Is this really a sport?

Since the early days of its existence, ESPN has shown some pretty odd programming passed off as sport. Activities like Poker, competitive eating and strongman competitions make one wonder what exactly constitutes a sport. I almost wrote this article last month when ESPN2 showed the Rock, Paper, Scissors Championship, but decided against it. So, what could possibly have driven me to write if not Rock, Paper Scissors?

Stacking on ESPN....Come watch the world's greatest plastic cup stackers compete for world titles!

Apparently this "sport" even has a governing body, the World Sports Stacking Association. There are even professional stackers and is worthy of airtime on the flagship station of the "Worldwide Leader in Sports." The competitors are mostly kids too young to lift a razor who make specified shapes or pyramids out of a set number of cups (or stackers) in a set order. If the "competitors" weren't so young the whole thing would resemble your local bar on 25 cent beer night, right down to the German's holding all the records and winning all the championships.

What will ESPN broadcast next? Crossword Puzzles?