Professional Sports in American Culture

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Professional Sports in American Culture

National Football League (NFL) Regular season Late-August – December Playoffs in Dec./January Star players Peyton Manning, Ladainian Tomlinson Business aspect 32 teams, 2 conferences: AFC & NFC Contracts are not guaranteed money Most popular teams Dallas Cowboys: “America’s Team” ; Oakland Raiders: “Bad Boys” Championship Super Bowl, first one in 1966 First Sunday in February

Major League Baseball Regular season Star players Business aspect April – September Playoffs in October Star players Barry Bonds, Albert Pujols, Johan Santana Business aspect National League (16 teams) & American League (14 teams)—slightly different rules. Guaranteed contracts, free agency, waivers, arbitration, salary cap, luxury tax. Most popular teams New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs Championship World Series began in 1903 Last week of October First to win 4 out of 7 games Yankees have won 26 times

National Basketball Association (NBA) Regular season November - April Playoffs in April/May Star players LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Allen Iverson, Shaquille O’Neal Business aspect 30 teams, 2 conferences: Eastern & Western Conferences Contracts are guaranteed money Most popular teams Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bulls [Jordan’s team] Championship NBA Championship, Best 4-of-7 June

National Hockey League (NHL) Regular season October – April Playoffs in April/May Star players Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Bobby Orr Business aspect 30 teams, 2 conferences: Eastern & Western 3 divisions in each conference Most popular teams Montreal Candiens, Detroit Red Wings Championship Stanley Cup, 1892 [held in June] Montreal Canadiens, 24 titles The cup travels throughout the year [lost in a poker game]

Other pro sports… WNBA: Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes NASCAR: Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon Golf: Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods Soccer: Pele, Freddy Adu, David Beckham Boxing: Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali [Cassius Clay], George Foreman, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson Tennis: John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Chris Evert Lloyd Bowling, Arena Football, Lacrosse, etc.