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If you give individuals an alternative activity that they enjoy, then by default, substance use will decrease. They have something else to do with their time, now, this doesn’t necessarily have to be, you know, running for hours on a treadmill. You know, it could be going outside and playing basketball or tennis or pickleball, or whatever your favorite sport is. – Mark Smith	Found on CNN 11 months ago
Last night, I attended the NCAA women’s basketball championship, so I know we’ll have the champions come to the White House, we always do. So, we hope LSU will come but, you know, I’m going to tell Joe [Biden] I think Iowa should come, too, because they played such a good game. – President Biden	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Last night I attended the NCAA women’s basketball championship, so I know we’ll have the champions come to the White House, we always do. So, we hope LSU will come but, you know, I’m going to tell Joe [Biden] I think Iowa should come, too, because they played such a good game. – President Biden	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We have something on our shoulders, every time we play basketball we’re trying to show people wrong. – Adama Sanogo	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It’s really exciting. Just like you said, everybody has been talking about this matchup for a really long time, i think it’s just a great game for women’s basketball. I know there’s going to be a lot of people in the crowd, a lot of people watching the game. Just super excited to be in that environment. – Aliyah Boston	Found on CNN 1 year ago
If you’re a really good coach, in any sport, you’re going to be approached, so I ’m not the only basketball coach that’s been approached for a pro job, at the end of the day, the way the college game was, I loved the college game. I loved being at Blue Devils. I love having crossed some bridges with those kids, even if Blue Devils was for only a year. – Mike Krzyzewski	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Nigeria is a football-dominated, soccer-dominated country, but at the same time, we still have some of the best basketball players from here. – Burna Boy	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I’m not an expert on the game, i never claimed to be. But I knew fans weren’t paying to see the ball being dribbled around all night. So I went to those fellas in the league and said I’m having a tough time selling something here. There’s one thing basketball needs, I said. It needs a time. I don’t care what the time is. Put in a time! – Danny Biasone	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I planned to play this season, and I have expressed my desire to play this season, i have pushed myself throughout my entire pregnancy and have continued to work out (basketball included) on my own and with team staff - even on days where it was uncomfortable to walk, only to be inaccurately told that ‘I was not taking my workouts seriously.’. – Dearica Hamby	Found on CNN 1 year ago
He had a tremendous impact on the growth and popularity of the sport, in true Billy fashion, he analyzed the game with his own unique style, perspective and opinions, yet always kept the focus on the game. As passionate as he was about basketball, at his heart Billy was a family man. He leaves part of his legacy at CBS Sports, across college basketball and, most importantly, as a beloved husband, father and grandfather. He will be deeply missed by all. – Sean McManus	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I have pushed myself throughout my entire pregnancy and have continued to work out (basketball included) on my own and with team staff - even on days where it was uncomfortable to walk, only to be inaccurately told that ‘I was not taking my workouts seriously.’. – The WNBPA	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Today, the Golden State Warriors are known as one of the most successful franchises in basketball and all of sport. Four NBA titles, six finals in the last eight seasons. That ain’t bad, man. A statline of a dynasty but the last couple of years are pretty tough, they struggled in 2020, missed the playoffs in ’21, and critics wonder (if) this team was gone for good as a championship team. – Joe Biden	Found on CNN 1 year ago
It’s time to put a close to the pro basketball life, i walked away four seasons ago but I wanted to officially retire. – Maya Moore	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Cardiac events during sports are uncommon for anyone, said Dr. Stuart Berger, division head of cardiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. While they can also occur in kids and teens, these injuries can happen whether or not people play sports. While many children can get injured on the field, the numbers are mostly declining – and sports are important for their physical and mental health, doctors say. They explain how to prevent and treat sports injury in kids. How many kids get injured playing sports Overall injuries due to youth participation in football show a dramatic decline since 2013, plateauing in 2020 and heading back up in 2021, according to the most recent figures from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Children should receive an hour of exercise per day. WavebreakMediaMicro/Adobe Stock Convincing your child to leave the screens behind to exercise is hard. Heres how to do it More than a million kids ages 5 to 14 were injured in sports and required a trip to the emergency room, according to the commission. Along with sports like basketball, soccer and football, the agency also reported significant injuries from things like playground equipment and skateboards. Children between the ages of 5 and 14 were most likely to be injured in football in 2021 : There were 110,171 reported injuries in children ages 5 to 14 in 2021, compared to 92,802 in youth and young adults aged 15 to 24. Soccer and basketball were also high risk for kids ’ injuries with 59,000 and 79,207 injuries, respectively. The sports with the highest rates of concussion were : boys ’ football, with 10.4 concussions per 10,000 athlete exposures ; girls ’ soccer, with 8.19 per 10,000 athlete exposures ; and boys ’ ice hockey, with 7.69 per 10,000 athlete exposures, according to a 2019 study. High contact sports like hockey, football, lacrosse and martial arts might be higher risk for serious injuries such as head injury, but even seemingly safer sports like swimming and track pose some risk for overuse injuries. And they all can be made safer with the right strategy, said Dr. Erin Grieb, pediatric primary care sports medicine physician at Stanford Medicine Children’s Orthopedic and Sports Stanford Medicine Center. Here’s what to do if your child plays sports. What to look out for When it comes to cardiac events, screening is crucial, Stuart Berger said. Generally, kids are safe to play sports and exercise without concern for cardiac events, but with all types of sports, it is important to do a physical with family history to identify those who might be at risk, he added. ‘ The concerns are that maybe there is somebody with an underlying cardiac abnormality, the screening is designed to bring that out and that we can identify, if possible, who those kids are. – Stuart Berger	Found on CNN 1 year ago
If you come here on any given day, you might see a flash mob doing a dance routine, you'll see a ballet class, you'll see people playing a random pick-up game of basketball right in the middle of the atrium. – Ralph Zucker	Found on CNN 1 year ago
When you're a five-four pro basketball player, you learn to take on the big guys. – Maura Healey	Found on CNN 1 year ago
There’s this space in our lives that we attempt to fill with more space and the nothingness grows larger while our lives get smaller, a fact we can’t seem to accept very well. So, we take walks and we work and we go to movies and basketball games and church and we Exist in our nothing lives and when we die a speech is made and we are forgotten once again, only more permanently this time. – Scott C. Holstad	added by scottholstad 1 year ago
Our victim here is lying on the ground in the basketball court on his clothes, he states he felt a punch in his side. – Detectives James Essig	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Coach Gary Moeller went into Ohio, enemy territory, and snatched up two Heisman Trophy winners in less than 10 years, that's pretty significant and that should be part of Gary Moeller legacy. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Former Michigan football coach Gary Moeller watches the second half of an exhibition NCAA college basketball game against Wayne State in Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 4, 2013. Former Michigan, Illinois and Detroit Lions coach Moeller died Monday, July 11, 2022. Gary Moeller was 81. The University of Michigan announced Gary Moeller death, and no cause was provided. ( AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File). – Desmond Howard	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
I wanted to create the shoes I wanted to work with. [ There are ] artists [ from ] around the world who [ have ] been oppressed by their government because they know [ what ] the situation [ s ] there are. They put all their feelings and emotions in the shoes. And I was going out there putting the shoes on my feet and going out. They don't play basketball. And it became a huge trend. – Enes Kanter Freedom	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
So he has to look at what he’s going to do with his player option and so forth like that, i think we know what we’re looking for. We’re looking for guys that want to come in here and be part of something bigger than themselves. Play selfless, play team basketball, and be available … and that goes not only for Kyrie but for everybody here. – Sean Marks	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
We do not fear the Golden State Warriors, we want to come out and play the best version of basketball that we can. – Jaylen Brown	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Shawn was up there playing basketball with his brother and his cousin, he is 5-foot-5, 130 pounds, and it was just the three of them on the court playing when a car-load of kids, a car-load of teenagers … pulled into the lot. At that point they opened their windows and opened fire with, what at the time seemed to be a fully automatic firearm. – Jonathan Sinn	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
I haven’t shot a basketball since maybe like April 5th. – Anthony Davis	Found on FOX News 1 year ago

If you give individuals an alternative activity that they enjoy, then by default, substance use will decrease. They have something else to do with their time, now, this doesn’t necessarily have to be, you know, running for hours on a treadmill. You know, it could be going outside and playing basketball or tennis or pickleball, or whatever your favorite sport is.

– Mark Smith

Found on CNN
11 months ago

Last night, I attended the NCAA women’s basketball championship, so I know we’ll have the champions come to the White House, we always do. So, we hope LSU will come but, you know, I’m going to tell Joe [Biden] I think Iowa should come, too, because they played such a good game.

– President Biden

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Last night I attended the NCAA women’s basketball championship, so I know we’ll have the champions come to the White House, we always do. So, we hope LSU will come but, you know, I’m going to tell Joe [Biden] I think Iowa should come, too, because they played such a good game.

– President Biden

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We have something on our shoulders, every time we play basketball we’re trying to show people wrong.

– Adama Sanogo

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It’s really exciting. Just like you said, everybody has been talking about this matchup for a really long time, i think it’s just a great game for women’s basketball. I know there’s going to be a lot of people in the crowd, a lot of people watching the game. Just super excited to be in that environment.

– Aliyah Boston

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If you’re a really good coach, in any sport, you’re going to be approached, so I ’m not the only basketball coach that’s been approached for a pro job, at the end of the day, the way the college game was, I loved the college game. I loved being at Blue Devils. I love having crossed some bridges with those kids, even if Blue Devils was for only a year.

– Mike Krzyzewski

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Nigeria is a football-dominated, soccer-dominated country, but at the same time, we still have some of the best basketball players from here.

– Burna Boy

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I’m not an expert on the game, i never claimed to be. But I knew fans weren’t paying to see the ball being dribbled around all night. So I went to those fellas in the league and said I’m having a tough time selling something here. There’s one thing basketball needs, I said. It needs a time. I don’t care what the time is. Put in a time!

– Danny Biasone

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I planned to play this season, and I have expressed my desire to play this season, i have pushed myself throughout my entire pregnancy and have continued to work out (basketball included) on my own and with team staff - even on days where it was uncomfortable to walk, only to be inaccurately told that ‘I was not taking my workouts seriously.’.

– Dearica Hamby

Found on CNN
1 year ago

He had a tremendous impact on the growth and popularity of the sport, in true Billy fashion, he analyzed the game with his own unique style, perspective and opinions, yet always kept the focus on the game. As passionate as he was about basketball, at his heart Billy was a family man. He leaves part of his legacy at CBS Sports, across college basketball and, most importantly, as a beloved husband, father and grandfather. He will be deeply missed by all.

– Sean McManus

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I have pushed myself throughout my entire pregnancy and have continued to work out (basketball included) on my own and with team staff - even on days where it was uncomfortable to walk, only to be inaccurately told that ‘I was not taking my workouts seriously.’.

– The WNBPA

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Today, the Golden State Warriors are known as one of the most successful franchises in basketball and all of sport. Four NBA titles, six finals in the last eight seasons. That ain’t bad, man. A statline of a dynasty but the last couple of years are pretty tough, they struggled in 2020, missed the playoffs in ’21, and critics wonder (if) this team was gone for good as a championship team.

– Joe Biden

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It’s time to put a close to the pro basketball life, i walked away four seasons ago but I wanted to officially retire.

– Maya Moore

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Cardiac events during sports are uncommon for anyone, said Dr. Stuart Berger, division head of cardiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. While they can also occur in kids and teens, these injuries can happen whether or not people play sports. While many children can get injured on the field, the numbers are mostly declining – and sports are important for their physical and mental health, doctors say. They explain how to prevent and treat sports injury in kids. How many kids get injured playing sports Overall injuries due to youth participation in football show a dramatic decline since 2013, plateauing in 2020 and heading back up in 2021, according to the most recent figures from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Children should receive an hour of exercise per day. WavebreakMediaMicro/Adobe Stock Convincing your child to leave the screens behind to exercise is hard. Heres how to do it More than a million kids ages 5 to 14 were injured in sports and required a trip to the emergency room, according to the commission. Along with sports like basketball, soccer and football, the agency also reported significant injuries from things like playground equipment and skateboards. Children between the ages of 5 and 14 were most likely to be injured in football in 2021 : There were 110,171 reported injuries in children ages 5 to 14 in 2021, compared to 92,802 in youth and young adults aged 15 to 24. Soccer and basketball were also high risk for kids ’ injuries with 59,000 and 79,207 injuries, respectively. The sports with the highest rates of concussion were : boys ’ football, with 10.4 concussions per 10,000 athlete exposures ; girls ’ soccer, with 8.19 per 10,000 athlete exposures ; and boys ’ ice hockey, with 7.69 per 10,000 athlete exposures, according to a 2019 study. High contact sports like hockey, football, lacrosse and martial arts might be higher risk for serious injuries such as head injury, but even seemingly safer sports like swimming and track pose some risk for overuse injuries. And they all can be made safer with the right strategy, said Dr. Erin Grieb, pediatric primary care sports medicine physician at Stanford Medicine Children’s Orthopedic and Sports Stanford Medicine Center. Here’s what to do if your child plays sports. What to look out for When it comes to cardiac events, screening is crucial, Stuart Berger said. Generally, kids are safe to play sports and exercise without concern for cardiac events, but with all types of sports, it is important to do a physical with family history to identify those who might be at risk, he added. ‘ The concerns are that maybe there is somebody with an underlying cardiac abnormality, the screening is designed to bring that out and that we can identify, if possible, who those kids are.

– Stuart Berger

Found on CNN
1 year ago

If you come here on any given day, you might see a flash mob doing a dance routine, you'll see a ballet class, you'll see people playing a random pick-up game of basketball right in the middle of the atrium.

– Ralph Zucker

Found on CNN
1 year ago

When you're a five-four pro basketball player, you learn to take on the big guys.

– Maura Healey

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There’s this space in our lives that we attempt to fill with more space and the nothingness grows larger while our lives get smaller, a fact we can’t seem to accept very well. So, we take walks and we work and we go to movies and basketball games and church and we Exist in our nothing lives and when we die a speech is made and we are forgotten once again, only more permanently this time.

– Scott C. Holstad

added by scottholstad
1 year ago

Our victim here is lying on the ground in the basketball court on his clothes, he states he felt a punch in his side.

– Detectives James Essig

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Coach Gary Moeller went into Ohio, enemy territory, and snatched up two Heisman Trophy winners in less than 10 years, that's pretty significant and that should be part of Gary Moeller legacy. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Former Michigan football coach Gary Moeller watches the second half of an exhibition NCAA college basketball game against Wayne State in Ann Arbor, Mich., Nov. 4, 2013. Former Michigan, Illinois and Detroit Lions coach Moeller died Monday, July 11, 2022. Gary Moeller was 81. The University of Michigan announced Gary Moeller death, and no cause was provided. ( AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File).

– Desmond Howard

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I wanted to create the shoes I wanted to work with. [ There are ] artists [ from ] around the world who [ have ] been oppressed by their government because they know [ what ] the situation [ s ] there are. They put all their feelings and emotions in the shoes. And I was going out there putting the shoes on my feet and going out. They don't play basketball. And it became a huge trend.

– Enes Kanter Freedom

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

So he has to look at what he’s going to do with his player option and so forth like that, i think we know what we’re looking for. We’re looking for guys that want to come in here and be part of something bigger than themselves. Play selfless, play team basketball, and be available … and that goes not only for Kyrie but for everybody here.

– Sean Marks

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

We do not fear the Golden State Warriors, we want to come out and play the best version of basketball that we can.

– Jaylen Brown

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Shawn was up there playing basketball with his brother and his cousin, he is 5-foot-5, 130 pounds, and it was just the three of them on the court playing when a car-load of kids, a car-load of teenagers … pulled into the lot. At that point they opened their windows and opened fire with, what at the time seemed to be a fully automatic firearm.

– Jonathan Sinn

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I haven’t shot a basketball since maybe like April 5th.

– Anthony Davis

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

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