View Full Version : What is the most popular Sports in America and the World???
ChocolateGirl
03-14-05, 10:10 AM
The most popular sports in America in my opinion is in this order:
#1 - Foootball
#2 - Basketball
#3 - Baseball
#4 - Hockey (and slowly slipping down the list)
#5 - Nascar
#6 - Tennis
#7 - Golf
#8 - Soccer
The most popular sports in the world in my opinion is in this order:
#1 - Soccer (Football)
#2 - Basketball
#3- Baseball
#4 - Hockey
#5 - Tennis
#6 - Golf
Remember, this is only my opinion and it is not a fact. I just wanted to have a discussion with people with other sports fans. So feel free to add your two cents. :) Also, I am sorry if I left out any major sports. In terms of the world, I looked at what is played in almost every continent. A sport like Soccer, Basketball, and Baseball is played, watched and enjoyed by Americans as well as other people around the world.
deranged2005
03-14-05, 10:14 AM
US:
1. Football
2. Baseball
3. Nascar (it's becoming more and more popular)
4. Basketball
World
1. Soccer/football
2. Baseball
3. Basketball
4. Tennis
chanman7483
03-14-05, 10:27 AM
I think cricket has to be thrown in here somewhere. I'm not sure how far reaching it is, but I know it's MASSIVE in India. For the simple fact that it's one of the top sports in India and with the sheer population size of India, I'm going to have to include that in my "world's most popular sports"
In the US:
NFL
MLB
NASCAR
NBA
NCAA Basketball
NCAA Football
NHL
Golf
Tennis
Bowling
Fishing
Volleyball
Track and Field
Gymnastics
Lacrosse
Horse racing (higher during Triple Crown Races)
Yacht racing
Lawn bowling (Bocce)
Horseshoes
Tiddlywinks
Watching grass grow
Watching paint dry
Soccer
chanman7483
03-14-05, 11:19 AM
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
Nice BigE
Interesting though... it's rough... absolutely painful to watch it on TV.. but very enjoyable in person. I have a flex plan w/ the Metrostars... should be a good time. I went to a game last season.. very entertaining and I recommend it.
Big E...you have Hockey way too high...:lol:
ChocolateGirl
03-14-05, 10:09 PM
Interesting that 2 people put nascar and baseball before basketball. :) I guess in my opinion baseball and nascar ratings are not as high as basketball. For instance, compare the baseball playoffs to basketball playoffs. Baseball ratings are high in NY state, but what about other states who have small market baseball teams? The popular sports in those states might be both Professional and College basketball and football.
SoCal Pinstriper
03-14-05, 11:11 PM
The Daytona 500, NASCAR's premier event, killed the NBA Allstar Game in the ratings (both were on the same Sunday). Just a fact (I don't care for either sport).
All of the posts thusfar are missing world #2, just behind soccer, F1 racing (based on TV ratings). :)
Interesting that 2 people put nascar and baseball before basketball. :) I guess in my opinion baseball and nascar ratings are not as high as basketball. For instance, compare the baseball playoffs to basketball playoffs. Baseball ratings are high in NY state, but what about other states who have small market baseball teams? The popular sports in those states might be both Professional and College basketball and football.
Do you think baseketball could fill 50K seat arenas like baseball?
Do many people care about baseketball with no Jordan, and scoring down in the 70s and 80s on most nights?
YankeePride1967
03-15-05, 05:54 AM
Interesting that 2 people put nascar and baseball before basketball. :) I guess in my opinion baseball and nascar ratings are not as high as basketball. For instance, compare the baseball playoffs to basketball playoffs. Baseball ratings are high in NY state, but what about other states who have small market baseball teams? The popular sports in those states might be both Professional and College basketball and football.
The NBA is in poor shape.
Casey37
03-15-05, 06:03 AM
In the US:
NFL
MLB
NASCAR
NBA
NCAA Basketball
NCAA Football
NHL
Golf
Tennis
Bowling
Fishing
Volleyball
Track and Field
Gymnastics
Lacrosse
Horse racing (higher during Triple Crown Races)
Yacht racing
Lawn bowling (Bocce)
Horseshoes
Tiddlywinks
Watching grass grow
Watching paint dry
Soccer
What! No poker? :eek: ;)
What! No poker? :eek: ;)
If gambling was a sport, Pete Rose would finally be in a Hall of Fame. :D ;)
thecaptain
03-15-05, 08:35 AM
Billiards :)
RhodyYanksFan
03-15-05, 08:54 AM
If someone could explain the excitement in watching rednecks drive in circles, please fill me in. Thanks!
Saxmania
03-16-05, 11:07 AM
US:
1. Football
2. Baseball
3. Nascar (it's becoming more and more popular)
4. Basketball
World
1. Soccer/football
2. Baseball
3. Basketball
4. Tennis
Interesting topic. I have to think that baseball would be a long, long way down on the 'World' ranking - practically unknown in Europe and Africa, for starters. I would suggest:
World
1. Football
2. Motor racing (primarily Formula 1)
3. Tennis
4. Golf
5. Cricket
6. Rugby (perhaps reverse these two, but India/Pakistan go nuts for cricket)
7. Hockey
8. Basketball
9. Baseball
Much as I wish it would make an impact, baseball just doesn't have the support yet. The Cricket World Cup involves nations of total c. 800m population; rugby a little less.
I don't really consider golf a sport, to be honest, and I'm still undecided about motor racing, since the participants have so little interaction with each other, but that's another thread.
Be seeing you,
Saxmania
If someone could explain the excitement in watching rednecks drive in circles, please fill me in. Thanks!
Where else can you see a 12-car collision and not be in the middle of the darn thing? :D
DaBoys4LifeNYY35
03-16-05, 11:35 AM
The Daytona 500, NASCAR's premier event, killed the NBA Allstar Game...
What REALLY killed the NBA Allstar Game was that d*mn awful half-time sorry excuse for music-based entertainment. :barf:
Big E, I agree with your list, except to note that during Olympic years, Gymnastics shoots way up on the list. And...World Cup soccer is pretty fun to watch...but only during the World Cup. (My bf insists on watching British soccer when he's over, and it drives me up a wall.) :)
GHRuth3
03-17-05, 08:50 AM
If someone could explain the excitement in watching rednecks drive in circles, please fill me in. Thanks!
You just showed that ur more ignorant than the rednecks. why dont you understand the sport before you bash it. thank you
Boogiedown Bomber
03-17-05, 09:21 AM
If someone could explain the excitement in watching rednecks drive in circles, please fill me in. Thanks!
:lol: :lol: :lol:
even i couldn't muster up something like that!
RhodyYanksFan
03-17-05, 09:25 AM
You just showed that ur more ignorant than the rednecks. why dont you understand the sport before you bash it. thank you
No, I'm all set with just bashing it. Thanks.
If someone could explain the excitement in watching rednecks drive in circles, please fill me in. Thanks!
http://www.bustedtees.com/images/boringnascar.117.gallery_normal.jpg
RhodyYanksFan
03-17-05, 10:07 AM
http://www.bustedtees.com/images/boringnascar.117.gallery_normal.jpg
:lol: perfect!
Boogiedown Bomber
03-17-05, 11:29 AM
http://www.bustedtees.com/images/boringnascar.117.gallery_normal.jpg
Nice!
ChewieTobbacca
03-20-05, 09:28 PM
Don't forget figure (ice) skating, thats actually rated as the #2 in America before
dabomb2045
03-20-05, 10:54 PM
America:
1) NFL
2) NASCAR (sickening, but I think true...personally I'd rather gouge my eyes out with hot irons then ever watch a Nascar race)
3) College Football
4) MLB
5) NBA
6) College Bball
7) Golf
gymnastics and figure skating shoot up on the list during Olympic years
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