Sports
In good times and bad, team spirit always runs high. And this year had added excitement as nations came together to cheer on the athletes at the Summer Games in Beijing. Here's a look at some of the most popular sports-related search queries of the year.
All of these searches had the largest volume on Google.com in the U.S.
Winners' Circle
Olympic Sports
- gymnastics
- swimming
- soccer
- tennis
- basketball
- volleyball
- equestrian
- bmx
- boxing
- baseball
Mascots
- olympic mascot
- georgia mascot
- tennessee mascot
- ohio state mascot
- phillies mascot
- auburn mascot
- alabama mascot
- stanford mascot
- harvard mascot
- notre dame mascot
Rivalries
- red river rivalry (texas vs oklahoma)
- michigan ohio state rivalry
- red sox yankees rivalry
- lakers celtics rivalry
- georgia auburn rivalry
- alabama auburn rivalry
- notre dame usc rivalry
- redskins cowboys rivalry
- penn state ohio state rivalry
- arch rivalry (illinois vs missouri)
Baseball
- red sox
- yankees
- cubs
- phillies
- mets
Basketball
- lakers
- celtics
- suns
- knicks
- pistons
Hockey
- red wings
- penguins
- sabres
- flyers
- bruins
Football
- giants
- cowboys
- patriots
- steelers
- packers
Soccer (aka Football)
- manchester united
- chelsea
- chivas
- barcelona
- arsenal