The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was one of the very first professional sports leagues created for women in the United States. While it is unfortunate the women don't have as many true professional sports leagues as men do, this does not show any signs of changing in the near future. Basketball, and soccer are the two main women professional sports, while other athletes such as volleyball players, will have to strive for the Olympics to get national recognition. Even these two main sports leagues are nowhere near the popularity of their male counterpart leagues. The only way to keep a league going is through a fan base, and that is why basketball, and soccer have stayed afloat. other sports simply are not popular enough to survive and that's why there is only two main leagues today. The reason for the male-female difference in sports is most likely linked to the fact that on average, men watch sports more than women in the United States. Not that there aren't any female sports fans, its just that there are far more men, and men are more likely to watch men play as oppose to women. Basketball, and soccer are very popular, and that is why they have remained successful throughout the years. Hopefully, female sports leagues can take off in the future, but unfortunately that doesn't seem likely any time soon.