Help out with a sports trivia / bar question...

[ronzo]

We used to have this down pat and won many a beverage in the day. Unfortunately, teams have relocated and renamed. So here's the deal:

Name MLB / NFL / NBA / NHL teams that share the same franchise name:

i.e. St. Louis Cardinals (MLB) / Arizona Cardinals (NFL)

I know a few more, but want some help here.
One we lost was Edmonton/Houston, maybe others.

So, whatcha got?
Cheers sports fans.

[soupkitchen]

1. Texas Rangers, New York Rangers

New York Giants
San Francisco Giants

[ronzo]

4. There's two...

Current franchises only, please.

[Hokie]

2. Brooklyn Dodgers

MLB and NFL

and NY Giants (NFL)- NY/SF Giants (MLB)

[VelmaD]

3. The Giants

San Francisco (mlb) and New York (nfl).

[SlavesandBulldozers]

5. some good ones to impress your friends

Esoteric answer

Liverpool Reds (English Premier League Futbol) and CIncinnati Reds (MLB)

of course, mentioning a soccer team in the U.S. is liable to be met with blank expressions, but futbol is the greatest sport on earth.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

6. oh wait

i violated your rules, nevermind.

[ronzo]

7. That is esoteric, though...

:toast:

[dad]

8. .

NY Rangers
Texas Rangers

Carolina Panthers
Florida Panthers

[ronzo]

9. hey...

there's a new one. cool. That'll be the one that wins the bar bet. Good Job!

[Awsi Dooger]

10. Florida Panthers, Carolina Panthers

Also lost were the Winnipeg Jets.

You leave out CFL, which includes the British Columbia Lions

on edit: hey, I posted before seeing the above. Three minutes late, typical.

[ronzo]

17. The Jets combo was the one that would usually win the bet... n/t

[newyawker99]

20. Congrats AwsieDooger!! 800 posts

:toast:

[Awsi Dooger]

22. Thanks newyawker!

I wasn't expecting anything until the big 1-0-0-0.

Hey, I made it out of the "club" fairly unscathed. Might even have cured a toothache.

[ronzo]

11. Alrightythen... this one makes five.

Sacramento / LA Kings
StLouis / Arizona Cardinals
NY / SF Giants
FLA / Carolina Panthers
NY / Texas Rangers

[GainesT1958]

12. More from the CFL:

Ottawa Rough Riders and Saskatchewan Rough Riders.

B-)

[demgurl]

13. Never mind

Ths was meant for another thread...sorry.

[ronzo]

14. I didn't figure that one out.

this thread:

http://democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=269560

[newyawker99]

21. Hi demgurl!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Fight_n_back]

15. Giants

Kings

[CarlBallard]

16. Ok I know it doesn't count

But New York Mets (MLB)/ Seattle Mets (NHL)

The Seattle Mets (actually both teams are the Metropolitans but I thought I'd just spell it wrong in a parenthetical aside) were the first US team to win the Stanley cup, but have been defunct since the 1920s.

[T Bone]

18. Titans

New York Titans were an original American Football League team.
Tennesee Titans today in the NFL...

Right?

[ronzo]

19. To make it a fair bet you have to use current teams.

You have to be able to say:

"There are # pairs of teams currently in the NFL / MLB / NHL / NBA that share a team name... I'll bet you a drink you can't name them all. And I'll give you the first one...."
The Cardinals combo is the obvious one.

I recall there were seven or eight when I used to whip this one out. Somebody always bit. From experience, the odds are in your favor.

I think we're missing one...

[woofless]

23. The Kansas City Chiefs (regular season)

The Kansas City Chiefs (post-season)

Ohhh the pain!