Team Sports May Help Retirees Live Longer, Study Suggests

What Happened The Granny Basketball League began in 2005 when Barb Trammell organized a charity basketball game in Lansing, Iowa, to raise funds for a historic building. The game followed 1920s women’s 6-on-6 basketball rules—a format created in Iowa—with players wearing traditional “bloomer” uniforms. What started as a local exhibition has transformed into a national phenomenon. Today, the league includes more than 50 teams spanning 11 states and one team in Canada.