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Jul 8, 2009 | No Comments
Mixed martial arts has grown in popularity exponentially after the last several years. This is due in part to a variety of factors, including a reality television show from the UFC that brought the sport to the masses for the first time. The UFC continues to produce high quality fights since all of the fighters are under their control, which helps to add to their popularity. Some people feel that MMA is replacing or has already replaced boxing in our culture but in truth they are different sports and you don’t have to like or follow just one.
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Jul 1, 2009 | No Comments
There is a debate among sports fans which is as old as professional sports: whether collegiate athletics or professional sports are superior to the other. Fans on either side of the issue are adamant in their devotion to one or the other, but many fans prefer college athletics for one sport and professional for the other. The sports which are the subject of the most debate here are basketball and football and while this is an argument which will never be settled; it’s one that fans will also continue to have for as long as professional and collegiate sports are played.
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Jun 26, 2009 | No Comments
The single most important sport with American fans, the NFL is alone among sports in being able to not only command the attention of the vast majority of US fans, but to hold their attention year-round, even during the off season. From the Super Bowl to the first of the preseason games, the NFL keeps fans interested.
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Jun 26, 2009 | No Comments
The most popular sports in America may not necessarily be the sports you’d think of as enjoying a place in the top tier of US sports. If you’re not a regular follower of American athletics, you could be in for a bit of a shock to learn that things have changed a lot in the last two to three decades. For a look at which sports are the most popular with fans in the US, read on.
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Jun 16, 2009 | No Comments
Baseball is the American national pastime. At least, we all think of it as holding that lofty perch, don’t we? But the truth of the matter is that it has been a very long time since baseball was the most popular sport in the country. While it has firm roots as once being a sport of huge social and cultural importance, that is not the case anymore. It has been replaced by a variety of things, including other sports and other forms of entertainment and activity.
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Jun 16, 2009 | No Comments
With 4 Tennis Master’s Cup titles, 13 Grand Slam singles titles, 14 ATP Masters Series titles and an Olympic Gold Medal, Roger Federer is nothing if not a champion. Between Wimbledon in 2005 and the 2007 US Open, Federer appeared in 10 consecutive Grand Slam men’s singles finals and has won 19 of these titles in his career. Federer currently hold the record for most consecutive Grand Slam singles titles (an incredible 19) and currently ranks as the number 2 tennis player in the world; he held the top spot from February 2004 to August 2008 and won the coveted Laureus World Sportsman award in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
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Jun 14, 2009 | No Comments
The new stadium slated to replace Shea Stadium has been renamed Citi Field after a deal was negotiated with Citi Bank for naming rights to the tune of $20 million per year. Not bad for a team already looking at $400 million in income over the next two decades. There will also be a Delta Airlines area of the new stadium and another large area right behind home plate. There will be many amenities available to fans upon the opening of the new field.Once Opening Day 2009 rolls around, the new Jackie Robinson Rotunda will be unveiled - this is the entrance to the stadium; you may notice a certain resemblance to the entrance of the long lost Brooklyn Dodgers stadium, Ebbets Field.
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Jun 7, 2009 | No Comments
Hockey was once one of the four major American sports. The big four were the National Football League, Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League. But yet, even as some in those group dominate the others (the NFL dominates all sports in terms of popularity), the NHL has not been able to really keep up with the others.
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Jun 7, 2009 | No Comments
Among the highest honors a professional golfer can achieve in their career is to be one of the Masters Golf winners. The Masters, of course is one of the biggest events in golf. One of the four champion ship tournaments on the PGA Tour, this event is held at Augusta, Georgia’s Augusta National Golf Club, which is unique among the hosts of the major tournaments in being a members-only club, something which has sparked some controversy in the past.
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Jun 3, 2009 | No Comments
The Dallas Mavericks point guard Jason Kidd is thought to be one of the best basketball layers currently active in the NBA. Before joining the Mavericks, Kidd led the New Jersey Nets to the NBA finals in 2002 and 2003.
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