▁television , ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁initially ▁regional ▁nature ▁and ▁greater ▁reli ance ▁on ▁Canadian ▁television , ▁though ▁it ▁would ▁begin ▁broadcast ing ▁its ▁events ▁nation ally ▁on ▁a ▁wider ▁basis ▁after ▁Fox ▁acquired ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁league ' s ▁game ▁broadcast s ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ; ▁the ▁N HL ▁has ▁strugg led ▁to ▁gain ▁compet itive ▁ratings ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁time ▁on ▁television . ▁ ▁College ▁sports ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁a ▁feature ▁of ▁American ▁television . ▁The ▁National ▁Colleg iate ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁( N CAA ) ▁restricted ▁television ▁broadcast s ▁of ▁college ▁football , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁college ▁basketball , ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁In ▁the ▁latter ▁year , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁struck ▁down ▁the ▁NCAA ' s ▁collect ive ▁television ▁contract ▁as ▁a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁ant it rust ▁law , ▁der eg ulating ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁college ▁sports ▁tele cast s ▁and ▁allowing ▁individual ▁teams ▁and ▁athlet ic ▁con ferences ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁their ▁own ▁de als ▁with ▁broadcast ▁and ▁cable ▁networks . ▁ ▁Other ▁sports ▁that ▁have ▁maintained ▁a ▁regular ▁presence ▁on ▁U . S . ▁television ▁include ▁auto ▁racing ▁( N ASC AR , ▁in ▁particular , ▁rose ▁rapidly ▁in ▁television ▁popular ity ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ; ▁the ▁Ind y Car ▁series ▁has ▁also ▁had ▁some ▁presence , ▁particularly ▁its ▁signature ▁event , ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁ 5 0 0 ), ▁professional ▁golf ▁( prom int