasketball has an especially rich history in Washington that dates from the first decade of the 20th century, when Edwin Henderson, an African American physical educator who had learned the game while attending Harvard University, introduced the game to black Washingtonians. The long list of…
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Montessori education information from a Montessori teacher and Mom. Personal art work and journal entries about my life as a busy Mom of three sons ranging in age from 7 years to 21 years. My hope: To create a place where parenting questions can be answered and conversations as well as ideas shared.
Monday, February 23, 2009
I'm Leaving on a Jet Plane...
I hope other people enjoy it too. IF my scanner or my camera was working I would share a photo with you. Hopefully, Mallory will send me a picture for me to post soon. Hint, hint Mallory, luv you.
My mother-in-law is visiting to look after the boys, this will be the first time I've left Little One. And for Montessori Papa and I, this is our first trip away in seven years! I think we are due.
At the conference I will be signing copies of my book, any ideas on what I should write? I only just now thought of this. I'm wondering, do I simply sign my name or should I ask the person their name and then say something corny? If anyone has a suggestion I'd love to hear it.
I made another pie. Peach & apple, the combo was delicious. (again insert imaginary pie photo here) I'm thinking of starting another blog about pies.
'Taller Than Me' suggested I get my own Face Book page...I did, please visit me if you so desire. I feel so old! It's crazy getting on there and seeing all of these people you once knew and now know nothing about but still they hold a place in your heart and mind. It's revealing about how our memory works, isn't it? These people we meet as children, a time when our brains are growing rapidly. Their faces and voices are imprinted in our memories, then life continues and we meet new faces and hear new voices and those people from our childhood shift; gone but not forgotten. Then one day during a snow storm your teenager says, "Why don't you have a face book page Mom?" and before you know it, your knee deep in memories! And it feels like just a day ago we were all sitting in Algebra class waiting for the bell to ring.
So, obviously I'm rambling and it's getting late. The house is clean, the bags are packed, love notes all written....hopefully I'll have a photo of the cover of my book to share with you tomorrow. Thanks for reading as always.
PEACE to you and yours,
7 comments:
- Laura said...
HAVE FUN!! ENJOY YOURSELVES!! I'm so excited for you. I think you should sign your books the way you sign your blog posts: PEACE, Jennifer I hope to own a signed copy of your book and that's how I'd love for you to sign it. Have a super time.......wish I was going so we could meet!
- February 23, 2009 at 11:14 PM
- Montessori Mama said...
Thank you sweetie!
We will have fun! And thanks for the suggestion, I'll do that.
I wish you were going to be there too :(
Thanks again,
- February 23, 2009 at 11:29 PM
- plaidshoes said...
Have a great time! I also am wishing I was there to meet you ;-). This is so exciting, I am sure it will go well - I also hope you and your husband have a great time just being alone together! Will there be a way for the rest of us to get a signed copy? I am also interested! Have FUN!
- February 24, 2009 at 11:03 AM
- Shannon said...
I too want a signed copy!
and I AM SOOOOO JEALOUS. I want to go to new orleans!! waaaahhhhh!!!
- February 24, 2009 at 11:28 AM
- Paul and Ines said...
Good luck & enjoy your time there. I can't wait to see your book :) You've inspired me with other book selections & now with an emerging toddler (he's 16 months). Congratulations! Enjoy! Mingle!
- February 24, 2009 at 5:05 PM
- Bethany said...
Have a wonderful time! I just dropped one of my co-workers off at the airport. She's going and presenting!! :D
- February 26, 2009 at 5:59 AM
- Kari said...
I enjoyed meeting you in New Orleans! Your book is so cute! I just love it! But it was sold out before I could buy it. So of course I ordered it. Did you get to do your book signing or were they already sold out?
- March 4, 2009 at 1:58 AM


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Love prevails!
Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes is engaged to her ex-husband, Gregg Leakes, she confirmed during a Jan. 3 appearance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
"You start tweeting out these photos," the host said, holding up the series of romantic pictures the TV star posted on New Year's Eve. "So, are you engaged? Can you say anything?"
NeNe, 44, giggled and replied, "Well, a little after midnight, I was asked this beautiful question: 'Will you marry me — again?'" Overcome with emotion, The New Normal actress accepted Gregg's proposal.
The couple, who met in 1996, divorced in 2011 after 13 years of marriage. Gregg, who was plagued by financial problems, claimed he had invested $300,000 in his wife's career and said "fame got to her head." The on-again pair share a son, Brentt, 13. (NeNe is also mom to son Bryson, from a previous relationship.)
In November, NeNe tried to keep their romance under wraps. "You know, we're divorced. I'm single and not looking. Love is beautiful thing and marriage is a beautiful thing," she told Us Weekly. "People will enjoy watching Gregg try to woo me back [during season 5]."
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Costar Kandi Burruss is excited to see the former spouses back together. "NeNe's happier now," the singer told Us. "She and Gregg are in a better place."
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|01-21-11 Alumni Art Invitational Album II
Twenty of the 31 alumni artists whose work is on display in the Alumni Invitational returned for the opening reception. Sixteen made it for the group photo in the studio where many of them worked during their student days. They are pictured here with their professors, Greg Huebner and Doug Calisch.


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1. Re: repeating backgroundhatstead Apr 12, 2012 6:57 AM (in response to Michael Migliaccio)
The canvas can be extended via Image>resize>canvas size
It would help if you post the picture for targeted guidance. Use the camera icon in the reply box.
Do you want to retain the foreground and alter just the background?
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You could use part of the background to define a pattern and then use the pattern stamp tool which is nested with the clone tool. Right click on the tool or keep pressing the S key to tab.
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I stopped by the gallery space at 8517 Germantown Ave. yesterday afternoon to get a preview of the New Trails exhibit, which is having an artists' reception tonight from 6 to 9 p.m.
New Trails was conceived by Chestnut Hill Arts Initiative organizers Brookes Britcher and Bryan Rice and required a year of work to organize and install. The effort is sponsored by the City of Philadelphia, The Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District and Bowman Properties among others. The city was particularly responsible for working with Britcher and Rice on installations in the Wissahickon, the inspiration for all of the pieces int the exhibit.
The exhibit is a real area effort with the works of 24 artists installed in the Wissahickon Park, Germantown Avenue retail spaces and the gallery space. The space, donated by Bowman Properties is worth the experience — Britcher and Rice with the help of several Bowman workers and others transformed the unfinished shop into the kind of contemporary, open space you'd expect in Old City or Northern Liberties.
Visiters to the space will find works in many mediums: from sculptures of natural materials and recycled plastics, to industrial materials, videos and audio. Each piece is the result of the artists efforts to tell a story about the Wissahickon, from ruminations on its history to considerations of it as a natural space. — Pete Mazzaccaro
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Watch Eminem Perform 'Rap God' at 2013 YouTube Music Awards
The first-ever YouTube Music Awards went down in New York City last night (Nov. 3), and headliner Eminem closed out the show in style.
Following sets from Lady Gaga, M.I.A. and Earl Sweatshirt, Slim Shady performed his 'Marshall Mathers LP 2' cut, 'Rap God,' for the very first time in front of a white backdrop. His lyrical record was brought to life with the help of a live band and hype man, former D12 member Mr. Porter.
The performance doubled up as a victory dance for Em as he beat out the likes of Macklemore and Psy for the Artist of the Year award moments earlier.
'The Marshall Mathers LP 2' (which you can stream in full here) is due in stores tomorrow (Nov. 5), while the video for 'Rap God' will debut in the next two weeks, according to Detroit Free Press.


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e-cbd needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 25 designs submitted by 13 freelance designers.
A logo is required for a company called Trades Recognition
Trades Recognition
A logo is required for a company called Trades Recognition which is an umbrella company for companies that deal with chefs, trades people (builders, plumbers etc) and hairdressers. Make it bold and quirky to catch attention.
- They want something colourful, bold and quirky, reminiscent of the logo from the movie Robots with chef hats, spanners, saws, hammers and hairdresser scissors (doesn't need to be all of those but at least one thing representing hairdressers, one representing chefs and one representing trades) incorporated into the logo making the letters.
- Any illustrative or graphical elements used need to be able to be trademarked, so all artwork must be entirely original.
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koloona needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 164 designs submitted by 48 freelance designers.
We NEED your creative genius!! We need a dynamic, clean and cool (but professional) logo for a new handheld fitness/health product similar to a pedometer (i.e. electronic and results based).
We are a company about to launch a new fitness product for rehabilitation and fitness. The product involves innovative technology and we would like the logo to be innovative, new and interesting.
Our product, Jym, helps to stretch and tone the muscles and joints of the whole body assisting to improve flexibility and strength, in turn decreasing pain and improving posture.
The device can be used by people of all ages which mean the logo needs to appeal to a wide market. The product will retail online and on TV, through pharmacies and chemist, sporting retailers and physiotherapists.
The logo will also have to be very versatile as it will be used for a range of products and also on promotional material including DVD's, towels etc. It will be needed in standard formats (for example .jpeg) but also formats such as Vector for future use in business stationery, web page and product manufacture.
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* A symbol seperate to the wording JYM
* Logo font, graphics and style must be dynamic yet professional because it will be directed at sports/fitness/health minded clients and medical professionals but also for a wide range of users.
* The logo overall needs to be visually striking yet simple and be easy for the customer to recognise.
* The word JYM is to be in a distinct font where it could be recognised without a graphic (like how Disney has their own recognisable font). But can also include a symbol. Can be in Upper case or lower case.
* The Logo is to depict a simple yet abstract view of strength but also flexibility, movement, freedom
* Open to colour scheme- but like a scheme with possibly black/white and one colour
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* A title of "Jym" (with a superscript "TM" to the upper right as it will be trademarked)
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* I like simple sporting logos such as Adidas and Puma and others such as Xbox, Disney and Apple- cool, simple and easily recognisable (just examples though).
* Y used as a symbol in the logo
* A logo design that is cute, cheesy, tacky, downscale or flat.
* Pastel colours
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* Plain and uninteresting font and graphic
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National Site Notices Austin
Austin is a pretty cool city. Most of us have spent quite a bit of time there, or at the very least we've visited Town Lake and seen the Stevie Ray Vaughan statue.
The Huffington Post gave some ink to Austin on Thursday, and mentioned some places that are a little more off-the-beaten path and perhaps ones we haven't seen.
The Huffington Post blog did mention The Hula Hut, and that's a spot you've probably been to. I lived in Austin for five years and I frequented that spot for a margarita and one of those giant tubular tacos! The food in Austin is fantastic, and as the Huffington Post points out, it prides itself on lacking chain restaurants and having an abundance of mom-and-pop restaurants and hole-in-the-walls that have gained a following. Austin supports independence.
The blog also mentioned Uchiko and Annie's, which are hidden gems.
And then there's 6th Street, with a plethora of live jazz, rock, bluegrass, alternative, folk and pop. Kinda makes me want to make a weekend of it!
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At the very basic level, fuel-efficiency refers to the distance you can travel on a amount of fuel. Let's break it down.
Even with a 1-litre difference in fuel efficiency, the owner of Car B will need another 147 litres of fuel and spend an extra $183.75 than the owner of Car A. All that from an extra 1-litre per 100km.
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If your garden doesn't kick into gear until June, chances are good that you need a few early flowering shrubs to extend the season. Here are some of our favorites.
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In warmer areas, Spice Ball Viburnum blooms as early as mid to late March. This is a specimen shrub to plant near your front door or back porch so that you can enjoy the wonderful scent of the flowers when it is in bloom.
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A few of the early bloomers are excellent for forcing. You can cut branches from these shrubs in February and bring them inside to put on a spectacular floral display long before the snow melts outside.
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Air travelers over the age of 75 soon may not have to remove their shoes or light jackets to clear security in a test program at four U.S. airports.
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Late last year, the federal agency made similar changes for travelers ages 12 and younger at some airports.
The new procedures will begin Monday at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, Denver International, Orlando International and Portland International.
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My company focuses on education and empowerment for homeowners in distress. We are launching a national sweepstakes - the prize is a year's free mortgage (and additional prizes) for one homeowner/household. In addition, the winner will receive financial coaching from a group of experts over the course of the year, so when they are responsible for their mortgage payment again after the term has ended, they will have a savings cushion and strong financial skills.
Initially, I'm looking for a logo only, but it is my hope that the designer would be retained to develop future graphic designs to appear on the website and to be printed on products.
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Will the Bills make a selection in the supplemental draft?
The Dolphins website offers a preview of the team's defensive backs.
ESPNBoston.com doesn't give WR Kenbrell Thompkins much chance of making the 53-man roster.
A look back at the days when WR Wayne Chrebet was leading the Jets receiving corps.
A member of the Ravens cheerleading squad killed in a motorcycle accident was remembered over the weekend.
A libel suit involving a former Bengals cheerleader resumes on Monday.
The Browns have been pleased with Jabaal Sheard's transition to linebacker.
Corner alignment is the first thing Steelers RB Isaac Redman checks out before a play.
Are the Texans a run-first team on offense?
John Clayton of ESPN thinks the Colts will challenge for a playoff spot again this season.
The salary cap outlook for the Jaguars going forward has much to do with T Eugene Monroe.
The Titans' receiving corps ranks third on this list of the best such units in the AFC South.
Denver will have plenty of Broncos-themed shows to watch come the fall.
Former Chiefs coach Hank Stram makes this list of the biggest characters in football history.
Raiders CB D.J. Hayden might not need much time to move onto the list of the best players in the AFC West.
Chargers DL Kendall Reyes is aiming to take another step forward this season.
A highly premature attempt to predict the Cowboys' record in the 2013 season.
Giants rookie OL Justin Pugh recently threw out the first pitch at a Yankees game.
Would the Eagles make a trade involving a tight end?
A few pictures from Redskins QB Robert Griffin III's wedding.
Ten questions the Bears must answer during training camp.
The search for leadership on the Lions defense continues.
The Packers organization is staying busy while waiting for training camp to start.
CB Chris Cook is one of the Vikings players heading into a pivotal season.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ranks RB Jacquizz Rodgers at No. 17 on their list of the most important Falcons.
The Panthers are holding a 5K run at Bank of America Stadium in early August.
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A ranking of the offensive skill position players for the 49ers.
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WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) - Do more children have to die before Congress takes real action to protect our schools and communities?
It is absurd that it's been over three weeks since the shooting in Parkland, Florida, and Congress has done nothing to prevent more mass killings. Instead, the Senate is voting on a banking bill this week. A banking bill? Really? How is that more important than saving our kids' lives?
The House is supposed to vote on a school safety bill next week. It will include grants for schools to improve their security. That bill should become law as quickly as humanly possible. Honestly, I am not optimistic that will happen.
So who is taking action?
I applaud national retailers like Dick's Sporting Goods, Walmart, and L.L. Bean who announced that they will not be selling any firearms to anyone under the age of 21.
Some states are also making progress.
For example, Florida's state legislature passed a bill that raises the minimum age to buy a gun from 18 to 21, implements a 3 day waiting period to buy a gun and bans bump stocks. The bill also allows school staff to carry concealed weapons on school grounds after firearm and diversity training.
Here is the bottom line: the people we elect to Congress have to understand that they work for us, not the other way around. I hope that members of Congress see the steps taken by businesses, hear the concerns from their voters and get to work on full scale legislation that will prevent another attack like the one in Parkland, Florida.