New England Carell, Ruth Gordon, John Krasinski, Edward Norton, Mark Wahlberg, and Matthew Perry. A full list of those from Massachusetts can be found here, and a listing of notable films and television series produced in the area here. Two popular American sports were invented in New England: basketball, invented by James Naismith (a Canadian) in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1891, and volleyball, invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan, in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Additionally, Walter Camp is credited with developing modern American football in New Haven, Connecticut, in the 1870s and 1880s. New Hampshire Motor Speedway is an oval racetrack that has hosted
Morgan William to a training camp contract on Friday, May 13, 2018. Morgan William Morgan William (born July 14, 1996) is a women's college basketball player who previously played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. She helped lead the Bulldogs to four appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including three Sweet Sixteens, and two appearances in the championship game, 2017 and 2018. She is best known for a buzzer-beating shot to beat Connecticut in the 2017 Final Four, ending the Huskies' 111-game winning streak. William went undrafted in the 2018 WNBA Draft but it did not take the Mississippi State point guard long to