List of shared franchise names in North American professional sports

Many North American professional sports franchises have used the same team name. The list below are names that have been shared by two or more professional sports teams.

The listing is as follows:
Name – location (sport, status)

Name refers to the team name (like Yankees).
Location refers to the city (like Toronto), state/province (California), or area (New England).
Sport refers to one of the four major modern professional sports in North America:

• football – National Football League (1920 to present day), American Football League (1960 to 1969)
• hockey – National Hockey League (1917 to present day), World Hockey Association (1972 to 1979)
• baseball – National League (1876 to present day), American League (1901 to present day)
• basketball – National Basketball Association (1946 to present day), American Basketball Association (1967 to 1976)

Status refers to one of four statuses of the franchise:
*defunct – folded or changed location AND name

• moved – changed location, same name
• renamed – changed name, same location
• no status listed – team name is currently active

Americans – New York (hockey, defunct), Boston (baseball, renamed)
Angels – Los Angeles (baseball), Anaheim (baseball, renamed), California (baseball, renamed)
Athletics – Oakland (baseball), Kansas City (baseball, moved), Philadelphia (baseball, moved)
Blackhawks – Chicago (hockey), Tri-Cities (basketball, defunct)
Blazers – Philadelphia (hockey, moved), Vancouver (hockey, defunct)
Blue Jays – Toronto (baseball), Philadelphia (baseball, renamed)
Blues – St. Louis (hockey), Cleveland (baseball, defunct), Cleveland (baseball, renamed), Hartford (football, defunct), Indianapolis (baseball, defunct)
Braves – Atlanta (baseball), Boston (baseball, moved), Milwaukee (baseball, moved), Buffalo (basketball, defunct), Boston (football, defunct)
Brewers – Milwaukee (baseball), Milwaukee (baseball, defunct)
Browns – Cleveland (football), Cleveland (football, defunct), St. Louis (baseball, renamed), St. Louis (baseball, defunct)
Buccaneers – Tampa Bay (football), Los Angeles (football, defunct), New Orleans (basketball, defunct)
Bulldogs – Canton (football, defunct), Cleveland (football, defunct), New York (football, defunct), Quebec (hockey, defunct)
Bullets – Washington (basketball, renamed), Baltimore (basketball, moved), Capital (basketball, moved), Baltimore (basketball, defunct)

Bulls – Chicaog (basketball), Birmingham (hockey, defunct)
Cardinals – Arizona (football), St. Louis (baseball), St. Louis (football, moved)
Chargers – San Diego (football), Los Angeles (football, moved)
Clippers – Los Angeles (basketball), San Diego (basketball, moved)
Colonels – Louisville (baseball, defunct), Kentucky (basketball, defunct)
Colts – Indianapolis (football), Baltimore (football, moved), Chicago (baseball, renamed), Baltimore (football, defunct)
Cowboys – Dallas (football), Kansas City (baseball, defunct), Calgary (hockey, defunct)
Dodgers – Los Angeles (baseball), Brooklyn (baseball, moved), Brooklyn (football, renamed)
Eagles – Philadelphia (football), St. Louis (hockey, defunct)
Falcons – Atlanta (football), Detroit (basketball, defunct)
Flames – Calgary (hockey), Atlanta (hockey, moved)
Flyers – Philadelphia (hockey), Muncie (football, defunct)
Giants – San Francisco (baseball), New York (football), New York (baseball, moved)
Grays – Louisville (baseball, defunct), Milwaukee (baseball, defunct), Providence (baseball, defunct)
Grizzlies – Memphis (basketball), Vancouver (basketball, moved)
Hawks – Atlanta (basketball), Milwaukee (basketball, moved), St. Louis (basketball, moved), Waterloo (basketball, defunct)
Hornets – New Orleans (basketball), Charlotte (basketball, moved)
Indians – Cleveland (baseball), Akron (football, defunct), Oorang (football, defunct), Cleveland (football, defunct)
Jazz – Utah (basketball), New Orleans (basketball, moved)
Jets – New York (football), Winnipeg (hockey, defunct), Indianapolis (basketball, defunct)
Kings – Los Angeles (hockey), Sacramento (basketball), Kansas City (basketball, moved)
Lakers – Los Angeles (basketball), Minneapolis (basketball, moved)
Lions – Detroit (football), Brooklyn (football, defunct)
Mariners – Seattle (baseball), San Diego (hockey, defunct)
Maroons – Montreal (hockey, defunct), Toledo (football, moved), Kenosha (football, defunct), Pottsville (football, defunct), St. Louis (baseball, defunct)
Nationals – Washington (baseball), Syracuse (basketball, moved), Washington (baseball, defunct), Ottawa (hockey, defunct)
Nets – New Jersey (basketball), New York (basketball, moved)
Nuggets – Denver (basketball), Denver (basketball, defunct)
Oilers – Edmonton (hockey), Alberta (hockey, moved), Houston (football, moved), Tennessee (football, renamed)
Orioles – Baltimore (baseball), Baltimore (baseball, defunct)
Packers – Green Bay (football), Anderson (basketball, defunct), Chicago (basketball, moved)
Panthers – Florida (hockey), Carolina (football), Detroit (football, defunct)
Patriots – New England (football), Boston (football, moved)
Pirates – Pittsburgh (baseball), Pittsburgh (hockey, defunct)
Pistons – Detroit (basketball), Fort Wayne (basketball, moved)
Pros – Akron (football, renamed), Syracuse (football, defunct)
Quakers – Philadelphia (hockey, defunct), Philadelphia (baseball, renamed)
Raiders – Oakland (football), Los Angeles (football, moved), New York (hockey, defunct)
Rams – St. Louis (football), Cleveland (football, moved), Los Angeles (football, moved)
Rangers – New York (hockey), Texas (baseball)
Reds – Cincinnati (baseball), Cincinnati (football, defunct), Cincinnati (baseball, defunct)
Redskins – Washington (football), Boston (football, moved), Sheboygan (basketball, defunct)
Rockets – Houston (basketball), San Diego (basketball, moved), Denver (basketball, renamed)
Rockies – Colorado (baseball), Colorado (hockey, defunct)
Royals – Kansas City (baseball), Rochester (basketball, renamed), Cincinnati (basketball, moved)
Senators – Ottawa (hockey), Washington (baseball, defunct), Washington (baseball, defunct), Washington (baseball, defunct), Washington (football, defunct)
Sharks – San Jose (hockey), Los Angeles (hockey, defunct)
Spurs – San Antonio (basketball), Calgary (hockey, defunct)
Stars – Dallas (hockey), Syracuse (baseball, defunct), Utah (basketball, defunct)
Texans – Houston (football), Dallas (football, defunct), Dallas (football, defunct)
Titans – Tennessee (football), New York (football, renamed)
Tigers – Detroit (baseball), Hamilton (hockey, defunct), Chicago (football, defunct), Columbus (football, defunct), Brooklyn (football, defunct)
Tornados – Orange (football, defunct), Racine (football, defunct)
Warriors – Golden State (basketball), Philadelphia (basketball, moved), San Francisco (basketball, renamed)
Whalers – New England (hockey, moved), Hartford (hockey, defunct)
Yankees – New York (baseball), New York (football, defunct)