This would be a game changer. The German company ASB GlassFloor is looking to replace wooden basketball courts with glass ones — shattering hoops’ hardwood tradition. To create the floorboards ...

Weighing 65 pounds, and spanning 3½ feet across with a circumference of 11 feet, his giant wooden basketball is 4½ times larger than a regulation ball. The idea came to him while on a stroll.

At the end of each season, fans look forward to Naismith and Wooden Award announcements. Named after the creator of basketball Dr. James Naismith, the Naismith Award is given out based on men's ...