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11 sats \ 9 replies \ @grayruby OP 11 May 2024 \ parent \ on: Stacker Sports- Day 159- Saturday Poll Stacker_Sports
Hate to break it to you but the Washington team is located in Washington D.C not in Washington state but a good pick regardless.
Ouch! I thought I knew that Washington DC is called DC but here they named it without DC! How? I don't understand.
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It's actually "Washington, DC," with DC being the District of Columbia, so it's like "San Antonio, Texas," where Texas is the state. So no team lists both a city and a state in their names.
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Ahh! Ok. Now I get it. I'm not an American but I think the whole world is my place. So, I love to explore
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Come to think of it, I don't think any NBA franchise (with the exception of the Warriors) is named after a state, right? They're all named after the city if I'm not mistaken.
NHL has several teams named after the state. I believed they are Panthers, Avalanche, Devils, Hurricanes, and Wild. Also the Coyotes went from Phoenix Coyotes to Arizona Coyotes several years ago.
Edit: I just realize the Timberwolves are also named after the state.
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If you scroll up to look at the list of poll options, you'll see another example. :-)
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Ah that's right, Jazz. I was just in Utah last Spring visiting its beautiful national parks. Can't believe I missed that one.
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Pacers, TWolves, Jazz Warriors?
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Better explanation than I would have given.
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👍
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