As a co-founder and star of the American Basketball League, Edwards found herself out of work in 1999 when the league was buried by the rival WNBA which is backed by the NBA.

爱德华斯是美国篮球联盟（ ABL ）的创始人之一兼著名球员，但是在1999年篮球联盟被美国职业篮球联赛（ NBA ）支持的女子职业篮球联赛（ WNBA ）取代后，她失业了。

youdao

Wathching an Ivy League game is wonderful, whether it's fencing, cross-country running, American football or basketball.

观看他们的比赛感觉棒极了，无论是击剑还是越野赛跑，美式足球还是篮球。

youdao

Because of the long history, advanced basketball theories and the perfect NBA league system, American basketball has been in the first place in the world male basketball sport.

美国篮球悠久的历史、先进的篮球理论和完善的NBA联赛体制，使美国篮球始终处在世界男子篮球运动的领先地位。

youdao

Taylor was Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 1971 and Rookie of the Year for the American Basketball Association two years later.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

Single-owner leagues have their precedents: Major League Soccer is owned by one entity, as was the old American Basketball League.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The United States Football League, the World Football League, the World Hockey Association, and the American Basketball Association all lasted far longer than the XFL, despite the fact that none had network television contracts in their first seasons.

FORBES: Top Of The News: XFL Exterminated