<Li> Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, duos, or groups perform on figure skates on ice . It was the first winter sport included in the Olympics, in 1908 . </Li> <P> The most popular team sports in the United States are American football, baseball / softball, basketball, ice hockey, and soccer (association football). All five of these team sports are popular with fans, are widely watched on television, have a fully professional league, are played by millions of Americans, enjoy varsity status at many Division I colleges, and are played in high schools throughout the country . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Sport </Th> <Th> Favorite sport </Th> <Th> TV viewing record (since 2005) </Th> <Th> Major professional league </Th> <Th> Participants (millions) </Th> <Th> NCAA DI Teams (Men + Women) </Th> <Th> States (HS) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> American football </Td> <Td> 37% </Td> <Td> 7002111900000000000 ♠ 111.9 m </Td> <Td> NFL </Td> <Td> 8.9 m </Td> <Td> 249 (249M + 0W) </Td> <Td> 50 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Basketball </Td> <Td> 11% </Td> <Td> 24.4 m </Td> <Td> NBA </Td> <Td> 30.3 m </Td> <Td> 589 (298M + 291W) </Td> <Td> 50 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Baseball / Softball </Td> <Td> 9% </Td> <Td> 40.0 m </Td> <Td> MLB </Td> <Td> 29.3 m </Td> <Td> 698 (351M + 349W) </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Soccer </Td> <Td> 7% </Td> <Td> 27.3 m </Td> <Td> MLS </Td> <Td> 13.6 m </Td> <Td> 531 (205M + 332W) </Td> <Td> 50 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ice hockey </Td> <Td> 4% </Td> <Td> 27.6 m </Td> <Td> NHL </Td> <Td> 3.1 m </Td> <Td> 95 (59M + 36W) </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Sport </Th> <Th> Favorite sport </Th> <Th> TV viewing record (since 2005) </Th> <Th> Major professional league </Th> <Th> Participants (millions) </Th> <Th> NCAA DI Teams (Men + Women) </Th> <Th> States (HS) </Th> </Tr>

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