The New York Renaissance, also known as the Rens, were an all-black professional basketball team founded in 1922, a few years before the Harlem Globetrotters. They were named after the Harlem Renaissance Casino, an upscale reception hall of that time, which served as their titular home court. The team actually played most of their games on the road, barnstorming across the country out of necessity because they were unable to join any professional leagues due to racial discrimination. An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism and comedy to create one of the best-known sports entertainment franchises in the world. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... Barnstorm is the first solo album by Joe Walsh, released in 1972 (see 1972 in music). ...

The Rens were the dominant basketball team of the 1920's and 1930's. During the 1932-33 regular season, the Rens compiled a record of 112-8. During that season, the Rens won 88 consecutive games, a mark that has never been matched by a professional basketball team. In 1939, the Rens became the first all-black team to win a championship game, when they beat the Oshkosh All-Stars, 34-25, in the World Basketball Tournament in Chicago. World Professional Basketball Tournament was an invitational tournament for professional basketball teams in the United States held in Chicago, Illinois by the Chicago Herald American. ...

The team compiled a 2588-539 record over their history. A high point was the defeat of the NBL champions Oshkosh All-Stars in 1939. The National Basketball League was a professional basketball league in the United States from 1937 to 1949. ... See also: 1938 in sports, other events of 1939, 1940 in sports and the list of years in sports. Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II. // Auto Racing August 11 - Jean Bugatti, automobile designer and the 30-year-old son of Ettore Bugatti, died in...

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