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1->'''Ms. Darbus:''' This school is about more than just young men in baggy shorts flinging balls for touchdowns!\
2'''Coach Bolton:''' Baskets! They shoot baskets!
3-->-- ''Film/HighSchoolMusical''
4
5->''(To)day you won a ticket to see Doctor J''
6->''Front row seat (in free!) no pay''
7->''Radio in hand, snacks by feet''
8->''Game's about to start, you kickin' popcorn to the beat''
9->''You finally wake up, Doc's gone to town''
10->''Round his back, through the hoop, then you scream "Touchdown!"''
11-->-- '''Music/RunDMC''', ''You Be Illin''
12
13->''"And so there was this player named Mark Lemke, and they said something like 'All star second baseman for the Braves.' And our friend knows nothing about sports, and so he would always do his old timey radio impression of this guy, and not knowing any positions in baseball or whatever, he'd just be like, 'WebAnimation/HomestarRunner for the Braves.'"''
14-->-- '''[[Creator/TheBrothersChaps Matt Chapman]]''' on how ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' got its name
15
16->'''[[VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Max]]:''' I fold too.\
17'''[[Webcomic/PennyArcade Tycho]]:''' Everyone folded to you. You won the pot.\
18'''Max:''' But... but I... oh alright. ''(Max reluctantly takes his winnings)''
19-->-- ''VideoGame/PokerNightAtTheInventory''
20
21->''"Congratulations! That was the hairiest game of Hearts I've ever played!"''
22-->-- '''Max''' again, and the game is still Texas Hold-em
23
24->''"Well, no matter. Because I'm STILL holding onto all the cards, and guess what: They're all Full Houses! I've never played cards. Meaning to learn. Anyways, [[spoiler:new turrets. Not defective]]. Aces of fours. The best hand, I imagine."''
25-->-- [[spoiler:'''Wheatley''']], ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}''
26
27->'''Tai:''' Bases loaded, two out! And we need a slam dunk!\
28'''Sora:''' ...[[FlatWhat Huh?]]
29-->-- ''Anime/DigimonAdventure''
30
31->''"The important thing when writing a sports movie is not to get too bogged down in the so-called "rules" of the sport..."''
32-->-- '''The Lazy Writers''', ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'', on their cricket movie "The Full Number Of Overs That Are Scheduled To Be Bowled That Day".
33
34->''"And there's a right cross to the chin, and a left uppercut, and a high one in the centerfield stands... Oh, a foul, a foul- it's breathtaking, and they're mixing it up! Wow, a basket, a basket, parry, thrust, parry, thrust, Oh, touché! [[WesternAnimation/HowToPlayFootball And look at that body! Look left, look down the sideline]], it's a touchdown. [[WesternAnimation/HowToPlayBaseball Strike, ball, ball, strike, ball, Strike!]] He's out! Out [[WesternAnimation/VictoryThroughAirPower like a light! Here comes the pitch to long-nose drive]], straight down the fairway. Is it a strike? Is it a [[WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} strike? No, a spare!]] Rub that goose, rub that goose, rub that goose, rally! Rally! Wow! Wow! What a performance! What a show! It's every man for himself!''
35->''...And that's why ice hockey is called a spectator sport."''
36-->-- '''Doodles Weaver''', From the ''Goofy'' cartoon, "WesternAnimation/HockeyHomicide"
37
38->'''Monica:''' (To Chandler and Phoebe) ''Alright, guys, could you help me with the dishes? There's a lot of pots and pans.''
39->'''Chandler:''' ''Oh honey I'd love to but the second game's about to start so...'' (starts to get up)
40->'''Phoebe:''' (getting up with him) ''Oh yeah, the second game. More football for the Phoebster.''
41->'''Monica:''' ''Who's playing?''
42->'''Chandler:''' ''Los Angeles.''
43->'''Monica:''' ''Wow, last time I checked, Los Angeles didn't have a football team.''[[note]]True at the time of the episode's airing (2001). [[/note]]
44->'''Chandler:''' ''Did I say Los Angeles? I meant the team that used to be in Los Angeles and now in St. Louis.'' [[note]]The Rams, who moved back to LA in 2016.[[/note]](whispers to Phoebe) ''I actually knew that.''
45->'''Monica:''' ''Ok, quick. Name three players on that team.''
46->'''Chandler:''' ''Gretzky[[note]]who played ice hockey and was already retired [[/note]]... Agassi[[note]]played tennis [[/note]]...'' (struggles to think of a third, then to Phoebe) ''I'm a pretty little girl.'' (Monica throws him a tea-towel)
47--> --From the ''Series/{{Friends}}'' episode "The One With The Rumor"
48
49-> ''Bingo! Yahtzee! King me! I don't really know how to play backgammon.''
50--> '''Crow T. Robot''' towards two policemen playing chess, ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', ''{{Film/Reptilicus}}''
51
52-> ''The free-throw line! [[MovingTheGoalposts The goalposts]]! The MoralEventHorizon! [[HailFirePeaks The sandtrap! The avalanche zone]]! [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment The goalposts]]! [[Creator/EddieIzzard The hanging gardens of Babylon...]] SPARE! Oh, but that is ''not'' [[Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook Numberwang!]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Initiate MULTI-BAAAAAAALL!]] [[labelnote:But...]][[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants It's not Tuesday, Patrick!]][[/labelnote]]''
53--> --The former Trope Image's description.
54
55->'''Peppermint Patty:''' Marcie, I'm short a player... I need you out in right field.\
56'''Marcie:''' I hate baseball, sir!\
57'''Patty:''' All you have to do is stand out there...please?\
58'''Marcie:''' But what if I get put in the [[UsefulNotes/IceHockey penalty box]]?\
59'''Patty:''' There's no penalty box in baseball... Now, please get out there...\
60''(Marcie goes out to right field)''\
61'''Marcie:''' I forgot to ask if we're playing nine holes or eighteen...
62-->-- ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'', [[https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1973/07/26 1973-07-26]]
63
64->''Soun drew from the card stack, then rolled a 7 and landed on the last orange property. Buying it and therefore completing his triple, he proceeded to build two houses on each. He locked eyes with Genma once more.\
65The two men stayed silent, appraising one another, wondering who would speak first.\
66"The author has no idea how shogi is played, do they?" Soun asked.''
67-->--'''Fanfic/Ranma2In1''' [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21925294/chapters/62547529]]
68
69->''"He might make me quarterback of the hockey team or something."''
70-->-- '''Justin Suarez''', ''Series/UglyBetty''
71
72->''"What the crap kind of freaked up sport are you guys playing, anyway? I mean, you've got a basketball goal and you got basketballs and footballs..."''
73-->-- '''Strong Bad''', ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner''
74
75->''"Looked like a pop fly into the endzone!"''
76-->-- '''Dexter''', ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory''
77
78->'''Marina:''' Baseball is the most contrived artificial sport ever created. "Try to throw this ball past that player, but only in this small area... And if she hits it, pick it up and throw it at her, but only if she's stealing a-".\
79'''Pearl:''' You don't know how to play baseball, do you?
80->'''Marina:''' What? Of course I do! You just grab, uh...the club and smack in a touchdow- OK FINE. I don't know how to play baseball...
81-->-- ''VideoGame/Splatoon2''
82
83->''"[[UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump Trump]] [[UpperClassTwit was born on third base and thinks he scored a touchdown because he doesn’t know how the rules work]]."''
84-->-- '''Creator/SethMeyers''', ''Series/LateNight with Seth Meyers''
85
86->'''Katie:''' Careful. Daniel doesn't follow sports terms.\
87'''Daniel:''' We're supposed to follow sports ''"terms"''? I've been saying "teams".
88-->''WebVideo/AfterHours''
89
90->'''Jeb:''' Alright, any guesses? I wrote down the murderer is... guilty.\
91'''Scott:''' Yeah, I got [[OhWaitThisIsMyGroceryList Colonel Mustard with the milk in the Walmart.]]\
92'''Rex:''' I got... [[{{TabletopGame/Monopoly}} Baltic Avenue.]]
93-->--''WebVideo/ScottTheWoz'', during a game of ''{{TabletopGame/Clue}}''
94
95->'''Rose:''' When did this stop being a conversation of [[spoiler: who deserves to go on a suicide mission]] and become a contest to see who could out-dumbass the other with obscure sports lingo?\
96'''Dave:''' there obviously stopped being a difference between those a while ago the question is offensive
97-->-- ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''
98
99->''"Well done, Jala! Touchdown! That's what they say in basketball, no?"''
100-->-- '''Jala's mother''', ''VideoGame/ThirstySuitors''
101
102->'''Tycho:''' Man, have you even ''heard'' of football?\
103'''Gabe:''' Okay, smartass - if this is football, where's all the ice?
104-->-- ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'', "[[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2000/05/24/see-that-guy-hit-him See That Guy? Hit Him.]]"

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