sports rivalry
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concept
A sports rivalry is a competitive relationship between teams, athletes, or fan bases characterized by repeated contests, heightened emotions, and historical or cultural significance that intensifies their matchups.
Aliases (15)
- National Football League rivalry ×35
- football rivalry ×13
- college football rivalry ×7
- college football rivalry game ×5
- Major League Soccer rivalry ×4
- NFL rivalry ×3
- soccer rivalry ×3
- college sports rivalry ×2
- association football rivalry ×1
- basketball rivalry ×1
- divisional rivalry ×1
- sports rivalry context ×1
- sports rivalry group ×1
- sports rivalry nickname ×1
- university sporting rivalry ×1
Instances (152)
- Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry ("college football rivalry")
- Oregon Civil War ("college football rivalry game")
- Cubs–Cardinals rivalry
- Crosstown Classic
- Bayou Bucket Classic ("college football rivalry game")
- Dallas Cowboys–Washington Commanders rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Civil War (historic football rivalry name) ("college football rivalry")
- El Súper Clásico ("football rivalry")
- Rio Grande Rivalry ("college sports rivalry")
- Cal–Stanford Big Game ("college football rivalry game")
- Seattle Sounders FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- The Boat Race ("university sporting rivalry")
- Subway Series
- Philadelphia Big 5 ("sports rivalry group")
- Big 5 basketball
- New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
- El Tráfico ("football rivalry")
- Hudson River Derby ("soccer rivalry")
- Texas–New York ("sports rivalry context")
- Bledisloe Cup
- Tigres UANL ("football rivalry")
- Big Game (American football) ("college football rivalry game")
- Club Sport Emelec ("football rivalry")
- NFC East rivalry
- Atlanta Braves–New York Mets rivalry
- Buffalo Bills–Miami Dolphins rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Buffalo Bills–New England Patriots rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- New York Mets–Philadelphia Phillies rivalry
- Philadelphia Phillies–Atlanta Braves rivalry
- Miami Dolphins–New England Patriots rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- New England Patriots–New York Jets rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Buffalo Bills–New York Jets rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Hallway Series ("basketball rivalry")
- Miami Dolphins–New York Jets rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- AFC vs NFC
- Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry ("college football rivalry")
- Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry ("college football rivalry")
- Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry ("college football rivalry")
- Manchester derby ("football rivalry")
- Merseyside derby ("football rivalry")
- Superclásico de Chile ("football rivalry")
- Dallas Cowboys–Philadelphia Eagles rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Washington Capitals–Pittsburgh Penguins rivalry
- New York Rangers–New York Islanders rivalry
- Texas Derby ("soccer rivalry")
- New York Rangers–New Jersey Devils rivalry
- Philadelphia Flyers–Pittsburgh Penguins rivalry
- Pittsburgh Steelers vs Baltimore Ravens ("NFL rivalry")
- Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cleveland Browns ("National Football League rivalry")
- Baltimore Ravens vs Cleveland Browns ("NFL rivalry")
- Colts–Titans rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Baltimore Ravens vs Cincinnati Bengals ("National Football League rivalry")
- Jaguars–Titans rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Texans–Colts rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Texans–Titans rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Dallas Cowboys–New York Giants rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- State of Origin series
- Denver Broncos–Kansas City Chiefs rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Kansas City Chiefs–Las Vegas Raiders rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Denver Broncos–Las Vegas Raiders rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Kansas City Chiefs–Los Angeles Chargers rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Denver Broncos–Los Angeles Chargers rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Las Vegas Raiders–Los Angeles Chargers rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- SBV Vitesse ("football rivalry")
- Philadelphia Eagles–New York Giants rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Oregon–Washington football rivalry ("college football rivalry")
- North London Derby ("football rivalry")
- Oklahoma Sooners ("college football rivalry game")
- I-95 Series ("sports rivalry nickname")
- Cambridgeshire derby ("football rivalry")
- Big Two derby ("football rivalry")
- Frankenderby ("football rivalry")
- Chicago Bears–Green Bay Packers rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- California Clásico ("soccer rivalry")
- Minnesota Vikings–Green Bay Packers rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Chicago Bears–Minnesota Vikings rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Chicago Bears–Detroit Lions rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Atlanta Falcons–New Orleans Saints rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Washington Commanders–Philadelphia Eagles rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Carolina Panthers–Atlanta Falcons rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- New Orleans Saints–Tampa Bay Buccaneers rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Green Bay Packers–Detroit Lions rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Army–Navy Game ("college football rivalry")
- Minnesota Vikings–Detroit Lions rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- San Francisco 49ers–Seattle Seahawks rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Battle of Ontario
- Yankees–Red Sox rivalry
- San Francisco 49ers–Los Angeles Rams rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")
- Dubai Derby ("football rivalry")
- Arizona Cardinals–Seattle Seahawks rivalry ("National Football League rivalry")