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  2. List of sports team names and mascots derived from indigenous ...

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    The practice of deriving sports team names, imagery, and mascots from Indigenous peoples of North America is a significant phenomenon in the United States and Canada. The popularity of stereotypical representations of American Indians in global culture has led to a number of teams in Europe also adopting team names derived from Native Americans.

  3. Religious symbolism in U.S. sports team names and mascots

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    Many American sports team names and mascots are based upon or use religious symbolism. The majority are scholastic teams at institutions founded by various denominations of Christianity, both Catholic and Protestant. Saints is the most popular of these names not only at religious schools but public schools.

  4. List of college team nicknames in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Abilene Christian University Wildcats. Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Golden Stallions. Academy of Art University Urban Knights. Adams State College Grizzlies. Adelphi University Panthers. Adrian College Bulldogs. Agnes Scott College Scotties. Aiken Technical College Knights. Aims Community College Aardvarks.

  5. Toronto has a new WNBA team. Now it needs to find a name. - AOL

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    Now it needs to find a name. Nadine Yousif - BBC News. May 23, 2024 at 6:27 PM. Toronto's WNBA team is set to begin playing in 2026 [Getty Images] “The next great moment in Canadian sports ...

  6. List of professional sports teams in Utah - Wikipedia

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    Utah Royals FC. Soccer ( NWSL ) Yes. 2017–2020, 2024-. Notes: The Ogden Raptors previously played as Salt Lake City Trappers from 1985 to 1992. The Orem Owlz previously played as Provo Angels from 2001–2004, taking its name from the parent Anaheim Angels franchise. The Owlz' last season playing in Orem was 2019; the team had planned to play ...

  7. List of fictional sports teams - Wikipedia

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    The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings – The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings by William Brashler. Blattsville Millstones – Will & Grace. Boston Boomers- Rugrats. Brooklyn Bimbos – Pride of the Bimbos by John Sayles. Capital Congressmen – Fallout 3. California Stars – The Greatest American Hero.

  8. List of New York City metropolitan area sports teams - Wikipedia

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    View of a night-time baseball game at Yankee Stadium between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins. This is a list of professional and semi-professional sports teams based in the New York metropolitan area, including from New York City, Long Island, Lower Hudson Valley, Northern and Central New Jersey, and parts of Western Connecticut.

  9. Philadelphia 76ers - Wikipedia

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    Philadelphia 76ers. The Philadelphia 76ers, also known colloquially as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. [b] The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.