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A league is a unit of length. It was common in Europe and Latin America, but is no longer an official unit in any nation. Derived from an ancient Celtic unit and adopted by the Romans as the leuga, the league became a common unit of measurement throughout western Europe. Since the Middle Ages, many values have been specified in several ...
The official rules do not specify the shape, height, or composition of the wall, or a specific mandatory distance from home plate (though Major League Baseball mandates a minimum distance of 250 feet (76 m) and recommends a minimum distance of 320 feet (98 m) at the foul poles and 400 feet (120 m) at center field).
As of 2012, distance to center field is indicated 395 feet (120 m), and is located virtually exactly at the center field point. [ citation needed ] With the opening of Citi Field and the demolition of Shea Stadium in 2009, Dodger Stadium became the only stadium with symmetrical outfield dimensions remaining in the National League and only one ...
The original ad-covered wall in 1914, with "overflow" fan seating in front of the wall's base, atop "Duffy's Cliff" (seen in the distance, nearest the flagpole) The center-field end of the wall (and Duffy's Cliff) in 1916, during a college football game at Fenway The Green Monster in 1996, seven seasons before seats were added on top
The distance to the three-point line from the center of the basket varies depending on the level or league, and has changed several times. These are the current distances, with the league or level using each distance: 19.75 ft (6.02 m): High schools (US) 21.65 ft (6.60 m) to 22.15 ft (6.75 m): FIBA and NCAA
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A standard football game consists of four 15-minute quarters (12-minute quarters in high-school football and often shorter at lower levels, usually one minute per grade [e.g. 9-minute quarters for freshman games]), [6] with a 12-minute half-time intermission (30 minutes in the Super Bowl) after the second quarter in the NFL (college halftimes are 20 minutes; in high school the interval is 15 ...
The National League scores were removed in 1976, but restored in 2003 and still require manual updates from on the field. [30] Home run and foul distances were significantly altered: From 320 feet to 312 in left; 468 feet to 420 in center; 358 feet to 334 in right; distance to the backstop was shortened from 68 feet to 60 feet