The Poll South Dakotans weigh in on sports*
Favorite major league baseball team:
Minnesota Twins.....41%
New York Yankees....6%
Atlanta Braves...........5%
No favorite................15%
Favorite NFL team:
Minnesota Vikings...33%
Green Bay Packers...12%
Denver Broncos........9%
Dallas Cowboys.........8%
Favorite NBA team:
Minnesota Timberwolves...........18%
Boston Celtics..........10%
Los Angeles Lakers...9%
No favorite...............37%
Favorite NHL team:
Minnesota Wild........15%
Colorado Avalanche...6%
No favorite...............57%
Favorite pro team:
Minnesota Vikings....21%
Minnesota Twins.....12%
Greatest athlete who ever lived in or played for a team in your
state:
Mike Miller...............19%
Adam Vinatieri..........15%
Billy Mills...................9%
Lyle Alzado................5%
State's biggest rival:
North Dakota..........29%
Minnesota................19%
More a fan of college or pro sports?
Pro...........................66%
College.......................11%
Equal........................22%
Favorite sport to play:
Golf...........................19%
Fishing......................17%
Baseball/softball......13%
Hunting.....................12%
Favorite sports to watch on TV+:
Football....................75%
Winter Olympics.....49%
Baseball...................44%
Summer Olympics...43%
Basketball................36%
ENEMY OF THE STATE
Brett Favre.....................15%
Al Davis..........................7%
George Steinbrenner....5%
South Dakota is Minnesota Vikings territory, hence Favre's
selection as No. 1 enemy. (Davis and Steinbrenner? Go figure.)
Respondents' most hated opponents: the Green Bay Packers (21%)
and the North Dakota State Bison (11%).
*Harris Interactive poll, conducted online, of 402 South Dakota
residents who identified themselves as sports fans. Margin of
error +/-5%.
+Multiple responses allowed.
COLOR CHART Enthuse-o-meter On a scale of 1 to 100, how would you rate your state's enthusiasm for sports, relative to other states'? COLD----68.2---HOT Rank: 22nd of first 23 states polled
COLOR PHOTO: JONATHAN DANIEL/GETTY IMAGES (FAVRE)
