What’s your favorite sport league in USA?

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TsundereLoliDragon@reddit

That's been me exactly for a few years although NHL is starting to creep up again.

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I love soccer. But damn it's just so hard to take the MLS seriously. Especially now, they're running playoff games like it's a baseball series. Best of 3, no aggregate score, Championship games played with a homefield advantage, salary caps, designated players, teams playing in baseball stadiums. That's not how it's supposed to be done. It's like watching an MLB structure get played out with worse content. On top of that, I can't even watch my own local market team on TV unless I get an Apple TV subscription and MLS Season Pass. They're dead last on my list after NHL, and I don't even like hockey.

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TsundereLoliDragon@reddit

The Flyers have sucked and the Union have been good in recent years but that trend is about to start reversing. The Union keep selling all their good young players and then refuse to spend the money for replacements. They also just fired their long time head coach. People are not happy with the ownership at all.

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Finaqua@reddit

I agree! The ownership is so cheap, it's so frustrating. And while the flyers can be frustrating also it really seems like they're doing the right things with rebuilding. They have 3 #1 picks next year they really need to land those.

Btw im also from the philly area! I actually have season tickets to the union and partial season tickets to the flyers and to the phillies.

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deebville86ed@reddit

Both teams from New York are in the quarter finals and I still don't care. MLS is weak

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Derplord4000@reddit

Do you only watch soccer? Because if you don't, I see no problem with the MLS adopting elements from other U.S. sports leagues like best of 3 playoff series and especially salary caps.

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deebville86ed@reddit

What does the amount of soccer I watch have to do with anything? NFL fans would be livid if their teams had to play 3 games per playoff round. Literally no league has one-off championship finals with home field advantages.

The MLS is taking a sport that has followed the same structure worldwide for over a century now, and turning it into shit tbh. How much soccer I or anyone else watches has nothing to do with it, but yes it's especially painful to watch if you are an avid follower of soccer. This is why it will always be the retirement/players who never made US nationals league. I can hardly be taken seriously

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deebville86ed@reddit

What does the amount of soccer I watch have to do with anything? NFL fans would be livid if their teams had to play 3 games per playoff round. Literally no league has one-off championship finals with home field advantages.

The MLS is taking a sport that has followed the same structure worldwide for over a century now, and turning it into shit tbh. How much soccer I or anyone else watches has nothing to do with it, but yes it's especially painful to watch if you are an avid follower of soccer. This is why it will always be the retirement/players who never made US nationals league

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Haboob_AZ@reddit

I guess MLB, though I haven't watched in a while. I've lost interest in all US sports anymore. European football is my go to. MLS is not worth watching here either (especially since my city doesn't have a team).

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squidwardsdicksucker@reddit

NHL, I grew up on the Bruins and UNH hockey and still follow them to this day along with my college that I attended having recently won their first tournament.

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Prize_Ambassador_356@reddit

Fellow Bruins fan checking in… hang in there 😭

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BulldogNebula@reddit

In FLORIDA?? RIP brother, stay strong ✊🏻 fuck the panthers

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Prize_Ambassador_356@reddit

Hahah, just here for college… FUCK the panthers

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ttri90210@reddit

We’re gahbage

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InuitOverIt@reddit

Let's go UNH! Awesome to see the Wildcats at the top. Class of '10 here

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Rhomya@reddit

Same, but for Minnesota. I followed the Wild since day 1, and the Gophers for my whole life lol.

Although, my older brother and I cheered for the Bruins after the North Stars left, so I have a little soft spot for them lol

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TheLastRulerofMerv@reddit

I'm old enough to remember the North Stars and being upset they moved to Dallas.

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CarlottaStreet@reddit

If it makes you feel any better, every time I go to a Stars game I wear my throwback North Stars cap and I get a shit ton for compliments.

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Rhomya@reddit

There’s a reason why Minnesotans still say “Fuck Norm Green”

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An_Awesome_Name@reddit

Same, except I’ve only attended UNH.

Still waiting for that first tournament win… someday.

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SirTheRealist@reddit

NBA. I grew up playing basketball almost every day and I’ve been a Knicks fans since I was.

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The_Real_Scrotus@reddit

NCAA football because I got into it in college and never really stopped. And you get a lot more crazy stuff happening in college ball than in the NFL.

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El_gato_picante@reddit

College sports are the worst ,up until recently, these guys were risking their lives for no pay meanwhile the coaches are getting multi-million dollar deals.

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J-Dirte@reddit

Lol, this guy out here acting like college football players weren’t getting paid. Ever heard of a bagman?

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El_gato_picante@reddit

id rather they get paid correctly and not under the table.

youre litterally making my point.

"they have to hide the money they get cuz its illegal"

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bringbackwishbone@reddit

Imagine not knowing ball

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El_gato_picante@reddit

...what? its football. except they arent getting paid.

i dont disagree with people that say college football is more exciting. it is cuz they are trying to get into the pros. if they get a life altering injury, they are SOL.

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bringbackwishbone@reddit

It is by far the most uniquely American of our sports, warts and all.

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buchenrad@reddit

College football is the best. And this season has been wild.

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MyDaroga@reddit

This has been one of the most fun seasons in a while! I definitely never thought I’d be so excited to see Vanderbilt play every week.

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The_Real_Scrotus@reddit

I think everyone outside the SEC loves Swaggerbilt this season.

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RachelRTR@reddit

I'm an Alabama fan, but I'm not mad at them.

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huazzy@reddit

You also have offseason story lines that are better than fiction.

Texas Special Teams Coach Jeff Banks’ monkey allegedly attacked and seriously hurt a young trick-or-treater last night

Update: There is more. Banks apparently left his wife and kids to be with a stripper named Pole Assassin and the monkey is hers and a part of her act.

Update 2: Pole Assassin confirms that a child was bitten. Denies it was serious, but does confirm that the monkey did bite a child

Update 3: Pole Assassin says the monkey is an emotional support monkey

Update 4: According to TexAgs, Pole Assassin tweets at croots. There is screenshots for proof too, so it’s not a baseless claim.

Update 5: More tweets, this time with a video explaining what happened with a walkthrough of the yard. Waiting to see if we hear anything from Banks or not.

Update 6: The video/tweet in update 5 has been deleted

Update 7: Her entire twitter account has been deleted

Update 8: It appears the monkeys name is Gia and has an instagram account

Update 9: Earlier, when she was still tweeting, Pole Assassin evidently confirmed the monkey was vaccinated and up to date on it’s shots, which is a positive for the child.

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The_Real_Scrotus@reddit

I remember that /r/cfb thread. Every update was crazier than the last one.

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DisraeliEers@reddit

And there are more than 30-32 teams spread out over free continent. Makes it more fun for more people.

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Low_Zookeepergame263@reddit

Shocked by how few people are saying the NBA! easily the most fun to watch, fast paced, rules are easy to understand, can usually find a game to watch any day during the season.

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bringbackwishbone@reddit

Regular season games have zero stakes imo, and thus zero drama game to game. I will say that I tuned into the playoffs last year when the Pacers were in it and that was hella fun.

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BackUpTerry1@reddit

Can't stand watching grown men flop

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Low_Zookeepergame263@reddit

yes because reaching the highest level of their sport is definitely flopping

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ThatMuslimCowBoy@reddit

Arena football Go rattlers

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StogieMan92@reddit

Right now it’s the USAPL. It used to be the NFL, but I have no legal and affordable way to watch my favorite team because I am out of market. The only other league I would watch would be MLS, because I actually like the local team. But they have a shitty sponsor so I’m not giving them my time or money until that changes.

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inbigtreble30@reddit

MLB. I'm a glutton for punishment.

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yungmoneybingbong@reddit

I was very pleased with how my team's season went this year 😀

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inbigtreble30@reddit

Hey look, as long as you're not all pissy about the Manager of the Year award, I have no beef with Mets fans.

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yungmoneybingbong@reddit

I'm not at all. Especially since Mendoza (insert Simpsons meme) didn't even come close to getting it.

Also I have nothing against Brewers fans. Just wanted to do some gentle ribbing haha

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inbigtreble30@reddit

It's still too soon lol. Devin Williams killed Bob Uecker. (Also a bunch of Mets fans on r/baseball were very cranky that Murph got MotY)

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ENovi@reddit

Based on your flair can I assume you’re a Brewers fan? If so, can you guess my team? Hint: I’m also a gluten for punishment, I’ve lived in LA and Orange County my entire life, I loathe the Dodgers, and I’ll probably have to order some experimental blood pressure medicine off of some shady website when 80% of my team is on the IL three weeks into the season.

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inbigtreble30@reddit

"Mike Trout Hits 7,000 Foot Homer and Shohei Ohtani Invents New Stat in Which to Have World Record As the Angels Fall 4-13 to the Dodgers."

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l3onkerz@reddit

College football and not even close. Not saying I don’t enjoy all the major sports, but cfb is another level of fandom because it’s tied to your school that you went to (usually).

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TheLizardKing89@reddit

Baseball, and not just because my Dodgers just won the World Series. I’ve always loved baseball more than any other sport.

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Zetin24-55@reddit

I love Baseball, it's such a chill hang out sport. At home or in the stadium, the atmosphere is great. It's almost like you're hanging out in a park with a bunch of random people and a Baseball game happens to be going on. It's so much cheaper than the other sports.

Also at least when it's not in the post season, I feel like you get a lot of comradery with fans of the other team that doesn't happen as much in other sports. Like I was at the 13 inning Dbacks v Cubs game from last year. At some point the stadium just started cheering when cool shit happened, no matter what team did it.

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softkittylover@reddit

I actually love having a long season. I know that for a good portion of the year I can watch a game before or after work and relax. Now that the season is over I find myself bored trying to fill that time, can’t imagine what it’d be like being a football fan and having so much off time

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newworldman86@reddit

Another perk of the long season that I love is what it does for prices. Tickets are so much cheaper than the other sports so you can catch a game without breaking the bank. Growing up, even though we didn’t have much disposable income, my family could still go to several Braves games a year while basketball or football was only available once every few years, and only if a relative scored seats from their office.

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softkittylover@reddit

Oh absolutely. In Cleveland I’d pay $15 for some nice seats and they’d occasionally have $2 beer and hot dog nights. Went to one Browns game and nosebleeds + concessions were $300+

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softkittylover@reddit

Oh absolutely. In Cleveland I’d pay $15 for some nice seats and they’d occasionally have $2 beer and hot dog nights. Went to one Browns game and nosebleeds + concessions were $300+

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02K30C1@reddit

Baseball is the sound of summer. I can have a game playing on the radio in the background every evening, or most afternoons. It’s a game made for radio - I don’t have to pay attention to every play, or even every game. I can listen to Bob Uecker talk about wild stories from his past, then when a big play happens he’ll let me know.

The sport flows with the seasons. The optimism and excitement of spring opening day. The long hard slog through summer, with ups and downs the whole way (and a nice little all star break). The build up to the big fall finish, and inevitable let down as your team loses.

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Music_For_The_Fire@reddit

Absolutely this. Skipping work on a Friday afternoon to have some beers and hot dogs with friends in the bleachers at Wrigley Field is my happy place.

But otherwise, baseball is the best background noise. Until your team makes it to the playoffs then it becomes the most stressful thing ever lol.

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Mata187@reddit

Love the Dodgers…hate the stadium

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Hypertension123456@reddit

NBA. Its just the fastest and most athletic game.

Football and hockey need too much equipment. You cant just grab three people to play those, you need to like plan and stuff.

Soccer and baseball are painfully slow. Watch 3 minutes of NBA play and every player is involved. Watch 3 minutes of soccer or baseball and you could replace 5 players with straw dolls and change nothing.

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Ready-Pumpkin-8089@reddit

What would equipment have to do with watching it? I understand wanting a fast paced sport but what they wear has nothing to do with why you watch it (I’d assume at least😂)

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Hypertension123456@reddit

Part of watching is that it inspires you to play. NBA you can grab a ball and try to recreate your players moves. Football and Hockey its much harder.

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Ready-Pumpkin-8089@reddit

I can get wanting to play after watching a sport but when I watch football now no it doesn’t make me want to play nor does basketball that’s a weird take I watch football because it’s fun to watch I knew friends who hated watching football or basketball but loved the sport I also had friends who loved football and basketball but never wanted to play it

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gratusin@reddit

If you never played hockey, then watching it probably wouldn’t inspire you, just like I wouldn’t be inspired to grab a cricket bat if I happened to catch an India Pakistan match. Growing up, I didn’t even like the Red Wings but I would watch them just because of Datsyuk, his stick handling would get adolescent me pumped up and I’d go outside with my stick and skates and try to recreate his moves then get yelled at for hitting the house. If you want the epitome of talking shit without saying a word, go to YouTube and look up Datsyuk dangles. It’s cruel what he could do.

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Positive-Avocado-881@reddit

I promise you I don’t watch because it inspires me to play 😂 that being said, you haven’t seen some elementary schoolers play two hand touch football at recess?

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manfrombelmonty@reddit

MLS
Dont have a single clue about what goes on in the other USA sports leagues. I assume they exist, but can’t be 100% sure

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MetroBS@reddit

NBA because basketball has always been my sport

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taoist_bear@reddit

NFL followed by MLB then everything else.

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PorcelainTorpedo@reddit

NHL, with MLB closely behind

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Sp4ceh0rse@reddit

NBA

MLS

NHL

NFL

MLB

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KingOfHanksHill@reddit

NCAA, specifically the SEC

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TucsonTacos@reddit

NHL only. Amazing game, fastest league, high skilled athletes, pretty violent, not filled with wimpy men, self-policing with fights.

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gratusin@reddit

Sorry for your loss.

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TucsonTacos@reddit

Luckily I grew in Minnesota so after the North Stars left I became a Red Wings fan.

Still sucks since I have like 6 coyotes jerseys because I played travel for them :/ Roadrunners games were fun

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gakash@reddit

NHL - Hockey is my first love. Fast, skillful, hard hitting. It's got everything. More people should give it a chance.
NFL - It's the biggest sport in the USA by far.
F1 - I mean they race in the USA more than any other country so I'm claiming it. Suck it Europe.

I grew up in Buffalo and we don't have professional Baseball or basketball so I never got into those. But I can get into any sport if A. I have a bet on it or B. it's the playoffs and a tense game.

I allow myself to be a fair weather NCAA Football fan when FSU is good (Which is not this season).

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jfchops2@reddit

F1 - I mean they race in the USA more than any other country so I'm claiming it. Suck it Europe.

And we own it now. Liberty Media is an American company

It's a shame the existing teams are fighting so hard to keep Andretti out of the sport. Haas being an American in name only backmarker team as our sole representation is lame

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Derplord4000@reddit

NFL and nothing else comes close. The sport is the best in the world, every game matters and there's only 17 of them, and the parity is great that it never gets boring and you can never count out most teams.

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JuanG_13@reddit

NFL and because that's the only sport that I really watch anymore.

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backintow3rs@reddit

MLB clears

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Libertas_@reddit

The NHL because hockey is my favorite sport.

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mildlysceptical22@reddit

NHL. It’s the most fun sport to play and watch.

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PinchMaNips@reddit

NFL by far, just because I really love watching football and playing fantasy football. Followed by NBA, NCAA football and basketball(mens), NCAA Volleyball(womens). Then probably PGA and NHL cause I enjoy watching both…yes, I like watching golf.

Wouldn’t rate baseball anywhere because I really do not enjoy watching it. Maybe LLWS.

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Predictor92@reddit

Baseball’s issue is too many games(regular season has been heavily devalued compared to what it was in the past)

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TheLizardKing89@reddit

The season has always been long. Anyone who remembers a schedule shorter than 162 games is in their 70s at least and anyone who’s alive can’t remember a schedule shorter than 154 games.

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Predictor92@reddit

But it used to be only first place only in each league made it to the World Series, then first team in their division( and their was only two divisions per league) made it to the conference championship. This made for a far more intense regular season then we have now

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TheLizardKing89@reddit

But it used to be only first place only in each league made it to the World Series

This stopped being the case in 1969.

then first team in their division( and their was only two divisions per league) made it to the conference championship.

This stopped being the case in 1994.

This made for a far more intense regular season then we have now

Arguably yes, but there were also a lot less teams back then. Having a playoff format that only allows 4 out of 30 teams to play is a little silly.

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GhostOfJamesStrang@reddit

You must mean the NBA.

The only reason you could argue the regular season is devalued in baseball, or any sport really, is that playoffs keep expanding.

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Istobri@reddit

Agreed. Playoff expansion in MLB is what would devalue the regular season, if anything.

The MLB regular season probably mattered most before 1961, when each league played a 154-game schedule and there were only two playoff spots — the two pennant winners (I.e., the two teams that finished in first place in each league, who went straight to the World Series). Fewer games + only the first-place goes to the postseason = a regular season with teeth. Mind you, each league only had eight teams, so there was less competition, but still.

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Lucky-Royal-6156@reddit

Mine is NFL. Fun fact both my fantasy teams are the exact same record as the Texans (7-4)

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NorthernAphid@reddit

NHL

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DeepPucks@reddit

NHL. 'Miracle on Ice' happened plus Hershey has a legendary AHL team. Parents put me in youth hockey.

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TheLastRulerofMerv@reddit

I think it has to be one of the biggest coaching blunders in all sports that Tikhonov pulled Tretiak after a tied first period. That just blows my mind to even consider that. Tikhonov was demonstrably a dick, but that was just total self sabotage there.

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mkshane@reddit

Bears Bears Bears wooooo

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MTHiker59937@reddit

College Football, then MLB- because it is so chill.

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BackUpTerry1@reddit

NFL and UFC

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frydawg@reddit

Nfl is just sports cinema

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amcjkelly@reddit

College Hockey, really a lot of fun.

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yungmoneybingbong@reddit

Baseball baby. It'll always be baseball.

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Picklesadog@reddit

NFL

Football is the most strategic sport, a true chess match. The coaches have a variety of players with drastically different skill sets to be utilized. The amount of thought and planning to go into each game far surpasses any other sport.

The league has total parity due to the college draft and salary cap. A team that stays good for a long time does so because they draft well, sign smart contracts, and have good coaches, NOT because of money.

The games are once a week, so every game is important. This allows teams to dedicate a lot of time to prepare for opponents strategically. It also makes the sport easier to follow.

It's an amazing sport on every level, but it's complexities keep it from being popular globally.

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rawbface@reddit

MLB and I can't be bothered to follow anything else. No sport except pro baseball is interesting enough to me.

But I feel like I have to make the required sounds whenever someone mentions NFL football, or else face social ostracization.

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Predictor92@reddit

NFL and it’s not even close. Following your team is only a once a week commitment plus playoffs if you are lucky

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Legitimate-Donkey477@reddit

This is why I love the CCHA (College hockey). Friday and Saturday games and only $25 to attend to see pretty good talent.

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Judgy-Introvert@reddit

I love sports, so that’s a tough one to answer. I really like Bundesliga but am a huge college basketball fan.

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1174239@reddit

NHL. It's an exciting sport and isn't as personality-driven as our other major sports. It feels more like you're rooting for a TEAM and less like you're obsessing over a single player TMZ-style.

Go 'Canes

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deebville86ed@reddit

1) NBA 2) NFL 3) MLB 4) NHL 5) College Football 6) MLS

I put MLS last because it's just a shame what they're doing to the beautiful game of football (soccer)

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g1Razor15@reddit

NCAA football, closely followed by NFL football then MLS soccer. I find the first two fun to watch and the third because my cities team is actually good this year.

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aegk@reddit

Nfl

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reckonair@reddit

I'm from the UK but I love watching the MLB

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ENovi@reddit

Yoooooo MLB is my favorite league by far and it rules that there’s a Brit who also enjoys it! How did you get into it and do you have a favorite team?

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reckonair@reddit

I visited CA in June & July and watched the giants at Oracle Park, been hooked ever since. Shame the team are shite.

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amaturecook24@reddit

NFL. Yeah they have problems, but attending games in person is always a good time, and watching the Super Bowl feels like a National Holiday event. In fact it should be at this point and employees should be given the day off the next day to get some sleep.

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Middle_Wheel_5959@reddit

NCAA football, football is my favorite sport and I always preferred it to NFL. Still love the NFL though

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eac555@reddit

Of the big 4 pro leagues

NFL - 50%

MLB - 25%

NHL - 20%

NBA -5%

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Celticssuperfan885@reddit

NBA

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krill482@reddit

MMA and Boxing

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Rhomya@reddit

Hockey (both NHL and college) and the MLB are my favorites that I follow, followed by the NFL as a distant third. I don’t watch the NBA at all— not a fan of basketball.

Both the Wild and the Vikings have been having great years, and so I’m bracing myself for the pain. The Twins just… hurt this year.

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montrevux@reddit

for me it's

college football >> nascar >>> nfl >>>> mlb / nba >>>>> nhl >> mls

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JulesChenier@reddit

If I'm going to a game, I prefer baseball. If I'm watching on TV, I prefer football.

Outside of US league sports, Soccer is my dominant sport, by a very wide margin.

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HajdukNYM_NYI@reddit

MLB

NHL

NFL

MLS

NBA

In that order, in terms of college I keep an eye on it especially Rutgers sports but I won’t go out my way to watch the big games

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JMS1991@reddit

College (NCAA) football, followed closely by the NHL.

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ziggyjoe2@reddit

NHL and NFL

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helptheworried@reddit

NFL for sure. I like college football too but I’ll really only get into it if it’s my team. Whereas I’ll watch nfl games no matter who is in them

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Fantuckingtastic@reddit

Uhh, do the 3 American F1 Grand Prix races count? I’m at the point where I don’t bother watching any sport with commercial interruptions. If commercials are not a factor, CFB is by far the best

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njm147@reddit

College football and basketball

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WyldStalynz@reddit

Whatever team my sons play on.

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MyDogOper8sBetrThanU@reddit

MLB, college basketball, NFL only for the socializing aspects.

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CHICAG0AT@reddit

The NCAA begrudgingly

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mkshane@reddit

Extremely close between NHL and NFL. Reason is pretty straight-forward, hockey and American football are my two favorite sports. Also helps that my NFL team in particular is wildly entertaining to watch this year. Go birds

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G00dSh0tJans0n@reddit

SEC! SEC! SEC!

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nicks_kid@reddit

UFC I love how this sport can have an ending at any time. A fight can be 5, 5 minute rounds or 10 second of the first. There’s no confusing rules and flopping. Does the ufc have its flaw oh yeah. But I just find it to be a much simpler sport and and easier sport to keep up with

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Xcalat3@reddit

NFL

MLB

NCAAF

NBA

NHL

NCAAMB

MLS

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machagogo@reddit

NHL.

Because hockey is awesome.

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Mata187@reddit

MLB first and foremost.

College basketball is second.

College football a close third.

NFL a distant fourth.

Also ran: MLS and MLL.

Not an NBA fan or NHL fan.

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MonkeyThrowing@reddit

NCAA Football NCAA Basketball NFL MLB MLS

The college football because every game is critical. Chances of you making it to a national championship with two losses is very small. Every game, has a national championship implications. No other sport offers that! Similar with NCAA basketball and March madness.

And the rest is simply because football is better than baseball.

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RickMoneyRS@reddit

Soccer is far away my favorite sport, but I despise MLS. Not to mention following all the different leagues and tournaments that I'm interested in is basically a full time job within itself, so I don't have much time/remaining sporting interest to follow other sports leagues.

But basketball is my next favorite sport, so I'll have to go with NBA.

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NastyNate4@reddit

In the 90s it was MLB >> NCAABB >> NBA. In the 00s and 10s it was NCAAFB and NFL. Now in the 20s it is MLS and NFL.

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limbodog@reddit

Maybe the robot fighting league? Fewer commercials

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distrucktocon@reddit

NFL(Go Texans!), followed by NCAA football (hook em Horns!), then probably AHL hockey. (Go Stars!).

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sammysbud@reddit

NWSL - got into it a year or two ago, and god do I love it. It’s also exciting how fast the league is growing and how each year a bottom ranked team can rise up to win it all. The fan base is so much fun.

College football - grew up with it and I love the traditions/rivalries. I feel like crazier stuff happens in college than the pros. Like, you could have the lowest ranked NFL team beat the highest ranked team and it would be nothing like Vandy beating Bama

I also like watching the WNBA, but the amount of games makes it hard to keep up with the season. I’ll watch pretty much and sport in its playoff/championship though.

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Positive-Avocado-881@reddit

I grew up a baseball fan so I love MLB. It’s not for everyone. My current ranking is:

MLB
NBA
NFL

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LukasJackson67@reddit

NCAA FB

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NorthernPuck@reddit

NHL, because hockey is the best sport, it's a sport i play year round myself and i just connect to it.

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LilRick_125@reddit

NFL is my favorite.

MLS is a close second.

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s4ltydog@reddit

NHL hands down but with MLB as a close second. I grew up watching two sports baseball and hockey between my stepfather and father respectively. I grew up in WA (and live here now) so the Mariners are my team but during high school my mom and stepfather moved us to Utah and back then the internet was a baby and the only real way to keep track of an out of town team if you didn’t have cable was standings in the paper. My stepfather lost all interest in sports and I had no way to watch my Mariners so they took a back burner. My father on the other hand was a lifelong Habs fan so when I would spend summers with him in VT he always showed me old games on the NHL channel and would talk my ear off about hockey. When Seattle finally announced they were trying for a hockey team he and I were both ECSTATIC. He planned on actually moving out and being closer to us and we were planning watching games together and everything. Unfortunately he passed away November of 2019. So now every time I watch a game (usually with my youngest daughter) I do a little toast to him and we carry on the tradition.

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2spicy_4you@reddit

Easy, NFL

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Quenzayne@reddit

MLS

I’ve been a soccer fan here ever since the 2002 World Cup, before MLS was even televised in some markets.

Watching it grow and become what it is today has been a total joy. From being told that the game will never catch on here, to being told that no city will ever build a soccer-specific stadium, to see what MLS is now always brings me a sense of pride.

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jdmiller82@reddit

NJA (National Jugger Alliance). Big fan of my local team, Pegasus Jugger Club

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Lucky-Royal-6156@reddit

Nfl

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Roadshell@reddit

In terms of what's the best run and organized it's easily the NFL. They've found ways to maintain a degree of league parity that the other leagues struggle with and have been able to make most of their games events and have developed the Super Bowl into something akin to a national holiday.

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phoenixgsu@reddit

MLS and college football.

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Apocalyptic0n3@reddit

NHL. I grew up in metro Detroit during the 90s. Hockey defined my childhood.

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Intelligent_League_1@reddit

Hockey

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davdev@reddit

MLB has played 162 games since 1961. Not sure when you think this devaluing happened.

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TheBimpo@reddit

NFL closely followed by NBA.

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lovemeanstwothings@reddit

MLB followed closely by the NFL

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dangleicious13@reddit

MLS or NHL.

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needsmorequeso@reddit

College football. I love a good rivalry and college football has perfected the art of the rivalry.

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Maquina_en_Londres@reddit

The SEC for sure.

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nyyforever2018@reddit

Mine is gonna drive people crazy but my top 5 in order MLB-NHL-NASCAR-PGA-NFL Yes, I understand that people find 3 of my top 4 boring and no I don’t care.

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lacaras21@reddit

NHL is the main one I have an individual interest in. I follow NFL and MLB mainly because they're popular and it's fun to follow and cheer with other fans.

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fr_horn@reddit

NCAA Hockey— because my team (Western Michigan) is good. It’s also the only major sport where Alaska really competes at the top level.

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BrooklynNotNY@reddit

NBA. Basketball is the simplest sport when it comes to scoring and understanding the game. You don’t need to know the rules to follow the game. They put the ball in the hoop to score. Very simple. I also grew up in a city with an NBA team so we went to games a lot.

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