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Orange and Oatmeal: It's not just for Breakfast!
Some diehard basketball fans seem to live on orange and oatmeal. It’s not an updated version of an old breakfast favorite or an example of an haute cuisine1; rather, it’s the official basketball of the WNBA, the Women’s National Basketball Association. The distinctive basketball used in all WNBA games features alternating panels, half in the traditional orange color, and the other half in an off-white color called “oatmeal.” The “orange-and-oatmeal,” as the basketball is affectionately known, was designed in 1996 as the official ball of the newly organized WNBA. The league wanted a design that would set their teams apart from the usual and create some excitement for fans watching the new teams play on the court; judging by the results, the maneuver has worked.
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From its very beginning, women’s basketball has been an innovative sport whose organizers have been perfectly willing to break with tradition. When the professional league, the WNBA was formed, the color of the “orange-and-oatmeal” basketball was not the only difference in the ball. The official basketball of the WNBA is only 28 1/2 inches, one inch in diameter smaller than the basketball used by the NBA. Fans seem to feel that the redesign has paid off, making for a faster, more energetic game. Of course, the WNBA would not be the same without the “orange-and-oatmeal” design, but that cannot be the only reason for the increasing popularity of women’s basketball.
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The original eight teams have become sixteen teams. The number of games played each year has grown from 28 in the first year to 256 in 2000. Attendance at WNBA games has soared. In 2001, for example, nearly three million people attended WNBA games. Television broadcasts reach even more people, and in that same year, sixty million people tuned in to watch WNBA games. Of those viewers, half were male and half were female; all of them fans that tuned in to watch a great game of basketball.
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When the WNBA was formed in 1996, the organizers wanted to proclaim that this was not a typical league and that fans would see something exciting and new. More than one hundred years of innovation had gone into women’s basketball. Since then the game has continued to evolve until the present day. Fans may not necessarily notice the history visible on the court, but the “orange-and-oatmeal” being passed around from one player to another is a visual testimony of the inventive spirit of women’s basketball. What better way to create excitement and a sense of energy and newness than to update the central object of any basketball game: the basketball itself!
Select all that are indications of the growing popularity of the WNBA.
Responses
the number of organized teams
the number of organized teams
the number of fans attending games
the number of fans attending games
the number of games played each year
the number of games played each year
the number of organizers who govern the sport
Orange and Oatmeal: It's not just for Breakfast!
Some diehard basketball fans seem to live on orange and oatmeal. It’s not an updated version of an old breakfast favorite or an example of an haute cuisine1; rather, it’s the official basketball of the WNBA, the Women’s National Basketball Association. The distinctive basketball used in all WNBA games features alternating panels, half in the traditional orange color, and the other half in an off-white color called “oatmeal.” The “orange-and-oatmeal,” as the basketball is affectionately known, was designed in 1996 as the official ball of the newly organized WNBA. The league wanted a design that would set their teams apart from the usual and create some excitement for fans watching the new teams play on the court; judging by the results, the maneuver has worked.
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From its very beginning, women’s basketball has been an innovative sport whose organizers have been perfectly willing to break with tradition. When the professional league, the WNBA was formed, the color of the “orange-and-oatmeal” basketball was not the only difference in the ball. The official basketball of the WNBA is only 28 1/2 inches, one inch in diameter smaller than the basketball used by the NBA. Fans seem to feel that the redesign has paid off, making for a faster, more energetic game. Of course, the WNBA would not be the same without the “orange-and-oatmeal” design, but that cannot be the only reason for the increasing popularity of women’s basketball.
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The original eight teams have become sixteen teams. The number of games played each year has grown from 28 in the first year to 256 in 2000. Attendance at WNBA games has soared. In 2001, for example, nearly three million people attended WNBA games. Television broadcasts reach even more people, and in that same year, sixty million people tuned in to watch WNBA games. Of those viewers, half were male and half were female; all of them fans that tuned in to watch a great game of basketball.
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When the WNBA was formed in 1996, the organizers wanted to proclaim that this was not a typical league and that fans would see something exciting and new. More than one hundred years of innovation had gone into women’s basketball. Since then the game has continued to evolve until the present day. Fans may not necessarily notice the history visible on the court, but the “orange-and-oatmeal” being passed around from one player to another is a visual testimony of the inventive spirit of women’s basketball. What better way to create excitement and a sense of energy and newness than to update the central object of any basketball game: the basketball itself!
Select all that are indications of the growing popularity of the WNBA.
Responses
the number of organized teams
the number of organized teams
the number of fans attending games
the number of fans attending games
the number of games played each year
the number of games played each year
the number of organizers who govern the sport
The indications of the growing popularity of the WNBA from the passage are:
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the number of organized teams: The original eight teams increased to sixteen teams.
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the number of fans attending games: Attendance at WNBA games increased, with nearly three million people attending games in 2001.
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the number of games played each year: The number of games played grew from 28 in the first year to 256 in 2000.
The number of organizers who govern the sport is not mentioned in the passage as an indication of popularity.
So, the correct responses are:
- the number of organized teams
- the number of fans attending games
- the number of games played each year
Read the sentence from Paragraph 2 of “Orange and Oatmeal: It’s Not Just for Breakfast!”
From its very beginning, women’s basketball has been an innovative sport whose organizers have been perfectly willing to break with tradition.
What does an innovative sport mean in the sentence?
Responses
a unified sport
a unified sport
a tolerant sport
a tolerant sport
an advancing sport
an advancing sport
an accommodating sport
From its very beginning, women’s basketball has been an innovative sport whose organizers have been perfectly willing to break with tradition.
What does an innovative sport mean in the sentence?
Responses
a unified sport
a unified sport
a tolerant sport
a tolerant sport
an advancing sport
an advancing sport
an accommodating sport
In the context of the sentence, "an innovative sport" refers to a sport that introduces new ideas, methods, or practices and embraces change rather than sticking strictly to tradition.
Therefore, the best interpretation of "an innovative sport" from the provided options is:
- an advancing sport
This option captures the essence of innovation as it implies progress and development.