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How many states don't have professional sports teams?

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States Without Professional SportsTeams.24 US states do have a team in oneof the BigFour professional sports leagues. Although Alabamahas somecollege sports teams, the state does nothaveany major league sportsteams.


Hereof, what states do not have a professional football team?

Relative to the top league in the five major sports,theseare the states with no franchises, in addition to Hawaii,Alaskaand Wyoming:

  • Maine.
  • New Hampshire.
  • Vermont.
  • Connecticut.
  • Rhode Island.
  • Delaware.
  • West Virginia.
  • Virginia.

Also, what state has the most professional sports teams? States by Number of Professional Sports Teams
  • California (16) MLB: Los Angeles Angels, Los AngelesDodgers,Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, San FranciscoGiants.
  • Florida (9) MLB: Miami Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays.
  • New York (8)* MLB: New York Mets, New York Yankees.
  • Texas (8)
  • Pennsylvania (7)
  • Ohio (6)
  • Illinois (5)

Thereof, which States has never had an NBA team?

  • Indiana Pacers. Pacers have three ABA championships, but noNBAtitle.
  • Charlotte Hornets. Michael Jordan hasn't had the magic as ateamowner that he did as a player.
  • Oklahoma City Thunder.
  • Brooklyn Nets.
  • Memphis Grizzlies.
  • Utah Jazz.
  • Phoenix Suns.
  • New Orleans Pelicans.

What states have all 4 major sports teams?

  1. Detroit. Teams: Lions, Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings.
  2. Boston. Teams: Patriots, Red Sox, Celtics, Bruins.
  3. Chicago. Team: Bears, Cubs, White Sox, Bulls, Blackhawks.
  4. Dallas. Teams: Cowboys, Rangers, Mavericks, Stars.
  5. New York. Teams: Giants, Jets, Yankees, Mets, Knicks,Nets,Rangers, Islanders, Devils.
  6. Phoenix.
  7. Minnesota.
  8. Philadelphia.

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