Long debates back in the ol' barroom days. Trying to decide if something televised as sport really is. There's really nothing scientific here. And this post was prompted from listening to Mike and the Mad Dog broadcast from Belmont today.
Someone once said to me "if it's on ESPN it's a sport!"; but ESPN televises Spelling Bees (not a sport), poker (not a sport) and Worlds Strongest Man Competitions (nope), which coincidentally are always held in countries that seem to encourage use of the juice. We'll post that little diatribe later.
So here's my list. Categories are Sport, Game, Pastime, Activity and the elusive Sporting. These are the ones that engage in wagering to elicit excitement. The NFL doesn't count.
Easy ones first:
Baseball - Sport
Football - Sport
Basketball - Sport
Hockey - Sport
Tennis - Sport
Now some classifications that will anger some:
Golf - Pastime (though it would become a sport if you randomly inserted snipers on the course)
Horse Racing - Sporting (and you can include Dog Racing)
Jai Alai - Sporting ('cause you can bet in FLA and CT)
Lacrosse - Sport
Running - Activity for most, Sport for the serious
Cycling - same as above
Bowling - Activity (anything that occurs with bad fashion, smoking and longnecks can't be a sport. Sorry Fatso)
Men's Softball - Activity (see bowling, except most guys seem to favor Under Armour)
Archery - Activity
Climbing - Stupid
Billiards - Game
Darts - Game
Surfing - Activity
BASE Jumping - Illegal in most States
Polo - Pastime
Cricket - Pastime
Rugby - Sport
Paintball - see Climbing, only twice as Stupid
You see, all you weekend warriors, it's all in how you look at it. For all of you who's favorite endeavor made the list as not a Sport. Send the hatemail.
Blogging - Activity
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