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According to the survey, only 42 percent of adults believe that athletes are good role models for children, versus 48 percent who disagree.
Why those numbers are so jaw-dropping: When another poll asked this exact same question in 1982, a whopping 75 percent of respondents said athletes are good role models, while just 19 percent said they weren’t.
Jeter, the Yankees’ all-time hit leader, was ranked as the favorite athlete by 25% of state voters, according to Siena.
New York Giants quaterback Eli Manning was a distant second at 3%, Siena reported.
Twenty-eight percent ranked the Yankees as their favorite sports team, far ahead of the second place Giants at 10%.
Among baseball teams, 83% said the Yankees were New York’s team, compared to 12% who listed the Mets.
With the playoffs beginning this week, the Yankees are viewed as likely World Series winners by 79% of New Yorkers and the Philadelphia Phillies are seen as the team with the best chance of knocking them off, the poll found.
“Most New Yorkers think it likely that (the Yankees) will win another ring,” Levy said.
The poll also found that 64% of voters considered themselves sports fans and 57% favored a constitutional amendment to legalize non-Indian casinos.
Seventy-eight percent of state voters believe legalized gambling will create thousands of jobs and 71% believe it will bring significant new revenues for state and local governments, according to the poll.
![“A lot of people from Wisconsin text.” - Rich Eisen
“Darrelle Revis, we’re talking about the premiere corner in the game, Darrelle Revis. Andre Johnson, 4 catches 32 yards? That’s enough for me.” - Warren Sapp
“Like my man Ty Law says, ‘show me the best receiver and let me go to work’ [that’s] Darrelle Revis.” - Willie McGinest](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lksapiFXIr1qfgi90o1_500.jpg)
“A lot of people from Wisconsin text.” - Rich Eisen
“Darrelle Revis, we’re talking about the premiere corner in the game, Darrelle Revis. Andre Johnson, 4 catches 32 yards? That’s enough for me.” - Warren Sapp
“Like my man Ty Law says, ‘show me the best receiver and let me go to work’ [that’s] Darrelle Revis.” - Willie McGinest
The Philadelphia Phillies have the most loyal fans in Major League Baseball, surpassing the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, a survey found.
The New York Mets tied with the Washington Nationals for 23rd among the 30 major league teams.
The Patriots were followed by the Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers and New York Jets in the NFL list. The New York Giants were ninth and the Dallas Cowboys were 21st among the league’s 32 teams.
The New York Knicks were 20th of 30 teams.
The New York Rangers were 20th of the NHL’s 30 teams.
New York-based Brand Keys Inc. compiled the 19th annual Sports Loyalty Index by surveying 250 fans in each team’s market and assessing the data based on factors driven by on-field success, fan bonding with players and the franchise’s history and tradition. A club’s effort and sense of teamwork also can have an effect. - Bloomberg
CBS News has asked the public its preference before 11 previous Super Bowls. Except for two instances, the public’s favorite went on to win the game.
According to data from the Harris Poll, nearly three in 10 people who follow at least one sport said football is their favorite sport, making football the most popular sport in America.
Football received 31% of the votes while the next most popular sport, baseball, received 17%. College football was listed as the favorite sport of 12% of Americans, auto racing 7% and men’s pro basketball 6%.
