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Jul 2, 2009 10:45 am US/Eastern
Report: Miami Least Sports Obsessed City
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Much has been made of the need to keep the Marlins in South Florida, with many claiming a new stadium will bring in more attendance. But, that may not necessarily be the case according to a new survey from Men's Health magazine. The magazine ranked America's "Top Sports Towns," and Miami came in dead last.
Men's Health tallied up the attendance for baseball, basketball, and football games (both college and pro), as well as attendance at high-school sporting events. In addition, the numbers included NASCAR attendance, number of people trying to get tickets, memorabilia sales.
The city of Arlington, Texas came in first, which probably comes from the fan buildup for the new Cowboys stadium and the Texas Rangers baseball team. Texas also has a deep love of high school and college football, along with NASCAR races, and the Dallas Mavericks are just down the road in Dallas.
Aurora and Colorado Springs, Colorado; Indianapolis, IN; Columbus, Ohio; Jacksonville, FL; Fort Worth, TX; Dallas, TX; Charlotte, NC; and Anchorage, AK rounded out the top ten.
Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida were the highest rated sports-obsessed cities in the Sunshine State, coming in at 87 and 89 respectively.
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