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SPORTS HISTORY AND FACTS

The Sports FactBook has thousands of articles on the history of all types of sports, biographies of sports superstars and champions, sports records and events, scores and much more.

If you're a sports enthusiast or you're simply doing some research on a particular type of sport, this is the place to start your work. Use the general Index on the left or if you're researching some of the more popular sports, you can select the shortcut tabs above.

The history of sport can teach us a great deal about social changes and about the nature of sport itself. You might want to start off by reading more about the general history of sports.

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	Since the 1990s, football has surpassed baseball as the most popular spectator sport in the U.S. The 32-team National Football League (NFL) is the most popular professional league.

	Basketball is unusual in that it is a sport that was invented essentially by one man in 1891 - Dr James Naismith, a Canadian minister.

	Baseball is the most popular sport by any measurement. In the United States, baseball has often been called the national pastime.

	Soccer is played at a professional level all over the world and millions of people regularly go to a football stadium to follow their home team.