Sentences with phrase «spectator sport»

These aren't spectator sports, these are sad situations that arise from unfortunate circumstances.

As spectator sports go, it would certainly beat the World Cup.»

Take NASCAR, among the most popular spectator sports in the U.S.. It's partnered with Hewlett Packard on an «engagement center» — a glass - encased 600 - square - foot room on the eighth floor of NASCAR Plaza in Charlotte, N.C. — which the group's chief marketing officer Steve Phelps said is «an enormously powerful tool.»

«I grew up in Alabama — possibly the worst place on earth to acquire a healthy perspective on the importance of spectator sports.

Although they were originally designed for industrial purposes, the Mighty Numbers have all become fierce warriors, seasoned through seasons in the most popular spectator sport of the future: robot - on - robot combat in the Battle Colosseo!

Yet not all gamers become spectators, and not all games become spectator sports.

How could racing be the second biggest spectator sport in my own country, but I couldn't name two NASCAR drivers?

Efforts to control their hands may not be quite successful yet, but it's a great spectator sport.

While most people may be too afraid to try it, it certainly does make for a fantastic spectator sport.

I like spectator sports, travel, and visiting parts, museum, art galleries, zoos, beaches, light houses etc..

In addition, sport is a major source of entertainment for non-participants, with spectator sports drawing large crowds to venues, and reaching wider audiences through sports broadcasting.

His heart is always in the right place, yet he never denies us the thrill of our favorite new spectator sport: watching the crazy rich spend crazy amounts of money in crazy new ways.

Beyond the MLB, there are plenty of other spectator sports to enjoy, including international soccer tournaments, indoor soccer, ice hockey, rugby games, surfing, action sports competitions, marathons and much more.

Typically played with three or four players, Worms is a slapstick spectator sport ripe for grenade gaffes, jumping misjudgements, and an assortment of other seconds - left mistakes.

Sunsets are spectator sports on Captiva Island, when, like clockwork, locals drag their folding chairs down to the fine - sand beaches to sip wine and nibble snacks as Apollo slips below the horizon.

Attractions: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the world's largest spectator sporting facility.

Casual human observation is one of my favorite spectator sports.

As video gaming grows into an online spectator sport, gameplay video feeds are becoming increasingly lucrative.

Tom Atencio sports tribal tattoos, skeletal silver jewelry and muscles sculpted from years of practicing mixed martial arts, the violent spectator sport that combines elements of wrestling, kickboxing and street fighting.

Valuation gawking has become the official spectator sport of Silicon Valley.

And he made it clear why marathons aren't TV spectator sports.

I sometimes wonder about the mental notes my children are making from the front row spectator sport of my parenting.

For years racing fans have protested against the conditions usually found at the No. 1 paid spectator sport in America.

And it would fail to convey much else — the discovery, for instance, that sudden - death, ultralight fishing for a world - record fish can be a heart - stopping spectator sport.

The NBL, like the AL, the NL, the NFL, the NBA, the NHL, the AFL and all the other alphabet organizations of big - time spectator sport, is dedicated to the proposition that a lot of people are willing to pay good money to watch other people play a game, and its owners already have gambled $ 14 million on the proposition.

And so we introduce Dr. Vannevar Bush, spectator sports expert, chairman of the corporation of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, leader of scientists — and a host of his colleagues, whose interests, as shown here, range from boxing through sailing to driving hot cars

Science is a terrible spectator sport.)

Francisco A. Cappas wrote, «This is an inappropriate display while wearing the military uniform on - duty and in public,» while Karen Noble said: «Breastfeeding is not a public spectator sport.»

In the age of Brexit, it can be easy to forget that politics is occasionally an exhilarating spectator sport.

Either way, gazing on as the fate of nations is decided through small - talk is one of the worst spectator sports around.

With the introduction of online poker and the advent of cameras capable of showing a player's hidden cards to a TV audience, poker has become a bona fide spectator sport.

Long before meteorology became a national spectator sport, 12 - year - old Joshua Wurman built a makeshift weather station in his backyard in a suburb of Philadelphia, erecting a wooden shelter to shield his instruments from the elements as they captured temperature and relative - humidity readings.

Desert racing has a long history among Bedouin Arabs and remains a popular and lucrative spectator sport.

I prefer my woman to be clean shaven with a neat appearance.My favourite spectator sports are soccer, AFL, cricket and tennis.

I love the outdoors, love spectator sports, love beach towns and anything around water.

Am a kind, fun, love to laugh without being hurtful lady, like to watch spectator sports with a special guy (you?)

Having a horse bred to «specifically buck» is what makes the rodeo such an exciting and thrilling spectator sport.

Charlie is not a singer; he manages a boxing robot in some near - future period when the dominant spectator sport blends ultimate fighting and monster trucks — large robots attempt to rattle each other's central processing units while the crowds cry for spilled oil.

Maybe that's why the film only pulled in $ 65 million here and over $ 300 million worldwide: making fun of American policy, even in regards to an imaginary alien invasion, is an entertaining spectator sport.

«The brutal judgmentalism that has made opening - weekend grosses into a bloodthirsty spectator sport seems to have encouraged an even more brutal approach to film reviewing,» he said, going on to blame the likes of CinemaScore (which gives each major film a rating based on interviews with theatergoers) and Rotten Tomatoes for why interesting movies tank.

, though, Black Mirror fast forwards to Episode 5, White Bear, where trial by media in our TV and web - saturated civilisation is taken to its logical conclusion: a brutal, endless spectator sport.

In this funny sketch, the duo Key & Peele re-imagine teaching as a nationally - acclaimed spectator sport, complete with multi-million dollar contracts for teachers, and an ESPN - style commentary roundtable.

Reading the tea leaves of presidential appointments is always a fun spectator sport in the swamp that is Washington, DC, but more so this year, with a President - Elect whose campaign was light on policy details, and especially on education, where Donald Trump uttered hardly more than a slogan or two.

«I'm gratified that Secretary Duncan is talking about teaching as a profession, and not as a momentary spectator sport or service project,» Weingarten told The Huffington Post.

A wonderful souvenir of a rural and urban spectator sport that dates back to the 19th century, Rodeo Queens is an invaluable collection of memories from women who can still recall how the West was won.

As the official release from the WKC explains,» Agility is an exciting, family - friendly spectator sport, with competitors racing against the clock to direct their dogs through a course of jumps, ramps, blast through tunnels, traverse a teeter - totter, and weave poles.»

For spectator sports fans, there is plenty of cheering to do as San Diego's professional sports teams battle it out each season.

Online channels Twitch and eSports generate big audiences by streaming video game play, creating virtual spectator sports — a development few would have predicted in the early days of gaming.