In a few days or weeks a court of law is going to determine if cheerleading should be considered a sport. In this case it is whether it fits under the context  of Title IX and the federally defined standards for sport.  Regardless, the outcome of this case is going to be interesting because it will finally end any speculation as to what cheerleading is as an undertaking.

I only hope this leads to other cases determining what officially is or is not a sport. I mean, take golf for instance. Certainly we need a ruling on this. Sure it is a game that requires a lot of skill, but being an athlete is certainly not a requirement. Any sport where a 50-60 year old man can compete or beat a 20-30 year old man in my book cannot be a sport. In my mind, its an activity, its a game, its even a game of skill, but sport, not so much.

If golf is a sport then bowling should be a sport…which, in my book, it isn’t either but I will leave it up to a court of law to decide. My argument against bowling (and golf for that matter) is that if you can smoke and drink and actually have that IMPROVE your performance, then whatever you’re doing really cannot be called a sport.

Also, we need a determination as to whether auto racing is a sport. Granted it takes a great deal of strength and endurance and you cannot smoke or drink while driving…but, in the end, you’re driving. You are driving a really really fast car and banking on some turns. You are in control of the vehicle, you steer it, but you aren’t the engine making it run. Horse racing is considered a sport for the horses only, no jockey has ever been considered an athlete, why should an automobile driver. Is it not essentially the same thing?

If, in the end, a court disagrees with me an allows all these activities as sports, then my God, won’t the flood gates open? Darts will soon no longer be part of the parlor game family and instead will want to be recognized as a true sport. Even poker will want in on the action.

Lines must be drawn somewhere. Let’s see how this ruling plays out first.

You read that right, the world has an ever so small chance to not have Carrot Top in it come Monday morning because this weekend he will be working in the pits of Mike Wallace’s Monster Diesel car in the Nationwide Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  Mr. Top will be the honorary Crew Manager of the team and will be standing there holding the car’s #01 sign so Wallace knows where to pull into the pit.

So, a car that weighs over 3,000lbs, that can achieve top speeds of around 200 mph, will actually be aiming for Carrot Top every single time the driver, Mike Wallace, decides to pit…how ’bout that?  Let me be very clear here, I am not wishing death upon anyone. What I am saying is that there certainly is a minuscule chance Carrot Top could get hit by a car this weekend, possibly hit very hard…with severe injuries…maybe even death…and there are some people out there that might be ok with that.  I’m no statistician, but the odds are certainly there.

Here’s what Carrot Top had to say about this fantastic opportunity for him (and us):

“I can’t wait to get out to the speedway this weekend and help my good friend Mike Wallace and his team,” said Carrot Top. “Watching a race from the pits should be great fun.

Wait WHOA what??  Carrot Top has friends?  This story is full of surprises.

Anyway, I might actually tune into this race…I watch for the crashes of course.

From Vegas News.com