Baseball

[gobenn]

Why is the world series so called? Only two nations take part!

[Old_Geezer]

I believe the sponsor was a newspaper named "The World".

[heathfield]

Urban myth, OG. It's so called because the winning team is looked upon as being the best in the world at baseball, which is very likely true!

[douglas9401]

Because nothing exists outside north America.

[Old_Geezer]

Really ! Shows you can't trust anything you read on the Internet :-(

[Svejk]

I read it was named for 'world' breakfast cereal.

[Svejk]

^the original sponsor

[jim360]

It's because Americans really live on a different planet from the rest of us.