Austin, Texas
Las Vegas, Nevada
Louisville, Kentucky
Will Major League Soccer and the likes of the NBA land in the above-mentioned cities first or will they enter into a new big five place like:
El Paso, Texas
Boise, Idaho
Tucson, Arizona
Or even.....
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Reno, Nevada
Omaha/Lincoln, Nebraska
Birmingham, Alabama
Little Rock, Arkansas
Virginia Beach, Virginia area
See Virginia bid for the "old" Montreal Expos that ended up becoming the Washington Nationals:
http://articles.dailypress.com/2004-06-25/sports/0406250146_1_mlb-officials-somerindyke-hampton-roads
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/29/sports/baseball-virginia-s-pursuit-expos-develops-into-battle-between-north-south.html
http://articles.latimes.com/2004/jul/03/nation/na-norfolk3
Team name?: http://hamptonroads.com/2014/04/neptunes-chosen-va-beach-baseball-teams-name
Neptune refers to the Roman god of freshwater and the sea
More MLS Texas:
http://www.texasmonthly.com/daily-post/austin-and-el-paso-would-both-have-major-league-soccer-teams
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| Hey Steve Nash, how about in El Paso or Austin? Let's not be a ball hog. |
See more expansion, co-location and relocation talk for football, baseball,
basketball, hockey and soccer on my blog ( see
table of contents/archive): Major League/Pro Expansion <CLICK> http://prosportsexpansion.blogspot.com/
And please feel free to contribute your two cents with mine.
And please feel free to contribute your two cents with mine.
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