The sport that evokes more nostalgia among Americans than any other is baseball. Today, professional baseball attracts millions of spectators to ballparks each year and entertains millions more through radio and television broadcasts. Professional baseball includes the major leagues and the minor leagues . Amateur baseball includes Little League , high school and university competition , and various community leagues. American soldiers brought baseball to Japan, where it is widely played.
Baseball is also popular in Cuba and other Caribbean nations.
The Cultural Significance of Baseball Exploratorium's Science of Baseball History of the World Series Major League Baseball. More Links Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith, a teacher at a YMCA training school in Springfield, Massachusetts. Due to its simple equipment requirements, indoor play, competitiveness, and easily understood rules, the game gained popularity quickly. The NBA now has 29 teams competing in two conferences, the Eastern and Western, in four separate divisions. In the second week of February, the NBA interrupts its season to celebrate the annual All-Star game, featuring the game's best players as selected by fans throughout the United States and Canada.