In America, sports make the world go round.  Sports fans are likely to drop social, moral, or professional obligations just to make sure they are home in time to watch the game.



So how does this obsession reflect in our Google search trends?  Do more people search for Tom Brady or Peyton Manning?  Do people really hate hockey as much as we think?   Check out this month’s sports edition of America’s Keyword Report:



Football – 16,600,000
Golf – 16,600,000
Baseball – 9,140,000
Basketball – 9,140,000
Soccer – 7,480,000
Tennis – 4,090,000
Hockey – 4,090,000
MMA – 1,000,000





NFL – 7,480,000
NBA – 4,090,000
MLB – 2,740,000
UFC – 2,240,000
Nascar – 1,830,000
NHL – 1,220,000





Yankees – 1,220,000
Lakers – 1,000,000
Celtics – 673,000
Red Sox – 673,000
Patriots – 673,000
Dallas Cowboys – 673,000
Redskins – 550,000
Packers – 550,000
Miami Heat – 246,000
Bruins – 246,000
New York Jets – 165,000
San Jose Sharks – 74,000
Los Angeles Galaxy – 6,600





Tiger Woods – 2,240,000
Lebron James – 823,000
Kobe Bryant – 450,000
Brett Favre – 301,000
Manny Pacquiao – 246,000
Peyton Manning – 201,000
Brock Lesnar – 201,000
Derek Jeter – 201,0000
Tom Brady – 165,000
Floyd Mayweather – 165,000
David Beckham – 165,000
Ochocinco – 165,000


Ben Roethlisberger – 135,000
Dwayne Wade – 135,000
Dwight Howard – 135,000
Anderson Silva – 135,000
Alex Rodrigeuz – 110,00
GSP (Georges St-Pierre) – 110,000
Adrian Peterson – 90,500
BJ Penn – 90,500
Roger Federer – 90,500
Landon Donovan – 74,000
Sidney Crosby – 74,000


Kevin Garnett – 60,500
Chris Bost – 60,500
Fedor Emelianenko – 60,500
Tim Lincecum – 40,500
Buster Posey – 14,800
Joe Thornton – 4,400
Cody Ross – 2,900
Steven Stamkos – 1,900