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Conferences: Groups into which teams are divided in professional and college football; the NFL is divided into National and American Conferences.

Online Service: A business that provides its subscribers with a wide variety of data transmitted over telecommunications lines. Online services provide an infrastructure in which subscribers can communicate . . . View Full Definition

Home And Away: A method of scheduling opponents, such that the two teams play one game at each team's home stadium. In college football, conferences such as the Big12, where a team does not play all the ot . . . View Full Definition

Division: In the NFL, sub-groups within conferences, such as the Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Divisions; also, a grouping of teams in college football, where Division I contains the most co . . . View Full Definition

All-Star Game: A mid-season exhibition game pitting selected stars of north american origin against selected stars from the rest of the world; from 1969 to 1997, the game was played between representatives . . . View Full Definition

Campbell Conference: Was one of the two conferences in the nhl that contained the norris and smythe divisions until 1992-93; renamed the western conference in 1993.