Sports In New England
Two popular American sports were invented in New England. Basketball was invented by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891. Volleyball was invented by William G. Morgan in Holyoke, Massachusetts, in 1895. Also, the first American hockey game was played in Connecticut.
Read more about Sports In New England: Boston, Hartford Whalers, Fan Base, List of Professional and Semi-professional Sports Teams in New England, NCAA Division I Schools in New England, See Also
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“Reading about ethics is about as likely to improve one’s behavior as reading about sports is to make one into an athlete.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“He was inordinately proud of England and he abused her incessantly.”
—H.G. (Herbert George)