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North American Professional Sport= - Answer-is the most visible of all of the sport industry segments
Who makes the games happen? - Answer-Sport Managers
The Big Four: - Answer-MLB
NFL
NBA
NHL
The odds of making any of these team sports is astronomical, - Answer-but the games would not happen
without the athletes' involvement
Other sports that take place in form of 'tours or organized series" include: - Answer-PGA, LPGA, National
Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)
Other professional leagues include: - Answer-WNBA, Major League Soccer (MLS), and Mixed Martial Arts
(MMA)
History of the MLB - Answer-1869: First club—Cincinnati Red Stockings— was founded
1876: First professional sports league was established—Baseball's National League (NL)
1901: American League (AL) was established
All early rival leagues failed
Currently 30 total teams : American League (AL), 14; National League (NL) 16
, _________________________has the longest history of any professional sport in North America -
Answer-Major League Baseball
History of the NFL - Answer-1920: American Professional Football Association (APFA) was established
1922: APFA name changed to National Football League
1926: First American Football League (AFL) was organized
NFL faced Challenges from the following leagues: - Answer-World Football League (WFL), 1974-1975
United States Football League (USFL), 1983-1985
AFL emerged and challenged the NFL and finally the league signed an agreement in ___? - Answer-1966
to establish an inter-league championship, and full NFL-AFL amalgamation occurred in 1970
Currently there are 32 total teams: - Answer-National Football Conference (NFC): 16
American Football Conference (AFC): 16
NBA History (1924-1949) - Answer-1924: First professional basketball league— American Basketball
League—was established
1947: American Basketball League disbands and Basketball Association of America (BAA) emerged
1949: Basketball Association of America becomes National Basketball Association (NBA)
More NBA Hist. (1967-1976) - Answer-1967: Rival American Basketball Association (ABA) was formed
1976: Agreement was made between the two leagues to transfer four ABA teams to NBA
There are 30 teams total in two conferences: Western and Eastern
History of the NHL - Answer-1917: Started with four Canadian teams-Toronto, Ottawa and two teams in
Montreal
North American Professional Sport= - Answer-is the most visible of all of the sport industry segments
Who makes the games happen? - Answer-Sport Managers
The Big Four: - Answer-MLB
NFL
NBA
NHL
The odds of making any of these team sports is astronomical, - Answer-but the games would not happen
without the athletes' involvement
Other sports that take place in form of 'tours or organized series" include: - Answer-PGA, LPGA, National
Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)
Other professional leagues include: - Answer-WNBA, Major League Soccer (MLS), and Mixed Martial Arts
(MMA)
History of the MLB - Answer-1869: First club—Cincinnati Red Stockings— was founded
1876: First professional sports league was established—Baseball's National League (NL)
1901: American League (AL) was established
All early rival leagues failed
Currently 30 total teams : American League (AL), 14; National League (NL) 16
, _________________________has the longest history of any professional sport in North America -
Answer-Major League Baseball
History of the NFL - Answer-1920: American Professional Football Association (APFA) was established
1922: APFA name changed to National Football League
1926: First American Football League (AFL) was organized
NFL faced Challenges from the following leagues: - Answer-World Football League (WFL), 1974-1975
United States Football League (USFL), 1983-1985
AFL emerged and challenged the NFL and finally the league signed an agreement in ___? - Answer-1966
to establish an inter-league championship, and full NFL-AFL amalgamation occurred in 1970
Currently there are 32 total teams: - Answer-National Football Conference (NFC): 16
American Football Conference (AFC): 16
NBA History (1924-1949) - Answer-1924: First professional basketball league— American Basketball
League—was established
1947: American Basketball League disbands and Basketball Association of America (BAA) emerged
1949: Basketball Association of America becomes National Basketball Association (NBA)
More NBA Hist. (1967-1976) - Answer-1967: Rival American Basketball Association (ABA) was formed
1976: Agreement was made between the two leagues to transfer four ABA teams to NBA
There are 30 teams total in two conferences: Western and Eastern
History of the NHL - Answer-1917: Started with four Canadian teams-Toronto, Ottawa and two teams in
Montreal
