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I can't call myself a sports fan, but when the local team is winning (well, football or basketball), I'm cheering with the rest of them. Yeah, I'm a fair-weather sports fan. I can live with that.

Last night, my wife and I met some friends at the local dive to watch the Mavericks play Miami on the bar's swanky new widescreen TV. Even though the Mavericks lost (bastards!), it was still a great experience.

When you're watching sports at home, big playoff game or not, your yelling at the screen or claps are usually heard by no one else. At the bar, it's a whole different story. You're not clapping alone, and you're not the only one yelling at the screen to "get the damn rebounds!" There are 30 other just-as-rabid fans screaming and clapping with you. And then there's the smartass yelling "crybaby!" or "awwwww!" at just the right times to get everyone else in the bar laughing.

Last week we were at the same bar when the Mavs beat the Phoenix Suns to take the Western Conference title. The bar was even more packed that it was last night, the screaming and cheering was louder, and I think everyone was just a little bit more tipsy. What made the night, though, was when the final buzzer stopped ringing the staff at the bar turned on the jukebox (full blast) with "We are the Champions" by Queen. This made everyone even more elated and we all sang along. The next track: "Deep in the Heart of Texas." Perfect. I don't think a single person left the bar without a huge smile on their face.

Win or lose, that's the way to watch a sports game.