Sports - Defunct Sports Teams, Retro Leagues

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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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...

The??Georgia Force played in the Arena Football League?????from 2002 to 2012. The team was founded the Nashville Kats in 1997 and moved to Atlanta in 2002.??

The Albany Firebirds played in the Arena Football League?????from 1990 to 2010. While in the New York State capital, they won six division titles, made nine playoff appearances, and won the 1999??ArenaBowl??championship. Despite their success on the field and at the gate, the team...

The Los Angeles Avengers played in the Arena Football League?????from 2000 to 2008. Their home arena was the Staples Center. They made the playoffs five times.

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...

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The Memphis Hound Dogs were a proposed NFL team that would have started play in 1995 had the city been granted a franchise. Jacksonville and Charlotte were chosen instead, beating out Baltimore and St. Louis, as well as Memphis. The former owner of the...

The Carolina Cobras played in The Arena Football League??from 2000 to 2004. Their home field was the??Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena for its first three seasons. In 2003, the team played its home games in Charlotte.??

The Colorado Crush was the city of Denver's second foray into the Arena Football League. They played from 2003 to 2008. Their home field was the Pepsi Center (now Ball Arena). The city's first Arena Football League Team was the Denver Dynamite.??

The Detroit Fury was the city's second foray into the Arena Football League. They played from 2001 to 2004. Their home field was the Palace of Auburn Hills. The city's first Arena Football League Team was the Detroit??Drive.