Even though he had gotten a head start, Tanaka couldn't be in much better shape, since his preferred sport was swimming.

In grade nine, she chose swimming over basketball as her preferred sport.

Although a talented rugby player he chose soccer as his preferred sport in his mid teens.

He said that basketball was his preferred sport, but felt that he had a brighter future on the gridiron.

In the summertime baseball is the preferred sport, with the "Wheat Kings" teams going back to the early 1900s.

But what would take the place of running, especially when inclement weather or travel prevented pursuit of my preferred sports?

The ratings fell not only because baseball was overexposed; a new generation had taken over the remote, and basketball and football were now the preferred sports.

At the age of 9, Meggett switched from his preferred sport of soccer to football because his childhood friend played the game.

(Hawking was Catherine's preferred sport, an enthusiasm adopted by her besotted husband.)

Military invasion easily bested soccer as Europe's preferred sport, creating the kind of hurt feelings that die awfully hard.