Recent questions tagged sports

Description : Is musical chairs a fair game?

Last Answer : Can you specify where you think the unfairness lies?

Description : Are there known elite athletes that refuse to play professional sports?

Last Answer : How would we know of them if they are not competing?

Description : Do referees get mad when the players toss the ball/puck away?

Last Answer : I don“t think the refs care, but the owners get pissed!!! On some teams the players can receive a hefty fine for tossing a ball into the crowd. Those balls cost money & the owners don’t want to buy more…cuts into their profit margin!!!

Description : Can a player in any sport be sued by a fan, or punished, for scoring on their own net, or throwing the game ?

Last Answer : No. Never. We are living in the age of cancel culture and it’s already terrifying enough. And it’s not the player’s fault that someone loses money. You put the bet, you know the risk. No one forces you to. Anything else is just needless violence.

Description : Similar to surfers chasing the biggest waves to surf on, has anyone ever attempted paragliding in a hurricane or tornado?

Last Answer : I don’t think anyone would want to get impaled in a tree.

Description : Might be trite, but why is chess not a sport entered in the Olympics?

Last Answer : Chess is not an athletic activity or contest of physical prowess. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/sport https://www.dictionary.com/browse/game

Description : Anyone watching the Olympics? Which sports do you enjoy the most?

Last Answer : I told my wife to let me know when she sees Joey Chestnut compete.

Description : What team do you hope to win in the Olympics?

Last Answer : I’m for the USA team.

Description : Why isn’t 6v6 team volleyball as popular in the US as sports like basketball, baseball, hockey, etc.?

Last Answer : There is not a lot of movement compared to sports like hand-egg, basket ball, or base ball, with players mostly standing or shuffling around, instead of running around like headless chicken, and they do ... field, which means you can not build giant arenas around it, making it feel less grand .

Description : Do professional, or those who play for fun as a hobby, athletes play to win or to have fun?

Last Answer : Professionals do it for a living and get paid to win. Amatures I can believe do it for the fun of it.

Description : Are hockey and baseball the only sports in which the spectators can keep the ball/puck if shot out of bounds?

Last Answer : I don’t know what the chances are of a tennis ball landing in the audience, but I would think that people could keep these. They go thorough a lot of tennis balls in a match.

Description : Is hustling in sports a bad thing or a good thing?

Last Answer : It’s just sports. It means nothing of importance.

Description : Why are people so crazy about sport?

Last Answer : Well, a team that you support, sometimes from before you were born, can be considered family. And you are/feel part of that family. And if your team/family can't for the life of them win a ... Shoot me already (you could have heard me saying those years). And that is just my local darts team.

Description : Can you please explain what is meant by over/under in sports betting?

Last Answer : In over/under you bet on the total number of points scored in a contest. Bookies will set a line, for example, at 25.5 points. You bet on whether you think the total number of points scored will be above or below 25.5.

Description : In basketball, who are the "wing" players?

Last Answer : The ones going down the sides, as opposed to the center, who is usually doing a straight shot. The wings usually stay outside the key on the right and left and get passes from the center or each other, and try and shoot a basket.

Description : Did you know there are really just two answers to all our "Important" questions?

Last Answer : And that's basically why there's so little I take seriously. No offense, but have you stepped back lately and looked at how busy we are blaming everyone but ourselves for everything that's gone wrong?And how much ... . And weak. And strange. And human. And so are you. And so am I. You're welcome.

Description : What would you do if you attended a sports game, and the "Kiss Cam" chooses you and the person you came with? PS, you came there with your sister.

Last Answer : Will you be my sister? We could totally lezz out, and then we could get our own disgusting reality tv show. Or maybe run for parliment.

Description : England just became the only nation to win the World Cup in 3 seperate sports, Football/Rugby/Cricket...which multiple sports has/does the country of your birth excel in?

Last Answer : Football, F1, Ski Jumping, Tennis, losing world wars.

Description : Does being on Sport's Illustrated help or hurt women's fight for equality?

Last Answer : Beautiful women aren’t interested in equality because they can have/get whatever they want. It’s the women who aren’t so pretty that want equality.

Description : Have you ever scored on your own net?

Last Answer : Sports has never been in my wheelhouse, so no I’ve never scored on my own net…sorry!!!

Description : Do children have it easier doing pull-ups, due to the square-cube law, or am I just making excuses for not being able to do a single pull-up?

Last Answer : Children are lighter. Also they have gym class every day so are in shape.

Description : What is the most expensive ticket spent on a sporting event?

Last Answer : I just googled super bowl tickets. A suite at the game is anywhere from 50,000 to 600,000 depending on the size of the suite.

Description : Has a NHL hockey game ever run out of pucks?

Last Answer : Same question for baseball – do they ever run out of baseballs during a game? Quick No.

Description : In the National Hockey League (NHL) can you get a penalty for roughing a teammate?

Last Answer : It would not make sense. It would be like penalizing a player for tying a hand behind their back. The referee is not going to penalize a player for giving the team a disadvantage. It is up to the coaching staff of the player’s team to determine how the player should be disciplined.

Description : Have you ever given up trying to get the ball/puck when an excellent player plays keep a way on you?

Last Answer : No. Never.

Description : Which side is right in the International Association of Athletics Federation's ruling regarding Caster Semenya?

Last Answer : Before deciding who is right and who is wrong, I think some tests need to be done to determine if any woman can run faster than other women with extra testosterone in her system.

Description : Where can I wrestle with a muscular women?

Last Answer : Maybe New Orleans Looks a little scary. Good luck. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3-WQbxC_-6g

Description : Why do athletes chew on mouth guards?

Last Answer : The purpose of the mouth guards is to keep their teeth from being knocked out in a physical encounter. Why they chew on them, I don’t know, presumably it soothes anxiety or feels good.

Description : Are hockey and baseball the only sports where the spectators can keep the puck/baseball?

Last Answer : Maybe table tennis. But I doubt spectators would care enough to want one of those.

Description : How’s your bracket holding up?

Last Answer : Could you explain for those sports-challenged? Not I, I ask for the others.

Description : Is it ok for me to be a fan of the NJD and the NYR?

Last Answer : Yes, it’s okay.

Description : If you had to play golf, with one club, which one would it be?

Last Answer : I’ve only played once so my sentiments lie with that golf club. The Bayonne Golf club.

Description : Re. free weights... a question for those knowledgeable?

Last Answer : Not a weight lifter, but I read a lot, and my father lifted weights until he died at 89. His weights were light. I think his heaviest weight was 7 pounds. He said he built stamina as well as muscle by lifting the lighter weights longer.

Description : Have you ever scored on your own net in any sport?

Last Answer : I’m not into any sport; so nope, never had the opportunity but it does sound like something I’d do!!!

Description : Loan for the world cup?

Last Answer : So what exactly is your question?

Description : Have you been watching the soccer World Cup? Here's a question I've been wondering about for a long time (please see details inside).

Last Answer : I think it depends on three things: 1) the angle of the kick 2) distance from where the kick is taking place to the goal 3) the kicker's reputation for making free kicks and a fourth possibility ... have enough players to try and control any rebound or follow-up plays that came from a missed kick.

Description : Is Trump a total jerk for cancelling the invitation to the Eagles to visit the White House?

Last Answer : Really, yeah, he is. It's a slap in the face to the players that wanted to come, and deserved to. More importantly, he probably just lost their votes and support. I think they should be able ... goes. Protest or not, enjoy visiting the White House even if they're not fans, whatever they want.

Description : Will The Warriors keep The Town moniker when they move to The City?

Last Answer : the town of Golden State?

Description : What does having all team members blond or brown or whatever color hair have to do with winning?

Last Answer : I have never heard of such a thing. Well, they get to determine what uniform you have to wear, which, for women, is usually revealing as hell, so I guess if they want to play they’ll die their hair if coach wants.

Description : Are there, or have there ever been, any Jewish Formula One race car drivers?

Last Answer : Does this help?

Description : Is anyone following the story of Shaquem Griffin? ((Details)

Last Answer : Sorry. This is a college football player, in the US. He is entering the NFL draft. He will probably be drafted, by an NFL team. He may go pretty high. What are your thoughts on a guy playing in the NFL, with only one hand?

Description : What would you think about the Olympics being annual?

Last Answer : It seems like the Olympics, bring out the best in humanity. A perfect example, is this year’s Olympics. They seem to have helped stop/hold off a conflict on the Korean Peninsula. The participants would get more tries…

Description : Are there any controversial world records that you're aware of?

Last Answer : Are you asking about athletics, or in general? The Guinness book of records has some incredibly stupid ones, like “most marmite eaten in one minute” and “longest beard”. I don’t know of those are controversial, but they sure are stupid.

Description : Is football fans climbing street-light poles a Philadelphia thing?

Last Answer : I believe so. I asked my husband and he said they are the worst fans in the NFL. I mentioned your question after he told me the streets in Philly will be crazy if they lose this game.

Description : What would you say to someone who had 10 seconds left to climb a 15 foot rope to finish an obstacle course?

Last Answer : “I’m setting fire to the bottom of this rope. The fire will engulf the entire rope within 11 seconds.”

Description : Why is the national anthem played at sporting events?

Last Answer : Perpetual instilling of nationalism in the subjects of the Vaterland. Just like having the picture of past Führers in the classroom, pressuring/forcing young impressionable minds to parrot the pledge ... and glorifying the Wehrmacht military, going so far as to allow recruitment on school grounds.

Description : Does someone have to show a permit when asked if they have one?

Last Answer : They don't have to show a permit when asked, but they do have to show a permit if they want you to leave. What I mean is that you can't just walk over and say hey, do you have a permit? ... they're trying to use their permit as leverage, then you have the right to demand that they show it to you.

Description : Is Mayweather and McGregor Jr's match MMA or boxing?

Last Answer : Mayweather was a boxer, McGregor is an MMA fighter, and the fight was a boxing match.

Description : Why does it seem to be that the NFL, and the NBA are loaded up with depraved losers, but PGA and MLB players seem to be fairly squared away?

Last Answer : Because the blacks play in those sports.. That is what you want to hear. Right?

Description : Are you dreading football season?

Last Answer : Meh. Not a sports fan.