| All around the globe, on any given day, you | | | | 2. Football began as a college sport in the |
| will find some sort of sports event on your | | | | United States in the mid 1800s. Football is |
| local television station or on cable. With | | | | truly the "American Sport", since it is |
| networks dedicated solely to sports, you can | | | | played in the United States exclusively. It |
| find things like boxing, bowling, fishing, | | | | has grown from being played only in college |
| basketball, football, baseball and soccer on | | | | to having professional teams and being played |
| 24 hours a day! Most days you will be able to | | | | by students in both elementary and high |
| see sports live, either by watching pee-wee, | | | | schools. The Super Bowl is one of the most |
| high school, college and even professional | | | | watched television events when it comes to |
| sports events. Most ticket prices for local | | | | sports, and it determines which one of the |
| sports are reasonable and you and your whole | | | | many professional football teams will be |
| family can enjoy the excitement of the game! | | | | considered the best for that year! |
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| When you look at the citizens of the United | | | | 3. Basketball is a popular sport worldwide. |
| States, there are several sports that seem to | | | | The number of people around the world playing |
| be much more popular than others. They, of | | | | basketball can reach a staggering 300 |
| course, will cost you a bit more to attend, | | | | million! Basketball is one of the only |
| but the thrill of being there will make the | | | | professional sports in the United States to |
| price well worth it. The most popular sports | | | | welcome foreign players onto teams, with many |
| in the United States today, being watched | | | | players of professional basketball being |
| live and on screens, are: | | | | recruited from other countries and brought to |
| | | | the United States to play. |
| 1. Baseball is one of the top sports being | | | | |
| played in the United States. Having been | | | | 4. Hockey is one of the newer sports gaining |
| played in the United States the longest, | | | | popularity with the American public. It did |
| baseball attracts millions of fans to ball | | | | not originate in the United States, but it |
| fields every year. There isn't just | | | | has found its way into our sporting life and |
| professional baseball to keep many Americans | | | | become one of the fastest growing sports. Ice |
| busy, though. Proud parents everywhere enjoy | | | | hockey is the most popular form of this |
| watching their children learn and play the | | | | sport, with street hockey being popular with |
| game. What a great feeling when you see your | | | | older kids everywhere. |
| child hit the ball or score a run! As the old | | | | |
| song goes, "Take me out to the ball game!". | | | | You may be asking "Where is golf and soccer |
| When it comes to sports, professional and | | | | on this list?" Well, although both sports are |
| amateur, baseball is ranked right up there at | | | | gaining in popularity, neither one meets the |
| the top. | | | | level of fans of the sports listed above. |
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