{"id":34208,"date":"2016-11-25T09:07:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T14:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.com\/?p=34208"},"modified":"2016-11-30T16:03:08","modified_gmt":"2016-11-30T21:03:08","slug":"gift-picks-sports-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/2016\/gift-picks-sports-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Gifts Picks to Make Any Sports Fan Cheer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Wherever you go, you’re likely to encounter some kind of sports enthusiast, whether it’s soccer groupies, football fans, or members of NASCAR nation. Yet, this varied demographic tends to be very misunderstood. When you’re only at the Superbowl party for the game time food, it’s easy to wave off the cheers and groans and think to yourself “calm down, it’s just a game!” But then you decide to tag along to your first live<\/em> game and you start to understand the rush of being surrounded by 90,000 people in a stadium. As you witness the intense bond between fans and observe the deep rivalry between the teams, you realize that it’s not just a game, but a way of life. At the core, sports inspire dedicated players and amaze loyal fans alike. We know that the sports fan on your wish list lives for this adrenaline. We picked out a lineup of gifts that will remind him or her of that\u00a0favorite pastime and feel that familiar rush all over again.<\/p>\n

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When it comes to chilling your cocktail, it’s always good to avoid icing. Simply freeze these\u00a0recycled soapstone pucks and place them in your drink to chill it\u00a0without an unwanted slap shot of water. | Hockey Puck Chillers<\/a><\/p>\n

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A\u00a0great gift for anyone who can still hum their school\u2019s fight song, these collegiate-colored stadium blueprints evoke\u00a0their\u00a0alma mater\u2019s big wins. | College Football Stadium Blueprint<\/a><\/p>\n

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Combining the thrill of sitting courtside with the casual fun of a bar classic, this\u00a0slam-dunk dartboard will hit the bull’s eye with any basketball buff. | Basketball Darts<\/a><\/p>\n

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This desktop oasis is a miniature tableau of\u00a0a golf-lovers’ view of nature\u2014a picturesque backdrop for a golf ball ready to tee off\u00a0from a fairway of living reindeer moss and air plants. | Tee Time Terrarium<\/a><\/p>\n

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For those without a personal Zamboni\u2014sections of battle-worn hockey sticks retired from their days winning face-offs and making countless shots on goal add a slap shot of history to these snow brushes. | Hockey Stick Snow Brush<\/a><\/p>\n

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Whether you’re going head-to-head at work or getting geared up for a night out on the town, these cufflinks\u00a0provide a first down\u00a0of gridiron style. Each NFL-licensed pair is made of\u00a0seats salvaged from famous football stadiums. | Authentic NFL Stadium Seat Cufflinks<\/a><\/p>\n

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Take me out to the drinking\u00a0game…America’s Pastime meets a party classic in this spirited baseball-themed beer pong set. | Home Run Beer Pong<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tee up your favorite beverage in these tumblers featuring golf ball impressions in the base and four familiar kinds of clubs. The set makes a hole-in-one gift for anyone who enjoys a clubhouse cooler or a cold one while watching a TV\u00a0tournament. | Set of Fore! Golf Glasses<\/a><\/p>\n

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Printed with diagrams\u00a0of classic football plays, these glasses give shotgun, toss back, blitz, and draw new meaning as fun drinking terms. Football impressions in the base of each glass add an extra point of design delight. | Football Playbook Glasses<\/a><\/p>\n

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From the ice rink to ice cream, reclaimed hockey sticks are re-purposed as cool tools to face off with every fan’s\u00a0favorite flavors.\u00a0| Hockey Stick Ice Cream Scoop<\/a><\/p>\n

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Slam dunk some mini marshmallows\u00a0or go for that oyster cracker goal with these sport mugs.\u00a0Made with the philosophy that “the world would be better if we could play with our food,” they\u00a0make snack time its own kind of competition. | Mug with a … Collection<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nFor the fan with Major League team spirit, this handcrafted beanie is knit from wool yarn from three continuous strands found inside MLB authenticated, game-used baseballs. | MLB Game-Used Baseball Beanie<\/a><\/p>\n

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Two classic weekend activities combine in this\u00a0three-piece stainless steel BBQ set. |\u00a0Golfers BBQ Set<\/a><\/p>\n

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Adorn your desktop with wise words from\u00a0the Sultan of Swat, the King of Crash, the Colossus of Clout, the Great Bambino himself! | \u00a0Home Plate Paperweight\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Because it’s important to unwind with a favorite vintage after a full day of shredding the slopes. |\u00a0\u00a0Snow Ski Wine Rack\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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When your favorite golfer is\u00a0longing for an afternoon on the green, this desktop game is the next best thing\u2014no caddies required! |\u00a0Desktop Golf<\/a><\/p>\n

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If the alley is more his style, don’t spare him this fun desktop diversion.\u00a0|\u00a0Desktop Bowling<\/a><\/p>\n

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Diagrams\u00a0of demolished ballparks adorn this must-have accessory for any baseball fan. |\u00a0Baseball Stadiums Tie<\/a><\/p>\n

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Whether it’s their\u00a0first time\u00a0at Fenway Park, or the championship tournament that they\u00a0miraculously won tickets to, every sports fan has that one game they’ll\u00a0never forget. |\u00a0Ticket Stub Diary<\/a><\/p>\n

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We know that the sports fans on your wish list live for the adrenaline of the next game or practice. We picked out 16 gifts that will remind them of their favorite pastime and feel that familiar rush all over again. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":53443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[741],"tags":[2041,724,2267,843],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34208"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34208"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53641,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34208\/revisions\/53641"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}