Sports in America

By LeviRempel
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    America

  • Soccer

    Soccer
    Football, also called association football or soccer, is a game involving two teams of 11 players who try to maneuver the ball into the other team's goal without using their hands or arms. Colleges started playing soccer in 1820 but the rules would often change. The American soccer league was founded in 1921

  • Baseball

    Baseball
    The game is played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players. The MLB was founded in 1876.

  • Football

    Football
    American football is a game that is played by two teams of eleven players using an oval-shaped ball. Players try to score points by passing or carrying the ball to their opponents' end of the field, or by kicking it over a bar fixed between two posts. The NFL was created in 1920.

  • Hockey

    Hockey
    Ice hockey is a game between two teams who wear skates and compete on an ice rink. Each team usually has six players. The object is to propel the puck past a goal line and into a net guarded by a goaltender. The NHL was founded in 1917.

  • MLB Creation

    MLB Creation
    The Major League Baseball league was created in 1876 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It consists of two leagues the American League and the National League. There are 15 teams in each league each split up into 3 divisions east, central, and west.

  • Basketball

    Basketball
    It is a team sport that involves two teams of five active players each trying to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a basket. The NBA was founded on June 6, 1946.

  • NHL Creation

    NHL Creation
    The NHL was created on November 26, 1917, in Montreal, Canada. It consists of 32 teams and 2 conferences each containing 4 divisions. The championship is called the Stanley Cup

  • NFL Creation

    NFL Creation
    The national football league was created on September 17, 1920, in Canton, Ohio. It consists of 2 divisions with 16 teams in each division. Their championship game is called the super bowl and it is played every 2nd Sunday of February.

  • NBA Creation

    NBA Creation
    The national basketball association was founded on June 6, 1946, in New York, NY. It consists of 30 teams and 2 conferences western and eastern.

  • Willie Mays "The Catch"

    Willie Mays "The Catch"
    The Catch was a baseball play made by New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays on September 29, 1954, during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series at the Polo Grounds in Upper Manhattan, New York City. Mays made an over-the-shoulder catch while on the run to record the out and then threw it back to prevent the runners from advancing. The Giants won 5-2 in extra innings and eventually the world series.

  • Super Bowl I

    Super Bowl I
    The National Football League champion Green Bay Packers defeated the American Football League champion Kansas City Chiefs by the score of 35–10.

  • Barry Bonds breaks the home run record

    Barry Bonds breaks the home run record
    On August 7, 2007, Barry Bonds broke the MLB home run record hitting his 756th home run and surpassing Hank Aaron as the all-time home run leader.