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Baseball was invented in 1839 by Abner Doubleday, The first game was played on June 19 1846. But in 1869 baseball became a professional sport.
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Track and Field was invented in the US in 1857 and became a pro sport in 1970s
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Lacrosse started getting noticed in the US around 1859 and in 2001 it became a professional sport
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Soccer was invented in 1866
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The first american match was played November 6 1869 between Rutgers and Princeton. And then in 1920 10 football teams gathered in Canton, Ohio and formed the American Professional Football Association. -
Tennis got invented in 1874 and became a pro sport in 1968
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Softball was invented in 1887 and became a sport in 1910
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Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith. In 1898 it became a professional sport. Basketball was then introduced to the Olympics in 1904 in St. Louis.
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Bowling was invented in 1895 and became pro in 1907
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Rugby was invengted in 1975 and became a pro sport in 1995