Pro Sports Teams' Names
NFL Football
- San Francisco 49ers
- Chicago Bears
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Buffalo Bills
- Denver Broncos
- Cleveland Browns
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Arizona Cardinals, formerly St Louis Cardinals and Phoenix Cardinals
- San Diego Chargers
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Indianapolis Colts, formerly Baltimore Colts
- Dallas Cowboys
- Miami Dolphins
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Atlanta Falcons
- New York Giants
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- New York Jets
- Detroit Lions
- Green Bay Packers
- Carolina Panthers
- New England Patriots
- Oakland Raiders, formerly Los Angeles Raiders
- Los Angeles Rams, formerly St Louis Rams
- Baltimore Ravens
- Washington Redskins
- New Orleans Saints
- Seattle Seahawks
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Tennessee Titans, formerly Houston Oilers
- Minnesota Vikings
NBA Basketball
- Atlanta Hawks
- Boston Celtics
- Charlotte Hornets
- Chicago Bulls
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Dallas Mavericks
- Denver Nuggets
- Detroit Pistons
- Golden State Warriors
- Houston Rockets
- Indiana Pacers
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Miami Heat
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- New Jersey Nets
- New York Knicks
- Orlando Magic
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Phoenix Suns
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Sacramento Kings
- San Antonio Spurs
- Seattle Supersonics
- Toronto Raptors
- Utah Jazz
- Vancouver Grizzlies
- Washington Wizards
- Washington Bullets
Major League Baseball
- Anaheim Angels, formerly California Angels
- Arizona Diamondbacks
- Atlanta Braves
- Baltimore Orioles
- Boston Red Sox
- Chicago Cubs
- Chicago White Sox
- Cincinnati Reds
- Cleveland Indians
- Colorado Rockies
- Detroit Tigers
- Florida Marlins
- Houston Astros
- Kansas City Royals
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Minnesota Twins
- Montreal Expos
- New York Mets
- New York Yankees
- Oakland Athletics, also called Oakland As
- Philadelphia Phillies
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- San Diego Padres
- San Francisco Giants
- Seattle Mariners
- St Louis Cardinals
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- Texas Rangers
- Toronto Blue Jays
NHL Hockey
- Anaheim Mighty Ducks, also called Mighty Ducks Of Anaheim
- Boston Bruins
- Buffalo Sabres
- Calgary Flames
- Carolina Hurricanes
- Chicago Blackhawks
- Colorado Avalanche
- Dallas Stars, formerly Minnesota North Stars
- Detroit Red Wings
- Edmonton Oilers
- Florida Panthers
- Hartford Whalers
- Los Angeles Kings
- Montreal Canadiens
- Nashville Predators
- New Jersey Devils
- New York Islanders
- New York Rangers
- Ottawa Senators
- Philadelphia Flyers
- Phoenix Coyotes
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- Quebec Nordiques
- San Jose Sharks
- St Louis Blues
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- Toronto Maple Leafs
- Vancouver Canucks
- Washington Capitals
- Winnipeg Jets
CFL Canadian Football League
- British Columbia Lions
- Calgary Stampeders
- Edmonton Eskimos
- Hamilton Tiger Cats
- Montreal Alouettes
- Ottawa Rough Riders
- Saskatchewan Roughriders
- Toronto Argonauts
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The US teams listed below were short-lived teams from a few years ago when the CFL attempted to expand into the US; I don't believe any of them still exist.
- Baltimore Stallions
- Birmingham Barracudas
- Las Vegas Posse
- Memphis Mad Dogs
- Sacramento Gold Miners
- San Antonio Texans
- Shreveport Pirates
USFL Football
This short-lived league of the mid-1980s had a different set of teams each year, and some teams moved around, merged, etc. so I've given up trying to collect alternate names for the same team.
- Arizona Wranglers
- Birmingham Stallions
- Boston Breakers
- New Orleans Breakers
- Portland Breakers
- Chicago Blitz
- Denver Gold
- Houston Gamblers
- Jacksonville Bulls
- Los Angeles Express
- Memphis Showboats
- Michigan Panthers
- New Jersey Generals
- Oakland Invaders
- Oklahoma Outlaws
- Arizona Outlaws
- Orlando Renegades
- Philadelphia Stars
- Baltimore Stars
- Pittsburgh Maulers
- San Antonio Gunslingers
- Tampa Bay Bandits
- Washington Federals
Arena Football
- Albany Firebirds
- Arizona Rattlers
- Buffalo Destroyers
- Carolina Cobras
- Florida Bobcats
- Grand Rapids Rampage
- Houston Thunderbears
- Iowa Barnstormers
- Los Angeles Avengers
- Milwaukee Mustangs
- Nashville Kats
- New England Sea Wolves
- New Jersey Red Dogs
- Oklahoma Wranglers
- Orlando Predators
- San Jose Sabercats
- Tampa Bay Storm
Arena Football League 2
- Augusta Stallions
- Carolina Rhinos
- Charleston Swamp Foxes
- Greensboro Prowlers
- Jacksonville Tomcats
- Norfolk Nighthawks
- Richmond Speed
- Roanoke Steam
- Arkansas Twisters
- Birmingham Steeldogs
- Pensacola Barracudas
- Quad City Steamwheelers
- Tallahassee Thunder
- Tennessee Valley Vipers
- Tulsa Talons