Autumn is by far the best time to visit Japan, as far as the weather goes.
About 30 percent of NBA players sport tattoos, compared with about 4 percent of the nation's population. According to manufacturer Spalding, the average lifespan of an NBA basketball is 10,000 bounces. Basketball got its name from the half-bushel peach baskets used as targets by the originator, James A. Naismith, in 1891. Basketball is the most popular sport among college women, followed by volleyball and tennis. Basketball's Nate Archibald, Larry Bird, Tony Kukoc, David Robinson, Bill Russell, Nick Van Exel, Bill Walton, and Lenny Wilkens are left-handed.