Sports in the United States

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American sports
Americans are interested in different sports and activities. The major American

American sports Americans are interested in different sports and activities. The major
sports are ice hockey, baseball, American football and basketball. The large choice of sports in America can be explained by the variety and size of the country, its different climates and the people's love of competitions of any type. The seasons of the "four major sports" often overlap.

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American Michael Phelps won an Olympic record eight gold medals

Sports in

American Michael Phelps won an Olympic record eight gold medals Sports in
the United States is an important part of American culture is an important part of American culture. The four most popular team sports is an important part of American culture. The four most popular team sports are ones that developed in North America: American football is an important part of American culture. The four most popular team sports are ones that developed in North America: American football, baseball is an important part of American culture. The four most popular team sports are ones that developed in North America: American football, baseball, basketball is an important part of American culture. The four most popular team sports are ones that developed in North America: American football, baseball, basketball and ice hockey is an important part of American culture. The four most popular team sports are ones that developed in North America: American football, baseball, basketball and ice hockey. The major leagues is an important part of American culture. The four most popular team sports are ones that developed in North America: American football, baseball, basketball and ice hockey. The major leagues of these sports, the National Football League is an important part of American culture. The four most popular team sports are ones that developed in North America: American football, baseball, basketball and ice hockey. The major leagues of these sports, the National Football League (NFL), the Major League Baseball is an important part of American culture. The four most popular team sports are ones that developed in North America: American football, baseball, basketball and ice hockey. The major leagues of these sports, the National Football League (NFL), the Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association is an important part of American culture. The four most popular team sports are ones that developed in North America: American football, baseball, basketball and ice hockey. The major leagues of these sports, the National Football League (NFL), the Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Hockey League (NHL) enjoy massive media exposure and are considered the preeminent competitions in their respective sports in the world .

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Football

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Americans play tennis, hockey and most other international sports but they do

Football . Americans play tennis, hockey and most other international sports but
not play football in the same way as the rest of the world. The players can run with the ball, touch and push each other. Players wear special clothes for American football with helmets on their heads, because the game can be dangerous. Like international football teams, American teams have eleven players. The field looks different and even the ball is a different shape. American football is very different game.

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Football
American football is a distinct type of football that developed in the

Football American football is a distinct type of football that developed in
United States in the 19th century from soccer and rugby.

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Football
Football is played by school, college and professional teams and is one

Football Football is played by school, college and professional teams and is
of the most popular American sports, attracting thousands of participants and millions of spectators annually. American football was made popular by teams representing colleges and universities.

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Ice hockey
Americans love winter sports and ice hockey is the most popular

Ice hockey Americans love winter sports and ice hockey is the most
game. This game is very fast and can be dangerous.

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Ice hockey
Originating from North America, the sport is commonly referred to simply

Ice hockey Originating from North America, the sport is commonly referred to
as "hockey." In the U.S. the game is most popular in regions of the country with a cold winter climate.

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Water Polo
Water Polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists

Water Polo Water Polo is a team water sport. The playing team
of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals.Water polo, therefore, has strong similarities to the land-based game of handball.

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Baseball

Baseball is the most popular summer sport in America. But the first

Baseball Baseball is the most popular summer sport in America. But the
baseball games start in warm, sunny regions like Florida and Arizona in winter. The first American baseball match was held in 1839 in New York. There is an opinion that baseball comes from a much older game, played in Europe for many years. To play baseball, two teams of nine players are needed. The "pitcher" throws the ball, and the "batter" hits it with a bat. Americans start playing baseball young. There are "leagues" which children of eight can join. The top players become big stars.

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Baseball
Baseball is the most popular summer sport in America. The first American

Baseball Baseball is the most popular summer sport in America. The first
baseball match was in 1839 in New York. To play baseball you need two teams of nine players. Americans start playing baseball young. There are "leagues" which children of eight can join. The top players become big stars and earn a lot of money every year. 

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Basketball
Basketball was invented in the United States. A schoolteacher designed the rules

Basketball Basketball was invented in the United States. A schoolteacher designed the
for a game that his students could play indoors. There are only five players in a basketball team. Usually basketball players are very tall and they show that basketball can be exciting.

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Basketball
Basketball is a uniquely American sport. It originated in 1891 when James

Basketball Basketball is a uniquely American sport. It originated in 1891 when
Naismith, a young physical education teacher in Springfield, Massachusetts, was instructed by his boss to invent a new game that could be played indoors during the cold winter months to keep the students occupied and out of trouble.

United States men's national basketball team playing in the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Basketball
The first professional basketball league was formed in 1898. Today, the National

Basketball The first professional basketball league was formed in 1898. Today, the
Basketball Association (NBA) is the major professional basketball league in the world, with teams in the United States and Canada. The NBA now has 29 teams competing in two conferences, the Eastern and Western, in four separate divisions.

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Basketball

Since its invention, basketball has also been a popular sport for women.

Basketball Since its invention, basketball has also been a popular sport for
Basketball was also a popular sport for women. Women's basketball came of age with the gold-medal victory of the American women's basketball team at the 1996 Olympics, increased media attention to women's college basketball tournament, and the establishment of professional women's basketball leagues. The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) was founded in 1997.

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Cricket
Cricket, another common sport in Commonwealth countries, is not a popular sport

Cricket Cricket, another common sport in Commonwealth countries, is not a popular
in the U.S. Many amateur cricket leagues have been formed by Indian, Pakistani, Australian, South African, English and Caribbean (more specifically West Indian) immigrants.

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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players

Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11
on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the runs scored by the batting team.

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Curling
Curling is popular in northern states, possibly because of climate, proximity to

Curling Curling is popular in northern states, possibly because of climate, proximity
Canada, or Scandinavian heritage. The national popularity of curling is growing after significant media coverage of the sport in the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics.

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Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet

Curling Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a
of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a circular target marked on the ice.

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Volleyball

Volleyball is also a notable sport in the United States, especially at

Volleyball Volleyball is also a notable sport in the United States, especially
the college and university levels. Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.

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Americans are fond of playing tennis too.

Tennis

Americans are fond of playing tennis too. Tennis

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Tennis
Amazingly, the historical development of tennis dates back several thousands of years.

Tennis Amazingly, the historical development of tennis dates back several thousands of
So, people who are involve in historical researches of this great sport claim to have found evidence of playing tennis in ancient Greece culture.

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Tennis

The game became very popular, especially in France, where was adopted by

Tennis The game became very popular, especially in France, where was adopted
the royal family. In the year of 1316 French king Louis X dies after hard "Jeu de Paume" game (other terms of this stage of game are Royal Tennis in Great Britain, Royal Tennis in Australia, Court Tennis in the United States), but this death does null to damp the popularity of the recreation.

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Tennis

16th Century - History of Tennis
Between the 16th and 18th centuries the

Tennis 16th Century - History of Tennis Between the 16th and 18th
game of the palm was highly regarded by kings and nobleman. The French players would begin the palm game by shouting the word "Tenez" (Play!). The palm game soon came to be called "real tennis" or "royal".

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Tennis
1530s ▪ HISTORY OF TENNIS ▪ English king Henry VIII builds a

Tennis 1530s ▪ HISTORY OF TENNIS ▪ English king Henry VIII builds
tennis court at Hampton Court Palace (This court no longer exist but a similar court built there in 1625 and is in use until today).

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Tennis
1896 ▪ OLYMPIC GAMES ▪ Tennis became one of the core sports

Tennis 1896 ▪ OLYMPIC GAMES ▪ Tennis became one of the core
in the first modern Olympic Games.

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Tennis
1897 ▪ WOMEN ON FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIPS ▪ The French Championships are open

Tennis 1897 ▪ WOMEN ON FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIPS ▪ The French Championships are
to women for the first time in the french tennis history.

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Tennis

2009 ▪ ROGER FEDERER ▪ On 7 June, Roger Federer became arguably

Tennis 2009 ▪ ROGER FEDERER ▪ On 7 June, Roger Federer became
the greatest tennis player of all time in tennis history with his victory at the French Open. Federer joins Fred Perry, Don Budge, Rod Laver, Roy Emerson and Andre Agassi as winner of all four Grand Slam titles, and equals the 14 Grand Slam titles claimed by Pete Sampras - who never managed to win on the clay of Roland Garros.

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Tennis
On 20 April, Marat Safin and Dinara Safina became the first brother

Tennis On 20 April, Marat Safin and Dinara Safina became the first
and sister to reach world number one in tennis history. Marat became achieved the top ranking on 20 November 2000. Roger Federer secure No. 1 postion on the end of seson with victory over Andy Murray in three sets at London ATP Finals on 25 November.

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USA Triathlon
USA Triathlon is the national governing body for the multisport disciplines

USA Triathlon USA Triathlon is the national governing body for the multisport
of triathlon, duathlon, aquathlon and winter triathlon in the United States. USA Triathlon is a member federation of the U.S. Olympic Committee and the International Triathlon Union. Its headquarters are in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

The symbol for triathlon in the Olympics

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Triathlon
Triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in

Triathlon Triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running
immediate succession over various distances.

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Figure-skating

As other nationalities, Americans are fond of figure-skating too.
The ISU Grand Prix

Figure-skating As other nationalities, Americans are fond of figure-skating too. The ISU
of Figure Skating (formerly the ISU Champions Series) is a series of international invitational competitions organized by the International Skating Union. Elite figure skaters compete in the disciplines of ladies' singles, men's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The junior-level equivalent is the ISU Junior Grand Prix.
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