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The history of sports in the United States reveals that American football, baseball, softball, and indoor soccer evolved from older British sports—rugby football, British baseball, rounders, and association football, respectively. Over time, these sports diverged significantly from their European origins, developing into distinctly American ...
American Sport in International History: The United States and the World Since 1865 (Bloomsbury, 2023). ISBN 978-1-350-13472-0; Gerdy, John R. Sports: The All-American Addiction (2002) online; Gorn, Elliott J. A Brief History of American Sports (2004) Harris, Othello, George Kirsch, et al. eds. Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the United ...
History of sports in the United States by team (12 C). American sports by century (5 C) American sports by decade (31 C) American sports by year (177 C) A.
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Pages in category "Sports originating in the United States" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
History of sports in the United States (17 C, 12 P) L. Sports labor disputes in the United States (2 C, 24 P) M. Martial arts in the United States (12 C, 22 P)
Football is also the most-played sport by high school and college athletes in the United States. As of 2022 [update] , the National Football Foundation reports nearly 1.04 million high-school athletes play the sport, with another 81,000 college athletes across both the NCAA and the NAIA ; [ 4 ] in comparison, the second-most played sport ...