Top 10 Sports Teams with the Dumbest Names
Really? Fighting Artichokes?
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns compete in the National Football League as a member team of the American Football Conference North division.
The Cleveland Browns are one of the four teams to have never been to a Super Bowl, and one of two teams to go 0-16. I know they named the team after Paul Brown, but you need a new name AND logo. What's wrong with the dog logo you have?
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team competes in the National Football League as a member club of the American Football Conference South division.
The Los Angeles Clippers, often abbreviated as the LA Clippers, are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. A clipper is a ship that people down in San Diego sailed in 200 years ago. If you move this team to San Diego, then the name would make sense.
You probably DO know that the Clippers were originally a San Diego team, and brought the name with them when they moved to L.A., but did you know that a "Laker" is also a boat? It is a cargo ship so large that it can't go through the Great Lakes [i.e. Minneapolis] areas canals, and must remain in the lakes themselves, hence the name.
The Memphis Grizzlies are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association as a member team of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. There are NO grizzly bears in Tennessee. When the franchise was in Vancouver, it made sense.
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball as a member club of the National League East division. They play their home games at Citizens Bank Park. They won the World Series in 1980 and 2008.
The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer club based in Harrison, New Jersey. The Red Bulls compete as a member of the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer. The club was established in October 1994 and began play in the league's inaugural season in 1996 as the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. I'm pretty sure naming a team after a drink is copyright
The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football franchise based in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football Conference West division.
The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association, as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division.
Head coach: Frank Vogel
Arena/Stadium: Staples Center
NBA championships: 2020, 2010, 2009, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1988, 1987, 1985, 1982, 1980, 1972, 1954, 1953, 1952, 1950, 1949
Owners: Philip Anschutz, Ed Roski Jr., Patrick Soon-Shiong, Joey Buss, Johnny Buss, Jesse Buss, Jim Buss, Jeanie Buss, Janie Buss
Did you know: The Los Angeles Lakers have the second-highest all-time NBA regular season win-loss record percentage (.598) among all current NBA teams. California isn't known for their lakes. The name would make sense if they were still in Minnesota
The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in Los Angeles. The Chargers compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's American Football Conference West division.
The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Jazz compete in the National Basketball Association as a member club of the league's Western Conference Northwest Division. The team name made sense when the franchise was in New Orleans because that's where Jazz originated. But the name doesn't cooperate with the state of Utah
The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area that competes in the National Football League.
Buffalo Bills had the longest playoff drought of any team which came to an end in 2017.
The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association as a member club of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division.
The athletic teams for Stanford University, the Cardinal compete in the NCAA Division I as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. The school is known for strong programs in various sports, including swimming and tennis, and has won numerous Directors' Cups for overall athletic performance. Cardinal red is the main color. It would be a good name, if there was an "s" ending the word cardinal
The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association, as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division.