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In North America there are over forty professional sports leagues that field teams in the following sports: baseball, basketball, football, hockey, lacrosse, softball, soccer, and tennis. Many of these sports, such as baseball, football, hockey, and softball date from the 1800s. Others, such as basketball, soccer (in north America), and team tennis, have more recent origins. Combined, at the professional level these sports filed hundreds of teams. At the amateur and collegiate levels the number of teams is almost too numerous to count.

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APNewsBreak: Stern expects Jordan approval in week (AP)
AP - The NBA has signed off on Michael Jordan's bid to buy the Charlotte Bobcats.
Vonn wins 3rd straight overall World Cup title (AP)

Lindsey Vonn of the United States shows the trophies of the alpine ski, Women's World Cup super-G  and downhill discipline titles, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Friday, March 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Armando Trovati)AP - Standing atop the mountain, Lindsey Vonn already knew she was the best skier in the world for the third year in a row.


AP sources: Woods likely to return at Masters (AP)

FILE - In this April 14, 2002, file photo, Tiger Woods, left, adjusts the 2002 Masters Green Jacket he received from Augusta National Golf Club chairman William W.'Hootie' Johnson, as Johnson applauds at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans have told The Associated Press on Thursday, march 11, 2010. The two people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because only Woods is supposed to release such information, say he is likely to play first at Augusta National in April.  (AP Photo/Doug Mills, File)AP - Tiger Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans told The Associated Press.


Leach deposition begins in lawsuit vs Texas Tech (AP)
AP - Former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach began giving sworn testimony Friday in the lawsuit he filed against the school after he was fired for allegedly mistreating a receiver suffering from the effects of a concussion.
Browns sign TE Ben Watson to multiyear deal (AP)

FILE - This Dec. 12, 2007, file photo shows New England Patriots tight end Benjamin Watson talking to reporters during a media availability in the locker room at the team's football facility in Foxborough, Mass. The Cleveland Browns have signed free agent tight end Ben Watson to a multiyear contract. Watson spent the past six seasons with the New England Patriots. Watson visited the Browns on Thursday, March 11, 2010,  along with quarterback Jake Delhomme and running back Justin Fargas. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)AP - The Cleveland Browns filled a gaping offensive hole, signing free agent tight end Ben Watson to a multiyear contract.


Three of top 4 seeds bumped in Big East quarters (AP)

Villanova head coach Jay Wright reacts to a call during the second half of a quarterfinal-round NCAA college basketball game against Marquette at the Big East Conference Championships, Thursday, March 11, 2010, in New York. Villanova lost the game 80-76. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)AP - It was a bad day to be a favorite at the Big East tournament.


Football Hall of Famer, TV star Olsen dies at 69 (AP)

FILE - This 1964 handout provided by NFL photos,  shows the Los Angeles Rams defensive front four, known as the 'Fearsome Foursome.' from left to right are Lamar Lundy (85), Merlin Olsen (74), Rosey Grier (76), and Deacon Jones (75).  Olsen, a Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor,  died early Thursday, March 11, 2010, at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 69.(AP Photo/NFL Photos) ** NO SALES **AP - Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, who helped form one of the NFL's greatest defensive lines before embarking on a successful career in television, died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 69.


Brewers' speedy new CF Gomez working on swing (AP)

Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez dives in an attempt to catch a baseball off of the bat of Colorado Rockies Dexter Fowler in the fourth inning of a Cactus League spring baseball game in Tucson, Ariz., on Saturday, March 6, 2010. Fowler got a double on the play. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - Carlos Gomez is into fast things. The Brewers center fielder quickly jumps from subject to subject and lists a bevy of hobbies that include watching world class sprinters and shooting guns at firing ranges.


Bing hopes to lure Detroit Pistons back downtown (AP)
AP - Detroit Mayor Dave Bing would like to lure the Pistons back downtown, where they played when he was on the team.
Jimmer Fredette scored 45 in BYU's win over TCU (AP)

BYU's Jimmer Fredette celebrates a basket against TCU during an NCAA college basketball game at the Mountain West tournament in Las Vegas on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Fredette scored a record 45 points. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch)AP - Jimmer Fredette wanted to be aggressive and get to the free throw line.


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