Sports - Defunct Sports Teams, Retro Leagues

The Philadelphia Rage was one of the eight original franchises of the American Basketball League (ABL). The Rage played from 1996 to 1997 in Richmond, Virginia, and from 1997 to 1998 in Philadelphia. OS15754

The California Dreams were a one-year dream in the Women’s Professional Basketball League. They played their home games at Long Beach Arena and the Anaheim Convention Center, which was also home to the ABA’s Amigos. OS15756

The Philadelphia Independence was a Women's Professional Soccer club that played for just 2 seasons in 2010 and 2011.  OS15757

The Philadelphia Spartans were a charter member of National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) in 1967. The Spartans played their home games at Temple Stadium and were owned by Art Rooney.  OS15758

The Maine Guides were a minor league baseball franchise that played in Old Orchard Beach between 1984 and 1988. OS15759

The New York Stars were one of the earliest women’s professional basketball teams in the United States, formed in 1978 at the inception of the Women’s Professional Basketball League (1978-1981). Although the Stars existed for just two years, they had a league championship and doubleheaders with...

The Minnesota Fillies were one of eight founding franchises in the Women’s Professional Basketball League in 1978 and was one of only three clubs that survived for all three seasons of the WPBL’s existence. OS15768

The Detroit Cougars were charter members of the United Soccer Association in 1967 and until they merged with the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) in 1968 they joined the North American Soccer League (NASL). OS15771

The American Basketball League was a professional women's basketball league and began competition in the Fall of 1996. The ABL only lasted two full seasons in 1996–97 and 1997–98.  OS15775

The Big Six Conference membership grew with the addition of Colorado on December 1, 1947 and making the conference's unofficial name the Big Seven Conference. This conference name lasted from 1948 to 1957. OS15776

The first major professional league for inline hockey was the Roller Hockey International and it operated from 1993 to 1999.  OS15778

The short-lived Women's American Basketball Association (WABA) was founded in 1984 and the league folded after the season. OS15779

The Women's Professional Basketball League played for three seasons from the fall of 1978 to the spring of 1981 and was the first professional women's basketball league in the US. OS15780

The Western Baseball League was an independent baseball league that operated from 1995 to 2002. OS15781

Originally known as the Western Soccer Alliance, in 1989 it became the Western Soccer League before merging with the American Soccer League to form the American Professional Soccer League in 1990. OS15782

The Anaheim Bullfrogs were an inline hockey team that played in the Roller Hockey International league from 1993–1997 and the Major League Roller Hockey in 1998 before returning to Roller Hockey international in 1999. OS15788

The Calgary Rad'z were an inline hockey team that played in the Roller Hockey International league in 1993 and 1994. OS15789

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

The Vancouver Voodoo competed in the Roller Hockey International (RHI) league and were one of the original 12 franchises.  OS15793

The Oakland Skates competed in the Roller Hockey International (RHI) league from 1993 to 1996. OS15794

The Atlanta Glory was a women’s basketball team that competed in the American Basketball League for two seasons in the mid-1990’s. OS15807

The Nashville Noise were an expansion team for the ABL’s third and final season in the fall/winter of 1998-99. The league terminated its season on December 22, 1998 leaving the Noise with a 4 wins and 11 losses records when the league folded. OS15851

The Montreal Roadrunners played from 1994 to 1997 in the Roller Hockey International and were even finalists for the Murphy Cup in 1995. OS15858

The Long Beach Barracudas were a minor league baseball that played in the Western Baseball League at Long Beach State's 49er Field and Blair Field. The Barracudas were founded in 1995, but changed name to the Long Beach Riptide in 1996. After the 1996 season the team relocated to Mission Viejo, California as...

The Ottawa Lynx were a Minor League Baseball team that competed in the Triple-A International League (IL) from 1993 to 2007, playing their home games at Lynx Stadium. OS15861

The Edmonton Trappers were a minor league baseball team that were part of the Triple-A level in the Pacific Coast League, from 1981 to 2004. OS15863

The Sonoma County Crushers were a minor league baseball team located in Rohnert Park, California. They were a member of the Western Baseball League and was one of the founding members of the league, beginning play in 1995 but ended play in 2002 when the league folded.  OS15864

The Chicago Condors were a part of the women's American Basketball League but after just 12 games into their first season, the team was forced to disband when the league folded. OS15873

The Colorado Springs Sky Sox were a Minor League Baseball team in Colorado Springs, playing in the Pacific Coast League (PCL). OS15930

The Orlando Jackals were a Roller Hockey International team that played in 1996 and 1997. The team originally began as the Edmonton Sled Dogs and then Orlando Rollergators, before becoming the Jackals.  OS15938