文档介绍：American sports
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The American people are very crazy about their Sports
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The brief introduction
Sports in the United States are an important part of the United States culture. However, the sporting culture of the . is different from that of many other countries. Compared to any other nation, Americans prefer a unique set of sports.
For example, soccer, the most popular sport in the world, is not as popular in the . compared to the four most popular team sports — namely baseball , basketball American football，hockey.
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Type of sports
Baseball 棒球
Basketball篮球
American football橄榄球
Hockey冰球
Individual sports个人运动
Recreational Sports休闲运动
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Baseball
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Baseball
Began as early as 1790 and became the official sport in America by the 1850’s
Played by all ages in both the US, Cuba, and Japan
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Baseball
It is a game between two teams of 9 people. One team trying to gain points by hitting a ball and running around the field, the other tries to stop them by catching the ball and throwing it.
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Baseball
There are two leagues, in Major League Baseball (professional baseball), the American League and the National League
Each league has teams in many cities across America
The teams play each other in each league
The winners from each league play each other in the World Series at the end of each year (sometime in October)
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