1.   As a major spectator sport, though, soccer will never catch on in this country.

2.   Aside from domed stadiums for football and baseball, no major American spectator sport has more intimate, larger indoor gatherings than NBA arenas.

3.   Baseball is by far the most difficult of the major spectator sports to master.

4.   In none of our major spectator sports do fans and athletes mix more than in golf and tennis.

5.   Today, monster truck car-crushing has become a major spectator sport.

6.   But lately, soccer has become a major spectator sport in Japan with the inauguration of a professional league.

7.   Rugby league is a major spectator sport in the eastern states of Australia and in New Zealand.

8.   Rugby league is a major spectator and television sport in both Australia and New Zealand.

9.   With more games on television, basketball is quickly becoming a major spectator sport as well.