1、 American Sports The United States is asports-loving nation. Sports in Americatake a variety of forms; organized competitive struggles, which draw hugecrowds to cheer their favorite team to victory; athletic games, played forrecreation anywhere sufficient space is found; and hunting and fishing. Mostsports are seasonal, so that what is happening in sports depends upon the timeof year. Some sports are called spectator sports, as the number of spectatorsgreatly exceeds the number playing in the game.Baseball is themost popular sport in the US.It is played throughout the spring and summer, and professional baseball teamsplay well into the fall. Although no other game is exactly like baseball,perhaps the one most nearly like it is the English game of cricket.Football is themost popular sport in the fall. The game originated /www.yingyukaoshi.com/ as a collegesport more than 75 years ago. It is still played by almost every college anduniversity in the country, and the football stadiums of some of the largestuniversities seat as many as 80,000 people. The game is not the same asEuropean football or soccer. In American football there are 11 players on eachteam, and they are dressed in padded uniforms and helmets because the game isrough and injuries are likely to occur.Basketball is thewinter sport in American schools and college. Like football, basketballoriginated in the USand is not popular in other countries. Many Americans prefer it to footballbecause it is played indoors throughout the winter and because it is a fastergame. It is a very popular game with high schools, and in more than 20 states,state-wide high school matches are held yearly.Other spectatorsports include wrestling, boxing, and horse racing. Although horse-racing fanscall themselves sportsmen, the accuracy of term is questionable, as only thejockeys who ride the horses in the races can be considered athletes. Theso-called sportsmen are the spectators, who do not assembleprimarily to see the horse race, but to bet upon the outcome of each race.Gambling is the attraction of horse racing.
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1Hunting andfishing are mainly favored by men, young and old, in the US.
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2Theprofessional baseball teams that play well are allowed to play in the fallafter the regular baseball seasons of spring and summer.
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3Baseballshares many features with the English game of cricket.
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4Football canbe classified as a spectator sport.
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5ManyAmericans like basketball better than football because the latter is so harshthat players have to wear special uniforms.
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6Basketballin American is so popular with universities that nation-wide university matchesare held yearly.
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7Horse-racing fans cannot be considered sportsmen because they are spectatorswhose primary interest is gambling.
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