Statesville Indians
October 14, 2020
Western Carolinas League (1969) Born: April 4, 1969 Moved: June 19, 1969 (Monroe Indians) First Game: April 14, 1969 (L 10-5 vs. Shelby Senators) Last Game:
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Denver Spurs
September 8, 2020
The Denver Spurs started in the Western Hockey League in 1968. When that circuit folded, the joined the Central Hockey League in 1974. The following year, they joined the World Hockey Association, but moved to Ottawa halfway through the season.
Tulsa Tornado’s
August 2, 2020
So grim was the state of professional outdoor soccer in the United States in 1985 that only 13 games were staged by American pro clubs that calendar year. All of these matches were put on by the United Soccer League (USL), a barely solvent gaggle of four teams spread across Florida, Texas and Oklahoma that folded after only one month of competition. The Tornado’s – the team’s nonsensical apostrophe is not a typo – were one of the USL’s many trouble spots.
Tampa Bay Thrillers
July 20, 2020
Continental Basketball Association (1984-1987) Born: 1984 – CBA expansion franchise Moved: March 16, 1987 (Rapid City Thrillers) First Game: November 29, 1984 (W 111-101 vs.
Sacramento Spirits
July 6, 2020
The Sacramento Spirits were a pro soccer club formed in 1976 as part of a westward expansion of the 2nd Division American Soccer League (ASL). The Spirits played in the 1977 ASL championship game, losing to the New Jersey Americans. In 1978, the Spirits folded in midseason and were immediately replaced by a new ASL franchise, the Sacramento Gold, that finished out the 1978 schedule.