Major League Soccer (M.L.S) is a professional soccer league organization that operates under a single-entity structure in which teams and player contracts are centrally owned by the league. ... Major League Soccer, which the players had filed in 1996. ... The league wants to become a leading American sport and one of the best leagues in the world. ... The CBA caused a dispute between the Major League Soccer Players Union (MLSPU) and the M.L.S. ... Since M.L.S did not plan on making changes M.L.S players wanted to go on strike over free agency and higher salaries a week before the 20th season o...

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At midnight on August 12, action ceased at the major-league level when the players" union stubbornly refused to accept a salary cap proposed by an equally intransigent bloc of owners. ... Shannon Dortch talks about how the strikes are changing baseball: Major League Baseball's labor dispute has hurt the game in more ways than one, according to this exclusive analysis. ... The bitter strike by major-league baseball players in 1994 and 1995 dealt the game a serious blow. ... (Dortch 1) At present Major League Baseball is all about money and is definitely hurting the ga...

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By February he had drafted a very ambitious plan, which would contain all of the following; all major nations would join the League, they would disarm and if they had a dispute with another country, they would take it to the League. ... Now the Soviet Union was the only major European power not in the League. ... The first major test for the League came when the Japanese invaded Manchuria in 1931. By 1929, Japan was a major economic, military and imperial power. ... The League was powerless. ...

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The athlete obviously had to practice for years before the opportunity of the major leagues approached them. ... There have been two confirmed cases of steroid use in Major League Baseball. ... There are a lot of major leaguers who would do anything to reach the stardom and wealth of the primer players in the game despite the risks. ... A drug testing policy is something that has been talked about in Major League Baseball many times, but no resolution between the owners and the players union has been reached. ... Though Major League Baseball finally got the much-needed drug testing policy ...

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The athlete obviously had to practice for years before the opportunity of the major leagues approached them. ... There have been two confirmed cases of steroid use in Major League Baseball. ... There are a lot of major leaguers who would do anything to reach the stardom and wealth of the primer players in the game despite the risks. ... A drug testing policy is something that has been talked about in Major League Baseball many times, but no resolution between the owners and the players union has been reached. ... Though Major League Baseball finally got the much-needed drug testing policy ...

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In 1905, the intercollegiate lacrosse league was formed. ... The major surge in popularity of NCAA lacrosse started in the late 80's, when attendance to games first began to rise. ... This was what Fritz and Cline intended when forming the league as a way to attract fans and make money. ... Although the league had a shaky beginning, it soon changed its name into the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL) and grew into other cities such as Detroit, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Charlotte, and Boston. ... The monopolistic management and player discontent finally clashed in a major players strike in 199...

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There is only one number in all of major league baseball that is retired throughout the league. ... The number is 42, and it belongs to the first African-American to play Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson. I believe that the reason this is the only number that is retired throughout the league is that breaking the color barrier in baseball was that significant of an accomplishment. ... The players on this team would be the first integrated high school in their league. This caused major problems in two different aspects of the season. ...

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One of the greatest problems faced by Major League Baseball today is what to do about steroid use and how they can put an end to it. ... Major League Baseball is no exception either. ... Many people feel it's the league's responsibility to look out for it's players and allowing steroids to be taken without any testing violates that. ...

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Soccer is a contact sport and many reasons, such as anatomical differences and athletic tendencies have proved to create injuries- major and minor. ... Meniscal tears can vary from a minor injury to a major occurrence in an athlete's career. ... During the course of one season in Major League Soccer (MLS), there were 256 injuries. ... Fatigue is a major factor to consider when talking about injuries. ...

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Unfortunately, he was prevented from playing in the major leagues because of the ban on African American athletes. ... The best players from the top teams signed contracts to Major Leagues organizations and weakened the Negro teams. ... When they finally integrated the major leagues, many of the greats along with Troy were too old to make the transition. ... He was a 42 year old rookie in the Major Leagues (Giancaterino, 22). The black players who did make it to the Major Leagues faced many fences of their own. ...

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The first man to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball in the 20th century, Jackie Robinson is one of the most celebrated baseball players in history. ... After hid successful season in 1946 with the team's Farmclub he became the first African American major league baseball player since the 19th century. ... But before Jackie Robinson there was Moses Fleetwood Walker, he was the 1st African American major league baseball player to play baseball in the late 1800's. On April 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson became the 1st African American to play major league baseball....

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At this time the Negro Leagues were almost as popular as the white major leagues. ... Finally on April 9, 1947 he was official called up to the major leagues by the Dodgers. ... Before Jackie broke the color barrier he wasn't even allowed to think about playing professional baseball in the major leagues. ... Jackie suggested that Major League Baseball hire a black third-base coach and a black manager. ... He was the first Negro to play baseball in the major leagues. ...

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Have steroids affected the psychological aspect of Major League Baseball? ... When Major League players taint themselves with steroids they are just becoming bad role models for the youth of the nation. As horrible as it is, what starts at the Major League level will water-fall down into the minor league system, deeper into the college level, and spilling off into the high schools. ... Currently the Major League Baseball association does not have testing for steroids. ... When fans go to the ballpark to watch a game, they are expecting the major-league players to be more talented than t...

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One of his accomplishments was entering the major leagues and is one of the most remarkable and inspiring accomplishments in sports history. When Robinson became the first black to play in Major League Baseball, he changed Americans' views on racism forever. ... On April 15, 1947, Robinson became the first black player to play Major League Baseball (104). ... After 10-years in the major leagues he retired from the game in 1957 (James 215). ... Being the first black American to enter the major leagues, he gave strength to other black athletes to pursue their dreams....

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Since the very beginning when the Major League Baseball first began, in 1869, catchers were picked up for their defensive, not their offensive abilities. ... He placed him on the Hatillo Tigres, an amateur league team full of players about ten years older than him, long before Molina was eligible for the Major League Baseball draft. ... Louis Cardinals selected him in the fourth round of the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft. ... Because of his free-swinging tendency, he has a walk rate (7.1%) below the Major League average (8.4%). ... I got these stats from http://baseball.about.com/od/major...

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In my opinion, the invention of the hoop and net was a major step in the game of basketball. ... By 1898, basketball leagues were starting to form in the United States. ... The league was called the National Basketball League (NBL). ... The New England League had a brief career and did not survive. ... The first president of the league was Maurice Podolalf (Lauren S. ...

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In my opinion, the invention of the hoop and net was a major step in the game of basketball. ... By 1898, basketball leagues were starting to form in the United States. ... The league was called the National Basketball League (NBL). ... The New England League had a brief career and did not survive. ... The first president of the league was Maurice Podolalf (Lauren S. ...

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As a new Major League Baseball season gets underway, the New York Yankees are welcoming a new import to their roster. ... Despite dominating the NPB Tanaka and other Japanese players of like-wise skills have moved to the world of Major League Baseball in the United States. ... The value of this cost proves to be enormous when his earning power is extrapolated to the United States and Major League Baseball. ... Comparing the two leagues, the next problem that arises is the marketability of the teams. ... Major League teams interested in the players then submit sealed bids to the player's t...

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By the time he was in his later teens, Ruth was a prospect for major league baseball (Ruth, 13). ... Jack Dunn was known for picking up youngsters who he thought had major league potential. ... He made his major league debut in Fenway Park on July 11, 1941. He pitched in that game against the Cleveland Indians (Family of Babe Ruth and Babe Ruth League Inc.). ... Ruth once again announced his retirement and played his last major league game on May 30, 1935. ...

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Now, Major League Baseball is in an era known as "The Steroid Era". ... Over the past few years, performance enhancing drugs have become a huge issue in Major League Baseball. ... For instance, Major League Baseball has seen a spike in home runs. ... Roger managed to play 24 years and avoided any major injuries in the Major Leagues from the years 1984-2007 ("Roger Clemens"). ... HGH is just one of many illegal substances that Major League Baseball has banned. ...

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As quoted in Business Week, women have "few Leagues of their own."" ... The WBNA is tagged as a "runaway hit- due to the fact that it is the first women's sport to sign a deal with a major network to air their games. ... This league was to start with a 2.5 million dollar budget. ... The NHL is now working on starting on plans for a women's league. ... The softball league, WPF, was backe...

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Since then, organizations such as the National Football League and National Collegiate Athletic Association have also put drugs on their lists of banned substances. The only two organizations that have not yet done the same are the National Hockey League and Major League Baseball (MLB). ... A drafted football player from a High School to a NFL (National Football League) team can already rely on the use of drugs to reach success. ...

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Baseball had the Major League and the Negro League. ... Basketball also had separate leagues for blacks and whites. ... The Montreal Royals was not a part of the Negro Leagues. ... Another professional color barrier was broken the same year that Jackie Robinson entered Major League Baseball. ... The last of the four major professional sports in America to welcome an African American player was the National Hockey Association. ...

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Peter Edwards Rose was investigated by Major League Baseball and a hearing was scheduled for May of 1989. ... In my opinion Pete Rose should be inducted into the Hall of Fame, and also be re-instated into Major League Baseball. ... Rose also played in 3,562 games (a major league record) was the 1963 Rookie of the Year and in 1973 was the National Leagues Most Valuable Player. ... In 1989 the Major Leagues started an investigation on Pete Rose. ... But Janszen was determined, and insisted that Pete had better give him the money, or else he would go to Major League Baseball and tell ...

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Basketball has gained popularity over the years, according to the 2014 Harris Poll, the NBA is ranked 6th in popularity behind the National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), college football and auto racing (Rovell, 2014). ... The MLB has two leagues, the American League and the National League. ... There a youth leagues, high school and college leagues just to name a few. ... The NBA Development League or D-League is the NBA's official minor league basketball organization. The D-League was founded in 2001 (NBA Development League, 2014). ...

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