Selfishly, I'd put the College World Series on there

by Coach Gillespie , Omaha, Wednesday, July 27, 2016, 11:50 (3564 days ago) @ DEM

I grew up going every year. The only college title game consistently played in the same place, every year. High on the Norman Rockwell-scale of sporting events.

Another somewhat obscure one I'd recommend: the Saturday night semi-final round at the college wrestling national championships. Even if you know little about the sport, the semis are goosebump inducing. Twenty matches running consecutively two at a time. Each weight class decided in 10-12 minutes and all feature two devastated losers and two ecstatic winners. In front of a loud, full house of 18k fans to boot. Top quality sports drama.

Others off the top of my head that I'd like to see:
- The Olympics 100 meter dash final. It's the most superlative of the superlative track events.
- Augusta National in April
- The Rose Bowl
- The Barkley Marathons (watch the Netflix doc)
- PGA Tour Q School finals.
- A no-hitter