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09-08-2006, 02:42 PM
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| | Football Jones
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| What qualifies something as a Sport?
As ESPN is willing to televise almost any type of competition, I am wondering what it takes for something to qualify as a sport for some of you? Is anything involving a competition between individuals or teams a sport? Or does it take more? | 
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09-08-2006, 03:13 PM
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| | Mergelicious
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| Off of the top of my head:
It has to require some sort of physical talent and involve competition.
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09-08-2006, 03:15 PM
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| nope because espn shows poker, and the spelling bee, man those are some physically challenging sports. u have to train years with weights to get to the championship rounds | |
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09-08-2006, 03:17 PM
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| In my mind, it has to be measurable (score, distance, points) not subjective (ice skating). | |
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09-08-2006, 03:19 PM
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| | Merge Master J
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| Evil?
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09-08-2006, 03:19 PM
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| | Mergelicious
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Originally Posted by I bleed Orange  nope because espn shows poker, and the spelling bee, man those are some physically challenging sports. u have to train years with weights to get to the championship rounds | The "E" stands for entertainment.
Poker is a game, not a sport.
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09-08-2006, 03:20 PM
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| | Football Jones
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Originally Posted by GAVol Remember what the "E" in ESPN stands for. | I was just referencing them, really more interested in how people decide if something is a sport or not? | |
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09-08-2006, 03:21 PM
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| | Mergelicious
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Originally Posted by volmanjr Evil? | Quote:
Originally Posted by orange+white=heaven  ....East Coast Bias???? |  I like your answers better.
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09-08-2006, 03:22 PM
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| | Mergelicious
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| Nevermind
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09-08-2006, 03:40 PM
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| So is golf a sport? It doesn't really have the physical part to it | |
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09-08-2006, 04:23 PM
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| | Mergelicious
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| If you don't think golf takes physical skill, go play a round under par.
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09-08-2006, 04:29 PM
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| i play golf, but i don't consider walkin around in dress clothes n hittin a little white ball with some irons a sport. i love the contact sports, and even running sports because that takes a lot out of you. but golf i've always struggled with it being a sport. great game though | |
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09-08-2006, 04:31 PM
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| | Football Jones
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| Is car racing a sport? | |
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