The Name Game
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
The origins of professional sports team names
by Mike Morrison and John Gettings |
Do you know why the Los Angeles NBA team is known as the Lakers, despite the lack of lakes in the Los Angeles area? Or why the NHL's team in usually-cold Calgary is known as the Flames? Read on for the origins of those team names and many others below!
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