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Female Fans Are Out There!

ØThe National Football League (NFL) reports a 43% female fan base (ESPN Chilton Poll)

ØThe National Association of Stock Car Racing (NASCAR) has a 42% female fan base (Simmons Market Research Bureau, Inc. and Performance Research)

ØMajor League Baseball (MLB) reports that 46% of women are avid fans of baseball (SportsBusiness Journal/ESPN Chilton Sports Poll)

ØNational Basketball Association (NBA) reports that 46% of women are avid fans of basketball (SportsBusiness Journal/ESPN Chilton Sports Poll)

•National Hockey League (NHL) reports that 40% of women are avid fans of hockey (Sports Business Journal/ESPN Chilton Sports Poll)

ØThe National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) reports that 57% of casual horse racing fans are female(ESPN Chilton poll)

ØSoccer World Cup reports about 41% percent of the 5.9 billion audience in 54 selected countries were women (International Herald Tribune Sports)

ØOlympics Winter Olympics reports 56% of the audience are women (CNN Money)

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