Major League Sports Almanac

View the past, present, and future of major league sports in North America


The Big Four
 
National Hockey League (1917-present)
  
 
National Football League (1920-present)
  
 
National Basketball Association (1946-present)
  
 
Major League Baseball (2000-present)
  

 
Other Current Major or Semi-Major Leagues
 
Canadian Football League (1958-present)
  
 
National Professional Soccer League (1985-present)
  
 
Arena Football League (1987-present)
  
 
National Lacrosse League (1987-present)
  
 
Major League Soccer (1996-present)
  
 
Women's National Basketball Association (1997-present)
  
 
World Indoor Soccer League (1998-present)
  
 
Women's United Soccer Association (2001-present)
  
 
Major League Lacrosse (2001-present)
  

 
Defunct Major Leagues
 
BASEBALL
HOCKEY
 
 
National League of Professional Baseball (1876-1999)
World Hockey Association (1972-1979)
 
 
American League of Professional Baseball (1901-1999)
Western Hockey League (1921-1928)
 
 
American Association of Professional Baseball (1882-1891)
Pacific Coast Hockey Association (1911-1924)
 
 
The Federal League (1914-1915)
 
 
 
The Players League (1890)
FOOTBALL
 
 
Union Association (1884)
XFL (2001)
 
 
National Association of Professional Baseball (1871-1875)
United States Football League (1983-1986)
 
 
  
American Football League (1960-1969)
 
 
 
Interprovencial Rugby Football Union (1907-1957)
 
 
SOCCER
Western Interprivencial Football Union (1936-1957)
 
 
Continential Indoor Soccer League (1993-1997)
All American Football Conference (1946-1949)
 
 
Major Indoor Soccer League (1978-1992)
American Football League (1940-1941)
 
 
North American Soccer League (1968-1984)
American Football League (1936-1937)
 
 
North American Soccer League (Indoor) (1975-76; 1979-1984)
American Football League (1926)
  
 
 
  
 
 
BASKETBALL
    
 
 American Basketball League (1996-1998)
    
 
American Basketball Association (1967-1976)
    

 
Championship Pages
Team Sports
Individual Sports
The World Series
The Grand Slam of Tennis (Gentlemen)
The Stanley Cup
The Grand Slam of Tennis (Ladies)
The Super Bowl
  
The NBA Finals
Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
 The Grey Cup
  
   
The Great Pennant Chase
The Last Great Race: Iditarod
The NFL Championship Game
  
 
 The Masters Championship
All Sports Franchise Championships
 The United States Open (golf)

Other Pages

 Pro Sports City of the Decade (1990's)

Burch Power Points Index (NCAA Football Computer Rankings)