Noun

Singular league

Plural leagues

league (plural leagues)

  1. A group or association of cooperating members.
    The Red-headed League in Sherlock Holmes stories.
  2. An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship.
    My favorite sports organizations are the National Football League and the American League in baseball.
  3. (measurement) The distance that a person can walk in one hour, commonly taken to be approximately three English miles (about five kilometers).
    • M. Le Page Du Pratz, History of Louisiana (PG), p. 47
      Seven leagues above the mouth of the river we meet with two other passes, as large as the middle one by which we entered.

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Sat Jul 17 16:45:08 2010

Who holds the record for leading the league in the most categories in the same season?
Q. Looking for "standard" categories, not somebody who lead the league in 2 out hits in the 7th inning. Also, who holds the record for leading the league in the same category the most times in thier career? (either league) Pretty sure I know the answer to the 2nd one but wanna make sure. Thanks.
Asked by Joe - Fri Jun 19 15:18:26 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Not sure Ill check it out in a bit.
Answered by shintalka - Sun Jun 21 09:50:26 2009

How does relegation and promotion work in the Premier League?
Q. For a club to be relegated from the Premier League to the Football League Championship, how bad must they finish? What are the criteria for a club to be promoted from the Football League Championship to the Premier League?
Asked by Jamz - Mon Jan 4 01:48:11 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. To get relegated you have to finish in the last three places, those three teams are automatically relegated to the Championship league. If you look at the premier league table on the right underneath the advertisement currently Portsmouth Hull and Bolton would get relegated if the season was over now. To get automatically promoted from the championship to the Premier league you have to finish winner or second place those teams currently being New Castle and West Brom. Then to replace the 3rd relegated teams that finish 3,4,5, and 6 have a play off. 3 plays 6, and 4 plays 5 and then the two winners play each other and the winner of that game gets promoted as well. The current playoff teams would be Swansea Leicester Cardiff, and… [cont.]
Answered by danxp2 - Mon Jan 4 02:20:23 2010

What sport league attracts the most attendance?
Q. I read that the German Bundesliga has the second highest attendance in the world. Which league has the first?
Asked by Newcastle United - Sun Nov 30 22:43:52 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It's the English Premier League - Average attendance - 36 076. Total attendance for 2007-2008 - 13,676,390. Second is the Bundesliga - Average attendance - 38 612. Total attendance for 2007-2008 - 11,815,215. Third is La Liga - Average attendance - 29 124. Total attendance for 2007-2008 - 11,067,120. Forth is the English Championship - Average attendance - 17 022. Total attendance for 2007-2008 - 9,396,144. Fifth is Serie A - Average attendance - 23 180. Total attendance for 2007-2008 - 8,808,400. --- In other sports - The National football League in the US has a average attendance of 67,738. Total attendance - 17,341,012. Making it the highest attended sport in the world.
Answered by jyoti - Sun Nov 30 23:13:39 2008

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