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Professional sports leagues in Canada

  • Canadian Football LeagueRugby football began to be played in Canada during the 1860s. Many of the first Canadian football teams operated under the auspices of the Canadian Rugby…
  • National Basketball AssociationOn the 1st of November 1946, the first professional basketball game in what would become the NBA took place inside Maple Leaf Gardens.
  • NBA G LeagueOn the 13th of June 2000, NBA commissioner David Stern and deputy commissioner Russ Granik announced the formation of a new minor league.
  • Women's National Basketball AssociationThe Women's National Basketball Association officially received approval from the NBA Board of Governors on the 24th of April 1996.
  • Major professional sports leagues in the United States and CanadaThe National Football League began in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, a combination of teams from regional leagues like the Ohio…
  • Major League BaseballThe Cincinnati Red Stockings took the field on the 4th of April 1869, wearing blue wool pants and white flannel shirts. This team became baseball's first…