Historical clue formulations

• Behind-the-arc shots, informally — 2022-12-20
• Tennis balls are usually sold in these — 2021-07-27
• Basketball shots from beyond the arc — 2020-02-12
• N.B.A. long shots — 2017-06-22
• Basketball long shots — 2011-08-20
• Crowds, it is said — 2007-09-02
• "___ Company" — 2007-06-17
• Triplets — 2001-12-05