| 单词 | spectator sport |
| 例句 | They looked for him in spectator sports, which were enjoying explosive growth. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if I should have brought along my boyfriend to make the experience feel more real or important, but I hadn't expected it to be a spectator sport. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Apparently, Halliday wanted clearing the final gate to be a spectator sport.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Reporting is not a spectator sport,” Mr. Davies writes in “Hack Attack.” ‘Hack Attack’ Puts a Spotlight on Rupert Murdoch 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z Unlike the penny-farthing, its predecessor with the absurdly oversize front wheel, the safety bicycle was fast and nimble, and bicycle racing soon surpassed competitive walking as a popular spectator sport. For one wild era, walking was the nation’s No. 1 spectator sport 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z But the long-predicted explosion of soccer as a mainstream spectator sport in America — the assumed-to-be-inevitable point where it would pass hockey and rival baseball — never seemed to happen. Soccer as Spectacle in the Pacific Northwest 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z “In the last few years, fashion shows have become as much a spectator sport as about the fashion, with blinding paparazzi snapping celebs in every front row.” | Noticed: Star Athletes Are Turning Up in Fashion Week?s Front Rows 2011-09-14T22:33:10Z I expressed my viewpoint that I wouldn't want to date a person who was super into spectator sports. Perspective | Ask Amy: Concerned sib sees assault perpetrator in public 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Watching the sunset is a spectator sport in these parts of Florida. 36 Hours in Naples, Fla. 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z UBC Athletics presents a year-round slate of spectator sports — in winter, that means men’s and women’s basketball and hockey. In Vancouver, discover University of British Columbia’s delightful attractions 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z He’s someone whose home page reads: “Please refrain from offering honorary degrees, awards, listings in ‘100 most...’, & similar debasements of knowledge that turn it into spectator sport.” Books Of the Times: ‘Antifragile,’ by Nassim Nicholas Taleb 2012-12-17T05:15:19Z She explains how reading became something of a “spectator sport.” When reading a book was a group activity 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z In some American communities, lynching was a spectator sport. The Tulsa Massacre, race and America: I finally understand my personal stake in writing this history 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z Soccer is the world's most popular sport -- only the Summer Olympics rival it in terms of global TV audience -- but it is somewhat less of a spectator sport in the U.S. Networks unlikely to profit from World Cup 2010-05-07T03:58:00Z “It was the major spectator sport of the period.” Inside Art: ‘Armor for the Joust of Peace’ at the Met 2012-09-13T20:11:04Z Lists throughout the book highlight affordable safaris in Africa, cheap but high-end food in Asia and free spectator sports in the United States, like pond hockey in Minneapolis. From Lonely Planet, a Guide to What’s Free (or Cheap) 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Sailing has never been a spectator sport, but Extreme 40 will change all that. 2010-01-07T14:25:00Z This makes “Succession” both an addictive spectator sport and one of TV’s great horror stories. ‘Succession’ Returns, With No Real People Involved 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z In a buzzworthy New York Times magazine piece last summer, food guru Michael Pollan slammed shows like "Top Chef" for turning cooking into a spectator sport. Why "Top Chef" gets me cooking 2010-06-16T15:46:00Z Something important is lost when the venerable fantasy role-playing game, founded on participation, becomes a spectator sport. Dungeons & Dragons isn’t a spectator sport: What we lose when the game comes out of the basement and onto the screen 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z As a spectator sport, splattering deadly exes doesn't cut it: this pursuit demands participation. Pilgrim loses control 2010-08-31T08:02:00Z Freeman notes that the violence in Congress was like a spectator sport. Congressional Bloodshed: The Run-Up to the Civil War 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z For a while, pedestrianism, as it came to be known, was the most popular spectator sport in the United States. For one wild era, walking was the nation’s No. 1 spectator sport 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z This is no spectator sport; you are compelled to participate by the inevitable grasp of the person next to you. Ten Years of Swag Surfin’ 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Most notably, she has transformed usually staid congressional committees into a spectator sport. I need a hero: finding courage, defiance and joy in the dark days of 2019 | Josephine Tovey 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z “Guts and Glory” revives the decades in which pro football became the country’s most riveting spectator sport. Paper Gallery: Art Books on Gerhard Richter, Bruce Davidson, Cartoon Advertising, Football 2011-11-03T20:10:14Z The sight of a beautiful screen star, dazed and luminous from years of paparazzi flashes, looking ill at ease on a theater stage has become a rather unsavory spectator sport. All Over London, Love Hurts 2011-02-23T10:27:47Z And it shouldn’t just be a spectator sport. Make America bake again: The case for tackling DIY desserts, even if you’re a novice 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z With such oddballs as these two holding forth, social criticism is very much a spectator sport. Dancing some pleasing duets at the Contemporary American Theater Festival This is close reading as spectator sport, carried out with real gusto and sense of discovery. Poetry and Privacy by John Redmond – review 2013-06-21T17:30:00Z Some baseball insiders predict that MLB’s revenues will soon surpass those of the concussion-plagued National Football League, long the Goliath of American spectator sports. How baseball got so lame: The national pastime is so white and so dreary — and is still a money machine 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z SAT-SUN Celtic games, spectator sports, dancing, food and music, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Community Datebook calendar 2012-07-11T23:17:04Z “This all became a spectator sport for rap fans,” Hallen said, “and people interested and drawn to and fascinated by street crime.” After a Star’s Killing, Sweden Struggles With ‘Gangster Rap’ 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Fortunately theater is a spectator sport, so a moment on the stage, though fleeting, will survive for as long as a single audience member can recall it. A Black Theater Flourished in New York. 200 Years Ago. 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Less successful is the way "Trumbo" tries to turn the act of screenwriting into a spectator sport. Films once were an escape from work. Now, they celebrate it. What gives? 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z Buying and selling contemporary painting and sculpture had not become the spectator sport they are today, dominated by international collectors forged in the expansive contemporary art market that erupted in the 1980s. Pollock's stellar 'Lucifer' and impressive Anderson Collection 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z This is one of those occasions in which gauging an audience’s reaction is a bona fide spectator sport. Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Fairview' at Woolly: Both serious and a hoot - The Washington Post 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z We Southerners are wild for spectator sports--and why not? Things Every Southerner Must Do! 2010-07-14T22:49:00Z How do you take an intensely internal and communal experience and showcase it as a flashy spectator sport with individual winners and losers? CrossFit mirrors American militarism 2013-09-08T00:00:00Z But what a remarkable moment for these authors to be thrust into the modern-day spectator sport of book celebration. The book is dead. Long live the book festival. 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Anyone in the spotlight is necessarily a gladiator in what has grown into a national spectator sport: following the fluctuating weights of public figures. Lionel Shriver: 'If you're thin, you are a kook; if you're fat, you're a failure' 2013-05-11T07:00:27Z In many ways, it is this kind of leftfield success which makes the awards season such an addictive spectator sport, if not precisely a sure guide to quality. Bafta judges share the love 2013-02-10T22:15:43Z The transition to democracy has become a spectator sport with the whole world watching closely. When artspeak masks oppression 2013-03-07T22:48:00Z No, not for a World Cup competition — the company is determined to turn the classic blockbusting game into a spectator sport — but for a movie. Hollywood Is Turning Tetris Into A Movie 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z Aside from world championship matches — and sometimes not even then — the game is not a spectator sport. Chess: From Novice Prison Player to Hero of the Big Screen 2014-01-26T03:39:45Z A poster on the wall today announces that “printer’s ink is the greatest explosive”, while another reminds us that “democracy is not a spectator sport”. San Francisco, 50 years on from the Summer of Love 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z Lobster was an event, to be savored slowly, a gastronomic spectator sport that required well-dressed adults to don unbecoming plastic bibs in public and pay handsomely for the privilege. In demand and pricier than ever, lobster rolls have become the cupcakes of the sea 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z And they have spawned what passes in the fashion community for an intellectual spectator sport, with insiders splitting hairs over whether Mr. Jacobs is being brilliant, playfully trite — or just trite. The Survivor 2011-06-01T20:37:21Z “Fashion has exploded from minority elitism to international democratic spectator sport,” he writes. Books Of Style: Simon Doonan: In the Mind of a Ringmaster 2013-09-06T22:49:41Z Perhaps for Bach, the opera genre was too presentational, almost like a spectator sport. Berlin Philharmonic Performs 'St. Matthew Passion' at the Park Avenue Armory 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z “Star Wars” --particularly the prequels--teaches us that that democracy is not a spectator sport. From “Star Wars” to our wars: What the Force has in common with “Thank you for your service” 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z “It was brilliant to conceptualize the play that way,” she adds, “because even though it’s a very formal play in some ways, the audience is responding like it’s a spectator sport.” A quartet of actors take the gloves off in a play with four thrilling corners 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z And yet, at the same time, “Idol” is my ultimate spectator sport, one that I cherish with the same fervor as folks who obsess over baseball, soccer or basketball. Cultural Studies: Worshiping at the ?Idol? Church 2010-05-15T00:44:00Z “At the gym, I can get to that point, but it’s not fun” Beach volleyball as a spectator sport has had a roller coaster existence. Urban Athlete: Grownups Dig in the Sand, Too 2010-08-26T21:36:00Z Soccer is dwarfed as a spectator sport in the United States by football, baseball and basketball. U.S. v Ghana tie most-watched soccer game in U.S. history 2010-06-28T20:00:00Z The cloistered fashion universe had loosened its stays and was rapidly transforming into a chaotic global spectator sport. Bill Cunningham: An Enigma in a Blue Sanitation Worker’s Jacket 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z I watched Watergate unfold as if it were a spectator sport. Rick Perlstein's 'The Invisible Bridge' spans Nixon-Reagan transition 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z Pro football may be the nation’s top spectator sport, but serious baseball nerds are the most frightening fans in the country. Video Game Review: A Game for Opening Day, With Stat Lovers in Mind 2011-03-31T00:00:16Z Operators here expect that to change given the popularity of football, America’s favorite spectator sport, according to a 2017 Gallup poll. Las Vegas Doubles Down on Sports, Live and Broadcast 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z The performing arts and spectator sports industry has seen the largest recovery so far - 5% above its February 2020 employment level. US restaurant employment recovers to pre-pandemic levels 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Entrance is free — you only pay to surf — which turns even your intro lesson into a spectator sport. Surfin’ WA? Get started in coastal Westport or inland Chelan 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z In both countries, football lags behind as a spectator sport by a considerable distance. The World Cup hosts' complex relationship with football 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z We have become so conditioned to the start of NFL free agency being a spectator sport for the Seahawks that the news of an actual significant signing Monday seemed like a prank. Pete Carroll, John Schneider change course to rebuild Seahawks defense 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Ironman is no one’s idea of a spectator sport, and the XC hosts can only do so much about that, but without proper guidance it can be miserable, like chasing mirages in a desert. How the 1% Runs an Ironman 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z I try not to look at wars as some type of spectator sport: War is about violence. Putin's massive mistake: Lawrence Freedman on Ukraine and the lessons of history 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Whether you are a voter or a candidate in this election, we at the League of Women Voters of Washington hope that you will fully participate, because democracy is not a spectator sport. Election: ‘Democracy is not a spectator sport’ 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z She criticized the incident for becoming a “spectator sport.” The poker scandal is still under investigation. The results likely won’t please anyone 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Declaring it’s “not a spectator sport” is shockingly dismissive of your husband’s feelings and his investment in the family you two have created. Advice | Carolyn Hax: To expectant mom, a husband giving labor support ‘makes no sense’ 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z Popular Japanese professional wrestler and lawmaker Antonio Inoki, who faced a world boxing champion Muhammad Ali in a 1976 match that helped pioneer mixed martial arts as a huge spectator sport, has died at 79. Antonio Inoki, Japanese lawmaker and global wrestling icon who fought Muhammad Ali, dies 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z “And that’s why it’s the most popular spectator sport in the country.” Your Friday Briefing 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z It is also Wall Street’s favorite spectator sports event — a place to see and be seen. Wall Street’s Favorite Sport Is a Failing Business 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z Figure 7.1 American football is the most watched spectator sport in the United States. Intermediate Algebra 2020-05-06T00:00:00Z I’ve tried to explain that it’s not a spectator sport, but he says he’s being unfairly excluded. Advice | Carolyn Hax: To expectant mom, a husband giving labor support ‘makes no sense’ 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z "Conservatism in America and reclaiming our country is no longer a spectator sport," Kirk said. Arizona's Kari Lake celebrates BDE (um, "Big DeSantis Energy") at right-wing lovefest 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Along the way, Scrabble became a spectator sport, albeit with a limited audience. Pulling victory out of the bag at the North American Scrabble championship 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z There is little question that the Los Angeles Times has played a role in the decline of track and field as a spectator sport in Los Angeles. Letters to Sports: Readers split on Dodgers acquiring Juan Soto 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z “The Adamses embodied the very best of the nation. They knew that democracy was not a spectator sport.” Plans for center to honor Presidents Adams and Quincy Adams 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z It’s enough to make it a fun spectator sport as well. Mario Strikers: Battle League makes soccer both simpler and more chaotic 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z At a time when the laws of football hadn't even been officially drawn up and the game was just beginning to take off as a mass event, running and athletics were already huge spectator sports. Cheats, bets and killer hills: The 'brutal' race which keeps on running 2022-05-28T04:00:00Z It’s odd in a way that skateboarding has become such a huge spectator sport. Review: A Tony Hawk documentary, 'Metal Lords' and more movies to watch this weekend 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z The food writer Molly O’Neill noted in 2003 that the people who bought the most expensive kitchen appliances tended to cook the least, transforming cooking into a “spectator sport.” What We Write About When We Write About Food 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Olympic biathlete and the team’s high-performance coach, says the combination of fast skiing and high-pressure shooting makes biathlon an “exceptionally good spectator sport.” EXPLAINER: Biathlon combines physical demands, mental calm 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Intellectual combat, to be sure, can be a titillating spectator sport. Three ways to be more rational this year 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z It is also a multi-billion-pound spectator sport, particularly in the case of Formula One, and the two do not always sit comfortably together. FIA boss: Electric F1 racing is 'simply not possible' 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z That game, which transfixed millions of television viewers, became a turning point in securing professional football’s long-term popularity on TV, ultimately making it the country’s top spectator sport. Sam Huff, Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker of ‘unmatched ferocity,’ dies at 87 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z If this is indeed a macabre spectator sport, it is one played out far from public view but is being curated in a carefully calibrated way for global consumption. Belarus border: Scrambling for facts in Europe's new crisis 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Of course, checking out society pages, television shows and movies about the rich and famous and their extravagant lifestyles has always been a spectator sport. Perspective | Financial ‘FOMO’: How Facebook and Instagram can lead to bad spending habits 2021-10-05T04:00:00Z We began going about 30 years ago, not as drum members and not as spectators — drum dances aren’t a spectator sport. ‘A Sadness I Can’t Carry’: The Story Of The Drum 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z In his investigation of the spectacle and business of hockey, scholar Nathan Kalman-Lamb writes of the structural importance of injury, pain and violence to a team spectator sport. Why the NFL Embraced the Racism of ‘Race Norming’ 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z When you think about it, this race commemorates the return of spectator sports. Letters: Everyone has an opinion on the fall of the Lakers 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z That sort of Pavlovian call and response is the lifeblood of spectator sports. Fan presence for Mariners’ opening day a cause for joy, and another step toward end of COVID-19 pandemic 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Psychologists tell Olmsted that spectator sports are second only to religion in terms of social connection. Sports fans are much healthier and happier than generally imagined, science finds 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z Its sales exceed agriculture, airlines, railroads, ground transportation and spectator sports combined, according to the National Restaurant Association. Opinion | Put restaurants to work feeding hungry Americans 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z “Democracy is not a spectator sport,” a phrase that he proudly wore on his favorite tie, and a message that we need desperately to remember in our challenged and battered country today. Opinion | George Shultz will be remembered as one of the most influential secretaries of state in our history 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z The inner workings of government are not designed to be a spectator sport, and, as such, many Americans simply don’t pay much attention. Editorial Roundup: Kansas 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z “Democracy is not a spectator sport,” he said in a 2009 address at the University of Pennsylvania. Richard L. Thornburgh, former Pennsylvania governor and U.S. attorney general, dies at 88 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z It meant limits on hospitality, some spectator sports and soft play were relaxed. Covid in Scotland: Fears of level one businesses heading for lockdown 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z That game on Jan. 1 was moved, ostensibly based on the growing number of COVID-19 cases in the Los Angeles area, but also the ban on fans at spectator sports in California. Cotton Bowl: Big 12 champ Oklahoma vs SEC runner-up Florida 2020-12-20T05:00:00Z His series, Sons of the Soil: Jaipur Panthers, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video last week, is a fascinating peek into the transformation of a traditional game into a highly competitive and popular spectator sport. Abhishek Bachchan: A Bollywood star's romance with kabaddi 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Unlike most major spectator sports, the vast majority of game times in college football are set within two weeks of kickoff. SEC on ABC: ESPN to be exclusive TV home, starting 2024 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z The resumption of spectator sport was announced as part of the prime minister's statement to the House of Commons. Covid-19: Tougher tier rules when England lockdown ends 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Over at the New Yorker, Charles Bethea has written up his stint observing the Georgia recount as if it was a spectator sport. Biden prepares key cabinet picks as Trump team cuts ties with attorney – live 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Volleyball is an extremely exciting spectator sport that’s going to be all the more fun to watch for the next few years, it appears. Editorial Roundup: Nebraska 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Competitive video game play, or esports, was taking off as a spectator sport in Asia. Inside the spectacular startup failure of Oomba 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z Politics has become a high-stakes spectator sport at the same time that the country’s ability to understand it has weakened. ‘A black eye’: Why political polling missed the mark. Again. 2020-11-12T05:00:00Z A corporate dictator tries to oust the star player of a brutal 21st-century spectator sport. Movies on TV this week, Sept. 13: 'The Silence of the Lambs' 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z “Life is not a spectator sport. If you’re going to spend your whole life in the grandstands just watching what goes on, in my opinion, you’re wasting your life.” Dodgers' Mookie Betts narrates MLB video tribute to Jackie Robinson 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z It’s great spectator sport, and if you’re willing to be wetted with spray for long enough, you can see a man haul in a striped bass that measures from his shoulder to his ankle. Perspective | When the world gets too loud, it’s time to go fishing 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z “This is how much the anthem has become part of the pageantry of spectator sports in the United States.” Discourse over national anthem looms for NBA, other leagues 2020-07-03T04:00:00Z Kemp is allowing conventions of more than 100, spectator sports and live performance venues to resume operations July 1, subject to restrictions. New Georgia virus cases most since April as easing disputed 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z In his studies, Zillmer noticed that organized spectator sports are a feature exclusive to civilizations and societies at the highest level of functioning. For many fans, the absence of sports feels like a loss. Psychologists say that’s normal. 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z Parties and spectator sports may be severely curtailed. Colleges push viral testing, other ideas for reopening in fall. But some worry about deepening the health crisis. 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z As controversies about the "reopening" of America loom over our lives, nothing seems as intrinsically irrelevant — yet possibly as critically important — as how soon major spectator sports return. Reopening day 2020? Big-time spectator sports are the last things we need 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z “For an industry with sales that exceed the agriculture, airline, railroad, ground transportation and spectator sports industries combined, a restaurant relief and recovery program is desperately needed.” ‘The Big Guys Get Bailed Out’: Restaurants Vie for Relief Funds 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z Schools would provide athletic scholarships in spectator sports, but not in participation sports. If colleges cut sports programs, could new models emerge? 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z The country has churned on without spectator sports, notwithstanding a UFC fight here and a charity golf match there, for more than two months. For many fans, the absence of sports feels like a loss. Psychologists say that’s normal. 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z With offline spectator sports canceled, he and other well-known gamers currently offer one of the only live contests that meet the standards of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Is This the Most Virus-Proof Job in the World? 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z The playing of video games is up – Verizon reported that US domestic peak-hour usage was up 75% in the first week of quarantine – but tellingly gaming as a spectator sport is also through the roof. Esports ride crest of a wave as figures rocket during Covid-19 crisis | Scott Heinrich 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z Esports - electronic sports or video gaming - is “one of the fastest growing spectator sports in the world,” said Mark Perdue, Lincoln College athletic director. For some college students, video games are serious business 2020-03-14T04:00:00Z Once one of the top spectator sports in the United States, horse racing is barely hanging on in most parts of the country and barely recognized except during the Triple Crown races. Column: Deaths and few solutions for horses at Santa Anita 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z But as a spectator sport, agility trials are to conformation shows, more or less, as Miss America is to the Olympics. The queens of agility: America’s most famous canine athletes race for glory 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Why was English football roundly loathed in the early 1980s but the most popular spectator sport on the planet two decades later? Where does change come from, and is it finally coming on climate? 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z One of the biggest biases we find in political coverage is toward seeing politics as a spectator sport. Not fake news: Major study finds no "liberal bias" in media — but there are other problems 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z “It’s not really a spectator sport,” said Barrie, with a wink. They are the Nadal and Djokovic of their game, but that game is tiddlywinks 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z In the old days, when college football was a spectator sport rather than a television show, games were played on a Saturday afternoon at 1 or 2 p.m. Letters: USC keeps Clay Helton and readers keep fighting on 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z “It wouldn’t be as tricky if football weren’t the No. 1 spectator sport.” For Myles Garrett and Mason Rudolph, where does football end and the law begin? 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Rugby tied ninth among the most popular spectator sports in Japan and didn’t feature in the top 10 of most popular sports watched on TV. Japan excels as World Cup host, must ride the rugby wave 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z This is not a spectator sport — or so the thinking went. Should Family Members See Patients Die in the I.C.U.? 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Government officials said the policy was intended to encourage spectator sports and healthy living. In Hungary, Viktor Orban Showers Money on Stadiums, Less So on Hospitals 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z To my surprise, it's a pretty fun spectator sport! UNC's Mack Brown made the call of the week by going for two...even if it failed - Golf Digest 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Despite controversies over player injuries and politics, football is by far the most popular U.S. spectator sport, a poll last year by Gallup Inc found. Online sports betting sites score as NFL season gets under way 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z It’s unlike any other spectator sport, starting with multiple options on how to watch. Checking out the sights and sounds from first day of the Boeing Classic 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z At the same time, the best outdoor climbers have seen their profiles raised in ways that would have been impossible without social media, given that, for obvious reasons, theirs is hardly an accessible spectator sport. Sasha DiGiulian: 'There's an assumption the male takes the lead in climbing' 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Of the six spectator sports federations eligible for the program, five are led by current and former Fidesz party officials. In Hungary, Viktor Orban Showers Money on Stadiums, Less So on Hospitals 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z Fortnite is the most popular game in the world, but it’s also slowly becoming a major spectator sport. Fortnite e-sports: the World Cup and beyond 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z If nothing else, all this gives the state’s citizens some skin in the game and makes the primary contests an interesting spectator sport. Montana Editorial Roundup 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z Interest in horse racing has already dropped dramatically since the early 1960s, when it could credibly claim to be America’s most popular spectator sport. Horse racing’s uncomfortable truth: Horses die 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z The iconic races are a huge spectator sport, drawing families and friends wearing huge hats together to enjoy mint juleps, the signature drink of Churchill Downs. Kentucky Derby excitement ramps up on race day 2019-05-04T04:00:00Z One dirty secret of ski racing is that it’s not a very good live spectator sport. The Wild Carnival at the Heart of Skiing’s Most Dangerous Race 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z It is a spectator sport: For 30 minutes, the leaders skewer each other with clever put-downs and hostile questions, each backed by hundreds of lawmakers mooing and jeering in support. May and Corbyn, Old Adversaries, Gingerly Weigh an Odd Couple Partnership 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z So I started following India’s favorite spectator sport: politics. Opinion | Casting Their Votes by Voting Their Caste 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z As we’ve all witnessed over the years, punching down is a spectator sport for the Trump base. Defenders of the MAGA-hat youth: Spare us your concern for children, please 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z There will be at least one incredible final round duel at a major Like it or not, golf is the most anticlimactic spectator sport, and the major finishes we got in 2018 were typical. The 10 greatest things that could happen in golf this year - Golf Digest 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z And does anybody out there really think, deep down, that this issue rests solely, or in any serious degree at the door of a profiteering professional spectator sport? Football should not carry the can for society’s ills – but can help to remedy them | Barney Ronay 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z Where the old system rewarded competitors for downgrading their routines, the current rules incentivize the sort of boundary-pushing athleticism that, it must be said, elevates gymnastics as a spectator sport. To say Simone Biles is America's greatest athlete is an undersell 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Its popularity as a spectator sport is now second only to the British import cricket, which Indians still worship with near religious fervor. Rugby Meets Red Rover: Kabaddi Has Captured the Heart of India 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z But then this is a new Ryder Cup market in a country where golf is not a mainstream spectator sport. Europe Widens Lead Over U.S. at the Ryder Cup 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z As polls and attendance figures consistently confirm, it’s Japan’s most popular spectator sport—edging out homegrown sports like sumo and Western imports like soccer. The Japanese Baseball Tour: A Vacation with a Serious Curve Ball 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z “This is what Movement is about. It’s not a spectator sport. It is people generated.” Do the Asia Argento Allegations Discredit #MeToo? Its Founder Doesn’t Think So 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z “This is what Movement is about. It’s not a spectator sport. It is people generated.” Police in California Look Into Allegations Against Asia Argento 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z It’s become a spectator sport and a way for some gamers to earn their living. This comic explores Dungeons & Dragons’ classroom potential 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z An even more compelling draw for investors is the exploding popularity of esports, which turns video gaming into a spectator sport. The Motley Fool: What goes into stock investing 2018-07-14T04:00:00Z Once completed, it will be the country’s largest venue devoted to the world’s fastest-growing spectator sport. Professional Videogamers Get Their Own Stadiums 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z It’s raining heavily here at kickoff and not exactly the best night for spectator sports. Nicolas Lodeiro returns to Sounders starting lineup 2018-06-09T04:00:00Z As a spectator sport, video games generate viewership at least on par with professional leagues. Video gamers may soon be paid more than top pro athletes 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z “The last five years is when it’s become a very large thing, even outside of the gaming community, it’s become a spectator sport,” Gremos said. Illinois high schools start esports video gaming teams 2018-06-03T04:00:00Z But this movement is most noticeable in the spectator sports of basketball and football, where entire communities rally around the success of teams. Athletes going private could drain high school sports 2018-04-14T04:00:00Z Nearly all other spectator sports in America attempt to discourage public drunkenness with formal alcohol policies. Gin, juice and jingoism: are US golf fans the worst in sport? 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Trading them has been described as the Olympics’ No. 1 spectator sport. First Person: How Pyeongchang might feel to a North Korean 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z “As the biggest spectator sport, everybody is looking at sort of how they cultivate the next generation of fans,” Zarghami said. Nickelodeon Lines Up With the N.F.L., Confident Children Will Cheer 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, football remains America’s most popular spectator sport, according to the results of a Gallup poll released this week. Despite all the bad news, poll shows football still is America’s favorite sport by a wide margin 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z Behold the spectator sport known as “binge racing,” defined as plowing through a streaming-network series’ full season in less than 24 hours after the release of those episodes. A new spectator sport for the TV superfan: ‘binge racing’ 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Another problem is that too many freshmen treat college as a spectator sport, waiting for it to happen to them. Perspective | The hardest test of freshman year? Survival. 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z Academic jousting is a spectator sport for most outsiders, but the dangers facing our computers and networks are not. The politics of cyberspace 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Valve needs more highly structured teams like EG and Liquid — and fewer ragtag collections of hyper-talented but disorganized players — if it’s going to establish Dota 2 as a more attractive spectator sport. Valve’s world cup of e-sports is having another moment in the spotlight 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z Frankly, unless you are fielding a championship team, it is a terrible spectator sports market. Even Derek Jeter can’t rescue baseball in Florida 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z This is what the Premier League is best at: turning the generation of cash and its expenditure into a spectator sport in itself. Premier League bubble keeps on growing before a season rich in intrigue | Jonathan Wilson 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z The upshot of all this change is the Premier League has turned a local spectator sport into a global TV phenomenon. ‘An electrifying jolt’: how Agüero’s goal sealed Premier League’s global rise 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z And for him and other Finance Committee Democrats, tax reform is, so far, an undemanding spectator sport. Opinion | The Democrat who knows the tax code is a ‘rotting carcass’ 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z For young viewers, the kind CBS wants to entice with a Sunday night game show, video games are as much a spectator sport as they are a hobby, lifestyle, and pastime. CBS’s Candy Crush show misunderstands why people love video games 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Simon Chadwick, professor of Sport Enterprise at Salford University, thinks it is inevitable that digital football is going to become a massive spectator sport. Hashtag United, Wimbly Womblys and the virtual gamers striking it rich 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z He said the hearing was living up to its billing as a spectator sport. ‘This is the most D.C. thing – watch a political scandal, at a bar’ 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z But the growing popularity of spectator sports created new opportunities. Rare Blueprints Show How an Iconic Baseball Stadium Evolved And all are well aware that a British triumph could be a major boost at home for sailing, which long ago ceased to be a mainstream spectator sport. Britain Hopes for a New Chapter at the America’s Cup 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Seeing how Americans perceive Canada is a fascinating spectator sport for Canadians. Does Canada have its own Donald Trump on the horizon? | Matthew Hays 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z I’m marching because democracy is not a spectator sport. Why March for Science? Because when it is attacked, only the elite benefit | Lucky Tran 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z There’s a subdued quality to watching golf as a spectator sport, and that same quality of reserved detachment applies to this golf movie. Review | ‘Tommy’s Honour’: Golf biopic merits polite applause, not wild accolades 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z Now, one of the biggest brands in collegiate athletics is getting into gaming as a spectator sport. Big Ten Conference Will Hold a ‘League of Legends’ Tournament 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z While lacking the mainstream visibility of traditional college sports, e-sports are wildly popular, even as spectator sports, among young people of the type sought after by both colleges and advertisers. Big Ten Is Entering a New Realm: E-Sports 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Both Mr. Trump and his daughter Ivanka have cottages on the country club’s property, and spotting the family in town or out to eat has long been something of a spectator sport here. Sleepy New Jersey Town Wakes to a New Identity: Trump’s ‘Camp David North’ 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z If students treat college like a spectator sport, it’s likely the game will end early for them. Just because your kids are headed off to college, it doesn’t mean they’ll graduate 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z It was a test for chess as an American spectator sport, and the results were mixed. Magnus Carlsen Overwhelms Challenger in Tiebreakers to Win World Chess Championship 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z The N.B.A. is at one of its highest points in its history as a spectator sport, and this number shows why. N.B.A. Schedule: Here’s What to Watch This Week 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z In an interview, Mr. Rea discussed cursing as a spectator sport, the invention of humor and his debt to Monty Python. Finding a Rich Vein of Humor in China’s Past 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z As long as golf remains a spectator sport, however, such changes will persist. If the 18th Hole Isn’t Made for TV, Make It the 9th 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z The conventions, rallies, polls and pundits are all essentially spectator sports. The view from Middletown: join Gary Younge for a unique look at the US election 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z It’s a cultural exchange and commercial enterprise that aims to introduce America’s favorite spectator sport to the world’s most populous nation. Is China About to Fall in Love With American Football? 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z The problem may be more visible at the top, where partisan fights over Trump’s tax returns and Clinton’s health records are spectator sports, but it is just as prevalent in state and local governments. Editorials from around New England 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z Wallace advances the impossibly ambitious, totally doomed and thrillingly beautiful idea that high-level spectator sports serve an aesthetic and even quasi-spiritual function, namely to reconcile viewers to the limitations of their own bodies. Even Roger Federer Gets Old 2016-08-27T04:00:00Z The beach culture of Rio, where watching beautiful bodies is a kind of spectator sport, helped burnish his legend. Dr. Ivo Pitanguy, Pioneering Brazilian Plastic Surgeon, Dies at 93 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z Looks like following the sun is more than just a spectator sport! Why young sunflowers follow the sun 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z The solution, which involved filming each ride and arguing about it for half an hour, pretty much killed dressage as a spectator sport. The Duo That Dominates Dressage 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z Also contributing were performing arts and spectator sports, which added 14,000. Where Americans found jobs: Restaurants, hospitals, offices 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z “This campaign is about empowering people to understand that democracy is not a spectator sport.” Sanders Vows to Continue 'Political Revolution' in New York 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z But soccer is a spectator sport, too, and thousands of people are paying huge money and enduring difficult travel and security worries, to fill these 10 stadiums while France is on continuous terrorist alert. Germany Surely Has More Up Its Sleeve for Euro 2016 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z Because Chinese have long regarded American elections as a particularly dramatic type of spectator sport. Though largely unknown, Trump finds fans in China 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z Videogaming’s rapid shift from a living-room hobby to a spectator sport is luring mainstream advertisers and intensifying competition between big game publishers and nimble upstarts. Videogaming Contests Draw Mainstream Advertisers 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z The overriding problem, however, is the corruption and abuses of the IOC and other cartels that financially benefit from America’s favorite spectator sports. Governments need to hold major sports organizations accountable 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Ice hockey is Canada's official winter sport and is the country's most popular spectator sport. The Best Countries, According to Millennials 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Still, sailing is not the most natural spectator sport. Sailing Tries to Solve Its One-Per-Center Problem 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Organized spectator sports, of the kind we have today, with leagues and championships and codified rules, virtually all date from the nineteenth century. The Professional-Sports Bubble 2016-05-16T04:00:00Z As a spectator sport hacking presents serious challenges for commentators, University challenge: Hackers compete for top prize - BBC News 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z But at the pro level, which is a spectator sport, and a very big business, all ball players ultimately are treated as merchandise by the business, regardless of their ethnicity. The Unbearable Whiteness of Baseball 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z Ice hockey is Canada's official winter sport and is the country's most popular spectator sport. The Best Countries, According to Millennials 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z And sites such as YouTube and Twitch have turned gaming into a spectator sport. How 'Rocket League' combined cars with soccer to create video game magic 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z “It’s like a spectator sport, right? It just doesn’t carry credibility with me.” Trump, Cruz and Rubio square off for Super Tuesday elections – campaign live 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z China, where soccer is the top spectator sport, already allows foreign players into its professional leagues. China Looks Abroad for Soccer Talent 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z NICKLAUS-PALMER: Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer turned golf into a popular spectator sport on television. Brady-Manning among the best rivalries in sports 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z All those who don’t themselves support Trump pointing fingers at each other and blaming each other for Donald Trump’s runaway candidacy is the new spectator sport. Don’t blame me for Donald Trump: The liberal “p.c. police” didn’t make this monster 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z In fact, trying to watch his films and other Thai commercials without breaking down is becoming something of a digital spectator sport. Weepy Thai Ads Challenge Viewers to Hold Back the Tears 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z “It’s like a spectator sport, right? It just doesn’t carry credibility with me.” Trump, Cruz and Rubio square off for Super Tuesday elections – campaign live 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z In mixed martial arts, perhaps the most masculine spectator sport, Ronda Rousey has become the most popular and bankable star despite her recent loss in the octagon. Women in sports breaking ground in a way that goes beyond 2015 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z What surfing hasn’t been is a live spectator sport. Artificial Wave Pools: A Landlocked Surfer’s Solution? 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z In an era when many stars are incubated at Disney or Nickelodeon, this process has become almost a spectator sport. Justin Bieber’s Redemption Song 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z "As far as being a spectator sport on TV, it sure hasn't been that." NHL to play 3-on-3 All-Star tournament instead of a traditional All-Star game 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Like most major races these days, the marathon has become a serious spectator sport, with more than two million onlookers crowding the city’s sidewalks, and millions more watching on TV. What We Think About When We Run 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Chess might have a future as a spectator sport if more matches went like this. DAVID R. SANDS: Karjakin KOs Svidler to win FIDE World Cup chess title 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z “Surfing is not a spectator sport,” he wrote in “Playing Doc’s Games,” a New Yorker series widely considered the best writing on the sport. Artificial Wave Pools: A Landlocked Surfer’s Solution? 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Without a doubt, of all spectator sports, baseball asks the most from its fans. Another Lost Red Sox Season 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z They increasingly see competitive gaming as a lucrative business opportunity, a way to turn video gaming into a global spectator sport. Competitive video game players get a big-time stage in Santa Ana 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Football as a spectator sport is huge business. China’s focus on football could tilt the global game on its axis | Owen Gibson 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z M: This might be a good time to reflect on what track needs to do to become a bigger spectator sport. The Most Awesome Female Runner in the World 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z More importantly, it marks the arrival of wave-riding—for better or for worse—as a spectator sport. Artificial Wave Pools: A Landlocked Surfer’s Solution? 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z He said he found watching video games, which he and other young fans refer to as "eSports," more appealing than traditional spectator sports like basketball and football. Video gamers compete for millions of dollars in Seattle championship 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z Watching from the viewing gallery, along with other visitors and journalists, is a feeling Mr. Posselt likens to a spectator sport. The Voters Spoke, But This Politician Didn’t Listen 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Since politics in the US is a spectator sport, we've added some tips on how to play along at home. A fun guide to the 10 Republicans who could make the debate - BBC News 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z As a marketer, it’s the best spectator sport possible. How Might A Clinton-Fiorina Contest Play Out? A Marketing Perspective 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z This is an internet fight that you can watch from the outside; a spectator sport for those of us who don’t like balls. Drake vs. Meek Mill: a roundtable on the summer's best beef 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z “Even with replay there are still some really gray calls. That being said, the behind-the-plate umpire, I enjoy the human error component of it. It makes for a good spectator sport. “ CA independent teams to have computer call balls and strikes 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z For a purely spectator sport, hit the Jackson Hole Rodeo. Summer Travel Secrets of Fashion Insiders 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Otherwise, gaming together is nothing more than a spectator sport with one player watching the other and waiting for their “turn.” Why 'Halo 5' Cannot Leave Split-Screen Behind 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Inevitable as that scenario was, it does nothing for golf either as a spectator sport or one to which youngsters will be drawn. Henrik Stenson and Dustin Johnson rise above mishaps to lead US Open 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z But it’s not the only spectator sport on hand at the Darpa Robotic Challenge. "How not to build the Terminator" - two disturbing days at the 'world cup' for robots 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z It’s still a little jarring to me that video games and spectator sports have joined together in this fashion. Destiny's 'House Of Wolves' Most-Watched Game Reveal On Twitch This Year 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Most spectator sports were created by and for men, so they accentuate specific male attributes of bulk, upper-body strength, and explosive power. The women who are obsessed with Parkour - BBC News 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z When he started playing golf professionally, the sport was regarded as a questionable pastime for rich, out-of-shape white guys and a second-rate spectator sport. Tiger Woods Deserves to Take His Shot at the Masters 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Meerkat and its ilk take that philosophy to its logical conclusions: not just games or sports or hobbies, but all of life as spectator sport. We’re living in a Meerkat world, we just don’t know it yet 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z More than in any other spectator sport, football is won or lost by coaching—the game plan is the covert blueprint on which so much depends. Pete Carroll's Terrible Super Bowl Mistake 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Dr. Martin Luther King was not an athlete nor a spectator sport enthusiast. In State of the Union Address, Obama Is to Move Past Hardship and Reset Goals 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Haag is the face of the growing business of video games as a spectator sport. No. 1 With Bullet: ‘Nadeshot’ Becomes Call of Duty Star 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z What remains magical about the sport, not unlike the most popular national spectator sport in Panem, is the confounding and yet captivating number of variables. This Weekend's 6 Massive College Football Games The Korean Series, which starts Tuesday, signals the end of another season in a country where baseball remains the most popular spectator sport. In Korean Baseball, Louder Cheers and More Squid 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z Imagine if people felt that news was no longer just a spectator sport, but a platform to create ripples in the world. Power Rangers Megalearning: An Education Innovation That Actually Works 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Since Apple is now treating their product announcements like a spectator sport, so are we. Play MONEY's Apple Announcement Bingo! 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z "It was purely a spectator sport, with no respect for requests to stay back or be quiet," says Roberts. The elephant that flew 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z And the game’s developer, the Valve Corporation, moved another step closer to securing gaming’s legitimacy as a major-league spectator sport. Esports Set Video Gamers Fighting for Real Money in Virtual Contests 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z Murray took a day off from practicing Friday for a busy slate of spectator sports. Murray doesn’t plan to watch mum dance on TV 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z In the US, baseball became the main spectator sport. How Sam Cam's ancestor 'reinvented' walking 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z Despite the popularity of football as a spectator sport and the massive television audiences it generates, very few young Chinese people are actually enjoying the real thing. Can a school help China qualify for the World Cup? 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z Their promoters, and the press, turned boxing and baseball into mass spectator sports. Book review: ‘Supreme City,’ New York jazz and modern America, by Donald L. Miller Rogers is on a mission to turn Tetris into a full blown spectator sport. One Man's Mission to Turn Tetris into a Spectator Sport 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z While it’s tough to say exactly how popular soccer is as a spectator sport, television viewership suggests World Cup interest isn’t something entirely new. US 2nd only to Brazil in World Cup ticket sales 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z The huge audiences for these events are a further illustration of the rise of video games as spectator sports. League of Legends Sets Game Championship for Korean Stadium 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z The events are open to the public and are as much a spectator sport as a business opportunity, with those there to observe not uncommonly outnumbering those there to bid. A Horse Sale Without Horses, At London's Kensington Palace 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Politics is a kind of spectator sport, so we get it. Meet your congressional hoarders Far be it from me to judge how anyone spends their free time, but as a spectator sport, shooting fish in a barrel leaves a lot to be desired. Why I unfollowed Patton Oswalt — and you should too 2014-05-09T13:35:00Z Track never caught on as a major spectator sport in much of the United States, but the Penn Relays kept growing. The Relays That Never Stopped Running 2014-04-24T11:00:00Z He’s also pitching the new site partly as a spectator sport, where the betting action results in accurate predictions about playoff wins and draft picks. Intrade's New Gamble Is Sports Betting 2014-04-07T09:48:26Z In explaining the deal, he referenced some of the technology’s potential applications beyond gaming: spectator sports, education and medicine. Jaunt Wants to Help Hollywood Make Virtual-Reality Movies 2014-04-04T20:08:25Z In spectator sports, a secondary goal of tournament design is to also promote interesting match ups that generate fan interest. 5 Research-Backed Ways To Improve Your ‘March Madness’ Bracket 2014-03-19T04:01:39Z He said the the fourth-biggest spectator sport in the UK - after football, horse-racing and rugby - employed thousands of people and generated "huge sums for the Exchequer". VIDEO: MP: More of us should go to the dogs 2014-03-11T00:26:36Z I was embarrassed for Miller, and disheartened that NBC seems to regard grief as a spectator sport. Inbox: Letters to the Editor: Misguided Machismo Fosters Bullying 2014-02-22T15:03:42Z Similarly, golf's longtime dearth of relevant stats has something to do with why it's remained a better participatory than spectator sport. Embracing The Stats Revolution 2014-01-08T05:00:00Z Our 10 reasons why chess will never become a mass spectator sport provoked a flurry of emails. The Loop: Home, cones and brainy sports 2013-11-15T16:42:17Z They were taking on rugby, the number one spectator sport. Cardiff and Swansea in Premier derby 2013-11-03T11:56:33Z Steven emphatically thinks that putting a man on the moon was a spectator sport that generated almost nothing of scientific value, and I agree with him. Chasing the trajectory of science, both Big and Small: A panel discussion 2013-10-30T23:15:05.610Z Raising a child, particularly a famous one, is now a spectator sport. Kate Middleton: Prepare for Judgment Day—and Mommy Bloggers 2013-07-22T18:10:46Z Football is one of the most popular spectator sports in the western world and for Bournemouth to be playing a side such as Real Madrid is a major achievement for the club. Fans prepare for Cherries v Madrid 2013-07-21T08:08:41Z I never expect chess to become spectator sport or being diluted by 20/20 - we don't need to appeal to the lowest common denominator. The Loop: Home, cones and brainy sports 2013-11-15T16:42:17Z Now maybe you like to talk about all three, but it’s reached the point where talking about the economy and markets is an official spectator sport. Bucks: Investment Plans and Forecasts Don’t Mix 2013-07-01T18:11:21Z I’m not sure when exactly it happened, but sometime in the 1990s investing became America’s favorite spectator sport. Bucks Blog: What You Don’t Know About Your Portfolio May Help You 2013-06-11T14:26:01Z The games were recreational, not spectator sports, she said. Early Film Is Found of Blacks Playing Baseball 2013-04-30T02:33:20Z Horseracing is Britain's second biggest spectator sport The Jockey Club is offering the general public the chance to invest in horseracing. Jockey Club launches Racecourse bond 2013-04-24T10:00:09Z If chess is not a spectator sport, how come this show survived for so long - and some of the series have recently been re-released? The Loop: Home, cones and brainy sports 2013-11-15T16:42:17Z That kick initiated a series of events that eventually resulted in football’s surpassing baseball as the nation’s most popular spectator sport. The Fifth Down: Remembering Pat Summerall, the Football Player 2013-04-23T10:15:31Z The main event rematch is the pinnacle for the sports entertainment powerhouse and one of the most popular spectator sports in America. The Rock is ready to roll as WrestleMania nears 2013-04-04T14:44:16Z It speaks to the development of politics as a spectator sport. Bet the (White) House: Nevada May Legalize Gambling on Federal Elections 2013-03-27T18:20:26Z For at least 20 years, football has had unquestioned supremacy among America’s major spectator sports. Football’s death spiral 2013-02-03T12:00:00Z Watching the performances of the very best Call of Duty players is already a mass spectator sport on YouTube and Call of Duty® Elite. Microsoft and Activision Announce $1 Million Call of Duty Tournament 2013-02-01T22:57:18Z He played for a high-profile franchise beginning at a time when pro football had surpassed baseball as the nation's most popular spectator sport. The Fifth Down: A Closer Look at Ray Guy's Hall of Fame Candidacy 2012-12-05T11:00:05Z There can now be no doubting climbing's legitimacy as a spectator sport. Brit wins climbing World Cup: From the archive, 20 November 1989 2012-11-20T07:30:00Z While you can’t really play using the TV, someone else can follow along, which highlights the first new Wii U idea: gaming as a spectator sport. Nintendo Wii U Review: A Tale of Two Screens 2012-11-18T05:50:20Z It also referred us back to that 1990s debate about the connection between spectator sports and domestic violence, which has not been anywhere near as conclusively debunked as football fans like to believe. Football’s death spiral 2013-02-03T12:00:00Z Weingarten finished, saying: “Let me leave you with this – Public education is not a spectator sport – we need participation and further investment to ensure that all kids succeed.” Randi Weingarten answers “anything” 2012-10-26T22:01:00Z "Democracy is not a spectator sport and Christopher Stevens was a full participant in his beloved democracy." Memorial honours US Libya envoy 2012-10-17T04:56:23Z Rather, the internet is a hurdle all of eSports needs to overcome, or it can’t be taken seriously as a spectator sport. Internet Meltdown at LoL World Championships Shows eSports Has a Problem 2012-10-08T16:00:44Z It is the second most popular spectator sport after football. Horseracing: All bets off 2012-09-27T15:09:29Z In 1960, pro football was ranked as the nation's fourth most popular spectator sport after baseball, college football and boxing. NFL Films president Steve Sabol dies of brain cancer at 69 2012-09-19T03:32:04Z In 1960, pro football was ranked as the nation’s fourth most popular spectator sport after baseball, college football and boxing. Steve Sabol, Creative Force Behind NFL Films, Dies at 69 2012-09-18T19:54:42Z Like wheelchair rugby it is an incredibly fast and skilled sport, making, like boccia, for an extraordinary and all-consuming spectator sport. Jon Snow: the London Paralympic Games will excite and uplift us all 2012-08-24T21:59:46Z One of the world's great spectator sports, tennis once epitomised our pre-Olympics fondness for falling at the final hurdle. Olympics 2012: how to get involved in tennis 2012-08-15T14:26:00Z “Democracy is not a spectator sport, we need people to be engaged,” Coney said. Smartphone campaigning has its pitfalls, privacy group says 2012-08-14T13:52:22Z The legacy may be that, in time, sailing could come to be regarded as not just the plaything of the rich few and also an exciting spectator sport. The story of London 2012: Guardian writers' Olympic Games review 2012-08-12T21:46:11Z Track and field may struggle as a spectator sport in the United States, but it still prospers in participation. Biggest haul for track and field since 1992 2012-08-11T02:12:00Z But sadly, shooting's poor reputation as a spectator sport is not unearned. Sorry, but for me Olympic shooting is a big bore 2012-08-03T18:47:43Z The pertinent question may be: is the 50m rifle prone the worst spectator sport ever devised? London 2012 Olympics: what to watch on day 7 2012-08-02T21:09:48Z It is not a spectator sport but a deeply serious competition for national pride. London 2012: the Chinese badminton players are just trying to win medals 2012-08-01T10:38:10Z It's not really because archery is a good spectator sport, is it? TV review: Olympics 2012 2012-07-31T19:00:04Z When people ask what my favorite Olympic spectator sport is, I answer “women’s weightlifting.” Disks of Iron and Nerves of Steel: Why Weightlifting Rules 2012-07-30T04:35:32Z And the national party conventions — another type of spectator sport — will start at the end of August. Campaigns Take Different Roads Against Olympics 2012-07-30T01:15:33Z "I see one of my goals as making chess a spectator sport," says Paulson. Chess impresario hopes to bring back the Fischer v Spassky glory days 2012-07-12T17:30:25Z Watching to see whether Icann consistently awards contended TLDs to one or the other – and whether that provokes lawsuits – will be a fascinating spectator sport. Icann, top-level domains and their expansion 2012-06-13T20:38:24Z Despite their long suffering, they remain resilient, and football remains one of the most popular spectator sports, with millions tuning in to watch the Super League on television. Why Chinese football clubs want top talent 2012-05-28T13:55:56Z And sadly, watching tax lawyers is no spectator sport either. But learning by doing? Facebook's Eduardo Saverin To Host "America's Next Top Tax Lawyer" 2012-05-20T03:58:40Z The real spectator sport is watching the hiring process. AD in spotlight to find top-flight replacement 2012-03-11T02:45:00Z Pro football had surpassed baseball as the nation’s favorite spectator sport. The Fifth Down: Remembering Alex Webster, Giants Star and Coach 2012-03-05T09:30:38Z When it comes to other spectator sports, the N.F.L. makes the village as closed a shop as possible. The Fifth Down: Everything Indy: A Little Bit of Curl Power 2012-02-03T23:08:45Z Soccer is a big spectator sport in India but has failed to take root as a participatory sport, despite the country’s 1.2 billion population. Former D.C. United player Santino Quaranta to play in India?s Premier League Soccer 2012-01-20T21:02:43Z “Auctions are a spectator sport as well as a way to buy, and they can create an atmosphere where there’s some momentum in a hot market.” Hammer Falls on Housing Auctions in Australia as Market Falters 2012-01-19T13:22:02Z He suggested the answer might lie in lacrosse, the First Nations game that was also Montreal’s most popular spectator sport in the 1860s. Hockey?s History, Woven With Violence 2011-12-10T19:30:29Z Has there ever been such a dismal month in sports — a time to question why we are so enthusiastic about spectator sports, particularly as part of so-called education? Sports of The Times: George Vecsey - In Today?s World of Sports, Bad News Has Accomplices 2011-12-10T17:37:13Z Yes, football is king, by far the most popular spectator sport in America, the true national pastime — for men and women both. Flag football: It?s the girls? turn to play 2011-11-15T14:11:00Z Gillard roots for the Western Bulldogs, a working-class team in western Melbourne that plays in the Australian Football League, the nation’s most popular spectator sport. Obama Meets Gillard as Embattled First Leaders Shadowed by China 2011-11-13T14:27:43Z The increasing affluence during the last three decades of the 19th century, which made possible the widespread popularity of summer excursions, encouraged swimming as an individual pastime as well as a growing spectator sport. Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States 2011-10-03T02:00:33.640Z A few thoughts: In the early 1970s, as pro football was becoming the nation’s most popular spectator sport, a group of ex-players exposed, through both their words and their actions, the game’s seamy underside. The Fifth Down: Remembering Pete Gent, Who Wrote 'North Dallas Forty' 2011-10-02T09:52:38Z A key subject is racing’s shrinking share of the gambling and spectator sports audience. A troubling call to the post: Horse racing industry hears dire warnings of an uncertain future 2011-08-14T18:04:42Z WG Grace, the first great Victorian colossus of the first great spectator sport, scores England's first Test century on his debut. The Test of time: In the week of the 2000th Test we pick the best ever 2011-07-16T21:55:01Z "We need them to leave the downtown and they need to stop treating this as a spectator sport." Vancouver Riots: Hockey Fans Stick It To Their Own City 2011-06-16T16:10:00Z We need everyone to pay attention, we need them to leave the downtown and they need to stop treating this as a spectator sport. Violence in Vancouver after Stanley Cup loss 2011-06-16T11:05:00Z Inch, 44, says she isn't a huge fan of spectator sports, but participates in recreational softball, soccer and volleyball. High-school librarian on her $5,000-winning NCAA bracket: "I beat them all" 2011-04-07T00:30:04Z Student Association elections, which were held March 9 and 10, are a campus spectator sport. On college campuses, a gender gap in student government 2011-03-16T17:33:39Z "This money is going on spectator sports and not participation, this is for people to watch a game and eat a burger from a stand," he said. Sports ground cash move 'unfair' 2011-03-11T09:20:07Z Sabol decided to combine his love of sports and movies to found a company that helped propel pro football into America’s most popular spectator sport. The Fifth Down: Ed Sabol for the Hall of Fame 2011-02-04T10:30:41Z Vick is back atop America's most popular, most lucrative spectator sport, a $9 billion business that has roared through the recession. From Prison to the Pro Bowl: The Meaning of NFL Quarterback Michael Vick 2011-01-28T19:00:00Z This turns programming into a spectator sport by adding a drinking game. A tale of two cities 2011-01-10T11:18:57Z The first 10 years of the 20th century saw professional football fully established in Britain as a mass spectator sport. Money still rules but Premier League in danger of becoming democratic 2010-12-31T13:35:59Z It’s a spectator sport now, and I think that’s really changed the risk of a huge downturn. Q. and A. With Tony Hawk: From Violin to Skateboard 2010-11-20T23:32:00Z And like a casino, some people get their kicks here — the proceedings are open, and some visitors treat it as a spectator sport. | Justice Is Served. For Some, as a Diversion. 2010-09-24T15:11:00Z “Chess, amazingly enough, might just be on its way to becoming a spectator sport in India.” India Swoons Over Its Chess Champ, and Even the Game 2010-08-09T02:02:00Z That said, keeping up with the petty squabbles of Park Slope parents in your pages & pixels is fast becoming my favorite spectator sport. A Zero-Tolerance Fight at a Nursery School 2010-06-24T21:02:00Z But as a spectator sport, it is driven like few others by superstars. Celizic: New guard, old heroes make U.S. Open great 2010-06-21T03:12:00Z This jockeying for members is an amusing spectator sport — until a credit union blows up, that is. Your Money: Credit Unions Beckon With Open Arms 2010-06-18T23:40:00Z Watching markets move is a great spectator sport, but it's not a great participant sport unless you're a market pro, in which case you shouldn't need any help from me. Don't fear market turmoil -- invest safely and save 2010-05-25T04:00:00Z Golf is one of my favorite spectator sports because you get exercise if you walk around the course. Questions and answers by Craig Smith 2010-04-28T04:16:00Z Even the U.S.'s Major League Soccer, despite its easy extension into the little leagues, hasn't quite caught fire as a spectator sport. Why the Indian Premier League Is So Successful 2010-04-16T20:23:00Z With virtually no television coverage, no superstar names and no Olympic profile, the game which is enjoyed by millions around the world seems to have hit a glass ceiling as a spectator sport. Squash still yearns for Olympic bounce 2010-04-01T00:19:00Z Fundamentally, F1 lacks the essential ingredient for an absorbing spectator sport: unpredictability. Here's hoping Formula One gets even more boring 2010-03-17T22:46:00Z Certain that afternoon rain would wash out that evening’s game in Tokyo, Barbon ventured to the indoor site of his favorite spectator sport, sumo wrestling. Roberto Barbon, Japan?s First Latin Baseball Player, Still Feels at Home 2010-03-05T03:19:00Z Jean Upton, Chelmsford Cricket has one very important element going for it and another which could scupper it as a US spectator sport. 2010-01-21T11:12:00Z He remembered who had ordered the sacrificial rites, and thought bitterly and guiltily about spectator sports. Pagan Passions “Our lives serve as a spectator sport to the gods, then?” The Revolutions of Time Among those who do, interest in spectator sports is low to non-existent; sports are something one does, not something one watches on TV. The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 In many ways, the armed conflict ended up trivialized, another soap opera or spectator sport. The Civilization of Illiteracy |
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