Spectator Sports

Major League Baseball is split into two leagues, the American League and the National League. Each league is divided into three divisions: East, West and Central. At the end of the 162-game...

NBA Season is on it's way. To get more NBA coverage than regular TV programming you can buy NBA League Pass from DISH Network. The NBA League Pass delivers up to 40 live games from around the...

Each week during the National Football League season, people agonize over which teams to pick to win their respective contests. In a huge number of instances, these picks are in an office pool,...

How many times have you thrown up your hands at the futility of your favorite baseball club and declared, "I could run a team better than these guys"? Investing in minor league baseball could be...

A scoreboard keeps spectators attending a Major League Baseball game informed about the statistics for the two competing teams, and also provides results from the American League and National...

The manual scoreboard at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, is one of only a few hand-operated scoreboards left in Major League Baseball. The scoreboard is located in left field at the base...

The NBA D-League (National Basketball Association Development League) formerly known as the National Basketball Development League is an American minor league basketball organization operated by...

Australian rugby league is a sport not to be confused with rugby union. Rugby league has 13 players instead of union's 15. It has its own set of rules and is a popular winter sport in Australia....

According to Major League Baseball, the establishment of the National League and the American League brought two teams to Chicago: the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox. The Cubs were founded...

The postseason is here, but not if your local baseball team was injury ridden like my beloved Mets and did not qualify for the Fall Classic. Do not despair baseball fans whose teams totally sucked...

The National Basketball Association is a professional basketball league with multiple teams competing each season for a championship. The league began play as the Basketball Association of America...

The Seattle Mariners are an American League baseball team that plays in the West Division. The Mariners play their home games at Safeco Field, which was completed in July 1999. Prior to Safeco,...

Football has been played professionally since the late 1800s. However, the formation of an official league to bring teams together didn't officially form until the 1920s. From that time forward,...

The pennant refers to baseball's division winners and the champions of the two leagues--American and National--that constitute Major League Baseball. Though overshadowed by the World Series, they...

It is something that you read about on many websites. It is all over the internet. There are magazines on newsstands devoted to it. There are even TV shows, and those that are employed full-time...

Running an enjoyable league, whether it is a fantasy sports league or an athletic league, can be a difficult and at times frustrating task. One of the more maddening tasks can be devising a league...

Roberto Clemente is a Hall of Fame baseball player who, as one of the league's first Latin-American stars, helped change the face of baseball much like Jackie Robinson did for African-Americans....

The Baltimore Colts is a storied football franchise that traces its roots back to 1947. But football fans who were born after 1984 never saw the Baltimore Colts play.

Thousands of people play fantasy football, but so few are able to win their league on a consistent basis. Using my 12 years of fantasy football experience as a basis, I'll lead you through some...

NBA commissioner David Stern needs to be well-schooled in more than just professional basketball. He also needs to understand the law and public relations and to be confident in managing a billion...

In Major League Baseball, a pennant is the championship for either each division in baseball, or for one of the two leagues: the American League or the National League. The two league pennant...

The New York Giants are one of the longest existing franchises in the National Football League. Their heritage and prolific success have been an integral part in the landscape of professional...

The UEFA Champions League, which determines the professional soccer club championship of Europe, is known as the most prestigious club competition in the world. The competition has been in place...

In baseball, a pennant race refers to the battle between teams in a division or league for the championship. The term pennant is a reference to a banner or flag that the winning team is...

Before the first professional league was established in Japan during 1936, baseball had been played there for more than a half-century. It was introduced to Japan by American teachers and...

You will learn the fundamentals of drafting a consistent and successful fantasy football team.

Major League Baseball, like many other businesses during slumping economic times, has decided to take matters into its own hands in an effort to gain higher attendance and increase sagging ticket...

The National Football League draft is an annual event where teams add to their rosters by selecting from a pool of college players. The teams generally choose in the reverse of the order that they...

The UEFA Champions League is a multinational tournament involving all of the top European national soccer leagues to determine the overall European championship club. Considered the most...

The National Football League can trace its roots to 1920 when it was an organization known as the American Professional Football Association. Two years later, it became the entity now called the...

The Boston Braves were a National League franchise that existed in Boston, Massachusetts, from 1912 through 1952, becoming the Boston Bees from 1936 through 1940. The club played its home games...

The National Football League has a long history with its union of players. The union was formed due to the poor conditions involving health care and threats to an individuals livelihood if injury...

A baseball pennant race is the competition for a baseball title within the American and National Leagues of Major League Baseball. The term came about due to the fact that the winning club is...

The National Football League was founded in 1922. Only three teams in the NFL at that time are still members of the circuit, with the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers still in their original...

A pennant in baseball is a league championship won by a team. The word "pennant" can also refer to a symbolic flag that celebrates that league title. Pennants are also smallish, triangular-shaped...

Today's high-flying, slam-dunking, three-point-shooting NBA players are a far cry from the players that toiled in the early days of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A little more than 50...

NFL players can be fined for every thing from celebrating a touchdown too long to hitting a quarterback too hard or hitting a punter at all. The fines can be small to steep and always monetary,...

A major league baseball stadium begins with an empty lot and ends up an entertainment facility that attracts major league baseball teams and their fans. When it is time to ‘go out to the ballpark’...

Competition is the heart and soul of the National Football League. When you see linemen battle each other in the trenches, or a running back violently collide with the linebacker trying to tackle...

While there are no official NFL Three Strike Rules for player conduct, the issue has been discussed by National Football League players, NFL Players Association union officials and league...

The Houston Astros joined the National League as the Colt .45s in 1962, the same year as the New York Mets. The expansion franchise had limited success on the field in its first decade, but slowly...

The Milwaukee Brewers are a National League baseball team that plays in Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Brewers came into being when the Seattle Pilots floundered in their only year of...

The Cincinnati Reds are a professional baseball team that competes in the Central Division of the National League. The Reds have a long and storied history. They have been members of the NL since...

Football is one of the most popular American spectator sports. Millions of people watch football, either in person or on TV, each week during the football season. Many fans add to the excitement...

Major League Baseball, more than any other sport, depends on scouts to find talent that can one day compete at the highest level. Countless stars over the years have been discovered by baseball...

Even in the world of fantasy football, quarterback is the glamor position. However, may fantasy owners make some big mistakes when they select the quarterbacks for their team. If you are joining a...

Attending a major league baseball game can be great entertainment for both you and your friends and family. However, the event can become expensive in a hurry. Going to a major league baseball can...

Baseball is an enjoyable spectator sport that both adults and kids can enjoy. While you can certainly take your child to a big league game, should you have a major league franchise in your town,...

Major League Baseball has the greatest history of player trades from the very good to the very bad. If you're running a big league baseball team, did you just grab the next Nolan Ryan or give up...

Major League Baseball Opening Day is one of the most exciting days in the entire baseball season. It's the beginning of the long baseball season and is also a hopeful time for every fan of every...