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  2. Sports in North America - Wikipedia

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    North America is the birthplace of gridiron football, the form of football that originally developed, and is primarily played, in the U.S. and Canada. [11] Both major forms, American football and Canadian football , developed in the late 19th century out of the original games now known as rugby football and association football .

  3. History of sports in the United States - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. History of North America - Wikipedia

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    The History of North America encompasses the past developments of people populating the continent of North America. While it was commonly accepted that the continent first became inhabited by humans when individuals migrated across the Bering Sea 40,000 to 17,000 years ago, [ 1 ] more recent discoveries may have pushed those estimates back at ...

  5. Spalding Athletic Library - Wikipedia

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    Spalding Athletic Library were a series of sports and exercise books published through "American Sports Publishing Company" from 1892 to 1941. Both brands were owned and founded by American sporting goods manufacturer Spalding. Books covered over 30 different sports and exercises, and over 20 different organizations.

  6. Category:Seasons in North American sport - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 18 December 2024, at 23:26 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  7. Black History Month: 19 black athletes who made history - AOL

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    American sports wouldn't be what they are today without the trailblazing black athletes of years past. From household names like Jackie Robinson to more recent history-makers like Vonetta Flowers ...

  8. Sports in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Times columnist Bill Plaschke to be inducted into NSMA Hall ...

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    Los Angeles Times award-winning columnist Bill Plaschke has been named to the National Sports Media Assn. Hall of Fame.