Scenarios about 'professional sports'
The organized, highly commercialized competitive athletic activities where participants receive payment for their performance. Professional sports emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as industrialization created urban populations with leisure time and disposable income. In alternate history scenarios, different professional sports might rise to prominence, reflecting altered cultural values, technological development paths, or geopolitical alignments.
What If The NBA Never Formed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Basketball Association of America and National Basketball League never merged in 1949, radically altering the landscape of professional basketball in America and globally.
What If The NHL Never Developed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the National Hockey League never formed in 1917, dramatically altering the landscape of professional hockey and North American sports culture.
What If The Stanley Cup Was Never Created?
Exploring the alternate timeline where hockey's most prestigious trophy was never established, fundamentally altering the development of professional hockey and North American sports culture.
What If The Tour de France Was Never Created?
Exploring the alternate timeline where cycling's most prestigious race never came into existence, potentially reshaping the entire landscape of professional cycling, sports media, and French cultural identity.