Show LY a 1 I F S i Y t Y Jj t i j j i f j j j m i t i l. l j n i j nJ Mb t ur w n ji f f h Si t tili ili mi Y W f rr ls M d g n J J. J t w u k kr r aix 1 dr 5 I By Eric Bresee Managing Editor The Kentucky Derby was held over the weekend I couldn't help but notice because every sports cast had highlights of it Question Why was highlights of horse racing on a sportscast Last week my colleague Andy Crow wrote on how some sports were not actually sports Andy however did not cover all the bases There are five items that should classify an event as a sport 1 First of all every participant participant participant pant needs to be human Right off the bat this eliminates horse racing dog shows and the Horse racing is not a sport its it's a bet That Thatis is what horse racing is commonly known for Dog shows have appeared on but canine activities activities activities are not sports 2 There Inhere needs to be athletic ability and or talent This nates the car racing phenomenon known as As we all know year olds can drive a car carso carso carso so there really is no talent in this non It also ousts ballroom dancing or any of the other dances that are in the Olympics Hey I could dance Not very well but I can canso canso canso so obviously its it's not a sport 3 3 The sport can not be judged This is the biggest of all the criteria because it eliminates close to 90 percent of the non Figure skating diving rodeo cheerleading cheerleading cheerleading cheerlead- cheerlead ing gymnastics synchronized swimming wrestling and boxing do donot donot donot not fit t this criteria Once a sport is judged it is no longer a sport its it's a competition That's why wrestling and boxing are not sports While there is the opportunity to outright beat your opponent a judge can still control the outcome 4 There has to be an nent This deletes rock or mountain climbing from consideration You Youcan Youcan Youcan can give me the argument about how the opponent is the the rock or mountain and how tough it is to climb but the first criteria is that every participant has to be human and the next time a rock or mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain asks me a question will question will be the first time 5 There has to be an ultimate winner This is more of a sport making criteria than an eliminating I criteria Basketball football hockey hockey hockey hock hock- ey baseball soccer golf tennis track and field are all sports In these sports humans with athletic ability or talent play an opponent to decide an ultimate mate winner Obviously the biggest problem with the sports non-sports is they are judged But I think I have devised a away away away way to make them sports In rodeo instead of using bulls and horse use men and women Guys can carry the women on their shoulders while they're chasing another guy trying to rope him Whoever does it the fastest wins Then its it's a sport Gymnastics could have two people people people peo peo- on the uneven bars and one has hasto hasto hasto to perform while the other tries to knock them off the bars Whoever's still on the bars at the end of four minutes wins Now that's a sport Im I'm sure Ive I've upset more than a afew afew I few people with this weeks week's col col- col- col That is why Im I'm opening up the lines of communication and youcan youcan you youcan can tell me directly what you think Go ahead and drop me a line or two I and tell me what you think and I I will answer you in my next column I whether its it's the next week or in two I w weeks eks You can send your correspondence correspondence correspondence corre- corre correI I to Horizon in or orto orto I Ito to to me at J |