Americans love sports, to be sure. But some parts of the country seem to be particularly passionate.<br />According to Broadcasting Cable, lovers of football are pretty evenly spread out around the country.<br />Baseball hot spots are concentrated in the Northeast and eastern Midwest, plus Denver and L.A.<br />Basketball pops in a few locations in particular: the Midwest, Texas and West Coast.<br />Special basketball points of passion are Bay Area and Northeast Ohio. <br />
