The New Jersey Gladiators were an Arena Football League promotion that competed for two poorly attended seasons at the old Continental Airlines Arena in the Meadowlands in 2001 and 2002. The franchise was previously known as the Red Dogs from 1997 thru 2000, named thru a sponsorship with the briefly popular beer brand of the late 1990’s.
The New England Gulls were a train wreck of a women’s basketball franchise that operated for two months in December 1980 and January 1981. It was no fault of the players, of course. And the Gulls had a couple of pretty good ones, including 6′ 3″ center Althea Gwynn and Canadian National Teamer Chris Critelli. Former Boston Celtics star “Jungle” Jim Loscutoff was the Head Coach (briefly).
New York-Penn League (1989-2000) Born: January 14, 1989 – The Little Falls Mets relocate to Pittsfield, MA Affiliation Change: October 1, 2000 (Pittsfield Astros) First
Eastern League (1994-2003) Born: October 3, 1992 – Eastern League expansion franchise Move Announced: September 3, 2003 (New Hampshire Fisher Cats) First Game: April 7,
The New York Skyliners were a professional soccer entry that lasted for one season at Yankee Stadium during the summer of 1967. The Skyliners were members of the United Soccer Association, a league that imported European and South American clubs into the United States to play under pseudonyms during their domestic offseasons. The Skyliners were actually Cerro of Uruguay. All of the Skyliners were Uruguayan except for leading scorer Benedicto Ribeiro (Brazil), forward Luis Suarez (Argentina) and goalkeeper Osmar Miguelucci (Argentina).
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