Basketball

You can burn up to 500 calories each hour you play basketball.

However, you lose calories when your body is recovering as well; about another 50 calories.

Assuming that 6-10% of the general population is gay, one can likewise assume that 6-10% of basketball players are gay. Prominent "out" basketball players include:

Basketball is an equal-opportunity sports...anyone can play it anytime, anywhere - be it in the streets, in the rice fields, in the schoolyards or in some fancy gym. And yes, despite our height, Filipinos are actually good at it. There was a time when we ruled the basketball world in Asia.

Basketball (PBA & NBA too) also enjoys high TV ratings, and its viewership cuts across gender, age & economic lines. Its popularity is most evident among the teens who all think (or dream) of becoming the next superstar. Most people here would think soccer sucks. Most of Filipinos favor basketball over soccer.

Under normal atmospheric conditions, a golf ball will fall faster. This is due to its surface area being smaller and it's weight to size ratio being greater than that of a tennis ball. Although a golf ball is designed with flight in mind, this is specifically when induced to high velocity by the swing of a golf club. In realistic terms, it would be difficult to see the difference if dropped from hand by a person of average height standing on the ground.

Jalen Rose was one of them -- I'm sure there were others

Indoor basketball hoops can be purchased from any number of retail outlets that offer sporting goods for sale. Store such as Dick's Sporting Goods, Walmart, and Sears outlets have these items for sale.

Games and non-championship games have around the same time. Which is around 15-20 minutes. NBA halftime shows aren't really timed, it's live, and some halftime shows may be longer than others.

When Dr. Naismith invented basketball he didn't arbitrarily decide that 10-feet was the height he wanted for the goal. That was the height of the bottom of the balcony at his gym so that is where he attached the peach baskets he used as the first goals.

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Any player on the field of play or the head coach of the team may call a timeout.

Pat Summit has been the coach of the Tennessee Vols women's basketball team since 1974.

Assuming you are talking about the NBA, there is no education required. The only requirement is that you have attended college for at least one year or are 19 years of age or older.

Other professional leagues across the globe may differ in requirements, but it is safe to say that none of them require an education.

High School= 21 feet, NCAA= 22 feet and the NBA= 25 feet.

In High School basket ball the backboard is 15 feet from the back of the free throw line and the 3 point line is an additional 6 feet from the three throw line. So the answer is 15 feet plus 6 feet for a total of 21 feet. The High School 3 point Arc radiates 19 feet 9 inches from the center of the goal to just behind the arc.

In the NCAA you add 1 foot to the above answer for a total of 22 feet, and for the NBA you add an additional 3 feet the NCAA total for a grand total of 25 feet to the back board.

The game was invented in 1891 and the first game was played in Mass. in Jan. 1892. The final score was 1-0.

the Franchise's nickname had always been The Royals, but when the franchise moved from Cincinnati to Kansas City in 1972, they were renamed the Kings because Kansas City already had the Royals baseball team. The basketball team agreed to change its nickname, even though it had used the name for 25 years before the baseball team was established.

well like in any other sport there is positions and this is also in soccer, but in soccer you have different positions. You have the goalie(G), the defenders(D), the midfielders(MF), and the forwards(F). But you have a position that is mostly forgotten, as it was used when soccer was abit older, and that's the striker(ST) who posts up on the last man and is usually alone.

The maximum a first year minor leaguer can make is $1,100 a month. After the first year, there is no monthly maximum so the player could make more. All contracts are negotiated by the major league team. The minor league team is responsible for operational expenses but not for contract expenses.

A minor leaguer player does make good money but major leaguers make way more!!

A first year player will make approx. $850 a month, then each year earn a raise. If a player moves up in the organization then a new contract is purchased and the salary increase. Minor Leaguers don't make good money till at least AA level. This is the reason that players whom get drafted ask for a larger signing bonus to make things easier month to month. AAA Players make good money. AAA contracts get a much higher salary. A Major league contract has a minimum salary of approx. 750K. All Contracts are the property of the organization and get really complicated based on performance and experience.

Statistics for all tennis events, live and on TV, are almost impossible to come by, as they are not all made available to the public. However, according to an article in the online "SportsBusiness Daily" (refer to the link, below), the Nielsen ratings by year and gender for the US Open between 1996 and 2006 indicates that the number of people watching have fluctuated over the years, as have the number between and within the sexes. It appears that over that ten year period, male viewers have an overall higher rating.

Women are treated differently then men. People think that women aren't as tough as men but some women are tougher than you think. I personally don't think it is fair that men make more than women in some sports. Both men and women play the same sport it is just a different gender playing that one sport.

Women make less mainly because the male sports bring in more money via fan support.

Take women's pro basketball. Females are not as fast or athletic, and the games are really just a lay up drill, although many can shoot from distance. (They use the same rims, yet the women's ball is one inch smaller).

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