The National basketball Association (NBA) is the major professional basketball league in the world, with teams from the United States and Canada.

国家篮球协会(NBA)是世界上主要的职业篮球联盟，由美国和加拿大的球队组成。

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There are only a certain number of teams in the Premier League or the National Football League, and they play each other only a certain number of times.

不论是英超联赛还是美国橄榄球大联盟，参赛队伍数量是一定的，这些队伍的比赛场次也是固定的。

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Many will be in worse shape in 2010 and 2011, according to the National League of Cities, a lobby group.

据游说组织城市国家联盟的研究，到2010年或者2011年很多城市处境将更加艰难。

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The National Hockey League in the United States is again permitting its players to represent their native countries in the Olympics.

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Unlike Major League Baseball,salaries in the National Basketball Association and some other leagues are capped.

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And the Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup in the National Hockey League.

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Uefa, Europe's governing body, insisted that only teams playing in the national league could qualify.

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Their record through Friday was 13-20 which placed them fifth in the National League Western Division.

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Louis Cardinals and the team they defeated in the National League Championship Series, the New York Mets.

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