It's because some of these states have 2 or more major cities in the same market.
New Jersey Nets=Newark, Trenton et al.
Golden State Warriors=San Fransisco, Oakland and San Jose
Minnesota Timberwolves=Minneapolis and Saint Paul
Most NFL teams are named after a City.
City: 26 teams -
Buffalo, Miami, New York Jets, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Jacksonville, Houston, Indianapolis, Denver, Oakland, Kansas City, Los Angeles Chargers, New York Giants, Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington, San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles Rams, Detroit, Green Bay, Chicago, Atlanta, New Orleans,
State: 3 - Tennessee, Arizona, Minnesota
Region: 2 - New England, Carolina
Body of Water: 1 - Tampa Bay
It depends on who bought the team and if a town is spending money on them
Cities.
Vatican City
yes there is a city named patagonia after big feet
New York city because all of the other teams are named after cities not states
It is actually an island Provice in Bicol Region but the capital city is also named Masbate city.
I think the Broncos and the Eagles! Enjoy the ply offs!
Both Georgia and Ohio (United States) have a city named Marietta.
Babylon is a city in the region that the Greeks named (and we still call) Mesopotamia.
You would be in the state of Florida, visiting the capital city of Tallahassee, which is named for the nearby Tallahassee Hills, said by early explorers to be reminiscent of a native American people's word for "old fields" or "old town."
The city of Paris, France, isn't named for the Trojan prince. It was named for the tribe of people who lived in the region, called the Parisii.
No. It is an area in upstate NY named for the mountain region in Hudson Valley.
The Liffey is the main river in Dublin, being the one the city is built on. The Dublin and Wicklow mountains are to the south of the city.
San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics