A sport is a competitive physical activity or game which, through casual or organized participation, aims to use, maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants, and in some cases, entertainment for spectators. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a match) is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a tie game; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a regular sports season, followed in some cases by playoffs.
Notable Topics
- Baseball - America's favorite pastime
- Basketball - Court game, points are scored by tossing ball through a hoop
- Football, American - The most popular spectator sport in the United States
- Golf - Game in which one attempts to sink a ball into each of 9 or 18 holes on a course
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The introductory paragraph uses material from the Wikipedia article "Sport" as of 15 Nov 2018, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.