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If the American Basketball Association (1967–1976) were considered a major professional sports league, three more cities would be former four-sport metropolises. Pittsburgh —home to the MLB Pirates , the NFL Steelers , and the NHL Penguins —also hosted the ABA's Pittsburgh Condors , originally called the Pipers, in 1967 and from 1969 ...
The following list contains all urban areas in the United States and Canada containing at least one team in any of the six major leagues. The number of teams in the Big Four leagues (B4) (NFL, [2] MLB, [3] NBA, [4] and NHL [5]) and the Big Six leagues (B6) (aforementioned leagues plus MLS [6] and CFL) [7] are included in the table below.
The championships won are recorded for the cities only, not the individual franchises. When a team relocates to a new city, the number of championships won in the prior city remain with that city. Championships counted are only from the top-tier/dominant league or leagues in each of the four major North American team sports — American ...
All cities in the United States and Canada with at least one team in the MLB, MLS, NBA, NFL, or NHL as of 2021. Professional sports leagues in the United States includes major professional sports leagues, other highest-level professional leagues, and minor leagues.
The A's have won six American League pennants and four World Series, while the Giants have captured six National League pennants and three World Series.The A's swept the Giants in the 1989 Fall ...
The major professional sports leagues, or simply major leagues, in the United States and Canada are the highest professional competitions of team sports in the two countries. Although individual sports such as golf , mixed martial arts , tennis , and auto racing are also very popular, the term is usually limited to team sports.
Major League Soccer is in the first tier of the United States men's soccer league system. It currently consists 29 teams: nine in the Southern United States, seven in the Western United States, six in the midwestern United States, four in the northeastern United States, two in Eastern Canada, and one in Western Canada.
Washington, D.C. is one of 13 cities in the United States with teams from the primary four major professional men's sports and is home to two major professional women's teams. [65] The Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball are the most popular sports team in the District, as of 2019. [66] They play at Nationals Park, which opened in 2008.