// add a new sport to sportData if does not exist
  public Map<String, Sport> addSport(String sportName, String sportLocation) {

    if (sportData.containsKey(sportName)) {
      System.out.println("Sport already exists.");

    } else {
      Integer sportID = idGenerator.generateSportID(sportData);
      Sport sport = new Sport(sportID, sportName, sportLocation);
      sportData.put(sportName, sport);
    }

    return sportData;
  }