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Unit 15 Sports and Scienic sports in America Sports Football preseason (during the late summer)前赛季（夏末） regular season (during fall)　正规赛季（秋季） post-season/play off time (during the winter until late in January)　后赛季或超级锦标赛（冬季至一月） There are 24 teams divided into two conferences, the American Football Conference (AFC) (美国橄榄球联合会) and the National Football Conference(NFC)(全国橄榄球联合会) Baseball Before World War Ⅱ,there were two major leagues of baseball teams,the older National League and the American League. After World War Ⅱ, a few other teams hired African-Americans. Now,the regular season begins at the beginning of April,and ends in October. Basketball Develop of the Basketball: 1.Basketball was deliberately create in 1891. 2.Basketball has its first professional team in 1896. 3.In 1949, NBA was established. Michael Jordan: He joined the NBA’s Chicago Bulls in 1984. “Air Jordan”(飞人乔丹) Six NBA championships from 1991 to 1998. Yao Ming: Enter the NBA in 2002, in no time gained popularity with numerous fans Other Sports Activities ice hockey(冰球), track and field(田径）, tennis（网球）, racket ball（壁球）, volleyball, field hockey（曲棍球）, lacrosse（兜网球）, soccer, golf, bowling（保龄球）, wrestling（摔跤）, boxing Scenic Spots The Grand Canyon National Park (大峡谷国家公园) It is America’s most famous scenic wonder. It is a huge gorge(峡谷) slowly carved away(雕琢) for nearly 6 million years by the waters of the Colorado River（科罗拉多河）. It attracts over 4 million visitors each year. The southwest To the east of the Grand Canyon National, the Painted Desert National Park(彩色沙漠国家公园) To the south of the Grand Canyon National, there is the Sunset Crater Volcano National Park. （落日火山口国家公园） The Northwest To the far north of the Grand Canyon National, near the Canadian border is Yellowstone National park（黄石国家公园） To the south of the Yellowstone National park is Grand Teton National Park（大蒂顿国家公园）, which is famous for glaciers. （冰川） Dinosaur National Monument（国家恐龙化石保护区） Bryce Canyon National Park The Rocky Moun