http://www.sportingnews.com/general/article/2009-10-06/best-sports-city-list

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" 1. Pittsburgh 2. Philadelphia 3. Boston 4. Chicago + Evanston 5. Los Angeles 6. New York 7. Phoenix + Tempe 8. Miami 9. Dallas-Fort Worth 10. Detroit + Ann Arbor + Ypsilanti 11. Houston 12. Nashville 13. Atlanta 14. Washington 15. Tampa-St. Petersburg 16. Minneapolis-St. Paul 17. Raleigh + Durham + Chapel Hill, N.C. 18. Denver + Boulder 19. Salt Lake City + Provo 20. Indianapolis 21. Anaheim 22. Cleveland 23. Charlotte 24. San Jose + Palo Alto + Santa Clara 25. New Orleans 26. Milwaukee 27. Orlando 28. Baltimore 29. Cincinnati 30. St. Louis 31. San Diego 32. Portland 33. Oakland + Berkeley 34. Columbus 35. San Antonio 36. Toronto 37. Oklahoma City + Norman 38. Austin, Texas 39. Vancouver 40. Buffalo 41. Gainesville, Fla. 42. Calgary 43. Storrs, Conn. 44. East Lansing, Mich. 45. Montreal 46. San Francisco 47. Memphis 48. State College, Pa. 49. Kansas City 50. Jacksonville 51. Green Bay 52. Seattle 53. Edmonton 54. Ottawa 55. Sacramento 56. Columbia, Mo. 57. Tuscaloosa, Ala. 58. Blacksburg, Va. 59. Tucson, Ariz. 60. Stillwater, Okla. 61. Lawrence, Kan. 62. Morgantown, W.Va. 63. Lubbock, Texas 64. College Park, Md. 65. Oxford, Miss. 66. Clemson, S.C. 67. Louisville, Ky. 68. Eugene, Ore. 69. Boise, Idaho 70. Iowa City, Iowa 71. Corvallis, Ore. 72. Lincoln, Neb. 73. West Lafayette, Ind. 74. Tallahassee, Fla. 75. Madison, Wis. 76. South Bend, Ind. 77. Athens, Ga. 78. Lexington, Ky. 79. Baton Rouge, La. 80. Knoxville, Tenn. 81. Columbia, S.C. 82. Tulsa, Okla. 83. Winston-Salem, N.C. 84. Champaign-Urbana, Ill. 85. Waco, Texas 86. College Station, Texas 87. Piscataway, N.J. 88. Auburn, Ala. 89. Charlottesville, Va. 90. Syracuse, N.Y. 91. Manhattan, Kan. 92. Albuquerque, N.M. 93. Reno, Nev. 94. Fayetteville, Ark. 95. Starkville, Miss. 96. Las Vegas 97. Hattiesburg, Miss. 98. El Paso, Texas 99. Annapolis, Md. 100. Greenville, N.C. 101. Logan, Utah 102. Spokane, Wash. 103. Akron, Ohio 104. Troy, Ala. 105. Fort Collins, Colo. 106. Colorado Springs, Colo. 107. Moraga, Calif. 108. Ruston, La. 109. Bowling Green, Ohio 110. Fresno, Calif. 111. Omaha, Neb. 112. Muncie, Ind. 113. Pullman, Wash. 114. Ames, Iowa 115. Murfreesboro, Tenn. 116. Honolulu 117. Kingston, R.I. 118. Huntington, W.Va. 119. Bowling Green, Ky. 120. Laramie, Wyo. 121. Dayton, Ohio 122. Birmingham, Ala. 123. Oxford, Ohio 124. Kent, Ohio 125. Las Cruces, N.M. 126. Kalamazoo, Mich. 127. Athens, Ohio 128. Moscow, Idaho 129. Bloomington, Ind. 130. Mount Pleasant, Mich. 131. Jonesboro, Ark. 132. Denton, Texas 133. Lafayette, La. 134. DeKalb, Ill. 135. West Point, N.Y. 136. Toledo, Ohio 137. Monroe, La. 138. Richmond, Va. 139. Normal, Ill. 140. Albany, N.Y. 141. Niagara, N.Y. 142. Ithaca, N.Y. 143. Fargo, N.D. 144. Cedar Falls, Iowa 145. Burlington, Vt. 146. Peoria, Ill. 147. Nacogdoches, Texas 148. Des Moines, Iowa 149. Stockton, Calif. 150. Little Rock, Ark. 151. Ogden, Utah 152. Mobile, Ala. 153. Johnson City, Tenn. 154. Wichita, Kan. 155. Evansville, Ind. 156. Harrisonburg, Va. 157. Emmitsburg, Md. 158. Martin, Tenn. 159. Hempstead, N.Y. 160. Murray, Ky. 161. Binghamton, N.Y. 162. Huntsville, Texas 163. Amherst, Mass. 164. Norfolk, Va. 165. Clarksville, Tenn. 166. Lexington, Va. 167. Carbondale, Ill. 168. Corpus Christi, Texas 169. Lawrenceville, N.J. 170. Santa Barbara, Calif. 171. Missoula, Mont. 172. Radford, Va. 173. Morehead, Ky. 174. Lynchburg, Va. 175. Thibodaux, La. 176. Olean, N.Y. 177. Richmond, Ky. 178. Fairfield, Conn. 179. Worcester, Mass. 180. Springfield, Mo. 181. Pocatello, Idaho 182. Providence, R.I. 183. Orem, Utah 184. Riverside, Calif. 185. Chattanooga, Tenn. 186. Terre Haute, Ind. 187. Charleston, S.C. 188. Vermillion, S.D. 189. Stony Brook, N.Y. 190. Bozeman, Mont. 191. Macon, Ga. 192. Newark, Del. 193. Beaumont, Texas 194. Greeley, Colo. 195. Youngstown, Ohio 196. Fort Wayne, Ind. 197. Davis, Calif. 198. Montgomery, Ala. 199. Cullowhee, N.C. 200. Valparaiso, Ind. 201. Hammond, La. 202. Jackson, Miss. 203. San Marcos, Texas 204. Towson, Md. 205. Williamsburg, Va. 206. Cheney, Wash. 207. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 208. Brookings, S.D. 209. Cedar City, Utah 210. Flagstaff, Ariz. 211. Boiling Springs, N.C. 212. Clinton, S.C. 213. Rock Hill, S.C. 214. Asheville, N.C. 215. Spartanburg, S.C. 216. Durham, N.H. 217. DeLand, Fla. 218. Bethlehem, Pa. 219. New Haven, Conn. 220. Daytona Beach, Fla. 221. Jersey City, N.J. 222. Cookeville, Tenn. 223. Lake Charles, La. 224. Jacksonville, Ala. 225. Boone, N.C. 226. Buies Creek, N.C. 227. Shreveport, La. 228. Bakersfield, Calif. 229. Hampton, Va. 230. Princeton, N.J. 231. Grand Forks, N.D. 232. New Britain, Conn. 233. Charleston, Ill. 234. Hamden, Conn. 235. Fort Myers, Fla. 236. Orangeburg, S.C. 237. San Luis Obispo, Calif. 238. Wilmington, N.C. 239. Elon, N.C. 240. Conway, S.C. 241. Hartford, Conn. 242. Savannah, Ga. 243. Lewisburg, Pa. 244. Dover, Del. 245. Greensboro, N.C. 246. Orono, Maine 247. Farmville, Va. 248. Hamilton, N.Y. 249. Macomb, Ill. 250. Statesboro, Ga. 251. Prairie View, Texas 252. Edwardsville, Ill. 253. Itta Bena, Miss. 254. Easton, Pa. 255. High Point, N.C. 256. Natchitoches, La. 257. Conway, Ark. 258. Pine Bluff, Ark. 259. Hanover, N.H. 260. Jupiter, Fla. 261. Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 262. Fontana, Calif. 263. Loudon, N.H. 264. Martinsville, Va. 265. Talladega, Ala. 266. West Long Branch, N.J. 267. Rochester, N.Y. 268. Quad Cities (Moline-East Moline-Rock Island, Ill.-Davenport-Bettendorf, Iowa) 269. Smithfield, R.I. 270. Augusta, Ga. 271. Loretto, Pa. 272. Erie, Pa. 273. Greenville, S.C. 274. Teaneck, N.J. 275. Huntsville + Normal, Ala. 276. Bristol, Tenn. 277. Brooklyn, Mich. 278. Darlington, S.C. 279. Long Pond, Pa. 280. Manchester, N.H. 281. Sonoma, Calif. 282. Watkins Glen, N.Y. 283. Viera, Fla. 284. Dunedin, Fla. 285. Edinburg, Texas 286. Clearwater, Fla. 287. Port Charlotte, Fla. 288. Port St. Lucie, Fla. 289. McAllen, Texas 290. Portland, Maine 291. Sarasota, Fla. 292. Kennesaw, Ga. 293. Grand Rapids, Mich. 294. Bismarck, N.D. 295. Tacoma, Wash. 296. Uncasville, Conn. 297. Allentown, Pa. 298. Sioux Falls, S.D. 299. Bradenton, Fla. 300. Carlsbad, Calif. 301. Cromwell, Conn. 302. Hilton Head Island, S.C. 303. Kapalua, Hawaii 304. Kissimmee, Fla. 305. La Quinta, Calif. 306. Lakeland, Fla. 307. Midland, Texas 308. Monterey, Calif. 309. Oakville, Ontario 310. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 311. Vero Beach, Fla. 312. Verona, N.Y. 313. Winnipeg, Manitoba 314. Norwich, Conn. 315. Pawtucket, R.I. 316. Bridgeport, Conn. 317. Hershey, Pa. 318. Kodak, Tenn. 319. Lowell, Mass. 320. Reading, Pa. 321. Springdale, Ark. 322. Bowie, Md. 323. Jackson, Tenn. 324. Cape Girardeau, Mo. 325. Hamilton, Ontario 326. Harrisburg, Pa. 327. Latrobe, Pa. 328. Trenton, N.J. 329. Westminster, Md. 330. Mankato, Minn. 331. Bourbonnais, Ill. 332. Cortland, N.Y. 333. Zebulon, N.C. 334. Altoona, Pa. 335. Georgetown, Ky. 336. Napa, Calif. 337. River Falls, Wis. 338. Kannapolis, N.C. 339. Rockford, Ill. 340. Springfield, Mass. 341. Adelanto, Calif. 342. Albany, Ga. 343. Charleston, W.Va. 344. Midland, Mich. 345. Wilmington, Del. 346. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 347. Tri-Cities (Pasco-Kennewick-Richland), Wash. 348. Woodbridge, Va. 349. Princess Anne, Md. 350. Eastlake, Ohio 351. Modesto, Calif. 352. Burlington, Iowa 353. Lake Elsinore, Calif. 354. Lakewood, N.J. 355. Salem, Va. 356. Geneva, Ill. 357. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 358. Frederick, Md. 359. Kinston, N.C. 360. Lancaster, Calif. 361. San Bernardino, Calif. 362. Myrtle Beach, S.C. 363. Rome, Ga. 364. Visalia, Calif. 365. Aberdeen, Md. 366. Amarillo, Texas 367. Clinton, Iowa 368. Danville, Va. 369. Salisbury, Md. 370. Beloit, Wis. 371. Elizabethton, Tenn. 372. Appleton, Wis. 373. Hickory, N.C. 374. Salem-Keizer, Ore. 375. Idaho Falls, Idaho 376. Princeton, W.Va. 377. Grambling, La. 378. Bluefield, W.Va. 379. Everett, Wash. 380. Great Falls, Mont. 381. Hagerstown, Md. 382. Williamsport, Pa. 383. Kingsport, Tenn. 384. Wappingers Falls, N.Y. 385. Pulaski, Va. 386. Lorman, Miss. 387. Batavia, N.Y. 388. Bristol, Va. 389. Casper, Wyo. 390. Greeneville, Tenn. 391. Oneonta, N.Y. 392. Billings, Mont. 393. Burlington, N.C. 394. Helena, Mont. 395. Jamestown, N.Y. 396. Winooski, Vt. 397. Yakima, Wash. 398. Troy, N.Y. 399. Auburn, N.Y."

10/8/2009 12:33:18 PM

Why on earth did they feel the need to go 399 deep on that list?

10/8/2009 12:41:13 PM

i dunno but i kept dragging the mouse pointer further and further down till finally it ended

10/8/2009 12:43:18 PM

What's this? Zebulon? Kinston?

10/8/2009 12:43:45 PM

mudcats, indians

i think a guy just put any city with a college with athletics, and all minor league baseball cities

10/8/2009 12:44:53 PM

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"Hilton Head Island, S.C. "

Is there a minor league team here or something??

This list is funny after the top 25-30.

10/8/2009 12:46:00 PM

Harbortown Golf Course in HH

just like Augusta GA being on there

10/8/2009 12:48:23 PM

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"7. Phoenix + Tempe"

10/8/2009 12:52:23 PM

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"Ypsilanti "

This has bothered me for years...how the hell do you pronounce that?

10/8/2009 12:55:00 PM

^^yea that one stood out, im thinking they are giving the Cactus League a lot of pull in that one


^ip sill ahn tee

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10/8/2009 12:55:39 PM

Yip Sill Auntie

(according to Kris Jenkins)

10/8/2009 1:06:06 PM

Ah thanks, that confirms my suspicions...that I've never heard the name of that city spoken.

ever.

10/8/2009 1:19:50 PM

I love Winston-Salem, but there's no way it should be ranked above College Station, TX.

That is, unless they're counting the Bowman Gray racing crowd. If so, completely understandable. Those people are crazy.

10/8/2009 1:42:54 PM

i'm moving from 17. to 121. this weekend. hooray for me.

[Edited on October 8, 2009 at 1:48 PM. Reason : dyscalculia]

10/8/2009 1:47:45 PM

Thanks, my post now makes no sense haha

[Edited on October 8, 2009 at 1:54 PM. Reason : a]

10/8/2009 1:54:00 PM

There's no way 199. Cullowhee, N.C. is better than 225. Boone, N.C. There is NOTHING at Western Carolina and their teams suck.

10/8/2009 1:57:42 PM

What the fuck is this

10/8/2009 2:36:58 PM

a joke.

10/8/2009 3:48:00 PM

when I saw Atlanta at 13 I knew it must be a joke

10/8/2009 3:53:25 PM

The best part is that the article itself offers absolutely no explanation or reasoning behind the list

10/8/2009 3:55:12 PM

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"when I saw Atlanta at 13 I knew it must be a joke"

10/8/2009 4:15:55 PM

did they just list every city or town in the US that has any sort of sports team, no matter how obscure?

10/8/2009 4:26:01 PM

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"^ip sill ahn tee "

correct

if you want to be cool, call it ipsee for short

10/8/2009 4:28:38 PM

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"There's no way 199. Cullowhee, N.C. is better than 225. Boone, N.C. There is NOTHING at Western Carolina and their teams suck."

agreed. i think i saw a gas station in cullowhee. that was pretty cool.

boone serves liquor by the drink now, i don't think they knew that when they made this list.

10/8/2009 6:00:33 PM

I live in hickory now, and all i can say EVERYONE is all about APP FOOTBALL! and there are fans of all types around the area..more state fans in hickory area then you think.

10/10/2009 9:00:33 AM

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"211. Boiling Springs, N.C."

what a joke. im sure that APPis way better than those bible thumpers at garner-webb

10/10/2009 12:07:41 PM

This list really is a joke.

I mean, maybe they just did the top 40 or so major cities in a somewhat logical order, then just arranged the rest of them randomly?

I mean Boone is basically consumed with App Football. Cullowhee barely even exists as a town.

10/10/2009 12:46:41 PM