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    MANILA ICE
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    #11
    Originally posted by ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY
    It's like when they have billiards. That's not a SPORT...not an ESPN/OLYMPIC level one anyway. You have to draw the line somewhere.....otherwise next you will have Monopoly in there.
    i agree with POKER not being a sport but billiards is "big sport" in lil country like mine ...

    Billiards in Asia have reach mainstream level and is included as a MEDAL sport in the ASIAN GAMES ... i am sure somewhere someone is lobbying this sport to be included in the Olympics ...

    although i guess it will also fall short to be a regular olympic medal sport like what happened to bowling...

    but Billiards is a SPORT maybe not olympic level but still a sport not like POKER..

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    • ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY
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      #12
      Biliards = GAME. (like shuffle board, etc) I mean, can you imagine Minnesota Fats on the medal stand at an Olympiad? Listening tot he Natinal Anthem as he gets his gold medal placed around his neck???

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      • -Antonio-
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        #13
        They've shown rock paper scissors championships, hot dog eating championships, and scrabble championships among other things.

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        • Kball15
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          #14
          i actually like the WSOP. it can be entertaining sometimes

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          • Southpaw Stinger
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            #15
            Most definatly agree. Poker a sport? **** off!

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            • Mr. David
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              #16
              From the day the network first went on the air, the "E" in ESPN has stood for "Entertainment."

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              • Sin City
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                #17
                like it or not poker is a sport because its a game more then one person plays that involves competition... besides the majority of people would rather watch poker then boxing for some reason

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                • Mr. David
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                  #18
                  Originally posted by Sin City
                  like it or not poker is a sport because its a game more then one person plays that involves competition... besides the majority of people would rather watch poker then boxing for some reason
                  It's not a sport. There's no athletic element, aside from the ability to sit in a chair all day long. It is, however, competition, a game that requires strategy, skill and luck. It fits in with ESPN's "Entertainment" aspect, on a family of networks that has also shown dominoes and the spelling bee. It's a huge ratings hit that has led to a major boom in poker around the world. I'd imagine it pulls in much higher ratings than either boxing or hockey.

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                  • Boxicologist
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                    #19
                    Sorry guys...but ESPN SPELLING BEE CHAMPIONSHIP rules!

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                      MANILA ICE
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                      #20
                      Originally posted by ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY
                      Biliards = GAME. (like shuffle board, etc) I mean, can you imagine Minnesota Fats on the medal stand at an Olympiad? Listening tot he Natinal Anthem as he gets his gold medal placed around his neck???
                      you already mentioned in your previous post its a sport although not olympic level sport ...now why degrade the sport to just a game??

                      present time I cannot imagine fats to win the gold medal, maybe during his prime years he can give it a run, but competition now is in such a high level, i doubt he can dominate, fats would most probably be just a regular contender...

                      "Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determiner of the outcome (winning or losing), but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor sports where mental acuity or equipment quality are major factors."

                      oh cr_p ... with this definition poker is in as "mind sport"!?

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