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OT: What sports don't catch your interest?

This British sport being played by Jiskefet is one sport I just cannot get enough of when it is televised live, though rare

 
Women's field hockey, especially at lower levels. A series of whistles interrupted by play. The sole exception was an absolutely incredible 1976 MEN'S Montreal Olympic final between India and Pakistan. It was the closest thing I've ever seen to war. Men's field hockey has vastly different rules. Add that to genetic hatred and the result was unbelievable. The best event we saw. ..and for a sport I had never seen before..or since
 
Travelman6 said:
Golf, though not super popular, just seems like an awful lot of wasted space.

Cricket, again not popular ( outside of a few countries )

Rugby

Nascar and racing in general

Curling ( though not popular)

Mma, boxing (Too brutal)

I don't mind bowling or darts too much, won't go out of my way to watch though
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Did I just read that correctly? Golf is not super popular? You mean the one that the Saudis think is so worthless they’re trying to buy it outright? Or that sees the largest combined attendance of any sporting event in CT (travelers)?

I understand not liking to watch it completely, but to say it’s not popular is off the reservation
 
Rico444 said:
Hockey. I've tried, and just can't get into it. It's too chaotic for me.
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Ha, that’s funny. That’s exact the opposite reason of why I can’t get into 162 games a year of baseball despite being a redsox fan. To little action and 3 hours of my day
 
Waquoit said:
Soccer is still great. Good games almost everyday. Even the off season. Hate if you must, your loss.
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International soccer tournaments are the only thing that have come close to the excitement of UConn making a deep run in March Madness for me
 
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Fell asleep during Pirates post-game show, wake up around 3am to a voice I recognize... John Fanta excitedly calling a bowling match.

From like 12-14, me and my friends used to religiously watch bowling on Saturday afternoons on ABC, and went to lanes often. Played on our dorm's intramural team in Storrs and made finals (I blew it for the team). Today, I can't imagine spending a second watching it.
 
I seemed to have made Uconn men bb a year round focus at the expense of what I formerly used to enjoy. I was a Giant football fan for years and loved the NFL in in the 70's particularly. NBA at an earlier part of my life. Not much anymore. I put baseball on (Yankees) tv because not much else on and I find certain announcers interesting but it's not hard to get bored or turn off.

I find Uconn men bb to be not only interesting and entertaining but very inspirational as well. I worked with kids from age 45-66 and watching them grow was a part of daily life. I just find the kids giving their all a source of great joy. Watching the interviews with Danny and Andrea was likewise very inspirational. Reminds me of the songs "Forever Young"
and "Young at heart." Love watching the students going crazy in the stands!
 
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storrsroars said:
Fell asleep during Pirates post-game show, wake up around 3am to a voice I recognize... John Fanta excitedly calling a bowling match.

From like 12-14, me and my friends used to religiously watch bowling on Saturday afternoons on ABC, and went to lanes often. Played on our dorm's intramural team in Storrs and made finals (I blew it for the team). Today, I can't imagine spending a second watching it.
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LOL.
 
August_West said:
Its not in Scotland, its in Gloucester, England. One of the best sporting events I ever had the fortune to attend, and that includes 3 UConn titles, NY Rangers Cup final in 94.
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I feel as if this event is somehow connected to your wife's sister's wedding.
 
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Deepster said:
Sports I'd rather watch over soccer:

Dog agility competitions
Lumberjack competitions
Darts
Cornhole
Strongest Man in the World competitions
Battlebots
American Gladiator reruns
Those contests in Scotland where they chase a wheel of cheese down a steep hill
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It's still your loss.
 
storrsroars said:
Fell asleep during Pirates post-game show, wake up around 3am to a voice I recognize... John Fanta excitedly calling a bowling match.

From like 12-14, me and my friends used to religiously watch bowling on Saturday afternoons on ABC, and went to lanes often. Played on our dorm's intramural team in Storrs and made finals (I blew it for the team). Today, I can't imagine spending a second watching it.
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I was in some bowling leagues but more for the beer than the bowling.

I went on a ski trip to Sugarbush years ago with Travelers. We were snowed in for an extra day after massive snow dump. Half the people left early Monday for their bowling league that night. I stayed with the remaining people to ski. We did watch bowling that Saturday afternoon after skiing with Chris Schenkl.
 
dvegas said:
Gretchen Walsh crushed the WR in the 100 butterfly in the semi-finals last night (finals are tonight) She spent half her life in Greenwich/New Canaan, mom was an ER doctor at Norwalk Hospital, so nice CT connection.

Also, Kieran Smith of Ridgefield (representing Ridgefield Aquatic Club) made the Olympic team in the 400 meter freestyle. He won the bronze at Tokyo Olympics in that event.
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Smith also qualified for the 4 * 200 yard freestyle relay. Alex Walsh (Gretchen's sister) has her best events coming up. Kate Douglass, who is from Westchester, but swam out of Chelsea Piers Stamford for years, should also make the team in multiple events. The Walsh's/Douglass will also qualify to swim relays. Pretty nice showing for swimmers with CT connections
 
I find it hard to understand why some cannot stand ice hockey. Some of the most modest, exceptional athletes play this sport. Connor McDavid had an exceptional game 5 in the Finals becoming only the second player besides Gretzsky with multiple 4-point games in a single final. And after the game, he shared the credit with his team and said that he had a good game. Special props to Matthew Tkachuk made an unbelievable play preventing a goal into an empty net. I know that this thread belongs in the hockey forum, unfortunately hardly anybody reads that forum.
 
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Playoff hockey is great. Live hockey is great. I just can't get invested in regular season hockey on TV, I used to feel that way about regular season NBA games also - but I think they have done a good job of amping up the matchups / putting the right games on TV at the right time.

To me a lot of it comes down to the stakes. Love golf, but not going to watch the Milwaukee Open on TV. Have watched a lot of the NCAA baseball playoffs, but won't watch a game in February (unless it is UCONN). Stopped watching the NBA finals when it was obvious that Dallas didn't have a chance. Will definitely watch game 6 of the NHL finals because it matters. Etc.

Other than winning the NC this year - favorite thing I saw was Nico Young of NAU break 13M (12:57.14) in the indoor 5K up in Boston. My son was up there for the meet with his team from YSU (he is a trainer). Seeing someone obliterate a record like that (Blanks from Harvard had just set the record in December at 13:03.78). Then watching Young/Blanks get outkicked by Parker Wolfe (UNC) to win the NCAA outdoor 5K was amazing - was watching in a bar in Cabo.

Love watching high levels of competition when it matters- pretty much no matter what sport it is.
 
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