Tag: Midseason Meltdowns

Tulsa Tornados United Soccer League

Tulsa Tornado’s

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.

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Tampa Bay Thrillers Continental Basketball Association

Tampa Bay Thrillers

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.

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1976 Sacramento Spirits vs. New York Apollo program from the American Soccer League

Sacramento Spirits

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.

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Baltimore Clippers American Hockey League

Baltimore Clippers (1962-1977)

There have been numerous incarnations of the Baltimore Clippers hockey team dating back to the 1940’s. This FWiL entry covers the most prominent edition of the Clippers namesake – the American Hockey League franchise that took up residence at the brand-new Baltimore Civic Center upon the downtown arena’s opening in 1962.

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Omaha Nighthawks United Football League

Omaha Nighthawks

United Football League (2010-2012) Born: April 15, 2010 – UFL expansion franchise Folded: October 20, 2012 First Game: September 24, 2010 (W 27-26 vs. Hartford

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