top 5 sports for viewing pleasure?
Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 08:14 PM UTC
Hey lads
Following on from airwarriors' thread re the top 5 bands, how about sport? (plural;) Notice I stated 'viewing', maybe participation could come later...
My 5 would be: 
Football (soccer)
Cricket
Hockey (ice)
US football
Rugby (union)
Closely followed by Aussie rules football... 
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Posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 08:53 PM UTC
Hi
Motorsports...
1. F1
2. Motor Bikes
Ball games...(keep it clean)
3. Football (Soccer)
4. Rugby (any)
and er....
5. Downhill Skiing or Bob Sleigh
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Posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 11:49 PM UTC
1. Women....
2. younger women
3. older women
4. college sports (actually any- I feel they actually play better than the pro's)
5. Oh did I mention Women....  :-)  :-) 
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Victoria, Australia
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Posted: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 11:55 PM UTC
Is pole-dancing a sport? 

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Posted: Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 12:01 AM UTC
I'm with Grumpyoldman!
1. Ladies tennis (specially the sound effects)
2. Ladies wrestling
3. Ladies hockey
4. Ladies athletics
5. Ladies whateverthereismoreaslongasthereareladiesinvolved
 :-) 
 
Indiana, United States
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Posted: Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 12:40 AM UTC
Pro football
College football
Nascar
College basketball
Don't have a fifth...
Shaun
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Posted: Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 12:50 AM UTC
depends generally on the director, but here's my list:
1) Soccer ( football as we call it here )
2) Speedskating 
3) Gymnastics ( women, off course )
4) Car racing ( any )
5) Cycling
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Georgia, United States
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Posted: Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 01:04 AM UTC
OK, you did say for your viewing pleasure.  
 1) Womens beachball volleyball
2) Womens gymnastics
3) College football
4) College basketball
5) Pro football (the American variety 

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Mike 
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Posted: Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 01:52 AM UTC
Hi
1) F1
2) Martial arts
3) Boxing
4) Le mans
5) Soccer
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Posted: Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 02:20 AM UTC
Tough one here....
  1] Chess
  2]Bingo
  3]Pole sitting
  4]Egg toss
  5]Marbles....
  Seriously,  Ice Hockey...go Devils
 Football..US
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 02:34 AM UTC
1. Hockey
2. F1 (but this may change if we don't get some passing soon! I'm tired of processional races!)
3. CFL football (I am one of the three viewers)
4. Boxing
5. Any other motorsport. Rally, Dakar, LeMans, NASCAR, IRL, CART, Superbike, SCCA, whatever.
Between the CBC, TSN, Sportsnet (all 4 regions), Speed, NHLN, and the Fight Network, I can go a whole 60-hour weekend with one of these 5 on the TV(SWMBO notwithstanding)
Michigan, United States
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Posted: Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 02:46 AM UTC
1. Football (not soccer)
2. Hockey
3. Basketball
4. Baseball
5. NASCAR
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Massachusetts, United States
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Posted: Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 02:55 AM UTC
1. Hockey
2. Soccer
3. Football
4. Speedskating
5. Handball
Marty
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Posted: Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 03:35 PM UTC
1. Football ( Soccer)
2. F1
3. Rugby
4. Tennis
......that is keeping me too busy for another spectator sport already.
Texas, United States
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Posted: Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 04:53 PM UTC
1.  Professional American Football (NFL)
2.  College Football
3.  Professional Basketball (NBA)
4.  World Cup Soccer
5.  Professional Baseball (MLB)
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Posted: Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 08:00 PM UTC
Mine are easy
college football----ALABAMA
college football----SEC
college basketball-----March madness
Nascar---Nextel cup
Olympic speed swimming as in not diving
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Posted: Friday, November 25, 2005 - 05:51 AM UTC
1. American College Football
2. American College Football
3. American College Football
4. American College Football
5. Anything with Michael Vick
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 Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 03:45 PM UTC
1. F1
2. 24 hr Le Mans
3. WRC Rally
4. Tour de France
5. Watching pretty girls in sundresses in the spring (long cold winters here in igloo country!)
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Posted: Sunday, November 27, 2005 - 04:04 PM UTC
1.Canadien MX 
2.same as grumpy's(younger women)
3.boxing
4.probably skateboard competitions
5. i have to agree with Frank the winters in igloo land are a bit cold and long so anything that envolves women and beach
Frank
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2005 - 12:01 PM UTC
1. If you're a U.S. citizen (male) and you don't watch Pro Football (NFL), in the words of the immortal American officer during the Battle of the Bulge "Nuts!"
2. College Football (Americana Style)
3. Pro Baseball (MLB)
4. Ice Hockey (born in New Hampshire, it's like the regional sport)
5. Football (European Style)
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2005 - 01:34 PM UTC
Well mine would be,
Ice Hockey
Rugby
League
Aussie rules
A1 GP
"Da Kiwi Kid"
Andrew Barclay
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Posted: Monday, November 28, 2005 - 02:00 PM UTC
Hockey - Go Canes
Cycling - Go Discovery
NFL - Go Bills
Volleyball - College Indoor
Whatever is on ESPN