Don't let this quiz beat you at the buzzer! All across the world, sports of all kinds are widely viewed sources of entertainment and incredibly profitable ventures; and North America is no different. In fact, th
This did, however, get me thinking of why and how sports teams got the names they have. Maybe I have too much free time on my hands to worry about such things. I really don't know, but that's the kind of trivia junky I am. So I compiled some facts, tidbits, and nuggets I hop...
baseball had perfect symmetry: eight teams in the National League, eight teams in the American. Any kid and most adults could quickly list them. It was easy to determine if the town where you lived was big-league: If there was one of those 16 teams in town, then it was. If not, th...
Los Angeles Lakers, American professionalbasketballteam based inLos Angeles. The Lakers are one of the most successful and popular professional franchises in all American sports. The team has won a combined 17 Basketball Association of America (BAA) andNational Basketball Association(NBA) titles. ...