Best Rivalry In Sports

[Davyjones]

Since the question is "best" and not "most popular" the answer is...

Easton / Phillipsburg

I believe it is still the only High School football game shown live on national TV.

There is a high school football rivalry in Louisville, Kentucky that has been going on since the late 1800s. It is also shown on one of the ESPN channels every year and betting on it shows up on the boards in Vegas. It is the annual St. X-Trinity football game. A great rivalry. Played at the University of Louisville's stadium because no high school football stadiums can hold all the people who attend it every year.

However, I'd go with Liverpool-Manchester United from the English Premier League in Britain. Not only is it a rivalry between regions, but it also has to do with socio-economic status as well. Fights break out all the time between supporters. And, this is the only rivalry match/game where I've seen a supporter escorted out with a dart embedded in his cheek because the opposing club's supporters were throwing them at the them. YIKES! No love lost between these 2!

[magicofdisney]

It's a totally regional thing and I have to go with...

FL-Georgia

or

FL-FSU

Having been a Gator my entire life, I can't choose between these two rivalries.

BUT, I would venture to say the FL-Georgia conflict is so emotional neither team has it on home turf-it's always in Jacksonville.

[Scar]

BUT, I would venture to say the FL-Georgia conflict is so emotional neither team has it on home turf-it's always in Jacksonville.

That's not a rivalry, it's a cocktail party.

[magicofdisney]

That's not a rivalry, it's a cocktail party.

Until your team starts losing...

[Genie1953]

Kansas and Missouri...also known as the Border War