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American Professional Sports Leagues
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people spend billions of dollars every year attending or watching sports events, reading about sports
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There are four major professional sports leagues in America: the National Football League, the
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National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League. All of the
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National Football League teams are based in America; the other leagues have some teams in Canada.
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Women's professional sports are also growing in popularity. Women's sports leagues include the
Women's National Basketball Association, National Women's Hockey League and the National
Women's Soccer League. In addition to the major leagues, popular sports such as baseball, basketball
and hockey also have minor leagues that provide development opportunities for players and
entertainment for smaller cities.

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1) There is a professional women's league

2) Which league does not have a team based
for which sport?
in Canada?
a) Basketball
a) Major League Baseball
b) Lacrosse
b) National Basketball Association
c) Football
c) National Football League
d) Hang Gliding
d) National Hockey League

3) How many major sports leagues are

4) What major sport does not have minor leagues?
there?
a) Baseball
a) Seven
b) Basketball
b) Two
c) Football
c) ive
d) Bowling
d) Four

5) Which of the following is not a major

6) What is not a sports-related activity that
sport?
millions of people engage in?
a) Attending sports events
a) Lacrosse
b) Eating a pizza
b) Football
c) Buying a sports video game
c) Baseball
d) Watching a sports event
d) Hockey

7) Professional sports are a form

8) What type of sports leagues
of:
provides entertainment for smaller
a) Religion cities?
b) Government
a) Women's leagues
c) Entertainment
b) International leagues
d) Education
c) Minor leagues
d) Video leagues