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This is a list of fictional sports teams, athletic groups that have been identified by name in works of fiction but do not really exist as such. Teams have been organized by the sport they participate in, followed by the media product they appear in. Specific television episodes are noted when available.
A fantasy football team never looks better than it does before the season, full of stars, breakout candidates and potential league-winners. But, even though the team is sitting pretty post-draft ...
Name of the Cardinals' Triple-A affiliate Memphis Redbirds. The Birds – Reference to the cardinal, which is a bird. The Birds on the Bat – Reference to the longtime logo on the front of the uniform jersey. The Dirty Birds – Derisive term used mostly by Met fans in the '80s. The Gashouse Gang – Name for the 1934 World Championship team ...
It currently consists six teams: four in the east and two in the west. As of its 2025 season, the minimum salary for a player will be CA$50,000, with each team allowed one "marquee player" whose salary of which only CA$75,000 counts towards a team's total salary cap of CA$1.5 million. [19] [20]
The exhibition team has made a name for itself by pairing sports with wacky traditions— from a "baby banana blessing" to a 65 and up dance team known as the "Banana Nanas."
Nicknames for entire teams, whole offensive units, defensive units, or special teams. Names which are marked by an asterisk (*) are team nicknames which may have been coined by team members or local media, but never became well known to the public outside of the teams media market for a multitude of reasons, but most likely due to poor performance.
Ron Artest shocked us all a few years ago by legally changing his name to Metta World Peace but wacky, unique and strange name changes are not confined to the former NBA star. Here are the top 5 ...
Teams in different professional sports leagues have used the same name. For example, in the United States, as of late 2019, the Cardinals (the NFL franchise in Arizona and MLB's in St. Louis), Rangers (NHL New York, MLB Texas), Giants (MLB San Francisco, NFL New York), Panthers (NFL Carolina, NHL Florida) and Kings (NBA Sacramento, NHL Los ...