query: what are the major sports played in venezuela?

title: Venezuela

text: dominant sport in the continent. However, football, as well as basketball, are among the more popular sports played in Venezuela. Venezuela hosted the 2012 Basketball World Olympic Qualifying Tournament and the 2013 FIBA Basketball Americas Championship, which took place in Poliedro de Caracas. Although not as popular in Venezuela as the rest of South America, football, spearheaded by the Venezuela national football team is gaining popularity as well. The sport is also noted for having an increased focus during the World Cup. According to the CONMEBOL alphabetical rotation policy established in 2011, Venezuela is scheduled to host the Copa América

title: Football in Venezuela

text: a fourth in 2006. Venezuela national football team played their first game in 1938 and since then have been one of South America's weakest teams. Following Ecuador's qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Venezuela are now the only CONMEBOL member to never have appeared at a World Cup finals. However the team are no longer seen as pushovers and are now recognised as stern opposition. Their growing status was further demonstrated by their hosting of the Copa América 2007 during which they reached the quarter finals. Furthermore, during the Copa América 2011, held in Argentina, they even improved this

title: Sport in Venezuela

text: Sport in Venezuela The major sports in Venezuela are baseball, basketball and football. Baseball in Venezuela originates with the early 20th century cultural influence of the United States oil companies. The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League was established in 1945. Football in Venezuela lags behind baseball, but its popularity in recent years has grown. Basketball and volleyball are also popular sports; there has been a national basketball league since 1974. The Vuelta a Venezuela is one of six cycling events in the UCI America Tour. The polo club Lechuza Caracas has had some success in North American polo competitions. In international

title: Sport in Venezuela

text: around the arena. They do this by "twisting the bulls tail." Which ever llanero can get the bull down to the ground the most times out of the all the riders, will win. The chase lasts about five minutes. The sport can be very dangerous, just like rodeo, because the riders can fall of their horses and be trampled by the bull. Sometimes the bull can break a leg or become injured, and if this happens the bull is taken immediately to the slaughterhouse, the manga. Sport in Venezuela The major sports in Venezuela are baseball, basketball and football. Baseball

title: Baseball in Venezuela

text: honor of Luis Aparicio, the only Venezuelan ballplayer to have been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. The award is given annually to honor the Venezuelan player who recorded the best individual performance in Major League Baseball, as voted on by sports journalists in Venezuela. Six MLB teams maintained training academies in Venezuela in 2010, down from 21 in 2002. Possible reasons for the decline include strained relations between the U.S. and Venezuela and the increasingly ubiquitous presence of MLB teams in the country creating more competition for talent there. The high crime rates

title: Major League Baseball consecutive games played streaks

text: 1993, to May 10, 2006, and was ended by a wrist injury sustained during what was his 519th consecutive game (see above). The MLB portion of the streak extended from March 31, 2003 (opening day), until May 10, 2006. Major League Baseball consecutive games played streaks Listed below are the longest consecutive games played in Major League Baseball history. To compile such a streak, a player must appear in every game played by his team. The streak is broken if the team completes a game in which the player neither takes a turn at bat nor plays a half-inning in

title: Rugby union in Venezuela

text: Clubes (National Championship of Clubs) contested by Venezuelan men's clubs. Another notable tournament is the Torneo Internacional de Rugby Los Andes (Los Andes Rugby International Tournament) played at Mérida. Santa Teresa seven-a-side, the Circuito Nacional de Sevens (National Sevens Series) and the Seven de las Flores (Sevens of Flowers) are important club competitions in rugby sevens. The matches of these competitions are played at weekends. In Venezuela, rugby is not as popular as sports such as baseball, football or basketball. The coverage of rugby competitions by Venezuelan mass media is sporadic. Years ago, rugby players had to fund themselves in

title: Sport in Venezuela

text: The Luis Aparicio Award was established in 2004, in honor of Luis Aparicio, the only Venezuelan ballplayer to have been introduced into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. The award is given annually to honor the Venezuelan player who recorded the best individual performance in Major League Baseball, as voted on by sports journalists in Venezuela. Behind baseball, the most popular sport in Venezuela is basketball. Traditionally, the national team has been one of the three elite teams in South America. The country hosted the 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying tournament and the 2013 FIBA Americas

title: Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada

text: Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada The major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada are the highest professional competitions of team sports in those countries. The four leagues universally included in the definition are Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Football League (NFL), and the National Hockey League (NHL). Other prominent leagues include Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). MLB, the NBA, NFL, and NHL are commonly referred to as the "Big Four". Each of these is the wealthiest professional club competition in its

text: As of 2015, MLB also handles the NHL's digital operations. Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada The major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada are the highest professional competitions of team sports in those countries. The four leagues universally included in the definition are Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Football League (NFL), and the National Hockey League (NHL). Other prominent leagues include Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Canadian Football League (CFL). MLB, the NBA, NFL, and NHL are commonly referred to as the "Big Four". Each

title: Movement We Are Venezuela

text: the request to change the name of Nuevo Camino Revolucionario to become the Movimiento Somos Venezuela. Being granted on February 1 of that year. Movement We Are Venezuela Movement We Are Venezuela (MSV) emerged after the transformation of New Revolutionary Road (NCR) is a far-left socialist and anti-imperialist political party in Venezuela founded on May 6, 2008 and refounded on January 29, 2018. It was established after three national deputies, Luis Tascón, Luis Díaz Salazar and Wilmer Pérez were expelled by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). Together with deputy Tomás Sánchez, they decided to form a new political

title: Movement We Are Venezuela

text: Movement We Are Venezuela Movement We Are Venezuela (MSV) emerged after the transformation of New Revolutionary Road (NCR) is a far-left socialist and anti-imperialist political party in Venezuela founded on May 6, 2008 and refounded on January 29, 2018. It was established after three national deputies, Luis Tascón, Luis Díaz Salazar and Wilmer Pérez were expelled by the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). Together with deputy Tomás Sánchez, they decided to form a new political party Shortly before the formation of NCR, talks were held with deputies Pedro Bastidas and Miguel Rojas of the Ecological Movement of Venezuela to

title: Major professional sports teams of the United States and Canada

text: year the team played in its current media market. For brevity, only the most recent nicknames for teams that have had multiple nicknames in their current media market are listed. Major professional sports teams of the United States and Canada This article is a list of teams that play in one of the six major sports leagues in the United States and Canada: the Canadian Football League (CFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer (MLS), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Football League (NFL), and the National Hockey League (NHL). Future expansion teams whose inaugural seasons are confirmed

title: Venezuela at major beauty pageants

text: Venezuela at major beauty pageants This is a list of Venezuela's official representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has won twenty-three victories among all the pageants: With 23 victorious titles, Venezuela has reputedly won more than any other country in pageantry. Venezuela is also the first and only country to win all the four pageants multiple times. Venezuela has twice won two Big Four crowns in one year, winning Miss Universe 1981 and Miss World 1981 and then Miss Universe 2013 and Miss Earth 2013. In

text: seldom lasted more than a decade. Soccer's greatest successes were in the form of the American Soccer League (1921–1933), the original North American Soccer League (1968–84), and, currently, Major League Soccer (1996–present). The term "major league" is usually limited to professional team sports. Individual professional sports competitions such as PGA Tour golf and NASCAR Cup Series auto racing are also very popular and serve as those sports' most prominent competitions with levels of media coverage, competition, and fan following comparable to the major professional team sports. Amateur competitions such as college football and college basketball, at the upper echelons, also

title: Tourism in Venezuela

text: is spread over 30,000 square kilometers to the border with Guayana Esequiba reclamation area now Guyana and Brazil, for its size is considered the world's sixth largest national park. About 65% of the park is occupied by rock plateaus called tepuis. These are a unique biological environment, also presenting a great geological interest. Its steep cliffs and waterfalls (including Angel Falls, which is the highest waterfall of the world, 1,002 m) are spectacular sceneries. Venezuela has many beaches of calm waters and for extreme sports. Besides those already mentioned, most famous sites for its beauty its are: South of Venezuela

title: Venezuela at major beauty pageants

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the past, the main organiser for Venezuelan pageants was the former famed beauty queen maker, Osmel Sousa. The current National Director is Gabriela Isler.
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 ↑ "No pageant held" Venezuela at major beauty pageants This is a list of Venezuela's official representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has won twenty-three victories among all the pageants: With 23 victorious titles, Venezuela has reputedly won more than any other country in pageantry. Venezuela is also the first and only country to win all the

title: Sport in Venezuela

text: an equal number of bulls. Even though these are two big events, bullfighting happens in these two places all year long. The quality of a bullfight, and how exciting the event is, is based upon the strength and power of the bull plus the skill of the matador. Bullfighting is legal in Venezuela because there is no national or state animal protection legislation that prevents animal cruelty. Although Baseball, basketball, and football are the top three sports in Venezuela, the sport of Coleo has been a favorite past time for many years. The sport is most popular in the eastern

text: are the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions, both representing cities located on the U.S.–Canada border. The Lions play in downtown Detroit, from Windsor, Ontario. The Bills' stadium is located south of the Canada–U.S. border. From 2008–13, the Bills played 8 games in Toronto as part of the Bills Toronto Series which included one regular season game per year. All four major leagues have strict rules regarding who may own a team, and also place some restrictions on what other sort of activities the owners may engage in. The major leagues generally do not allow anyone to own a stake in

title: Crime in Venezuela

text: in Venezuela until the start of the Bolivarian Revolution. The Bolivarian government was seen as being lenient on crime and justifying the criminals by saying they were poor and exploited. In 2013, the government negotiated with large criminal gangs on how to prevent violence and agreed to avoid policing gang territory in what were known as "peace zones", reinforcing criminal behaviors and making gang practices "de facto" law. According to InSight Crime, there are over a dozen mega-gangs in Venezuela, with some having up to 300 members. Due to the largely unofficial economy that exists in Venezuela in which nearly

text: join the league in 2020. The CFL had a total of six teams in the United States over a three-year period between 1993 and 1995, all in medium-sized markets that lacked an NFL team at the time; of the seven markets those teams occupied, three (Baltimore, San Antonio and Sacramento) had other major league franchises at the time, and two would later receive a major team (Memphis and Las Vegas). The league also played occasional games in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. The largest metropolitan area without a major professional sports franchise is California's Inland Empire, which

title: Sports in Montreal

text: Sports in Montreal Sports in Montreal have played a major role of the city's history. Montreal is best known for being home to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League, which are currently the city's only team in the Big Four sports leagues. Other professional teams in Montreal include the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League and the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer. Montreal is also well known for hosting the annual Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, the NASCAR Nationwide Series NAPA Auto Parts 200, and the Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series Montreal 200. In the

title: Major achievements in Olympic team ball sports by nation

text: results Major achievements in Olympic team ball sports by nation These are lists of achievements in major senior-level international Olympic team ball sports tournaments according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by teams representing different nations. The objective is not to create combined medal tables; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by teams in major international tournaments, ranking the nations according to the most number of podiums accomplished by teams of these nations. Ten team ball sports which involve five or more players per side are currently on the program of the Olympic Games:

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Major achievements in Olympic team ball sports by nation These are lists of achievements in major senior-level international Olympic team ball sports tournaments according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by teams representing different nations. The objective is not to create combined medal tables; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by teams in major international tournaments, ranking the nations according to the most number of podiums accomplished by teams of these nations. Ten team ball sports which involve five or more players per side are currently on the program of the Olympic Games:

 Official

title: Pre-Columbian period in Venezuela

text: Pre-Columbian period in Venezuela The Pre-Columbian period in Venezuela refers to the period before the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 16th century, known as the Pre-Columbian era. It covers the history of what are now known as the indigenous peoples of Venezuela. Archeologists have discovered evidence of the earliest known inhabitants of the Venezuelan area in the form of leaf-shaped flake tools, together with chopping and plano–convex scraping implements exposed on the high riverine terraces of the Pedregal River in western Venezuela. Late Pleistocene hunting artifacts, including spear tips, come from a similar site in northwestern Venezuela known

title: Sports in the United States

text: table shows additional sports that are played by over 500,000 people in the United States. Lacrosse is a team sport that is believed to have originated with the Iroquois and the Lenape. Lacrosse is most popular in the East Coast area. The National Lacrosse League and Major League Lacrosse are the national box and outdoor lacrosse leagues, respectively, with both leagues operating on a semi-professional level. Volleyball is also a notable sport in the United States, especially at the college and university levels. Unlike most Olympic sports which are sponsored widely at the collegiate level for both sexes, the support

text: an oil sands boomtown with a metro area population of less than 70,000, the smallest market to host major professional football in the modern era. Fort McMurray is in relatively close proximity to Edmonton, which was expected to boost attendance, but fewer than 5,000 fans attended the regular season game. A regular season game was played in Moncton in 2010, 2011 and 2013 to gauge expansion to the Maritime provinces in what was called Touchdown Atlantic. Hamilton played most of their 2013 season in Guelph during the construction of Tim Hortons Field. The first Major League Baseball team in Canada

title: Sports in Portland, Oregon

text: Sports in Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon, United States, is home to three major league sports teams — the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association, the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer, and the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League. The city also hosts a wide variety of other sports and sporting events. The Portland Trail Blazers have played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) since the 1970 season. The Trail Blazers have played in three NBA Finals (1977, 1990, 1992) and have won one NBA Championship (1977). Several of the Trail Blazers' former players are

title: Games played

text: Games played Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested. In baseball, the statistic applies also to players who, prior to a game, are included on a starting lineup card or are announced as "ex ante" substitutes, whether or not they play, although, in Major League Baseball, the application of this statistic does not extend to consecutive games played streaks. A starting

title: Sports in Boston

text: the Red Sox and knowledge of the team's history. Fenway Park, home of the Red Sox, is the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball (MLB) and holds a legendary status among baseball fans. Within the same era, what is now the world's oldest existing indoor multi-sports facility - today's Matthews Arena, primarily used by Northeastern University's college sports teams - first opened in 1910, only some 400 meters (1/4 mile) away from the original home field of the Red Sox - and is where on December 1, 1924, the Boston Bruins played their first NHL regular season game. Boston is

title: Transport in Venezuela

text: Transport in Venezuela Venezuela is connected to the world primarily via air (Venezuela's airports include the Simón Bolívar International Airport near Caracas and La Chinita International Airport near Maracaibo) and sea (with major seaports at La Guaira, Maracaibo and Puerto Cabello). In the south and east the Amazon rainforest region has limited cross-border transport; in the west, there is a mountainous border of over shared with Colombia. The Orinoco River is navigable by oceangoing vessels up to 400 km inland, and connects the major industrial city of Ciudad Guayana to the Atlantic Ocean. Venezuela has a limited national railway system,

title: Venezuela

text: of constitutional reforms aimed at deepening the Bolivarian Revolution. Two major blocs of political parties are in Venezuela: the incumbent leftist bloc United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), its major allies Fatherland for All (PPT) and the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV), and the opposition bloc grouped into the electoral coalition Mesa de la Unidad Democrática. This includes A New Era (UNT) together with allied parties Project Venezuela, Justice First, Movement for Socialism (MAS) and others. Hugo Chávez, the central figure of the Venezuelan political landscape since his election to the Presidency in 1998 as a political outsider, died in

title: Miss Venezuela

text: Miss Venezuela: The following women have represented Venezuela in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women. These are Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth. Since its establishment in 2001 Miss Earth Venezuela is chosen by another organization, called Sambil Model Organization. From 2010 to 2015 Miss Earth Venezuela was chosen by the beauty czar Osmel Sousa. Because Miss Venezuela Organization is not related to Sambil Model Organization or Miss Earth Venezuela Organization, here are Venezuela's Miss Earth representatives only sent by the Miss Venezuela Organization: Miss Venezuela Miss Venezuela is

title: Expansion of major sports leagues in the United States and Canada

text: Expansion of major sports leagues in the United States and Canada The expansion of major sports leagues in the United States and Canada has occurred throughout the twentieth century for all of the major professional sports leagues in those two countries. Professional sports leagues as known today evolved during the decades between the Civil War and World War II, when the railroad was the main means of intercity transportation. As a result, virtually all major league teams were concentrated in the northeastern quarter of the United States, within roughly the radius of a day-long train ride. No MLB teams existed

title: Major League Baseball on NBC Sports

text: Major League Baseball on NBC Sports Major League Baseball on NBC Sports refers to Major League Baseball television coverage on the chain of NBC Sports regional networks. Giants' telecasts are split between KNTV (over-the-air) and NBC Sports Bay Area (cable). Jon Miller regularly calls the action on KNTV (on September 4, 2010, Miller made his first appearance with then Comcast SportsNet Bay Area), while the announcing team for NBC Sports Bay Area telecasts is Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper, affectionately known as "Kruk and Kuip" (pronounced "Kruke" and "Kype"). KNTV's broadcast contract with the Giants began in 2008, one year

title: Sports in the United States

text: in that no women's division exists for the sport; women who wish to play football in high school or college must compete directly with men. Baseball and a variant, softball, are popular participatory sports in the U.S. The highest level of baseball in the U.S. is Major League Baseball. The World Series of Major League Baseball is the culmination of the sport's postseason each October. It is played between the winner of each of the two leagues, the American League and the National League, and the winner is determined through a best-of-seven playoff. The New York Yankees are noted for

title: Major League Baseball on regional sports networks

text: Major League Baseball on regional sports networks Major League Baseball games not broadcast exclusively by its media partners are televised by regional sports networks, which present sports programming of interest to their respective region. Most MLB broadcasters are members of chains such as NBC Sports Regional Networks, Fox Sports Networks, and AT&T SportsNet, although several teams are broadcast by regional networks that are independent of these chains. Some teams own partial or majority stakes in their regional broadcaster. Regionally broadcast MLB games are subject to blackouts; games from outside of a viewer's designated market are blacked out to protect the

text: the Las Vegas Raiders in 2020. Major leagues have franchises placed nationwide, with multiple franchises in each of the United States' four census regions—Northeast, Midwest, South, and West. Major leagues tend to place franchises only in the largest, most populated metropolitan areas. Most major league teams are in metro areas having populations over two million. All but seven continental U.S. metropolitan areas over one million people host at least one major sports franchise. All five U.S.-based major leagues each currently have at least two teams in both the New York/North Jersey area and the Los Angeles/Anaheim market. MLB, which historically

title: Sports in Florida

text: Florida Atlantic Owls, FIU Panthers, UCF Knights and South Florida Bulls. Miami's main four sports teams are the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League, the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association, the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball, and the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. Miami is also the future home to the Major League Soccer expansion team led by David Beckham. Previously, the Miami Sol played at the Women's National Basketball Association from 2000 to 2002. Tampa Bay is represented by three major sports teams: the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League, the

title: Transport in Venezuela

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which has no active rail connections to other countries; the government of Hugo Chávez invested substantially in expanding it. Several major cities have metro systems; the Caracas Metro has been operating since 1983. The Maracaibo Metro and Valencia Metro were opened more recently. Venezuela has a road network of around 100,000 km (placing it around 47th in the world); around a third of roads are paved.
"total:" 7000 km (?) (248 km privately owned, including Orinoco Mining Company)
"standard gauge:" 682 km (40 km electrified) () Automobile transport is encouraged by the fact that Venezuela has the lowest gas prices

title: Koreans in Venezuela

text: teachers: Howo Kan in the Capital District, Cho Kon in Carabobo, and Hong Kin Kim in Anzoategui. Since then, the sport has gained popularity in Venezuela and the country has accumulated major singles titles, making itself one of the world leaders in Taekwondo during the 1980s and 1990s. Koreans in Venezuela Koreans in Venezuela (also known as Korean Venezuelans) form one of the smallest Korean communities in Latin America, according to the statistics of South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The South Korean community in Venezuela began when Chiong Hoe-Nyun, who studied the Spanish language at the Hankuk

title: Mining in Venezuela

text: gold mining joint venture with Gold Reserve. Venezuela Profile:March 2005 Mining in Venezuela Venezuela is a major producer and exporter of minerals, notably bauxite, coal, gold, iron ore, and oil, and the state controls most of the country’s vast mineral reserves. In 2003 estimated reserves of bauxite totaled 5.2 million tons. The third largest producer of coal in Latin America, after Colombia and Brazil, Venezuela produced 5.8 million short tons (1 short ton=2,000 pounds) in 2002, as compared with 9.3 million short tons in 2000, and exported most of it to other countries in the region, the eastern United States,

title: Rugby union in Venezuela

text: the terms of uniforms, equipment, travel costs, etc. Recently, some financial support has come from the Venezuelan Ministry of Sport and private companies which offer sponsorship to the clubs. Rugby in Venezuela is an amateur sport and rugby players receive no remuneration. Rugby union in Venezuela Rugby union in Venezuela is a team sport that is played as an amateur sport. The history of rugby in Venezuela goes back to the fifties of the last century, when a group of English oil workers played the first match in Zulia State. In 1974, some Frenchmen, Argentines and Uruguayans created two rugby

text: openly acknowledged "that all three franchises are dissatisfied with their current stadium situations", although it noted that the Falcons were preparing to build a new stadium in Atlanta. There has been increasing cooperation between the NBA and the Euroleague. In 2005, the two bodies agreed to organize a summer competition known as the NBA Europe Live Tour featuring four NBA teams and four Euroleague clubs, with the first competition taking place in 2006. Expansion of major sports leagues in the United States and Canada The expansion of major sports leagues in the United States and Canada has occurred throughout the

title: Sports in the United States

text: Sports in the United States Sports in the United States are an important part of American culture. American football is the most popular sport in the United States followed by basketball, baseball, and soccer. Tennis, golf, hockey, wrestling, auto racing, arena football, field lacrosse, box lacrosse and volleyball are also popular sports in the country. Based on revenue, the four major professional sports leagues in the United States are Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Football League (NFL), and the National Hockey League (NHL). The market for professional sports in the United States is roughly

title: Rugby union in Venezuela

text: Rugby union in Venezuela Rugby union in Venezuela is a team sport that is played as an amateur sport. The history of rugby in Venezuela goes back to the fifties of the last century, when a group of English oil workers played the first match in Zulia State. In 1974, some Frenchmen, Argentines and Uruguayans created two rugby teams in Caracas: Martell and Renault. Martell and Renault played the first organized match on 14 July 1974. Later the two teams mixed together to form a new one: Rugby Club Caracas (RCC). Another rugby team, Anaucos Rugby Club, was founded by

text: NBC Sports Regional Networks and SportsNet New York (via the NBC Sports app), Root Sports, and NESN launching in-market streaming of their local teams. Only three teams—the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals (who share MASN as their rightsholder), and the Los Angeles Dodgers, do not offer in-market streaming. Major League Baseball on regional sports networks Major League Baseball games not broadcast exclusively by its media partners are televised by regional sports networks, which present sports programming of interest to their respective region. Most MLB broadcasters are members of chains such as NBC Sports Regional Networks, Fox Sports Networks, and AT&T

title: Sports in the Philippines

text: Cojuangco's favorite national sports associations. In 2016 Frank Locco an Australian died following a snorkelling accident in the Philippines. Sports in the Philippines Sports in the Philippines is an important part of the country's culture. There are seven major sports in the Philippines: basketball, badminton, tennis and baseball , football, billiards, tennis and volleyball. Despite being a tropical nation, ice skating has recently become a popular sport in the Philippines. Sports such as athletics, weightlifting, aerobics, and martial arts are also popular recreations. Among other sports are baseball, bowling, swimming, taekwondo, wrestling, underwater diving, American football, kayaking, sailing, windsurfing, cockfighting,

title: Sport in Venezuela

text: include: Rugby union is a popular team sport in Venezuela. Rugby union is considered the fourth most popular sport in Venezuela, after baseball, football, and basketball. Jhonattan Vegas is Venezuela's most famous golfer, he was born in Maturin, Venezuela. He played college golf at the University of Texas. Vegas turned professional in 2008 and started playing the Nationwide tour in 2009. Vegas represented Venezuela in the 2009 Omega Mission Hills World Cup with Alfredo Adrian. They finished tied for twelfth place. Vegas won his first Nationwide Tour event in 2010 at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. He finished the

title: Major League Baseball on NBC Sports

text: that the two teams wanted. This led to the teams agreeing to a $1 billion contract with Comcast, which included a 77.307% ownership in the network. The channel later went into bankruptcy and was purchased by AT&T who turned it into AT&T SportsNet Southwest. Major League Baseball on NBC Sports Major League Baseball on NBC Sports refers to Major League Baseball television coverage on the chain of NBC Sports regional networks. Giants' telecasts are split between KNTV (over-the-air) and NBC Sports Bay Area (cable). Jon Miller regularly calls the action on KNTV (on September 4, 2010, Miller made his first

title: Sports in the Philippines

text: Sports in the Philippines Sports in the Philippines is an important part of the country's culture. There are seven major sports in the Philippines: basketball, badminton, tennis and baseball , football, billiards, tennis and volleyball. Despite being a tropical nation, ice skating has recently become a popular sport in the Philippines. Sports such as athletics, weightlifting, aerobics, and martial arts are also popular recreations. Among other sports are baseball, bowling, swimming, taekwondo, wrestling, underwater diving, American football, kayaking, sailing, windsurfing, cockfighting, horse racing, cricket, rugby football, motor racing, sepak takraw, and jai alai are also appreciated. With the sport of

title: Sports in Chicago

text: North American professional sports. The Cubs are the oldest team to play continuously in the same city since the formation of the National League in 1876. The Cubs are the oldest Major League Baseball team to have never changed their city, one of nine out of the sixteen teams to predate expansion that have not changed cities. They have played in Chicago since 1871, and continuously so since 1874 due to the Great Chicago Fire. They have played more games, have more wins and scored more runs than any other team in Major League baseball since 1876. They have won

title: Uruguayans in Venezuela

text: country, so there were several Uruguayans that went exiled to Venezuela. But in recent years of Chavismo, some of them are going back to Uruguay. Uruguayan residents in Venezuela have their own institutions, for instance, the Uruguayan-Venezuelan Center and the Consultative Council in Caracas. Uruguayans in Venezuela Uruguayan Venezuelans are people born in Uruguay who live in Venezuela, or Venezuelan-born people of Uruguayan descent. Modern estimates put the figure of Uruguayans in Venezuela at ca. 9,000. There are lots of Uruguayan-born persons living in Venezuela, for a number of reasons. Both countries share the Spanish language; the historical origins of

text: Major League Baseball consecutive games played streaks Listed below are the longest consecutive games played in Major League Baseball history. To compile such a streak, a player must appear in every game played by his team. The streak is broken if the team completes a game in which the player neither takes a turn at bat nor plays a half-inning in the field. The record of playing in 2,632 consecutive games over more than 16 years is held by Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles. Ripken surpassed Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees, whose record of 2,130 consecutive

text: enjoy strong media coverage and fan followings but are generally recognized as inferior to the major professional leagues in level of play because of the inherent limits of the amateur sports system. Major League Baseball is the highest level of play of baseball in North America. It consists of the National League (founded in 1876) and the American League (founded in 1901). Cooperation between the two leagues began in 1903, and the two merged on an organizational level in 2000 with the elimination of separate league offices; they have shared a single Commissioner since 1920. There are currently 30 member

title: Sports in Texas

text: and the Grand Prix of Houston, as well as AMA Supercross Championship rounds. Auto racing is also the second most watched sport on TV in the state, behind American football. NASCAR races tend to do well in Texas media markets than NBA games. Major esports organizations located in Texas: Another popular sport in Texas is year-round fishing. Lacrosse, originally played by some of the indigenous tribes, is growing in popularity. This list also includes teams that are at the top U.S. level of their respective sports, but do not play in a recognized "major professional league". Sports in Texas Texas

title: Sports in the United States

text: have a national TV contract that pays rights fees. Sports in the United States Sports in the United States are an important part of American culture. American football is the most popular sport in the United States followed by basketball, baseball, and soccer. Tennis, golf, hockey, wrestling, auto racing, arena football, field lacrosse, box lacrosse and volleyball are also popular sports in the country. Based on revenue, the four major professional sports leagues in the United States are Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Football League (NFL), and the National Hockey League (NHL). The market

title: Science and technology in Venezuela

text: some of whom are buried in Venezuela. The Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC) founded on February 9, 1959 by government decree, has its origins in the Venezuelan Institute of Neurology and Brain Research (IVNIC) which Dr. Humberto Fernandez Moran founded in 1955. Other major research institutions include the Central University of Venezuela and the University of the Andes, Venezuela. Notable Venezuelan scientists include nineteenth century physician José María Vargas , the chemist Vicente Marcano and the botanist and geographer Alfredo Jahn (1867–1940). More recently, Baruj Benacerraf shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, (1955), Aristides Bastidas (1980),

text: Major professional sports teams of the United States and Canada This article is a list of teams that play in one of the six major sports leagues in the United States and Canada: the Canadian Football League (CFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer (MLS), the National Basketball Association (NBA), the National Football League (NFL), and the National Hockey League (NHL). Future expansion teams whose inaugural seasons are confirmed are also included in this list. This list does not include minor league teams. The leagues included and abbreviations used for those leagues are as follows: Est. represents the first

title: We Are What We Are (2010 film)

text: Film4 FrightFest 2010. IFC Film will release the film in the United States as Video-on-demand. Artificial Eye released "We Are What We Are" in the UK on 12 November 2010. The score was composed by Odd Crew. Deborah Young of "Reuters" said, that "We Are What We Are" "is perhaps too dark and relentlessly humorless to find wide international audiences." Young stated that "another limiting factor is the difficulty of identifying with any of the characters, who are played expressively but still remain abstract and alien, distant from the viewer." Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of

title: Miss Venezuela

text: of major pageants not allowing contestants to participate if they weren't in their current reign year, and also confirming that the Miss Venezuela Organization keeps all three franchises until today. Esther Pineda, a Venezuelan women's studies expert, stated that the popularity of Miss Venezuela and other pageants in Venezuela reveals how the country is "deeply sexist". Despite controversies facing Miss Venezuela, the Me Too movement has not carried any significance in Venezuela. According to Pineda, in Venezuela “[p]hysical beauty is seen as a value. ... And it’s given more importance than any other attribute". Miss Venezuela contestants are often subject

title: Multiple major sports championship seasons

text: Therefore, Pittsburgh was in fact the most recent city to win multiple championships in the same season. On the other hand, Super Bowl III, won by the New York Jets of the AFL on January 12, 1969, is counted towards the 1968 season, disqualifying consideration of 3 titles in New York City in 1969. All four of Philadelphia's major professional sports teams played in the championship game or series, in their respective sports, following the 1980 season: The 1980 Philadelphia Phillies won the World Series, while the 1980 Philadelphia Eagles lost Super Bowl XV, the 1979-80 Philadelphia 76ers lost the

title: Sports in Indianapolis

text: Sports in Indianapolis Indianapolis is the home to 11 professional sports teams. The city is also home to three National Collegiate Athletic Association collegiate teams. Two teams from the four major American leagues, the Indianapolis Colts and Indiana Pacers, are located in Indianapolis. A number of minor league-level teams also play in the city. The Indiana Fever Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) started play in 2000, and are under the same ownership as the Pacers NBA team. The Indianapolis Indians are the second oldest Minor League Baseball team, having played in the city since 1902, and are currently members of

text: the NFL, MLB and the NBA rank as the top three most lucrative sports leagues in the world, with the Premier League of English soccer and the NHL ranked at fourth and fifth place. The major sports leagues have their games televised on the big four U.S. broadcast TV networks—ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox—enjoy strong TV viewer ratings, and earn significant revenues from these TV contracts. All of the top four major sports leagues have had television contracts with at least one of the original "big three" U.S. broadcast television networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC) since those networks' early years,

text: United States in cities that had no current NFL team between 1993 and 1995, though the expansion teams all either folded or relocated to Canadian cities. The CFL is the second most popular league in Canada, after the NHL. It has the third highest average attendance of the northern North American leagues, behind the NFL and MLB; in 2010 the average attendance was 26,781, with a total attendance of 1,928,225 Major professional sports leagues are distinguished from other sports leagues in terms of business and economic factors, popularity of the league, and quality of play. The following table compares the

title: Baseball in Venezuela

text: won the Caribbean Series a number of times. The Venezuela national baseball team won the Baseball World Cup several times in the 1940s, and the baseball tournament at the Pan American Games in 1959. The team finished 7th in the inaugural World Baseball Classic and 3rd in the 2009 event, but has dropped to 10th in the 2013 event. Over 350 Venezuelans have played in Major League Baseball since 1939, with 59 Venezuelans playing in MLB as of Opening Day 2014, the second most from any country (after the Dominican Republic). The Luis Aparicio Award was established in 2004, in

title: Women in Venezuela

text: Women in Venezuela Women in Venezuela are South American women who live in or are from Venezuela. The roles of Venezuelan women may differ in urban and rural areas. By tradition, women perform household work and they may accept jobs related to domestic services. In rural areas, Venezuelan women share "demanding physical labor" with men. Due to the rise of the beauty pageant industry, Venezuelan women have become highly regarded as objects of beauty and sexuality. Although women are legally equal to men in Venezuela, the women of Venezuela live in a patriarchal society where machismo is prevalent. However, in

title: Baseball in Venezuela

text: prevalent in some parts of Venezuela have occasionally affected those involved with baseball. In November 2011 Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos was kidnapped while home to play for his Venezuelan winter league team, Tigres de Aragua. Two days later he was rescued unharmed by police commandos in the mountains of Carabobo state. Eight people were arrested in connection with the kidnapping. Out of the 50 players involved in the 2012 Major League Baseball World Series, 9 were Venezuelan. Baseball in Venezuela Baseball in Venezuela originates with the early twentieth century cultural influence of United States oil companies, and is the

title: Mining in Venezuela

text: Mining in Venezuela Venezuela is a major producer and exporter of minerals, notably bauxite, coal, gold, iron ore, and oil, and the state controls most of the country’s vast mineral reserves. In 2003 estimated reserves of bauxite totaled 5.2 million tons. The third largest producer of coal in Latin America, after Colombia and Brazil, Venezuela produced 5.8 million short tons (1 short ton=2,000 pounds) in 2002, as compared with 9.3 million short tons in 2000, and exported most of it to other countries in the region, the eastern United States, and Europe. Known reserves for coal total 10.2 billion tons,

title: Tourism in Venezuela

text: Tourism in Venezuela Tourism in Venezuela has been developed considerably in recent decades, particularly because of its geographical position, the variety of landscapes, the richness of plant and wildlife, the artistic expressions and the privileged tropical climate of the country, which affords each region (especially the beaches) throughout the year. Mérida state, for the beauty of its mountain scenery and pleasant climate, is a major tourist center in Venezuela. It has an extensive network of hotels not only in the capital city but also throughout the state. Starting from the city of Mérida, it has the longest and highest cable

title: Sports in Tamil Nadu

text: Sports in Tamil Nadu Many sports are played by the people of Tamil Nadu including both traditional sports and sports from other countries. Kabbadi is the state sport of Tamil Nadu. The word "kabadi" is derived from the Tamil word "kai-pidi"(கைபிடி) meaning "to hold hands". It is also known as "sadu-gudu". Seval Sandai or Seval Porr (cockfighting) is a popular rural sport in Tamil Nadu. Three or four-inch blades are attached to the cocks' feet and the winner is decided after three or four rounds of no holds barred fighting. The sport involves major gambling in recent times. Cockfighting in

title: Transport in Venezuela

text: m:" 113 <br>"under 914 m:" 193 (2012) 3 (2012) At one time Venezuela had the world's highest cable car. The Mérida cable car opened in 1960, connecting Mérida with the top of the Sierra Nevada de Mérida. It was closed indefinitely in 2008, having reached the end of its service life. Transport in Venezuela Venezuela is connected to the world primarily via air (Venezuela's airports include the Simón Bolívar International Airport near Caracas and La Chinita International Airport near Maracaibo) and sea (with major seaports at La Guaira, Maracaibo and Puerto Cabello). In the south and east the Amazon rainforest

title: Uruguayans in Venezuela

text: Uruguayans in Venezuela Uruguayan Venezuelans are people born in Uruguay who live in Venezuela, or Venezuelan-born people of Uruguayan descent. Modern estimates put the figure of Uruguayans in Venezuela at ca. 9,000. There are lots of Uruguayan-born persons living in Venezuela, for a number of reasons. Both countries share the Spanish language; the historical origins of both nations is common (part of the Spanish Empire until the early 19th century); Venezuela has a bigger economy, which attracted Uruguayans in search of opportunities; and, from the political point of view, during the civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay (1973-1985) Venezuela stayed a democratic

title: Venezuela at the 1952 Summer Olympics

text: Venezuela at the 1952 Summer Olympics Venezuela competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland. 38 competitors, 36 men and 2 women, were selected by the Comité Olímpico Venezolano to take part in 37 events in 8 sports. For the first time, women took part in a Venezuelan representation in the Summer Olympics. These were the fencers Gerda Muller and Ursula Selle, both competing in individual foil. Women's were absent of Venezuelan representations in four occasions including next summer games held in Melbourne. The 1952 Games were considered a great step forward in sports in Venezuela since previous

title: History of sports in the United States

text: League Baseball (MLB) being the top league, while American football is now by several measures the most popular spectator sport, with the National Football League (NFL) having the highest average attendance of any sports league in the world and a Super Bowl watched by millions globally. Basketball and ice hockey are the country's next two leading professional team sports, with the top leagues being the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Hockey League (NHL). These four major sports, when played professionally, each occupy a season at different, but overlapping, times of the year. College football and basketball attract large

title: Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area

text: The city has many parks which offer a wide range of activities. Las Vegas was one of the largest cities in the United States without a major league sports team prior to the entry of the Golden Knights into the NHL. Due in part to perceived risks with legal sports betting, no major professional sports league had ever had a team in Las Vegas until the NHL decision to expand there came in June 2016, though the NBA's Utah Jazz played 11 home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in the 1983–84 season. The placement of a major league

title: Women in Venezuela

text: male behavior. Cohabitation is widespread in Venezuela, having increased in past decades. Family law was overhauled in 1982 providing gender equality in marriage. Violence against women is a serious problem in Venezuela. In 2007, the country enacted "Ley Organica Sobre el Derecho de las Mujeres a una Vida Libre de Violencia" (Organic Law on the Right of Women to a Life Free of Violence). Women in Venezuela Women in Venezuela are South American women who live in or are from Venezuela. The roles of Venezuelan women may differ in urban and rural areas. By tradition, women perform household work and

title: Greeks in Venezuela

text: in Venezuela. Greeks in Venezuela Greek Venezuelans () are Venezuelan residents who are either fully or partially of Greek descent, or a Greece-born person who resides in Venezuela. They are mostly located in the north-center of Venezuela, concentrated in Caracas and Valencia. Apparently one of the first Greeks to arrive in the country was "Juan El Griego" to Margarita Island, and "Kalimios" in 1922, who founded the company of "Ferry-Boats" in Maracaibo Lake. Most of the Greeks that are still living in the country came in 1948, from Greece and other close countries, immediately after the end of World War

title: History of the Catholic Church in Venezuela

text: History of the Catholic Church in Venezuela The history of Roman Catholicism in Venezuela dates back to the colonial period. Unlike the military, the Roman Catholic Church has not been a major political force in Venezuelan politics. The church has never been as prominent in Venezuela as it has in neighboring Colombia. In addition, that the Spanish clergy, in general, sided with their mother country rather than with the forces of independence, did not endear the church to the early Venezuelan patriots. Until the middle of the nineteenth century, the ranking clergy had close ties with the governing conservative oligarchy,

title: Miss Venezuela

text: for Miss Universe and Miss World, in the case of Miss Venezuela the national pageant organization must field candidates to almost all of the major world contests. As of 2003, when the current system was put into place, the winners of the Miss Venezuela title (who goes to Miss Universe) and Miss World Venezuela are equal in rank. Nevertheless, the representative to Miss Universe is still announced last, and she is still considered the holder of the one single Miss Venezuela title. Nowadays, the final five finalists are announced during the telecast, followed by the elimination of the second and

title: What Are The Theosophists?

text: What Are The Theosophists? "What Are The Theosophists?" is an editorial published in October 1879 in the theosophical magazine "The Theosophist." It was compiled by Helena Blavatsky and it was included the 2nd volume of the "Blavatsky Collected Writings." Arnold Kalnitsky wrote in his thesis that in this article "we find a rather expansive statement of... [Blavatsky's] thoughts at that moment about the status of the movement, the Theosophical Society, its objectives, and the issues it was confronting." He wrote that the article begins with a question whether the Theosophists "are they what they claim to be": researchers of the

title: Sports in Georgia (U.S. state)

text: Sports in Georgia (U.S. state) Sports in Georgia include professional teams, Olympic Games contenders and medalists, collegiate teams in major and small-school conferences and associations, and active amateur teams and individual sports. The Atlanta Braves are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team that moved to Atlanta in 1966 from Milwaukee where they were known as the Milwaukee Braves. The Braves play their home games at SunTrust Park in suburban Cobb County, which opened in 2017 as the replacement for Turner Field, which had been the team's home since the 1997 season. Before then, they played at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium from

title: Venezuela national baseball team

text: the sixteen teams of the second round ( 14–20 September), and therefore receive first round byes. The groups are as follows: 2006=7th Venezuela national baseball team The Venezuela national baseball team is the national team of Venezuela. They are currently ranked six in the world by the International Baseball Federation. In June 2005, Major League Baseball announced the formation of the World Baseball Classic, a sixteen nation international competition to be held in March 2006 for the first time. The team Venezuela sent to the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classic included Venezuelan players from Major League Baseball. A player

title: Sports in the United States

text: $69 billion, roughly 50% larger than that of all of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa combined. All four enjoy wide-ranging domestic media coverage and are considered the preeminent leagues in their respective sports in the world, although American football does not have a substantial following in other nations. Three of those leagues have teams that represent Canadian cities, and all four are the most financially lucrative sports leagues of their sport. Major League Soccer (MLS), which also includes teams based in Canada, is sometimes included in a "top five" of leagues. Professional teams in all major sports in the

title: Sports teams in Virginia

text: that time. The Virginia Squires played in the American Basketball Association from 1970 to 1976; the team was left out of that league's partial merger with the NBA after the 1975–76 season. The Virginia Destroyers played in the United Football League in 2011, and began playing in the 2012 season, however the Destroyers folded, along with the rest of the UFL. Sports teams in Virginia Sports teams in Virginia include several professional teams, but no professional major-league teams. Virginia is by far the most populous U.S. state without a major professional sports league franchise playing within its borders, although two

title: Sports in the United States

text: rubber ball is rolled along the ground for the "batter" to kick. Roller derby is a contact sport played on roller skates that has had brief surges of popularity throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Roller Derby was portrayed in the 2009 film "Whip It". Since September 2009, there were 350 women's, men's, and junior leagues in the U.S.A. For the most part, unlike sports in Europe and other parts of the world, there is no system of promotion and relegation in American professional sports. Major sports leagues operate as associations of franchises. The same 30–32 teams play in the

title: Venezuela at the 1960 Summer Olympics

text: in fencing like before but also for the first time in swimming. Five cyclists, all men, represented Venezuela in 1960. Eight fencers, four men and four women, represented Venezuela in 1960. Six shooters represented Venezuela in 1960. Enrico Forcella won the bronze in the 50m rifle, prone event. Venezuela at the 1960 Summer Olympics Venezuela competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy. 36 competitors, 31 men and 5 women, were selected by the Comité Olímpio Venezolano to take part in 26 events in 9 sports. The Venezuelan representation was similar to that of the Helsinki Games that

title: Sports in the United States

text: Europe. Sports are particularly associated with education in the United States, with most high schools and universities having organized sports, and this is a unique sporting footprint for the U.S. College sports competitions play an important role in the American sporting culture, and college basketball and college football are as popular as professional sports in some parts of the country. The major sanctioning body for college sports is the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Unlike most other nations, the United States government does not provide funding for sports nor for the United States Olympic Committee. The history of sports in

title: U.S. cities with teams from four major league sports

text: U.S. cities with teams from four major league sports There are 13 U.S. cities with teams from four major sports, where "city" is defined as the entire metropolitan area, and "major professional sports leagues" as: The New York and the Los Angeles metropolitan areas, the two largest cities in the country, are the only two regions with at least two teams in each major sports league, with the New York metropolitan area being home to three NHL clubs. "Italicized" teams play outside the city limits of the metropolitan area's core city or cities; the specific location is given in parentheses.

title: Venezuela national baseball team

text: Venezuela national baseball team The Venezuela national baseball team is the national team of Venezuela. They are currently ranked six in the world by the International Baseball Federation. In June 2005, Major League Baseball announced the formation of the World Baseball Classic, a sixteen nation international competition to be held in March 2006 for the first time. The team Venezuela sent to the 2006 and 2009 World Baseball Classic included Venezuelan players from Major League Baseball. A player is eligible to participate on a WBC national team if: Venezuela competed in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, playing its opening games

title: Venezuela at the 2011 Pan American Games

text: Venezuela at the 2011 Pan American Games Venezuela competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. Venezuela's flag bearer (swimmer Andreina Pinto) was selected by an online vote by the general public. Venezuela competed with 388 athletes in 31 sports. Venezuela has qualified three male and three female athletes in the archery competition. Venezuela has qualified an athletics team. Track and road events Field events Combined Event Track and road events Field events Venezuela has qualified four male and four female athletes in the badminton competition. Venezuela has qualified a team of

title: Sports in North Carolina

text: NBA G League team, the Greensboro Swarm. Despite having hosted three professional teams, North Carolina is best known as a hotbed of college basketball and is home to some of the most successful and most popular teams in the nation in both the men's and women's game. North Carolina is home to what some consider the best rivalry in American sports, North Carolina vs. Duke. Chapel Hill (UNC) and Durham (Duke) are only 8 miles apart. This rivalry reaches its climax in basketball but often spills over to other sports. North Carolina State and Wake Forest are also considered major

text: the country; the mere introduction of the bill in Parliament prompted the WFL's Toronto Northmen to move to the United States before playing a single game. In general, sports leagues in the United States and Canada never developed any system of promotion and relegation like those in Europe. A major professional sports team stays at the top level of the sport, regardless of their performance. A major factor in this development was the greater distances between cities, with some teams separated by at least half the continent, which in turn resulted in higher traveling costs. When the National League of

text: state itself can via Cleveland and Columbus (as well as Cincinnati) sports teams with Columbus Crew SC plus, from 2019 forward, FC Cincinnati. The debut of MLS's Toronto FC in 2007 gives Toronto five professional sports teams, although its football team plays in the Canadian Football League. U.S. cities with teams from four major league sports There are 13 U.S. cities with teams from four major sports, where "city" is defined as the entire metropolitan area, and "major professional sports leagues" as: The New York and the Los Angeles metropolitan areas, the two largest cities in the country, are the

title: Sports in Minnesota

text: in 1994, and won the championship of what was then the A-League in 1999. Notable former players include Tony Sanneh and Manuel Lagos. The Minnesota Lightning were a W-League team founded in 2006. They also played at the National Sports Center. The team folded after the 2009 season. Bandy has been played on a regular basis in the United States since the early 1980s and the game is most popular in Minnesota, where the winter climate makes it possible to play outdoors for many months a year. Most games in the American Bandy League are played at the Guidant John

title: Sports in Arizona

text: Sports in Arizona Sports in Arizona includes professional sports teams, college sports, and individual sports. All four major league sports teams in Arizona are based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Professional sports teams in Arizona include four major league sports teams, plus minor league and semi-pro teams: With three state universities and one private university in NCAA Division I, and several community colleges, college sports are also prevalent in Arizona. The intense rivalry between Arizona State University and the University of Arizona predates Arizona's statehood, and is one of the oldest rivalries in the NCAA. The thus aptly named Territorial

title: The ESPN Sports Poll

text: conducted by the research firm, Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS) well known for their reputation for integrity of methodology. Influencers in research, SSRS holds two leadership positions within AAPOR https://www.aapor.org/About-AAPOR/Leadership/Committees-and-Taskforces.aspx?cid=EXEC_COUNCIL Sample Questions from the ESPN Sports Poll: 1. Compared to this time last year, would you say that you are (more or less) interested in (EXTENSIVE LIST OF SPORTS)? 2. Who is your favorite professional athlete? 3. What is your favorite professional sports team? 4. In the past twelve months, have you played in a sports fantasy league? Behind the ESPN Sports Poll A look behind the ESPN Sports Poll

title: Major League Baseball on NBC Sports

text: along for another two years until going defunct in 2006. All games of the major Chicago sports teams on NBC SportsNet Chicago are broadcast in high definition. Cubs telecasts are locally aired on three different outlets: Over broadcast television via the WGN television outlets (both the local station on Channel 9 and the superstation nationally, produced through the station's WGN Sports department), Weigel Broadcasting's WCIU-TV (Channel 26.1) and on cable television over NBC Sports Chicago (of which the Ricketts family owns a 20% interest), with some games, mainly on Wednesday evenings, airing over the supplemental NBC Sports+ channel. WCIU came

title: Sports in Asia

text: competing. That's a worse problem, but they want to see us out. We can't take part because of what we are." Due to the Arab–Israeli conflict, Israel sports federations have joined the European confederations. Some Asian countries compete at the Commonwealth Games, most notably India (4th in all-time medals), Malaysia (11th), Singapore (13th) and Pakistan (15th). The 1998 edition was held in Kuala Lumpur, whereas the 2010 edition was held in Delhi. Other known sports include American football, which is not played in Asia, but still broadcast on TV and radio. The most common program in American football is the

title: Sports in Minnesota

text: Sports in Minnesota Sports in Minnesota include professional teams in all major sports, Olympic Games contenders and medalists, especially in the Winter Olympics, collegiate teams in major and small-school conferences and associations and active amateur teams and individual sports. The State of Minnesota has a team in all five major professional leagues (Major League Baseball, National Football League, National Basketball Association, National Hockey League and Major League Soccer). Along with professional sports, there are numerous collegiate teams including the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers in the NCAA Division I, Minnesota State Mavericks in NCAA Division I and NCAA Division II