What's the #1 sport in your town/city?

[colguile]

Here in Toronto it's all about hockey. 24/7 hockey. Anyone from canada who was watching the sports channels yeasterday should have seen the insanity that was ALL DAY TRADE DEADLINE TALK like it was a fucking election or a fucking NUKE went off downtown. lol not even the 9/11 coverage was that fucking detailed and over the top.

Jesus christ give it a rest already.

[tajiri]

in the pdx area, i'd have to say that the biggest sport is MMA.

[Muff Daddy]

the #1 fluctuates here. back when the red wings were beasting it was about hockey. whenever the pistons are winning its basketball. and now its all about baseball since the tigers are winning recently. and football will never, ever be #1 here with the god-awful Lions - those perpetual losers.

[DS]

You know how we do in NYC. Baseball is the number one sport. Until those chumps in the NBA and NFL start winning, they won't receive much recognition. I mean, basketball and football gets it's fair share of ratings, but they never win their respective championships. So, baseball it is. 26 championships speak for the Yankees.

[irioku]

All about college football here. Tallahassee is home to the Florida State Seminoles. Bobby Bowden has everyone on his nuts here.

[crimzonflame]

I hate living in a hockeytown especially when the team sucks and will not win the cup in the foreseeable future.

Raptors and Jays need more love.

[Against Me!]

COLLEGE BASKETBALL :lovin:

UNC V DUKE IS INTENSE EVEN IF BOTH SUCK

[SwmmrManShen]

DC metro area......SKINSSSSSSSS

[Ne0phyte]

I live in a college town so... drinking.

[Night]

In the city I live in, it's the San Jose Sharks (3 trades!). After that I guess it's the San Jose Sabercats.

In the general area, it (was) the San Francisco 49ers. Nowadays because of the ballpark and general downturn of performance by the Niners, it's more of the San Francisco Giants. On the east side of the area it's the Oakland Athletics, Raiders and Golden State Warriors.

College sports around here are rather secondary since there are so many pro teams. Cal and Stanford probably get the most attention. Santa Clara (Steve Nash's alma mater) gets some attention, but not as much as Cal or Stanford.

[1/2Man1/2God]

FOOTBALL...but we won championship in soccer,tennis, and almost in basketball last year.

[R | C]

In Los Angeles area, depends on the season. But generally

1. Football (pro)
2. Basketball (pro)
3. Football / Basketball (college)

*World Cup Soccer is nuts around my area

[Night]

In Los Angeles area, depends on the season. But generally

1. Football (pro)


Uh... what team? :P

[R | C]

Not LA :sad:

[PsychoMistress]

COLLEGE BASKETBALL :lovin:

UNC V DUKE IS INTENSE EVEN IF BOTH SUCK

Uh oh, I know where you live. Dookie.

It's a tie between college basketball, and football.

[DaFlipMastaXV]

Here in Toronto it's all about hockey. 24/7 hockey. Anyone from canada who was watching the sports channels yeasterday should have seen the insanity that was ALL DAY TRADE DEADLINE TALK like it was a fucking election or a fucking NUKE went off downtown. lol not even the 9/11 coverage was that fucking detailed and over the top.

Jesus christ give it a rest already.

I like hockey but yesterday was stupid. Granted there wasnt much at all in the sports world otherwise, but still, I missed PTI because of it :(

[Fir]

LA Pro Basketball

CAUSE WE HAVE NO FOOTBALL TEAM!:mad:

[Night]

Not LA :sad:

Well, yeah. So if pro football is #1 in LA, what team do people generally root for? Chargers because they're the closest?

I always figured either the Lakers, Trojans and Dodgers were the kings of LA.

[MrBlank]

Counting Pregnant Middle School Girls.

[Episode_667]

I hate living in a hockeytown especially when the team sucks and will not win the cup in the foreseeable future.

Raptors and Jays need more love.

300% agree. Not too mention the Rock and Argos (well, maybe not the Argos).

I've always wondered what it would be like living out west, where the CFL is actually a big deal. Or, even more extreme, the Atlantic provinces, where you only have minor - league and University sports.

[Return of Shiki]

Used to be Basketball, until that son-of-a-bitch George Shinn ruined our beloved Hornets.

Now it's Pro Football and College Basketball.

Nobody here even gives a shit about the Bobcats.
Nobody gives a crap about baseball except for all the New York transplants who apparently are infesting every area in Charlotte now. Shut the hell up about the Yankees already, we don't even WATCH baseball.

[MrNasty2K1]

Beantown = Red Sox all year long. And it annoys the fuck out of me.

[TheSix]

RAAAIDDDERS!

Who are hella garbage.

[Against Me!]

Used to be Basketball, until that son-of-a-bitch George Shinn ruined our beloved Hornets.

Now it's Pro Football and College Basketball.

Nobody here even gives a shit about the Bobcats.
Nobody gives a crap about baseball except for all the New York transplants who apparently are infesting every area in Charlotte now. Shut the hell up about the Yankees already, we don't even WATCH baseball.

who gave a fuck about the hornets? :wonder:

[Jr7891]

In New Haven, Connecticut the main sport is basketball.

More specifically, UConn college basketball.

[Silentness!]

Hunting *takes a bow*

I'll be here all night folks.
___

Honestly I'm currently at Augusta, GA.

We hold the Masters golf tournament here so I guess that's something...

[final_cut]

Skateboarding, SHIT YEAH

I think the Jaguars are pretty popular though....

[BananaWeed]

Toronto, so Hockey's #1.
#2 = Basketball
#3 = Baseball
#4 = Football?

[AkumaTX]

My guess for Houston is

Baseball
Football
Basketball

but if pretty much depends on how well the sport team is doing at the moment.

[Return of Shiki]

who gave a fuck about the hornets? :wonder:

I did, and everyone I knew did.

Considering the Hornets led the NBA in attendence for a couple of seasons, I would think that some people DID give a fuck about the Hornets...but I guess I should just take your word for it, instead of my own experiences and facts :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Mizuki]

Halo 2.

Seriously, or even World of Warcraft.

[B_IzM]

Here in Los Angeles, Lakers are 1st priority.

After that you got (in no particular order):
USC Trojans Football
Dodgers
Angels
Clippers

Don't see that much hockey talk going around here so....yah :wonder:

[Chachi]

1. Football
2. College basketball
3. College football
4. Baseball

[Baron Samedi]

hockey hockey and then hockey
montreal canadiens baby

[ckrazy]

I live in Seattle and we are so random

1994-1998 it was all BASKETBALL
200-2003 it was all BASEBALL
2003-now it all FOOTBALL

lol i guess we just jump on anything that start winning....

[Mechanica]

Hockey.

[Against Me!]

I did, and everyone I knew did.

Considering the Hornets led the NBA in attendence for a couple of seasons, I would think that some people DID give a fuck about the Hornets...but I guess I should just take your word for it, instead of my own experiences and facts :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

relax bro i was just asking :rofl:

must be only in charlotte then because i have had the opposite experience.. i don't know anyone that's a fan and i didn't know they were popular in charlotte and thought that's why they left.

on the other hand everyone in north carolina loves the panthers. i wonder why the NBA hasn't been able to reach that sort of popularity in NC?

[Sacr3D]

Montreal so yeah you guys guessed it... Hockey !

[Return of Shiki]

They didn't leave because they were unpopular, they left because of George Shinn, the asshole of an owner of the team. He wanted Charlotte taxpayers to pay for a new arena or else he would leave.
Shinn was also pretty much hated because of a rape scandal and the fact that he TRADED KOBE BRYANT FOR VLADE DIVAC simply because he did not want to pay what Kobe was asking. Let me stress: HE TRADED KOBE BRYANT...FOR...VLADE DIVAC.

The Bobcats aren't liked, because, well, they suck. Of course the Hornets really sucked in their early years but they were still massively popular even then, so it's not really much of an excuse.

Nowadays, we have the Panthers and memories of the Hornets; it doesn't mean much to get another NBA team, especially since the NBA is so crappy, boring, and full of overpaid punks now anyway. It isn't the same without guys like Bird, Magic, and Jordan.

[Against Me!]

They didn't leave because they were unpopular, they left because of George Shinn, the asshole of an owner of the team. He wanted Charlotte taxpayers to pay for a new arena or else he would leave.
Shinn was also pretty much hated because of a rape scandal and the fact that he TRADED KOBE BRYANT FOR VLADE DIVAC simply because he did not want to pay what Kobe was asking. Let me stress: HE TRADED KOBE BRYANT...FOR...VLADE DIVAC.

The Bobcats aren't liked, because, well, they suck. Of course the Hornets really sucked in their early years but they were still massively popular even then, so it's not really much of an excuse.

Nowadays, we have the Panthers and memories of the Hornets; it doesn't mean much to get another NBA team, especially since the NBA is so crappy, boring, and full of overpaid punks now anyway. It isn't the same without guys like Bird, Magic, and Jordan.

:rofl: man that's a fucking bitch. and yeah i agree that the NBA is crap, and even with a few hot recruiting classes (adam morrison, guys from UNC etc) they still don't seem to be generating much buzz. i never hear someone mention a recent game.

maybe it's just hard because we're so big into college basketball over here

i do remember people being big on teal in the 90s though lol

[Psycho-Lops]

I go to Hoover High (Two-a-Days), so football is everything.

Fuck MTV

[specs]

Edmonton. Hockey.

Ryan Smith got traded and the average joe is just about ready to castrate Kevin Lowe, the Oilers GM. That's how serious it is. :rofl:

[crimzonflame]

I liked the Hornets back then. They were exciting with Mashburn, Davis, and Magloire. Even when they had Mugsy Bouges.

[ThePurpleBunny]

It's football in this city. Our two high schools hate each other, their yearly meeting is the talk of the town. Plus our university won the Div II title a few years ago, and that got the place in a riot.

True fact, a few decades ago, when these high schools met. Days prior students from the county school would hang dead cats outside the city school's stadium (they're named the Wildcats) as intimidation.

[Rod Driguez]

The Charlotte Hornets were well-loved by the city, at the very least. They even had a bit of national appeal back in the LJ/Zo days. I remember when they had a half-finished mural downtown with those two and Muggsy.... but Zo left before it was completed. Just shows the level of naivety the city had regarding "their" team back then, in the early days.


I think the Bobcats aren't getting that level of love out of the gate exactly because of the way the Hornets left town, and how Shinn handled things. I would imagine once burned twice shy, but I'm not in that area any longer and I don't know what the actual local vibe is towards them. Return of Shiki's assessment seems mostly accurate AFAIK, I'll take his word.


I am currently in the Raleigh-Durham area, where ACC basketball is king.

[spideyman]

Milwaukee here. Football is first here. The packers pretty much own this state and the badgers are good too. Next i would say baseball then basketball.

[Zero]

Well, I live in Buffalo, so it should come to no surprise that the #1 sport here for the last 2 years has been:

Hockey. Everyone is talking about the Sabres. And everyone is sporting some kind of Buffalo Sabres gear, hideous as they are. But yet, the ugly new jerseys are selling better than any other teams in the league.

Working right across from the HSBC Arena (and I'm almost always either at work when it is on, or leaving during the tailgating), I get a constant view of Sabres-mania up-close-and-personal.

The traffic situation is annoying, but it is nice to see the people excited about something, even though I'm not that much into hockey.


But before Sabres-mania, Buffalo was always about:

NFL Football. The Buffalo Bills were the team in WNY. But because of this horrendous 7-year playoff drought, fan appreaciation is at its lowest I've seen in my life. Not to say that there arn't still tons of die-hard fans around. Just not as much as it was in the '90's.

After that, it drops off. You have fans of our Minor League Baseball Team: the Buffalo Bisons, and a respectable fanbase for our Lacross team: the Buffalo Bandits.

And college sports are pretty much ignored in Buffalo, even though UB's basketball team is pretty good.

[Dasiatic]

You know how we do in NYC. Baseball is the number one sport. Until those chumps in the NBA and NFL start winning, they won't receive much recognition. I mean, basketball and football gets it's fair share of ratings, but they never win their respective championships. So, baseball it is. 26 championships speak for the Yankees.

Illegal transaction and murder was our sport since the crack epidemic.
kinda died down though.
but it was definatly at its strongest during the epidemic.
that was our sport, and money was the muscle to show for it.

alright let me stop telling the truth, and get on topic. yeah, NYC is full of baseball people. I never thought this was true due to where i live. like, in queens, everykid on my block knew how to play street b-ball and play at the courts like everyday.

same in brooklyn, and bronx..especialy the bronx.

I was surrounded by that shit, really. so yeah, i was kind of surprised when i found that out a while ago.

[Biolink]

Unfortunately it's Cubs baseball(AKA shitty baseball).

I would like to say that the Bears are the biggest show in town,but who knows.

[KrassHole]

Toronto, so Hockey's #1.
#2 = Basketball
#3 = Baseball
#4 = Football?


I'd say Lacross gets almost as much attention as the Argros.

To be honest, Toronto sports fans are always interested in hockey no matter what, and every other sport when the team is winning. People will still follow the home teams no matter what if they're just a fan of sports though.

[LimeGreenPatato]

Edmonton. Hockey.

Ryan Smith got traded and the average joe is just about ready to castrate Kevin Lowe, the Oilers GM. That's how serious it is. :rofl:

It should be, how could you do that to that guy and your fans. THe guy is alberta born, has played his whole career in edmonton, and then you just trade him away over a couple hundred thousand bucks. They didn't even get what they could have for him, the basically just took the first offer that sounded good to them. That was fucking ridiculous.

But yeah...the leafs rule toronto. THey pretty much rule the NHL. You'd think with the kind of media coverage and fan support they get, they'd be able to put a decent team together once and awhile.


in the pdx area, i'd have to say that the biggest sport is MMA.


I don't believe that for a second.

[SFmaniac43]

it's all about football here in pittsburgh -_-

everyone's always talking about the steelers... even when it's not football season. shit gets annoying real fast.

[Gimpy]

Here it's all about the Redskins. :lovin: Then the Wizards and then the University of Maryland football and basketball teams. Hockey is so-so here.

[maxx]

baseball and football..baseball always comes first in boston.

[Doc Holliday]

It's weird. All of MN is pretty much the same in the fact that we consider this area:

-Hockey country
-Baseball country
-H.S./College wrestling country

I guess Minnesotans have big egos

[ThePurpleBunny]

it's all about football here in pittsburgh -_-

everyone's always talking about the steelers... even when it's not football season. shit gets annoying real fast.

If the Pirates didn't suck so much ass you could get a break from the Steelers this time of year.

But I thought Pittsburgh was high on the Penguins. Lot of news coming out of there about the arena deal, and they have one of the most talked about young players in the NHL, and a chance at the playoffs.

[specs]

It should be, how could you do that to that guy and your fans. THe guy is alberta born, has played his whole career in edmonton, and then you just trade him away over a couple hundred thousand bucks. They didn't even get what they could have for him, the basically just took the first offer that sounded good to them. That was fucking ridiculous.

I agree with you. I just don't think that Edmontonions should be, y'know, actually wanting to lynch Lowe. It was either a very ballsy or very stupid move on his part, but it's still just a game. ... just don't tell anyone else I said that, though. :rofl:

[LimeGreenPatato]

I agree with you. I just don't think that Edmontonions should be, y'know, actually wanting to lynch Lowe. It was either a very ballsy or very stupid move on his part, but it's still just a game. ... just don't tell anyone else I said that, though. :rofl:

Just a game? Hockey is life bro. I won't die a happy man if i don't see the leafs win a cup.

[Hoonyo]

bull riding

[Lantis]

After that, it drops off. You have fans of our Minor League Baseball Team: the Buffalo Bisons, and a respectable fanbase for our Lacross team: the Buffalo Bandits.

:rofl: Buffalo Bisons. Did they happen to play on Tuesdays? :wink:

Anywayz, down here in Mexico, it's all about the soccer. And I do mean it's AEONS above any other sport in terms of popularity. Heck, you'll find kids playing soccer everywhere with pretty much anything they have at their disposal. If you go through some random street, you'll find kids playing soccer with a soda can and using rocks as the goallines. It's too crazy. :looney:

Needless to say, we get very passionate about this stuff. When Mexico lost to the States in an exhibition game about a month ago, we just about rioted in the streets! :rofl:

Basketball takes a distant second, with baseball being a waaaaay distant third.

[Team Cable]

Here in Los Angeles, Lakers are 1st priority.

After that you got (in no particular order):
USC Trojans Football
Dodgers
Angels
Clippers

Don't see that much hockey talk going around here so....yah :wonder:

When Shaq was with the Lakers they were the unquestionable No. 1. Now it's possible to get Laker tickets. Before you'd have to give one of your testicles to snag a seat. Now I can go a week before the game and get tickets.

I would say USC football is tops. They are a fucking beast. With USC football L.A. feels no need to have a pro team. The tickets for USC football are ridiculous. People pay top dollar and many alumni are shut out because the demand is so high.

[LimeGreenPatato]

:rofl: Buffalo Bisons. Did they happen to play on Tuesdays? :wink:

Anywayz, down here in Mexico, it's all about the soccer. And I do mean it's AEONS above any other sport in terms of popularity. Heck, you'll find kids playing soccer everywhere with pretty much anything they have at their disposal. If you go through some random street, you'll find kids playing soccer with a soda can and using rocks as the goallines. It's too crazy. :looney:

Needless to say, we get very passionate about this stuff. When Mexico lost to the States in an exhibition game about a month ago, we just about rioted in the streets! :rofl:

Basketball takes a distant second, with baseball being a waaaaay distant third.


its pretty much like that anywhere other than north america.

[KryptoniteBoots]

Football but if the Phillies can win something (hahahahahahahahahaha) this year, they might be able to take the city.....maybe

[specs]

Just a game? Hockey is life bro. I won't die a happy man if i don't see the leafs win a cup.

I can appreciate that. :rofl: I kinda feel the same way; though I was around for the Oiler glory days, it was REAAAAAAAAALLY hard seein' 'em lose the cup last year by one freakin' game. :sad: I, too, would like to see at least ONE more Oiler Stanley Cup before I pass on.

[gguseila]

Considering all of our teams in the Cleveland area suck and have been the epitome of suck for a long time, but we still have good fans.

As far as one sport its pro football and the Browns. Even in the mid nineties when we had no football team and the Indians were dominating, everyone was still bitching about the Browns.

For the love of god, let one of our major sports teams win a championship before I die. Seriously, I think its been over 40 years now?

[Javi]

Here, it's football by far.

You have high school football on Friday
You have UT/A&M/TT/UH/Rice/Oklahoma on Saturday
On Sunday it's either Texans or Cowboys.

Baseball is 2nd, and basketball at 3rd.

[LimeGreenPatato]

I can appreciate that. :rofl: I kinda feel the same way; though I was around for the Oiler glory days, it was REAAAAAAAAALLY hard seein' 'em lose the cup last year by one freakin' game. :sad: I, too, would like to see at least ONE more Oiler Stanley Cup before I pass on.

You guys got unlucky. Edmonton would have won if roloson didn't get injured. I hate carolina...it was bullshit they won.

[SFmaniac43]

If the Pirates didn't suck so much ass you could get a break from the Steelers this time of year.

But I thought Pittsburgh was high on the Penguins. Lot of news coming out of there about the arena deal, and they have one of the most talked about young players in the NHL, and a chance at the playoffs.

this is true, but the people here are so hung up on the steelers that they don't even really care. i mean yea, there's a pretty good amount of hockey fans, but i still hear more steelers talk than anything. even while i was at a hockey game there were people talking about the steelers. it was quite ridiculous.

[thurst]

i don't really know anybody that follows baseball, so i'd have to say:
basketball
football

[CoMpOuNd]

I don't watch sports.

word.

[BlakHayato]

More people play basketball for fun.
More people watch NFL Football.

The answer would be Football since this is a football city and we don't got no real B-Ball team.

[LimeGreenPatato]

I don't watch sports.

word.

Drugs are cool. Everyone is going to want to be like you when they grow up.

[RockBogart]

More people play basketball for fun.
More people watch NFL Football.

The answer would be Football since this is a football city and we don't got no real B-Ball team.


Damn ass Burgh letting JOEY FUCKING PORTER go. :wtf:

[specs]

You guys got unlucky. Edmonton would have won if roloson didn't get injured. I hate carolina...it was bullshit they won.

I agree to an extent: Roloson was in freakin' Beast Mode during the playoffs last season, but if the people in front of him can't score a goal, there's not much he can do, nor can the kid who had to sub for him (I'm bad with hockey names :rofl: )

Really, the Oilers sucked ass in general playing the Hurricanes. Watching some of those games was painful. Sure, thanks to an impressive home performance one game and Pisani's AMAZING overtime steal the game prior (haha at all the Hurricanes' fans watching that night expecting the cup), we came back to 3-3, but... I dunno. Roloson's loss was one factor, but it's like the Oil, as a whole, lost steam. :sad:
________

I can't help but notice that nobody mentioned Soccer. :rofl: Anyone posting from Europe?

[Slick Vic]

Football in general.
If you mention Mike Vick, Yellowjackets, Bulldogs and the falcons you just made a new friend.

[LimeGreenPatato]

I agree to an extent: Roloson was in freakin' Beast Mode during the playoffs last season, but if the people in front of him can't score a goal, there's not much he can do, nor can the kid who had to sub for him (I'm bad with hockey names :rofl: )

Really, the Oilers sucked ass in general playing the Hurricanes. Watching some of those games was painful. Sure, thanks to an impressive home performance one game and Pisani's AMAZING overtime steal the game prior (haha at all the Hurricanes' fans watching that night expecting the cup), we came back to 3-3, but... I dunno. Roloson's loss was one factor, but it's like the Oil, as a whole, lost steam. :sad:
________

I can't help but notice that nobody mentioned Soccer. :rofl: Anyone posting from Europe?


I think it was Ty COnklin, but i can't remember. I do remember him blowing the first game in OT though.

[BlakHayato]

Damn ass Burgh letting JOEY FUCKING PORTER go. :wtf:lol someone will replace him. We breed elite LBs here. Its the system... Although, Cowher is gone... Dick LeBeau is still here, so I don't think that will change... I hope.

Dude was entertaining, so I will kinda miss him in interviews.

[locoghoul]

it goes like this:

1. Soccer
2. Beach Soccer
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3. Volleyball / Basketball
4. whatever

[Tokoyama2000]

i'd say badminton is pretty popular in san diego. but then again, only asians play =/

[DevilJin 01]

Football.