Can't leave the College World Series out. It is one of the few championships that the avergae person can still go see. It is two weeks of baseball heaven.

World Junior Hockey Championships. In between college football bowl games is this forum where we get to see future NHL all stars compete for their countries. Because the penalty for fighting is so punative and the games are played on the larger international ice surface the pace and flow is incredible.

Oh yea, the CWS is one of the best. Great fans, tailgating, and the general admission grand stands.

I take tickets and usher and wouldn't give it up for the world.

what about NCAA Womens Volleyball Championships, nothing like monster women in spandex, huh?

FIFA World Cup

Everyone should spend a Friday afternoon at an AVP beach volleyball tournament. The sun is shining, there are usually a dozen matches going on at the same time, and the place is empty - because it's Friday and everyone else it at work!

FIFA world cup is only underrated in the United States

Many people don't pay attention to or even care about the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament or the WNBA, but having attended a Women's Regional in 2006, the 2002 Women's Final Four, and numerous WNBA games, I can tell you first hand you need to give them a try if you haven't. The tickets and souvenirs are reasonable, the intensity is second to none, and the crowds are just as lively as the mens' events.

Oh, and credit where credit is due, the ladies are great, fundamentally sound athletes who can flat out BALL.

i agree on the first and second round of the ncaa tourney. it is non-stop bball(men and women) all over the country.

Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. It doesn't get any better than that. Second on the list is any football game between the three service academies.

Euro Cup of soccer.

The Frozen Four

The Super bowl. I sure wish someone would broadcast that game and that they would be able to get sponsors.

I'm a little partial since I live in Alaska, but how about the Yukon Quest or the Iditarod? Nothing like mushing a dozen or so dogs a thousand miles in -50 degree weather. The dogs are the athletes and the people are the coaches and they put out some amazing teams.

As for the first round of the NCAA Tournament...anything can happen, aside from a 1 seed losing!

What about the NIT?

Underwater Hockey - any tournament, anywhere. How many sports don't let you breathe when you're playing the puck!

Do you have any idea how popular Cricket is in the rest of the world?

Stanley cup playoffs in general. Most games have less viewers year after year. This year, however, the Finals between Detroit and Pittsburgh had more than usual, due to Crosby, Malkin, Zetterberg, and Datsyuk.