The Poll Nevadans weigh in on sports*
Favorite major league baseball team:
San Francisco Giants........12%
Los Angeles Dodgers..........9%
Chicago Cubs.................8%
Favorite NFL team:
Oakland Raiders.............12%
San Francisco 49ers.........12%
Favorite NBA team:
Los Angeles Lakers..........21%
Sacramento Kings............11%
No favorite.................32%
Favorite NHL team:
Colorado Avalanche...........7%
Detroit Red Wings............7%
No favorite.................53%
Favorite pro team:
Oakland Raiders.............10%
San Francisco 49ers..........7%
Favorite college:
UNLV........................19%
Nevada......................10%
Greatest athlete to live or play in your state:
Randall Cunningham..........17%
Larry Johnson...............12%
Greg Maddux.................11%
Andre Agassi.................8%
State's biggest rivalry:
Nevada-UNLV.................80%
State's biggest rival:
California..................28%
Utah........................21%
More a fan of college or pro sports?
Pro.........................73%
College......................7%
Favorite sport to play:
Golf........................18%
Running.....................12%
Swimming....................11%
Favorite sports on TV+:
Football....................80%
Summer Olympics.............47%
Winter Olympics.............46%
Baseball....................42%
Basketball..................41%
ENEMY OF THE STATE
Jerry Tarkanian.............10%
Al Davis.....................9%
Rick Majerus.................9%
No need to gnaw on the towel, Tark: Plenty of Nevadans love you,
thanks to your 509-105 record and one national title at UNLV.
Respondents' most hated opponents: the University of Nevada
(15%), the University of Utah (13%) and UNLV (11%).
* Harris Interactive poll, conducted online, of 400 Nevada
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'senthusiasm for sports, relative to other states'? COLD --- 61.9 -- HOT Rank: 42nd of first 43 states polled
COLOR PHOTO: DAMIAN STROHMEYER (TARKANIAN)
