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MAJOR LEAGUE SPORTS
Prologue: In the United States according to the recent records, there are about 108 Basketball, Baseball, Hockey and Football teams, which regularly participate, in the major league level matches. Teams are normally valued by their capability at income generation. This again, depends on the income generating capabilities of the stadium where the sport is held. A stadium with a 20,000 seating capacity cannot be expected to generate an income, which a 50,000 seating capacity stadium can generate. It has now become important to have a stadium with exceptional facilities with a vast seating arrangement!
Major League Baseball: The Major League Baseball (MLB) was established in the year 1876 AD.
Season: April through Mid October.
Per team play: More than 75 games on account of a large pool of games, baseball is credited with very high fan attendance than other games; normally around 45 to 50 million per season. However, the revenue generation through ticket sales is less because of lower pricing of tickets compared to other commercialized games.
Major League Basketball: The National Basketball Association (NBA) was established in the year 1940. It has about 27 teams in the USA and 2 in Canada.
Season: October through April.
Regular Season Matches: About 35 to 45. The owners are invariably big-ticket corporate entities. The trend is that such corporate entities also keep hockey teams under their tutelage. Basketball attracts sell out crowds as they have stars like Michael Jordan whose name alone has the potential to attract fans from afar.
Major League Hockey: The National Hockey League (NHL) was established in the year 1917 AD. Canada has 5 teams and the USA has as many as 21 teams under NHL.
Season: October to April.
Games: Not less than 40 games per season. Today hockey has good following not only in the North but South as well.
Major League Football: The National Football League (NFL) was established in the year 1921.
Season: September through December. Played on a weekly basis.
Games are few and this aids in large audience turnout. It is considered the best winter pastime.