1. Read research and sports analytics-driven blogs

2. Read sports magazine-style sites with notable writer rosters

3. Watch games on TV with the sound muted

4. Watch games on TV with the sound on

5. Watch games in person

6. Read certain exceptional writers on mainstream sports sites

7. Watch in-depth programs on cable sports channels

8. Read local newspaper (local team information only)

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15. Get all of your sports information from NPR

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28. Read content filler on mainstream sport sites

29. Watch general news shows on cable sports channels

30. Read local newspaper (for non-local team information)

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50. Watch cable sports shows where two or more panelists bicker inanely

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57. Visit a local watering hole, wait to overhear conversations between old guys drinking rounds of bland light beer and occasionally glancing at ESPN on the bar TV

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83. Read celebrity gossip sites about sports

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168. Visit sites dedicated to posting grainy Youtube videos of minor speaking errors made by television announcers

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756. Be raised by progressive parents, never get exposed to sports media. Read lots of books. Play outside. As an adult, try to guess who might win the games based on written descriptions of the team logos.

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857. Eat the local newspaper.

858. Listen to sports talk radio.