I’ve often wondered what the difference is between a ‘game’ and a ‘sport.’ To me, golf and football are really games, where as running marathons is a sport. I found a better definition (if that’s what you want to call it) in Mike Celizic’s article, "7th Tour win gives Lance immortality." Mike writes:

“Sports are contests in which people compete physically, matching a skill or skill set against others. That’s my definition, at least. My cut-off line is anything you can do better while drinking beer. So billiards doesn’t make it. Nor does darts. Those are games.”

By his standard, I guess that would make golf a sport. Hmmm… I’ll have to think about this one a little longer.