Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada

Sports have been and will continue to be an influential factor on cultures around the world. Soccer is influential in Europe, Football influences The United States and for Canada it would be hockey. It was created in Canada and continues today to be a dominating part of Canadian culture as “the sport and national identity are inextricably linked” (Brunt). You could ask almost anyone in Canada if they knew who Wayne Gretzky is or if they have ever played any form of hockey, and undoubtedly you would

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Have you ever wondered about which sport you should play?  Basketball and baseball are both excellent and fun options.  They are two of the top three most popular sports in the United States.  Also, both have been around for over 100 years, and have been tweaked to make them the most fun and fair as possible.  There are some differences, though, and one of them is the pace of the game.     One major difference between basketball and baseball is the action and pace of the game.  Basketball is very

Professional Football: United States vs. Canada Football, known as “America’s Favorite Pastime” currently stands second in popularity in Canada. It is widely popular in both countries due to increasing fan rate, the popularity of both their championship games, and new generations wanting to play Football. However, younger players are decreasing because of problems relating to injuries. Although Canada and the United States both have Professional Football Leagues, many differences in their development

Hockey is a very fast pace sport. It is an exciting sport that is played by two teams on an ice rink. Each team has a goalie, two defensemen, two wingers and a center player on the ice at all times, excluding penalties and a few other rare circumstances (USA Hockey). The game is played, by each player moving a heavy rubber disk called a puck along the court. The puck is shot into the net to score points and the most points at the end of the game wins. This game is played at a fast pace because hockey

rough time in the United States. People didn't really see it as a major sport until 1994 when the USA hosted the FIFA World Cup. Befor this, there wasn't a even a professional league. With the terms of hosting, the United States had to form a league. In 1993, Major League Soccer was formed. It took a few years to catch on, but is now at an all time high. To find the real core of the hatred, we need to look back at the history of sports and the role soccer has played in the United States. Soccer was

is one of the biggest sports in the World, even though the US is just starting to play, it has been very popular. This essay is going to talk about MLS soccer and how it got so big. It will answer questions like the history of MLS, where MLS players come from, and MLS specific stadiums. The history of MLS is very interesting for lots of reasons. The history of MLS began in 1988, when the USSF (United States Soccer Federation) pledged to create a professional soccer league. For the 1994 FIFA WOrld

influence on Canada as one of the reasons why Canada is losing its heritage, with one major aspect being the game of hockey. The institutionalization of American Culture began to take root in Canada during the late 1920’s and 1930s as technological advances, specifically the invention of the radio, allowed Canadians to enjoy American entertainment. American stations were much more reliable than Canadian ones, causing American sporting stations such as NBC and CBS to become extremely popular in Canada (Gruneau

The All-American Girl Professional Base Ball League was created in 1943 by Philip Wrigley, owner of the Chicago Cubs, in order to support the war effort from the United States as well as trying to maintain baseball as the American pastime. What came out of this decision was a juxtaposition of masculine athleticism and the feminine ideals of the 1940s. The women who were recruited by the scouts came from various states of living throughout the United States and Canada and later Puerto Rico. In order

Hockey in Canada Ice hockey has in the last hundred years evolved to become international. Canada is in jeopardy of losing its six teams. Tradition run deep in all of the cities and also professional hockey teams create thousands of jobs and help out in the communities. Teams in the Canadian market are having trouble keeping their programs in the black because of higher taxes and a weaker Canadian dollar. In order for professional hockey teams in Canada not to relocate to United States, it is