SPORTS IN THE UNITED STATES

INDEXAMERICAN FOOTBALL

BASEBALL

BASKETBALL

ICE HOCKEY

SOCCER

MOTOR SPORTS

AMERICAN FOOTBALLAmerican football, known within the

country as simply football, has the

most participants of any sport at both

high school and college levels.

The NFL is the preeminent

professional football league in the

United States.

BASEBALL

The world series of Major League

Baseball is the culmination of the

sport's postseason each October.

It is played between the winner of

each of the two leagues, the

American League and the National

League is determined through a

best-of-seven playoff.

BASKETBALLBasketball was invented in 1891. The

National Basketball Association, more

popularly known as the NBA, is the world's

premier men's professional basketball league

and one of the major professional sports

leagues of North America. The Dream Team

was the unofficial nickname of the United

States men's basketball team that won the

gold medal at the 1992 Olympics.

ICE HOCKEY

Ice Hockey is another popular sport in

the United States. Originating from

North America, the sport is commonly

referred to simply as "hockey."

USA Hockey is the official governing

body for amateur hockey in the U.S.

The United States Hockey Hall of Fame

is located in Eveleth, Minnesota.

SOCCER

Soccer, commonly known as

"football" in most countries, is

the least popular of the five

sports traditionally considered

major in the United States.

MOTOR SPORTS

Motor sports are also widely popular

in the United States, but Americans

generally ignore major international

series, such as Formula One and

MotoGP. Promoters and drivers in the

United States discovered that horse

racing tracks could provide better

conditions for drivers and spectators

than public streets.