... age limit that stopped players from joining a professional basketball team as soon as they left high school." ("NCAA NAIA Basketball") The National Football League (NFL) employs similar tactics as well- "Football players who have been out of high school for at least three years are eligible for the ... is really an amateur, non-profit activity. Some facts from an article written in 2000: (Eitzen) 1. The BCS Bowl Championship Series encompasses the major colleges for football- The eight year package which ended in 2006 was worth $930,000,000 with ABC. Each team playing in the BCS game .....

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... final rounds, unlike the much more parochial and misnamed World Series in baseball. Although soccer has made an effort in the American sports scene with the starting of the MLS (Major League Soccer), it will never make it into the hearts and markets of American sports the way other American sports have. I believe there are many reasons for this. In a game played ... ...

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