This is the thread where we list the greatest names of athletic teams/clubs

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Lansing Lugnuts
The London Werewolves (London, Ontario)
UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:11 (twenty-three years ago)

The Baltimore Skipjacks
Las Vegas Hitmen

― Chris V. (Chris V), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:14 (twenty-three years ago)

young boys
grasshoppers
mypa-47
general haig

― gareth (gareth), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Washington Bullets
Anaheim Mighty Ducks

(wait, are we listing the greatest, or the dumbest?)

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Chicago Wind (wfl?)

― No One (SiggyBaby), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Are these for real?

― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:18 (twenty-three years ago)

local high schools- the Tar Blooders, the Golden Scarabs

― lawrence kansas (lawrence kansas), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:18 (twenty-three years ago)

go ahead eagles
rushden & diamonds
1860 munchen

― gareth (gareth), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:20 (twenty-three years ago)

Real Madrid

California Golden Seals (as in "Arf Arf Arf")

the aforementioned Mighty Ducks of Anaheim...

...who play at The Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim

― jm (jtm), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Washington Redskins, New York Yankees (yankee started out as derogatory)
fake: Houston Honkies, Washington Wetbacks, Chicago Coons, Seattle Slant-Eyes, Green Bay Gooks, Detroit Dagos, Charlotte Chincs

yes, I adore alliteration

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:24 (twenty-three years ago)

The Utah Jazz!!!

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Deportivo Wanka
Videoton
Raba Vasas Eto Gyor
Alania Vladikavkhaz (just feel how nicely it rolls off the tongue)

A pedant adds - It's TSV 1860 Munchen.

― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:25 (twenty-three years ago)

The Guilford College Fighting Quakers

― Aaron W (Aaron W), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Huddersfield and Sheffield Giants. Pity the person saying 'H', 'U'...

― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Heh heh...Laune Rangers!

― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Beloit Fairies (early pro football team, predating the NFL, named after team sponsor, Fairbanks Morse)

― No One (SiggyBaby), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Wolfsburg, who play at the Wolfstadion, and were managed by Wolfgang Wolf.

― chris (chris), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:27 (twenty-three years ago)

fc jazz
dnepr dnepropetrovsk

― gareth (gareth), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:28 (twenty-three years ago)

arsenal!

― gareth (gareth), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:28 (twenty-three years ago)

and tottenham hotspur!

― gareth (gareth), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:28 (twenty-three years ago)

crystal palace
leyton orient

― gareth (gareth), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:30 (twenty-three years ago)

Aren't there two Rough Riders in the CFL?
Jazz should've changed their name when the left N'awlins.
Suggestion: Utah Bigamists

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:30 (twenty-three years ago)

Keith!

Whitehill Welfare!

Krazy Scottish FA Cup 1st round perennials both.

― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:31 (twenty-three years ago)

What is that bird in the Hotspur logo? Is it a chicken?

In rural Texas near my Grandmother's town there is a high school whose mascot is the Wampuscat.

And the University of Northern Colorado, which has a large Native American population, has adopted as its mascot the "Fighting Whites."

― Nemo (JND), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:38 (twenty-three years ago)

It's a cockeral.

― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:39 (twenty-three years ago)

Fighting Whites, eh?
How 'bout the Oppressors? the Rape-n-Pillagers?

― oops (Oops), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:41 (twenty-three years ago)

in high school, there was a team in our conference called "oconomowoc coonies".

― kirsten k (kirsten), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:41 (twenty-three years ago)

The Fighting Whites motto is “Every thang’s gonna be all white.”

― No One (SiggyBaby), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:42 (twenty-three years ago)

what's funny about real madrid?

― g (graysonlane), Thursday, 13 February 2003 17:57 (twenty-three years ago)

wolverhampton wanderers

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:07 (twenty-three years ago)

No-one's mentioned the Nippon Ham Fighters!

― Kris (aqueduct), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:11 (twenty-three years ago)

i'm with jel

quite surprised no one's mentioned the Toledo Mud Hens

also the New Orleans Zephyrs and their sporty Z logo hats

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:14 (twenty-three years ago)

Viking Greenford
Total Network Solutions
Spal

― Mark C (Mark C), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:16 (twenty-three years ago)

Do Inter Cabletel still exist?

― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Batavia Muckdogs

― Nemo (JND), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Genk
Energie Cottbus

― Matt (Matt), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:33 (twenty-three years ago)

I think they're called Inter Cardiff. I'm not as it happens.

― Dave B (daveb), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Viking Stavanger

― jel -- (jel), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:37 (twenty-three years ago)

Dolphin
Distillery
Rochester Raging Rhinos

― Minky Starshine (Minky Starshine), Thursday, 13 February 2003 18:52 (twenty-three years ago)

Damn, I was going to list the Zephyrs and the Batavia Muckdogs. What weird punches to be beaten to.

More minor-league baseball teams: the Auburn Doubledays. The Tucson Sidewinders. The Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs. The Camden Riversharks.

― Tep (ktepi), Thursday, 13 February 2003 19:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
St. Louis University Billikens

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Thursday, 13 February 2003 21:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Aaron W in his top level thread mentions the Bananaslugs of UC Santa Cruz (as popularized in the Kahuna Burger scene in Pulp Fiction):

The majority of the University of California system is fairly funny:

UC Irvine (Ned Raggett and Donut Bitch are alumni): Anteaters
UC San Diego: Tritons (mermen/-women/-folx)
UC Santa Barbara: Gauchos (cowboys/wranglers in spanish, cf: vaqueros)

― gygax!, Thursday, 13 February 2003 21:48 (twenty-three years ago)

The Virginia Tech Hokies (I'm an Alumni).

― Dave Beckhouse (Dave Beckhouse), Friday, 14 February 2003 01:10 (twenty-three years ago)

Total Network Solutions
Birmingham Synthonia (a contraction of "synthetic ammonia")

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 14 February 2003 01:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Kentucky Colonels
University of Alabama-Birmingham Blazers (like what, suit jackets?)
Auburn War Eagle AND Tigers (what, y'all get two?)

― hstencil, Friday, 14 February 2003 01:57 (twenty-three years ago)

four years pass...

ah here it is

king faisal babes (ghana)
traktor tashkent (uzbekistan)
sport boys (peru)
deportivo o'higgins (chile)
liberia petroleum refining company oilers (liberia)
mighty blackpool (sierra leone)
golf leopards (sierra leone)
friends (namibia)
botswana meat commission (botswana)
eleven men in flight (swaziland)
mypa-47 (finland)

― Filey Camp, Saturday, 25 August 2007 11:30 (eighteen years ago)

deportivo o'higgins

― Just got offed, Saturday, 25 August 2007 11:33 (eighteen years ago)

first president of chile was called bernado o'higgins

― Filey Camp, Saturday, 25 August 2007 11:36 (eighteen years ago)

Four and a half years, and we've somehow not mentioned Turkish soccer side Batman Petrol!

― anatol_merklich, Monday, 27 August 2007 15:57 (eighteen years ago)

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