The CFL tried to expand into the States over the past couple of years, but all the expansion teams folded at the end of the '95-'96 season. It incorporates elements of bowling and pool. Lacrosse, if you're not familiar with it, is a team sport similar to field hockey, but the sticks have nets on the ends and the ball is carried and thrown through the air. Invented by Native North Americans, it's fast and exciting to watch. Figure skating Canada has long been known for its figure skaters.
Browning is the first man to complete a quadruple jump in world competition.
Three-time Canadian champion, she's competed in two Winter Olympic Games, in 1992 and 1994, finishing ninth both times. Although she is immensely talented and graceful, her nerves seem to have prevented her from winning an Olympic medal, and she has said she will not compete there again. Baseball Canada has two teams in Major League Baseball, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Montreal Expos . I can't think of much else to say about baseball in Canada, other than that the Canadians were thrilled to beat the Americans at their own game. Babe Ruth hit his first home run in Toronto, against the Toronto Maple Leafs, a triple-A team.