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Every major U.S. city has their group of sports teams. Los Angeles invites you out to see one of your favorite teams play one of theirs. They have major teams in most main stream sports including baseball, basketball, hockey and soccer. Some of those sports also have major league women’s teams.  

The L.A. Dodgers baseball team originated in Brooklyn in 1890 which means this team has been hitting some major home runs for over 100 years. They got their name from the having to dodge the endless trolley traffic in Brooklyn. They have had many nicknames over the years including the Bridegrooms, The Ward’s Wonders, Foutz’s Fillies and the other one to mention is the Hanlon’s Superbas. This historic team made its home in Los Angeles in 1958. In their long lifespan they have won the most National League Pennants than any other team in baseball history. Maybe you can see them win another World Series at home.  

The L.A. Lakers are on a roll these days as they duke it out with Boston in the final championship of 2010. Yes, the LA Lakers have quite the series on their hands and they are quite a major team to play. This team knows how to win. It originated in Minneapolis and is now based out of Los Angeles. They have hosted talented players with the early George Mikan to Magic Johnson in the 80′s and now playing with shining stars like Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant. They are all going to land that spot in the Hall of Fame. The other well loved basketball team in Los Angeles is the LA Clippers.  

Another one of America’s biggest sports is Football. The Oakland Raiders have been the premier team for California as a whole. They are based out of San Francisco area but they take the pride of the whole state. Hockey is also represented with the L.A. Kings . So check into one of those   five star hotels in Los Angeles and hit the ball park or arena for an exciting evening in L.A. sports.

Tennis has millions of fans from across the world and is one of the sports where individual athlete’s fan bases can extend far beyond their city or country of origin. It is extremely common for people to develop a favorite player from a different country and the rivalry competition base is generally oriented toward the players and not community versus community. Though there are definitely populations who support only their homegrown players. However, favorite players and fan bases are established, the fascination has been going on since about the 12th century.

Most tennis historians will agree that tennis likely began in France in the 12th century. This accepted original version of the sport had the players swatting and striking the ball with the palms of their hands. Much later in the sixteenth century rackets were developed and added to the game and it became known at that time as the sport of tennis . By then it was popular in England as well as in France though it was only played indoors and the ball was hit off of a wall. This could be considered the common ancestor of racquetball and tennis, but that’s of course only a fun reference as racquetball is a twentieth century invention, possible subspecies of golf.

One of the most famous early supports of tennis is King Henry VIII and the version for which he was a fan is now considered to be when real tennis entered the scene. The sport continued to evolve over the years and develop into the game it is today. With major internationally based tournaments such as the Wimbledon tennis championship as well as other Grand Slam tournaments, the sport enjoys great popularity and support now than it has in its history. Though from its beginnings, tennis has been a favorite and one of the common sports to be seen in various social settings.