NBA
The city that hosted the first NBA Finals game that was played outside the United States
What is Toronto, Canada?
This industrial New England city is home to the Basketball Hall of Fame
What is Springfield, Massachusetts
This stadium whose outfield ivy walls bore witness to a 108 year world series drought also has hosted Bears football games many decades ago
What is Wrigley Field
The Oklahoma City Thunder franshise's old indentity
What is the Seattle SuperSonics
This northern state has been dubbed "the collegiate capital of basketball" due to the success of both the men's and women's basketball teams of it's state university this century
What is Conneticut
This fan-favorite player "jump-started" Boston's return to contention in the mid 2010s, taking an unexpected leap and earning two All-Star appearances along the way
Who is Isaiah Thomas?
Although this historic riverside baseball city doesn't have an NBA team anymore, they can still watch their native star Jayson Tatum play on TV (unless they want to make the 1,192 mile journey to the east)
What is St. Louis, Missouri
The player who was traded to the New York Yankees in 1920 for money to be used to finance then Boston Redsox owner Harry Frazee's broadway play, whose trade may or may not have set a curse on the Redsox franchise
Who is Babe Ruth
The Los Angeles Dodgers former east coast identity
What is the Brooklyn Dodgers
Who was Kevin Durant referencing in his 2014 MVP speech when he said "your the real MVP"
His mother
The team that went to 2 finals in 3 years in the early 1990s and lost both to two separate teams who both completed the second leg of a "back-2-back" against them
Who are the Portland Trailblazers?
This "peach" of a city saw its historic dome demolished on November 20, 2017, a few months after it's football team moved to their newly built "nest" right down the street
What is Atlanta, Georgia
The "team of the 90s" who only managed to win one title during their span of prominence
Who are the Atlanta Braves
The Carolina Hurricanes franchise's original New England identity
What is the Hartford Whalers
This Quarterback has a losing record against Peyton Manning in the playoffs (3-2)
Who is Tom Brady
The only year that the NBA Finals MVP was given to a player from the losing team, which was also the first year the award existed
What was 1969
This American industrial cornerstone bore witness to their first of 16 major sports championships in the 1909 World Series, "bridging" their blue collar work ethic to baseball triumph
What is Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The three horseman of centerfielders in the golden age of baseball in New York city in the 1950s
Who are Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, and Duke Snider
The Oakland Athletics, soon to be Las Vegas Athletics, won 5 world series from 1910-1930 as this original iteration of the Atheltics franchise
What is the Philadelphia Athletics
This was the statement Michael Jordan famously faxed to the NBA regarding his return to basketball following his time in baseball
The book written by Sam Smith that detailed the Bulls championship 1991 season that caused turmoil in the locker room from players, coaches, and front office members alike when released; also the title of the "Bad Boy" Detriot Pistons defensive strategy implemented for when they went up against Michael Jordan
What is "The Jordan Rules"
This "Flour City" in up-state New York no longer plays host to a professional sports team, however the PGA Championship will periodically call it home
What is Rochester, New York
This "bengal" of a player had his time as the face of baseball cut short because of the rise of the "Great Bambino"
Who is Ty Cobb
The Washington Wizards won the second ever NBA championship in 1949 under this old controversial team name and in this neighboring mid-atlantic coastal city
What is the Baltimore Bullets
This legendary Yankee outfielder is rumored to be the reason for Mickey Mantle's career knee issues when this veteran in his last year "selfishly" called a rookie Mantle off of a fly ball in the 1951 WS, causing the Mick to step on a sprinkler and severly injure his knee
Who is Joe Dimaggio