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Also called the strong side. The half of the court (divided lengthwise) that the ball is currently on. Contrast help side. banana cut. Also called a "C" cut. A wide, curving cut, as opposed to a cut that is a straight line. bank shot A shot that hits the backboard before hitting the rim or going through the net. baseball pass
A blue card is frequently used in indoor football in the United States as a level below a yellow card for offenses such as breaking house safety rules, spitting on the field, committing minor physical fouls, or illegal substitutions, [23] signifying that the offender must leave the field and stay in a penalty box (usually 2–5 minutes), during ...
Also called "pass fake." Ball reversal – Passing of the ball from one side of the court to the other. Baseball pass – Also called the lance pass, this is a long pass in which the passer throws the ball with one hand, as if it were a baseball or a football. It is infrequently used, mainly to set up last-second plays off a baseline inbounding ...
Initially, basketball was played with an "ordinary association football (soccer ball), [6] although the sport now uses its own ball. The goal is placed 10 feet (3.05 m) above the court. Originally a basket was used (thus "basket-ball"), so the ball had to be retrieved after each made shot. Today a hoop with an open-bottom hanging net is used ...
New Mexico State men's basketball player Robert Carpenter was suspended indefinitely for landing a sucker punch on an opposing player during a game Thursday, the school announced Friday. The ...
ESPN veteran basketball analyst Jay Bilas, a Duke grad, has taken a break from his day job of verbally blistering the NCAA 29 hours a day to campaign to cease the practice of “court storming.”
The "Malice at the Palace" (also known as the Pacers–Pistons brawl) [2] [3] was a fight involving both players and fans that occurred during a National Basketball Association (NBA) game between the Indiana Pacers and the defending champion Detroit Pistons on November 19, 2004, at the Palace in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
The basketball hoop in particular has become a recruiting tool. Rebels' offensive lineman Diego Pounds transferred from North Carolina. He remembered watching Ole Miss games and noting the energy ...