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Midnight Basketball

More than a dozen U.S. cities offer midnight basketball programs to urban youth. The program not only lets at-risk teens play basketball, it also teaches them responsibility and decision-making.

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On the Record

Quote BeginningBesides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks.End Quote

Joe Paterno, American football college coach

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    American Girls and Women Go for Sports

    Between 1971 and 2005, female participation in collegiate sports increased 456 percent. In the same period, female participation in high school sports increased more than 900 percent to about 3,000,000.

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    10 Most Popular High School Sports

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Sports in American States

Some sports are popular in particular American states because of climate, tradition or history. Many of these sports bring communities together each year at special events or simply become family traditions. Here are a few examples.