Best All-Sports Cities (metro areas)

[DFWJC]

Of the 42-44 cities (metro areas) that have some representation in at least one of the 4 major pro sports leagues, only 12 have representation in all four leagues.

If we take a broader list of all of the most popular sports in the USA :

NFL
NBA
MLB
NHL
NASCAR
Div 1 Footaball
Div-1 Basketball
Major League Soccer
PGA
and then maybe one of Minor L BB, WNBA, or horse-racing or something.

What city or metro area has the best all-around sports representation?

Make a case for your at least one of your choices.

 

[DFWJC]

Just to get it started, I'll be a homer and make a case for DFW (though I think they may come up short of 1-2 others). Also, let's not stretch the metro area out 50 miles or something crazy.
Sorry, I just noticed that we can only pick one...my other pick was NYC metro area.

NFL:
Dallas Cowboys

NBA:
Dallas Mavericks

MLB:
Texas Rangers

NHL:
Dallas Stars

NASCAR:
Two major Sprint Cup Races

Div-1 Football:
TCU, SMU, UNT

Div-1 Basketball:
TCU, SMU, UNT, UTA?

MLS:
FC Dallas

PGA:
The Colonial, Bryon Nelson Classic

Minor League BB:
Frisco RoughRiders


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Not bad!
Few cities have that kind of versatilty...plus all 4 major teams have made it to the finals (two have won titles) in the last 20 years. Add in all of the other big sports and you have a nice mix.

I just noticed that maybe Detroit could have sqeezed in that list oo..maybe even Houston.

 

[jman]

Just to get it started, I'll be a homer and make a case for DFW (though I think they may come up short of 1-2 others). Also, let's not stretch the metro area out 50 miles or something crazy.
Sorry, I just noticed that we can only pick one...my other pick was NYC metro area.

NFL:
Dallas Cowboys

NBA:
Dallas Mavericks

MLB:
Texas Rangers

NHL:
Dallas Stars

NASCAR:
Two major Sprint Cup Races

Div-1 Football:
TCU, SMU, UNT

Div-1 Basketball:
TCU, SMU, UNT, UTA?

MLS:
FC Dallas

PGA:
The Colonial, Bryon Nelson Classic

Minor League BB:
Frisco RoughRiders


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Not bad!
Few cities have that kind of versatilty...plus all 4 major teams have made it to the finals (two have won titles) in the last 20 years. Add in all of the other big sports and you have a nice mix.

I just noticed that maybe Detroit could have sqeezed in that list oo..maybe even Houston.

What...No Airhogs baseball?

Grand Prairie AirHogs

 

[DFWJC]

wow. I am missing something ---does the New York City not have a single D1 football program?
I know for D-1 hoops they St John's and I think Columbia may be D-1.
I guess in this poll they be able to claim Rutgers (but that not even in the same state).

Obviously LA does not have the number one sport--Pro Football. But they surely have it soon and they seem to have everything else except maybe NASCAR.

Boston is loaded and so is the Chicago area....as is Phoenix.

 

[Number82]

wow. I am missing something ---does the New York City not have a single D1 football program?
I know for D-1 hoops they St John's and I think Columbia may be D-1.
I guess in this poll they be able to claim Rutgers (but that not even in the same state).

No, and as far as I'm concerned they don't have a pro football team because their teams (sadly) play in my state. I wish New York would take them back.

Also, Manhattan College is D-1 Basketball. But, I'm pretty sure NYC doesn't have a D-1 team. Jersey has a 1 & 1-AA (or whatever its called now). New York State has some D-1 Football teams, but not the city.

 

[baj1dallas]

Detroit.

 

[tomson75]

Hard to top Boston and New York for professional sports....LA is a contender given the number of collegiate national championships won in the area, but not having a professional NFL team kills that idea IMO.

Boston FTW.

 

[CF74]

What...No Airhogs baseball?

Grand Prairie AirHogs

Airhogs for life!!!!:laugh2:

 

[MC KAos]

wow. I am missing something ---does the New York City not have a single D1 football program?
I know for D-1 hoops they St John's and I think Columbia may be D-1.
I guess in this poll they be able to claim Rutgers (but that not even in the same state).

No, and as far as I'm concerned they don't have a pro football team because their teams (sadly) play in my state. I wish New York would take them back.

Also, Manhattan College is D-1 Basketball. But, I'm pretty sure NYC doesn't have a D-1 team. Jersey has a 1 & 1-AA (or whatever its called now). New York State has some D-1 Football teams, but not the city.

well, this is technically about metro area not city, therefore you would include most of northern NJ and southwestern Connecticut, and therefore it includes Rutgers. they dont have any golf in new york, but they will have the super bowl and one of the four biggest tennis tournaments in the world. id say its close between southern cal, new york and north texas

 

[DFWJC]

well, this is technically about metro area not city, therefore you would include most of northern NJ and southwestern Connecticut, and therefore it includes Rutgers. they dont have any golf in new york, but they will have the super bowl and one of the four biggest tennis tournaments in the world. id say its close between southern cal, new york and north texas

Forgot about Forest Hills...

UConn would be too far away from NYC in my book but maybe not Rutgers. Either way, if one was included that would give them a D-1 football program.
Then of course, they double down in almost all of the "major" sports with 2 teams. I still put hockey ahead of NASCAR but all of the latest stats don't list it that way anymore....it has moved ahead of hockey on a national level. Just seems odd though.

 

[DFWJC]

Also, Manhattan College is D-1 Basketball. But, I'm pretty sure NYC doesn't have a D-1 team. .

If your still discussing hoops then yes, NYC has a couple of D-1 teams.

 

[CanuckCowboysFan]

Toronto = 4th largest market in North America. YYYYYYYYAAAwehhh.

 

[DFWJC]

Toronto = 4th largest market in North America. YYYYYYYYAAAwehhh.

This is not a thread about who has the largest TV market

BTW, what's up with the "Yaweh"? "God" in Hebrew?

 

[peplaw06]

Forgot about Forest Hills...

UConn would be too far away from NYC in my book but maybe not Rutgers. Either way, if one was included that would give them a D-1 football program.
Then of course, they double down in almost all of the "major" sports with 2 teams. I still put hockey ahead of NASCAR but all of the latest stats don't list it that way anymore....it has moved ahead of hockey on a national level. Just seems odd though.

Army is a D-1 football program, West Point is 50 miles from NY, and is in the same state.

 

[casmith07]

Detroit.

The Pistons are terrible. Even when DFW teams are bad, fans turn out in droves.

Can you count OU and OSU in DFW as well, since so many North Texas folks are fans of those programs? OKC doesn't have an MLB team (and should, IMO...) so I can't see why you couldn't.

 

[CanuckCowboysFan]

This is not a thread about who has the largest TV market

BTW, what's up with the "Yaweh"? "God" in Hebrew?

LOL. No. I'm reading a book and thats the main characters name and I can't stop saying it.

 

[StanleySpadowski]

You could make a case for Pittsburgh. They don't have an NBA team but Oakmont is far and away the best golf course in a major metro area, second place isn't even close.

 

[DFWJC]

You could make a case for Pittsburgh. They don't have an NBA team but Oakmont is far and away the best golf course in a major metro area, second place isn't even close.

I could see them making the top 13-14 anyway....which is pretty good out of 42+ cities.
Without having a team in the top 4 major sports, you kind of get eliminated from the top 10 immediately. LA would be the exception b/c they have so much else.

I'd say if this was a per capita thing, Pittsburgh would be even higher.

Oakmont is awesome from what I've been told.

 

[StylisticS]

The Pistons are terrible. Even when DFW teams are bad, fans turn out in droves.

Can you count OU and OSU in DFW as well, since so many North Texas folks are fans of those programs? OKC doesn't have an MLB team (and should, IMO...) so I can't see why you couldn't.

Nah. If you count OKC, why not count Austin and the rest of Central Texas. Just as many UT and A&M alums if not more than OU or OSU in DFW.

 

[DFWJC]

Nah. If you count OKC, why not count Austin and the rest of Central Texas. Just as many UT and A&M alums if not more than OU or OSU in DFW.

Agreed. Not even close really....as everal hour drive would never been conisder to be in the same metro area.

DFW is Dallas-Ft Worth and the immediate suburbs (Plano, Frisco, South Lake, Garland, Arlington, etc).

In fact, I didn't even combine Raleigh Durham with Charlotte becasue they are too far away from each other. So that killed them with sports teams.

Cincy or Cleveland cannot claim Columbus either, for example. So that killed their NHL chances. Way too far away and seprate metro areas.