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Which was the original 'football'? | SPORTS WORDS

Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris

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Basketball and net origins of terms

Jess recounts James Naismith naming basketball and explains 'alley-oop' coming from a French acrobatic cheer.

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