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Lacrosse is one of the oldest sports in America and has been dated back to 1100. -
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The term baseball was first founded in 1744 in a book written by John Newberry that was brought to America in 1762. The MLB was formed in 1903 during the World Series. -
Wrestling became popular in the late 1800s after the Civil War. -
The first college football game was in 1869 and teams only consisted of 25 players. the first NFL game was in 1920 -
Soccer came to the U.S. in 1876 during the Princeton and Rutgers college games. Soccer became a pro sport in 1996. -
The first tennis game in America was played in 1876. -
The first American ski club was organized in 1880. -
Fastpitch came to America in 1887 while waiting to get into a college football game. -
Volleyball was a game declared by William G Morgan in 1895 and became professional in 1970 -
Snowboarding was developed in the late 1960s and early 70´s. Snowboarding became official in 1998.