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The Four Major Professional Sports Leagues in the United States

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Baseball ^[1] (Major League Baseball ^[2])
Basketball ^[3] (National Basketball Association ^[4])
Football ^[5] (National Football League ^[6])
Hockey ^[7] (National Hockey League ^[8])

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“But behind the wholesome image, Minnesota is a sports misfit. Among cities with franchises in all four major pro leagues, only Denver has a smaller population. So there are plenty of tickets to go around. And unlike other smallish towns with pro teams, people in the Twin Cities don’t shudder every time a local sports baron pleads poverty. After all, they’ve seen teams come and go since the 1960s.”

—Sam Walker, “The Wild, Wild North,” The Wall Street Journal, October 11, 2002, p. W6.

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[1] Baseball: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball

[2] Major League Baseball: http://www.mlb.com/

[3] Basketball: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Basketball_Association

[4] National Basketball Association: http://www.nba.com/

[5] Football: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League

[6] National Football League: http://www.nfl.com/

[7] Hockey: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League

[8] National Hockey League: http://www.nhl.com/

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