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L.A. Aztecs
The??Los Angeles Aztecs??were a North American Soccer League??from 1974 to 1981 and were co-owned by??Elton John. -
L.A. United Indoor Soccer
The L.A. United played one season in the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL). United were the flagship team as owner Jerry Buss was instrumental in the league's formation. However, after going 6-22 in its lone season, the team moved to Orange County. Â OS14992 -
Laika First Dog in Space
Laika was the first living creature to orbit the Earth. A stray dog from the streets of Moscow, she made her historic flight on November 3, 1957 aboard Sputnik 2. Unfortunately she did not survive the mission. In 2008, a monument was erected to... -
Lakeside Park Dayton
Lakeside Park on Dayton's West Side was established in 1887 as a picnic grove. By the 1890s, the land at the corner of South Gettysburg Ave. and Lakeside Dr. had developed into an amusement park. It closed in 1967 and in 1996 the US... -
Las Vegas 51s
The AAA Las Vegas Stars were stablished in 1983 when the Spokane Indians moved to the Las Vegas Valley. The team was previously known as the Portland Beavers from 1919 to 1973. From their arrival in the valley until 2000, they were an affiliate... -
Las Vegas Americans
Previously known as the Memphis Americans, the team re-located to Las Vegas for the Major Indoor Soccer League's 1984/85 season. They folded at the conclusion of that season. -
Las Vegas Cowboys
The Las Vegas Cowboys played in the Continental Football League (CoFL) in 1968 and 1969. They started in Illinois in 1965 as the Rock Island Raiders in the Professional Football League of America. They became the Quad City Raiders in 1966. In 1968, they... -
Las Vegas Coyotes Inline Hockey
The Las Vegas Coyotes competed in the Roller Hockey International (RHI) league, originally as the Atlanta Fire Ants and then the Oklahoma Coyotes before moving to Las Vegas. OS15792 -
Las Vegas Dustdevils
The second foray into top-level indoor soccer for Las Vegas, after the Americans, came in the form of the Las Vegas Dustdevils of the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL). The team was all set for the CISL's first season (1993), but their home pitch, the... -
Las Vegas Dustdevils 1994 CISL Champions
The second foray into top-level indoor soccer, after the Americans, for Las Vegas came in the form of the Las Vegas Dustdevils of the Continental Indoor Soccer League (CISL). The team was all set for the CISL's first season (1993), but their home pitch,... -
Las Vegas Gamblers
The Las Vegas Gamblers were the valley's first pro hockey team and were members of the Pacific Southwest Hockey League (PSHL) from 1968 to 1971. Their home ice was the a place called the International Ice Palace, a venue that was in a strip... -
Las Vegas Gladiators
The Las Vegas Gladiators of the Arena Football League began in New Jersey as the Red Dogs in 1997. They changed their name to Gladiators in 2001 and moved to Las Vegas in 2003. In 2007, they settled in Cleveland and folded with the... -
Las Vegas Hockey Aces
The Aces were members of the Pacific Southwest Hockey League (PSHL) for three seasons starting in 1992 and representing Las Vegas. Their home ice was the Santa Fe Ice Arena part of that casino (now the Fiesta) complex.?? -
Las Vegas Locomotives Football
The Las Vegas Locomotives, or Locos for short, were charter members of the United Football League (UFL) and began play in 2009. They won the 2009 and 2010 championship games and also appeared in the 2011 contest. The team folded, along with the rest... -
Las Vegas Outlaws Arena League
The Las Vegas Outlaws of the Arena Football League, not be confused with the XFL (2001) team of the same name, played one season in Sin City. They were owned by rocker Vince Neil and folded after the 2015 season. -
Las Vegas Outlaws XFL
The Outlaws were members of the original XFL in 2001 season, that league's only season. The team finished with 4 wins and 6 losses while averaging 22,000 fans a game at Sam Boyd Stadium. The Outlaws hosted the first nationally televised XFL game on... -
Las Vegas Posse
Sin City's first pro football team, the Las Vegas Posse played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1994. Their homefield was Sam Boyd Stadium. The team finished with a 5 and 13 record, folding after just one season. The team was supposed to... -
Las Vegas Quicksilvers Soccer
The first major league pro sports team to call Las Vegas home, the Quicksilvers of the North American Soccer League arrived in 1977 from San Diego where they spent a season as the Jaws. The year before that, they were the Baltimore Comets for... -
Las Vegas Stars
The AAA Stars were stablished in 1983 when the Spokane Indians moved to the Las Vegas Valley. The team was known as the Portland Beavers from 1919 to 1973. The team changed its name to the 51s in 2001, in honor of nearby Area... -
Las Vegas Stars Elvis Logo
The AAA Stars were stablished in 1983 when the Spokane Indians moved to the Las Vegas Valley. The team was known as the Portland Beavers from 1919 to 1973. The team changed its name to the 51s in 2001, in honor of nearby Area...

