Sports - Defunct Sports Teams, Retro Leagues

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The juiced ball is gone. Welcome back dead ball era!

Roy will only use one bat.

SkyDome opened in 1989 as the new home of Toronto's baseball and football teams. The city's basketball team played there from 1995 to 1999 while a new arena was being built downtown. The football team got the boot in 2015, leaving the baseball team...

The Dallas Desperados played in the Arena Football League from 2002 until 2008. The city previously had a team in the league from 1990 to 1993 called the Texans.

The Shreveport-Bossier Knights were members of the Regional Football League for that circuit's only season, 1999. Like their gridiron predecessors the Shreveport Steamer of the World Football League and the Shreveport Pirates of the Canadian Football League, the Knights played their home games at??Independence...

The original Minnesota Fighting Saints were charter members of the World Hockey Association in 1972. The team played its home games in St. Paul, while the rival NHL Minnesota North Stars played in suburban Bloomington. The Fighting Saints folded halfway through the 1975-76 season....

The Columbus Thunderbolts of the Arena Football League (AFL) were established in 1991 and played their home games in the Expo Center. Their coach was Earl Bruce. In 1992, they moved to Cleveland, folding after the 1994 season. Arena football returned to Northeast Ohio...

The original Minnesota Fighting Saints were charter members of the World Hockey Association in 1972. The team played its home games in St. Paul, while the rival NHL Minnesota North Stars played in suburban Bloomington. The Fighting Saints folded halfway through the 1975-76 season....

The original Jets were charter members of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1972. They caused quite a stir when they signed superstar Bobby Hull to a million dollar contract. They were runners-up in the league's first championship final, but won in 1975 and...

The original Jets were charter members of the World Hockey Association (WHA) in 1972. They caused quite a stir when they signed superstar Bobby Hull to a million dollar contract. They were runners-up in the league's first championship final, but won in 1975 and...

The Dallas Texans played in the Arena Football League from 1990 to 1993. After failing to meet league financial obligations, they folded. Indoor football returned to the area in 2002 in the form of the Desperados, who played until 2008. The Dallas Texans was also...

Available in a tee on natural (tan), and white (tee, V-neck, tank, crewneck and hooded sweatshirt). The World Football League (WFL) kicked off in July of 1974 as a rival to the established National Football League (NFL). At first, it seemed like it would...

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The Garden, as New Yorkers call it, is a multi-purpose arena located on the heart of Manhattan. It is home to the city's pro basketball team, as well as the Rangers pro hockey team. A player for the latter once said, "it's not a...

The original St. Louis Steamers joined the the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) as an expansion team in 1979 and played until 1988. At its peak of popularity the team was drawing crowds of over 17,000 to the St. Louis Arena. READ MORE ???*Shirt...

The Riverhawks began in 1997 playing in the USISL???s Player Development League (PDL), before being promoted to the A-League, the second tier of American soccer at the time. Their home pitch was Galbreath Field in Kings Mills, which was originally built as part of...

The Cincinnati Cheetahs were a professional soccer team that played in the U.S. Inter-Regional Soccer League in 1992 and 1993.?? In 1994, they joined the U.S. Inter-Regional Soccer League???s Midwest Division???s Eastern Conference. They folded after the 1995 season. Their home field was at...

The Dayton Rockettes were one of eight charter franchises in the Women's Professional Basketball League starting in 1978. Their home court was Hara Arena. The Rockettes moved to D.C. in 1979 to become the Metros.

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...

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...

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A Boston basketball legend.

The original Boston Garden opened on November 17, 1917. It was the home to several of Boston's pro sports teams, including the New England Whalers and Boston Braves, as well as legendary basketball players and teams.

The Las Vegas Sting played in the Arena Football league in 1994 and 1995. At first, their home field was the MGM Grand Arena. In 1995, they moved to UNLV's Thomas & Mack Center. In 1996, they packed their bags and headed to Orange...

The Las Vegas Sting played in the Arena Football league in 1994 and 1995. At first, their home field was the MGM Grand Arena. In 1995, they moved to UNLV's Thomas & Mack Center. In 1996, they packed their bags and headed to Orange...

The Arena Football League was founded in 1986 by Jim Foster, who had gotten the idea from watching a Major Indoor Soccer League game earlier in the decade. After two test games in 1986, the league kicked off in 1987 with four teams travelling...

The Arena Football League was founded in 1986 by Jim Foster, who had gotten the idea from watching a Major Indoor Soccer League game earlier in the decade. After two test games in 1986, the league kicked off in 1987 with four teams travelling...