Which one is it? Every sport has at least one, you know. Raiders-Chargers, Giants-Dodgers, Red Wings-Avalanche, Pistons-Pacers...
But which one tops 'em all, huh? Discuss.
The Greatest Rivalry in Sports
Which one is it? Every sport has at least one, you know. Raiders-Chargers, Giants-Dodgers, Red Wings-Avalanche, Pistons-Pacers...
But which one tops 'em all, huh? Discuss.
Probably the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry.
Most definitely the most storied rivalry that I know about. There are several others too.
Especially where I live, the Redskins-Cowboys is a well known rivalry.
Apparently, I have been declared banished.
Yankees-Red Sox is vastly overrated as a rivalry. Hammer vs. nail, for the most part.
That's my opinion, anyway. I forgot about 'Skins-Cowboys, too.
Don't forget about UNC - Duke in college basketball.
Football (soccer) has some very fierce rivalries, at both International level and at club level.
I couldn't pick just one as nearly every country/team has a rival. But here's a few of the biggest, in my opinion.
England Vs Germany
England Vs Argentina
Brazil Vs Argentina
Liverpool Vs Man United
Rangers Vs Celtic
Real Madrid Vs Barcelona
AC Milan Vs Inter Milan
Roma Vs Lazio
Australia vs England in just about anything.
Wales vs New Zealand (rugby union)
Queensland vs NSW (rugby league)
Oxford vs Cambridge in rowing is a really great grudgematch, because I can think of no other instance where two clubs each exist only to race and defeat the other.
Baseball - Yankees/Red Sox
Football - Cowboys/Redskins
College Football - Michigan/Ohio State
Basketball - Ever? Lakers/Celtics
College Basketball - Duke/UNC
Hockey - Wait...what's hockey?
At the current rate our politics is going, it's only a matter of time before our sports are dominated by:
USA versus World. Never have I seen on such a large scale the NEED, it's not even a desire, it's become a NEED for one country to just win everything.
Red Sox- Yanks is still easily the most hyped rivalry and one of the better ones out there, even if it IS one-sided. With the Red Sox recent World Series victory, the rivalry should only continue to build.
Take care all.
I'm from upper Michigan, and the majority of the townsfolk here are Wings fans, including myself, so I definitely feel this one the most (especially given that I don't really care about any other professional sports). My close friend is an Avs fan, which is bad news bears.Originally Posted by Strider
I don't know, though. I was watching this intense one-on-one darts game on ESPN or some channel about an hour ago. I was at the edge of my seat.
That's a tough question but I'm going to have to go with the Kilika Beasts vs the Al Bhed Psyches, they aren't the best teams out there but their skills are just about equal and they always seem to be going at each other for those Mega Phoenix 1st place prizes.
College football: Georgia vs Florida. It's such a heated rivalry that they play at a neutral site in Jacksonville every year rather than ever give a team homefield advantage.
Makes sense.
Packers Vs. Bears
Sox vs Cubs
I agree with everything except the Yankees and Red Sox. Look at the Cowboys, 8 NFC titles, 5 SBs. Redskins, 5 NFC titles, 3 SBs and endless division titles between them. The Cowboys had Jimmy Johnson, Parcells, and Tom Landry. The Redskins had Gibbs, Lombardi, and George Allen.
Michigan and Ohio State have had a claim in 41 Big Ten titles. That should tell all.
Lakers - 14 titles. Celtics - 16 titles. Countless hall of famers, but the series is actually more lopsided than it looks, the Celtics beat the Lakers EIGHT times for the NBA title.
Duke and UNC both have 3 titles(currently) and like 8948578696 Final Four appearances. And have won the division title and tournament title numerous times.
Red Sox? Wow, 2 titles in the last 86 years. Yankees...26? Right. REAL rivalry. :rolleyes2
Come on Dingo. You know the rivalry doesn't have much to do with how many titles and championships a team wins.
I don't think BBall really has a rivalry of anysort.
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