Sports history By kahlib newman 200 Wrestling is the oldest sport in history http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_sport Feb 17, 1637 Lacrosse is was the first sport played in america http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_lacrosse Jan 1, 1743 Boxing is the most difficult sport http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/sportSkills Period: Jun 17, 1901 to Jun 17, 2015 Sports History Oct 7, 2003 Hockey is the sport with the longest seasons http://goo.gl/LaenwE Jun 9, 2014 Horseback riding is the most dangerous sport http://www.thetoptens.com/most-dangerous-sports/ Jan 28, 2015 Tennis is safest sport http://www.livestrong.com/article/544892-safest-sports-to-play/ Apr 21, 2015 Manchester's soccer team gets payed the most money http://mashable.com/2014/04/21/highest-paid-sports-team