curling
The first Olympic curling event was in 1924. It was absent from the games until 1998, when it was re-instated. Since 1998, it has been getting more and more TV coverage during each Olympics, and its popularity in the US has greatly increased.
Quidditch is not recognized as a NCAA sport, but many colleges in the US still play the fictional game made popular by the Harry Potter books. The International Quidditch Association states that 400 colleges compete in the sport. You can see a list of those teams in the related links below. .internationalquidditch.org/teams.html
American football. Best funded, most closely followed and most watched/attended by far.
Garrett A. Morgan invented the de-curling comb. He was issued a US patent for the de-curling comb in 1953.
209 colleges in the southern US
yes, but they are not as good as lots of teams
Basketball was invented by a Canadian however, the sport was not important to Canada at all. It took hold in colleges and later at the professional level in the US. Much later on, basketball became an international sport of sorts, however, nowhere is basketball more loved then in the US.
netball- its like basketball with no net, no backboard, higher goals, and you can't run with the ball. it is played in Australia, mostly by girls.
They did not win a medal.
The game of rugby is most similar to the American game of football. In both games there is a ball, running with the ball, and kicking the ball. Rugby is played in more nations than is American style football. Rugby is, however, a sport played in most US colleges & universities.
In most cases a US diploma will be accepted by Canadian colleges.