1. Buffalo
   Atlanta
2. Albuquerque
   Oklahoma City

Two hockey franchises have indeed come and gone in Atlanta with little success, but the remaining franchises – Braves, Falcons and Hawks – are holding down the ATL in the sports world.

1. Denver
   Green Bay
2. St. Paul
   Fargo

Green Bay is home to the NFL's Packers, which remains the only publicly-owned team in the National Football League. This town of roughly 105,000 feels very much like a college community doing big-time things on the NFL stage.

1. Buffalo
   Baltimore
2. Harrisburg
   Hartford

Baltimore already had the Orioles when the NFL's Ravens came to town in the mid-1990s. To a city that already favored birds, it was an easy leap to make to add the Ravens, a nod to its famous former resident, poet Edgar Allan Poe.

1. Toledo
   Cleveland
2. Pittsburgh
   Baltimore

Released in 1989, the movie "Major League" focused on the Cleveland Indians, but don't forget the other pro teams in town. The Cavaliers have been NBA champions fairly recently and, well, the Browns are still taking the field every week.

1. Burlington
   Buffalo
2. Niagara Falls
   Albany

Let's face it: Professional sports aren't the same without some Buffalo wings. You have Buffalo, New York, to thank for this game time treat, in a city home to the football team Bills and the hockey team Sabres.

1. Cleveland
   Cincinnati
2. Columbus
   Toledo

Cincinnati plays host to Major League Baseball's Reds and the NFL's Bengals. The city's most recent addition to its pro team portfolio was FC Cincinnati, a pro soccer team that began play in early 2019.

1. Birmingham
   Kansas City
2. St. Louis
   Little Rock

When Fats Domino sang, "We're goin' to Kansas City/Kansas City here we come," was he heading off to see the town's Royals or Chiefs? What about the city's Major League Soccer team, Sporting Kansas City? Yeah, we doubt it, too.

1. St. Paul
   Minneapolis
2. Milwaukee
   Green Bay

Milwaukee's best (see what we did there?) and only pro sports franchises are the Brewers of Major League Baseball and the Bucks of the National Basketball Association. You can find the Packers roughly 100 miles to Milwaukee's north.

1. Glendale
   Salt Lake City
2. Scottsdale
   Jupiter

Real Salt Lake, the town's major league soccer team, and the Utah Jazz make up the entirety of the state of Utah's professional sports alliances. Real Salt Lake is the newer of the teams, founded in 2005.

1. Phoenix
   Indianapolis
2. Sioux Falls
   Salt Lake City

Indianapolis does well supporting its NFL and NBA franchises, the Colts and Pacers, respectively. As one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, you might enjoy a few more teams to cheer for!

1. Palm Beach
   Ottawa
2. Pittsburgh
   Sacramento

Pittsburgh, a city long known for its steel production, gave the Steelers a version of its nickname. The Penguins and Pirates came along, adding a bit of swashbuckling Arctic flair to this Pennsylvania town.

1. New York
   Washington
2. Roanoke
   Charleston

If you travel to the nation's capital, it's not all "pass a bill" this and "turn it into a law" that. People there know how to enjoy a sports game or two, as the city is home to a major league franchise in each of the sporting world's pro categories.

1. Sacramento
   San Diego
2. Los Angeles
   Los Altos

Los Angeles is certainly a city sized to handle a plethora of major league franchises to support. Its numbers went up even more relatively recently, with both the Rams and the Chargers of the NFL relocating to the California town.

1. Tallahassee
   Jacksonville
2. Orlando
   Destin

Jacksonville, tucked in Florida's northeast corner, was awarded an NFL franchise in 1993 — a team that would go on to become the Jaguars. The Jaguars started playing in the National Football League in 1995, along with the Carolina Panthers.

1. Tempe
   Phoenix
2. Reno
   Tucson

Phoenix is a good sports town, with a variety of options to choose from, including the Cardinals, Suns and Coyotes. Oh, and don't forget those pesky Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball.

1. Pittsburgh
   Boston
2. Philadelphia
   Richmond

It's the Phillies, OK? You would've totally guessed Philadelphia with that one as a clue. As is, the Eagles, Flyers and 76ers are all pretty recognizable representations of the City of Brotherly Love.

1. Eugene
   Olympia
2. Seattle
   Santa Fe

Did the "sea" give it away? Seattle has embraced its watery heritage with both the Mariners and Seahawks. They are also home to MLS's Sounders and are preparing to welcome an as-yet-unnamed NHL team.

1. Austin
   New Boston
2. New Orleans
   Gulfport

That would be New Orleans, the town perhaps known best for its Mardi Gras celebrations. That doesn't mean they can't shake a leg for their pro teams, though, and welcome both the Saints and Pelicans, which have been playing in the city since 1966 and 2002, respectively.

1. Springfield
   Manhattan
2. Kansas City
   St. Louis

St. Louis is a mix of red and blue, in a town where its fans' loyalties are divided between the baseball-playing Cardinals and the hockey-playing Blues. Heck, we're guessing both are a pretty big deal.

1. Colorado Springs
   Denver
2. Boise
   Portland

Denver is one cool city, with a climate and appropriately-named teams to match. All of its team deal with an unusual geographic feature as well: Denver, as a city, is situated one mile above sea level.

1. Toronto
   Quebec
2. Ottawa
   Montreal

We know, we know, Toronto sports fans are still riding high on that first-ever NBA championship for their Raptors, but they're not the only game in town. Toronto is also home to MLB's Blue Jays and NHL's Maple Leafs.

1. Chicago
   Detroit
2. Indianapolis
   Lansing

The Windy City might want to consider paying homage to its various sports teams in its nickname. Fans of sports in this town have a variety to choose from, including the NBA's Bulls, NFL's Bears, NHL's Blackhawks and MLB's White Sox.

1. Topeka
   Las Vegas
2. Reno
   Portland

Portland, or Rip City if you will, is home to two professional sports franchises in their beloved NBA team, the Trailblazers and the Timbers, which was founded as a club in the area in 2009.

1. Toledo
   Topeka
2. Tampa
   Tallahassee

Team sports are a big deal in Tampa, where the community hosts the Rays baseball team, Buccaneers football team and Lightning hockey team. Nothing beats the cannons firing after a Bucs score, though.

1. San Antonio
   San Marco
2. San Diego
   San Francisco

Though San Francisco and Oakland are separated by only 12 miles, each has its own distinctive pro teams. In San Francisco, those teams are known as the Giants and the 49ers, but we're guessing locals are fans of teams in both places.

1. Portland
   Seattle
2. Oakland
   Olympia

Oakland has been the home of the A's and Raiders since 1968 and 1994, respectively, though both teams existed in other locales before that. The Warriors have been in Oakland since 1971.

1. San Antonio
   Dallas
2. Austin
   Houston

Dallas is the home of big hair and major sports franchises, including the Cowboys, which have been called "America's Team," as well as the Texas Rangers, Mavericks basketball team and NHL franchise Stars.

1. Tampa
   Jacksonville
2. Miami
   Ft. Lauderdale

Miami is home to the Marlins, Dolphins, Heat and NHL team Florida Panthers, all nods to the climate and wildlife found in the state of Florida. The Panthers are Miami's newest team, holding down the hockey space since 1993.

1. Johnson City
   Nashville
2. Memphis
   Knoxville

The Memphis Grizzlies were founded in 1995 in Vancouver and relocated to Memphis in 2001, where they've played at FedExForum ever since. The Grizzlies' name stuck around, however, despite the international move.

1. Gatlingburg
   Nashville
2. Memphis
   Knoxville

Relatively speaking, Nashville is a newbie to the major league family, with the team known as the Titans beginning play there in 1997, and the Predators becoming the city's NHL expansion team a year later in 1998.

1. Wilmington
   Raleigh
2. Fayetteville
   Greensboro

Raleigh, North Carolina, only has one pro team, but they make it count. The Hurricanes of the National Hockey League relocated to the town situated 131 miles from the nearest beach from Hartford, Connecticut, in the late 1990s.

1. Philadelphia
   Balitmore
2. New York
   Boston

Boston is home to a plethora of major league franchises, including the Patriots (NFL), Red Sox (MLB) and Celtics (NBA). Still, the town's nickname is actually derived from a dish popularized in the area.

1. Detroit
   Chicago
2. Milwaukee
   Indianapolis

In Detroit, you can catch the Lions, the Tigers and the ... Pistons? Sadly, the Bears are some 300-ish miles west in Chicago. Detroit perhaps most relishes its designation as Hockeytown, home to the NHL's Red Wings.

1. Fresno
   Oakland
2. San Jose
   Anaheim

San Jose, California, is home to the Sharks of the National Hockey League and the Earthquakes of Major League Soccer. So, don't be alarmed if a local tells you they've spotted a Shark or heard that Earthquakes are coming.

1. Tampa
   Chicago
2. Charlotte
   Minnesota

Charlotte is home to the Carolina Panthers and the NBA's Hornets ... no, wait ... the Bobcats ... no, wait ... the Hornets. Yeah, they're the Hornets again. They've had a bit of an identity crisis over the years, but one thing hasn't changed — their location in the Queen City.