[cherry]

"a truly competitive sport has an offense and a defense,"

like golf.....no defense in that one either....but that's a "man's" game so I guess its a sport, right?

no defense in bowling or golf or hunting or fishing or skiing .....yet we still consider all these to be "sports"......

[gortklattu]

There's a distinction between sports and games.

Bowling is a game. Golf is a game.

Football, Soccer, Basketball....etc....sports. You play a game within a sport.