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The players faced a line of five basketball hoops whose nets did in fact have bells on them that were tuned to specific notes.
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Dec. 2024
When shooting on three or four different hoops, and from atypical angles, not only was hitting all the shots difficult, but so was getting the timing precisely correct.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Disney’s nightcap will almost certainly command the largest audience of its slot—up against a clash of women’s college hoops titans on Fox (UConn-USC) and some local NBA and NHL action.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Combs regularly plays card games with other inmates and shoots hoops during recreational hours, and family members visit on weekdays.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
The 3x3 women’s hoops league already secured $7 million in a seed round announced in May, meaning the league has received $35 million in total funds in 2024.
—Kristian Burt, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
Shooting hoops is all well and good, but what about dribbling.
—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
Following much trial and error, the first prototype made its public debut at a Toyota Engineering Society event in 2018, managing to impress attendees by nailing nine out of 10 hoops.
—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
An earlier version already secured a world record in 2019 for the most consecutive hoops.
—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Dec. 2024
When shooting on three or four different hoops, and from atypical angles, not only was hitting all the shots difficult, but so was getting the timing precisely correct.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Disney’s nightcap will almost certainly command the largest audience of its slot—up against a clash of women’s college hoops titans on Fox (UConn-USC) and some local NBA and NHL action.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Combs regularly plays card games with other inmates and shoots hoops during recreational hours, and family members visit on weekdays.
—Danielle Bacher, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
The 3x3 women’s hoops league already secured $7 million in a seed round announced in May, meaning the league has received $35 million in total funds in 2024.
—Kristian Burt, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
Shooting hoops is all well and good, but what about dribbling.
—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
Following much trial and error, the first prototype made its public debut at a Toyota Engineering Society event in 2018, managing to impress attendees by nailing nine out of 10 hoops.
—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
An earlier version already secured a world record in 2019 for the most consecutive hoops.
—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Hoops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hoops. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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