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Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m) high hoop (the goal ) under organized rules. Basketball is one of the most popular and widely viewed sports in the world.
Points are scored by shooting the ball through the basket from above; the team with more points at the end of the game wins. The ball can be advanced on the court by bouncing it ( dribbling ) or passing it between teammates. Disruptive physical contact ( fouls ) is not permitted and there are restrictions on how the ball can be handled ( violations ).
Through time, basketball has developed to involve common techniques of shooting, passing and dribbling, as well as players' positions, and offensive and defensive structures. Typically, the tallest members of a team will play center while often the best ball handlers are guards . While competitive basketball is carefully regulated, numerous variations of basketball have developed for casual play. In some countries, basketball is also a popular spectator sport.
While competitive basketball is primarily an indoor sport, played on a basketball court, less regulated variations have become exceedingly popular as an outdoor sport among both inner city and rural groups.
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George Washington senior Maureece Rice has been dismissed from the men's basketball team, Coach Karl Hobbs announces.
China's basketball star Yao vows to battle back (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Chinese basketball superstar Yao Ming promised his countrymen Friday he would do his utmost to recover from a broken foot that has cast doubt on his role at the long-awaited Beijing Olympics.
College basketball heavyweights face early KO (USA Today)
Men's college basketball heavyweights typically rely on their conference tournaments to secure a strong seed in the NCAA tournament. This season, they will be fighting for their basketball lives. From Florida to Arizona, perennial powers are sitting uncomfortably on a large NCAA tournament bubble with 10 days until Selection Sunday.
NCAA penalizes Long Beach State men's basketball program (USA Today)
The NCAA imposed stiff penalties on the Long Beach State men's basketball program on Thursday, including some sanctions that were self-imposed by the university.
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