San Diego Gulls (1990-1995)
July 21, 2024
International Hockey League (1990-1995) Born: 1990 Move Announced: January 5, 1995 (Los Angeles Ice Dogs) First Game: October 5, 1990 (W 4-3 vs. Salt Lake
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San Diego Breakers
March 27, 2020
The San Diego Breakers were a founding entry in the International Volleyball Association when the co-ed promotion opened in five California and Texas cities in the summer of 1975. Motown Records boss Berry Gordy owned the Breakers during their first season. The Breakers won the IVA championship during their second season in 1976 before a crowd of 7,000 fans at the Sports Arena, but drifted into smaller arenas and high school gyms over the next two years before folding in early 1979.
San Diego Riptide
February 3, 2019
The San Diego Riptide were a minor league indoor football team that played four seasons in Arena Football 2 (AF2). The Riptide were part of a West Coast expansion of AF2 in the year 2002 that saw franchises added in Bakersfield, Fresno and Hawaii to create a Western Division in the sprawling, 34-team league. The Riptide lasted four seasons at the Sports Arena, never managing to post a winning record.
San Diego Stingrays
November 19, 2017
The San Diego Stingrays were a One-Year Wonder in the short-lived International Basketball League. The team stumbled through a 19-45 last place campaign during the winter of 1999-00 and then quietly went out of business. The Stingrays were the sixth pro basketball team to fail at the San Diego Sports Arena since the building opened in 1966. The ‘Rays followed the Rockets, Conquistadors, Sails, Clippers and Wildcards into the city’s roundball graveyard.
San Diego Gulls (1990-1995)
January 23, 2017
International Hockey League (1990-1995) Born: 1990 Move Announced: January 5, 1995 (Los Angeles Ice Dogs) First Game: October 5, 1990 (W 4-3 vs. Salt Lake