SPORTS IN THE USA
Basketball, American football and Baseball
BASKETBALL
- James Naismith invented basketball in 1891.
- The NBA is one of the top professional basketall leagues.
- It was popular because students played it inside during the long winter.
- Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson were basketball legends in their day.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL
- At first, the game was very violent and some players died.
- Today, the rules make the game safer and players wear helmets.
- The super bowl is the championship game of the national Football League.
- In 1869, teams from Rutgers and Princeton Universities played a football game.
BASEBALL
- Baseball is often called the national sport in the USA.
- The teams take turns batting.
- The batting team tries to score "runs"