Since the game was created in 1891, basketball has burrowed its way into American culture. Here’s a nostalgic look at some of our favorite things this sport has given us.

With just one exception, Division III men’s basketball champions have been crowned in Salem, Virginia, for more than two decades, but that tradition ends this spring.

In recent years, the game has sparked new interest simply by providing historic accomplishments and a little mainstream fun.

Each spring is a new adventure for the NCAA travel staff, who are charged with moving not only 20,000 Division I men’s and women’s basketball players, coaches, staff, band members and cheerleaders throughout the country, but also competitors and coaches for the other NCAA spring championships.

Without the accompaniment of a pep band to give the cacophony a cadence, the experience wouldn’t be complete.

Basketball shoes are generally made up of rubber, leather and synthetic materials. While brothers Ikenna and Osinachi Smart were growing up in Nigeria, they might as well have been made of gold.

A look back on iconic movie moments for hoops.

The NCAA Eligibility Center sent Associate Director Ashley Thornburg on a journey to make personal presentations in Australia, New Zealand, Samoa and Canada.

On a recent Sunday, two basketball lovers took the court for the Center for Allied and Unified Sport and Exercise program at Daemen.

“The Mickey Mouse Club” debuted on American television in 1955. That same year, Linfield football posted a 3-6 record.