Sports terms have become so popular in our everyday speech that we may not even be aware that we are using them. Sports literature comes from a variety of sports, but baseball leads the way in sports terminology because it is one of the most dominating American sports. Other sports such as boxing, football, hockey, gambling, basketball, track, field, and darts also contribute to our language. Every day we are "thrown a curve" when something …showed first 75 words of 465 total…

…showed last 75 words of 465 total…of America's pastime. American citizens settle down on their couches almost every day to catch some baseball or some Monday night football. When one hears a term he likes he will repeat it over and over until it is so common that he no longer even knows that it was a sport term. After years upon years of hearing common sports terms one does not even notice that they have been "saved by the bell."