ently ▁through ▁the ▁Professional ▁G olf ers ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁[ P GA ], ▁Lad ies ▁Professional ▁G olf ▁Association ▁[ LP GA ], ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁G olf ▁Association ▁[ US GA ]), ▁thorough bre d ▁racing ▁( part icular ly , ▁the ▁Tri ple ▁Crown ▁and ▁Bre ed ers ▁Cup ) ▁and ▁ten - pin ▁bow ling . ▁Tele vised ▁pok er , ▁while ▁not ▁an ▁athlet ic ▁sport , ▁has ▁been ▁treated ▁as ▁a ▁sport ▁of ▁sorts , ▁with ▁a ▁bo om ▁in ▁pok er ▁broadcast ing ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁after ▁which ▁federal ▁pressure ▁cut ▁off ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁broadcast s ' ▁spons ors . ▁Other ▁sports ▁have ▁been ▁tele vised ▁through ▁anth ology ▁series ▁such ▁as ▁ABC ' s ▁W ide ▁World ▁of ▁Sports ▁( that ▁same ▁network ▁would ▁launch ▁a ▁document ary - based ▁anth ology , ▁ESP N ▁Sports ▁Saturday , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ), ▁CBS ▁Sports ▁Spect ac ular ▁and ▁N BC ▁Sports World , ▁sometimes ▁through ▁time - bu y ▁arrang ements ▁with ▁event ▁organiz ers . ▁ ▁Sports ▁broadcast s ▁are ▁carried ▁through ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁tele vised ▁media . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁sports ▁have ▁some ▁presence ▁on ▁commercial ▁broadcast ▁television , ▁including ▁all ▁NFL ▁regular ▁season ▁and ▁most ▁play off ▁games . ▁National ▁cable ▁networks , ▁beginning ▁with ▁ESP N ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁( al ong ▁with ▁its ▁later ▁sister ▁channels ▁that ▁gradually ▁launched ▁beginning