Today's students demand that their lessons be real, interesting, relevant, and manageable. Mathematics is one subject that eludes many students partly because its traditional presentation lacks those elements that encourage students to learn. Easy accessibility through electronic media has exposed people all over the world to a variety of sports and more frequently than ever before. A championship table tennis game may be televised live in Europe, and a Super Bowl game may be televised live in Asia. As a result, students around the world are quite knowledgeable about sports, their rules and regulations, and scores. Several sports offer opportunities for teaching the topic of probability in the classroom. Tackling probability problems before being introduced to the formulas--especially when the problems involve sports--enhances students' understanding of permutation and combination. In this article, the authors share their experience in using problems from popular sports and sporting events to teach permutations and combinations. (Contains 3 figures and 1 table.)