Are these sports?

[Chrisman886]

I searched the forums and didn't find anything like this. I'm curious what the general consensus is around here if any of the following are sports. What is your definition of a sport?

[PokerFink]

Auto Racing - No. IMO auto racing is an entirely seperate category; not a game, not a sport.

Billiards - No, it's a game
Baseball - Yes, duh.
Curling - Yes, but it's close and could be considered a game
Golf - Yes, but somewhat borderline
Bowling - Yes, but it's close and could be considered a game
Darts - No, game
Poker - No, game
Chess - No, game

[Mr biggums]

Baseball and Golf are the only sports on there

[SL__72]

I voted yes to Auto Racing, Baseball, Curling, Golf and Bowling.

[prohornblower]

I picked auto racing, baseball, golf, and bowling.

I'm not even going to comment on curling.

[Magra]

Why is auto racing considered a sport? I've never understood this...

[Assani Fisher]

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Baseball and Golf are the only sports on there

[/ QUOTE ]How is golf any more of a sport than bowling, darts, billards, etc?

[kutuz_off]

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Baseball and Golf are the only sports on there

[/ QUOTE ]How is golf any more of a sport than bowling, darts, billards, etc?

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Level of physical fitness required to perform at a high level? I voted the same as this post's grandparent.

[snowden719]

I voted yes on billiards and no on bowling because both take physical skill, and there's a dynamic element to billiards that there isn't to bowling so I put bowling out and billiards in. Golf is close in that it's not that dynamic either, but more than bowling is,so it's the last one in for sport. Note that I don't think lots of things others considr sports like 100m dash to be sports because of this definition, nor do I consider push up contests to be sports.

[Taraz]

Can anyone make a definition of "sport" to back up their claim?

I am a little bit partial to the definition that requires defense to be played, but that would discount track and field events.