If Houston lands NHL, what is it called ?

And for the record, I'm all for Austin over this melt-hole.

Houston Sombrero Tricks
Rancheros
Cattle Drive
Astronomicals
Cattlemen
Texas Wranglers
Rocketeers
Torpedoes 

With Austin, we can go with Texas Musicals, Tunes, Cavalry, Tornadoes, Tortugas

Whatta' ya got ?

When Video Gaming Gets Bigger ... .

Can we have Geographic teams?

That is to say, can it be less like NASCAR and more of a home team thing?

And, as such, can it be organic?

If there's a Seattle team, can all the players be from that Northwest region?

Just a thought.

NHL Ice Aging

Saskatoon ?

Atlanta in the NHL: the Southlakes Fishermen

It can work this time.  Split time with the Raleigh region.  Save hockey in the south.  Screw the 'Canes and Thrashers.  Be this Southlakes Fishermen brand in two places.

Make it a shorter move westward for the Hurricanes if they had to ditch Carolina altogether.  And keep at least a television fan base of the south with such a broad name as Southlakes.  Fishermen apparel across the country would have a life of its own.

Relocation:  theguardian  BLOG2017/feb/14/nhl-team-move-islanders-hurricanes-whalers

Wiki attendance figures:  List_of_National_Hockey_League_attendance_figures#2016-17

See:  Bootleggers United

Soccer Expansion Hot Talk

espnfc.com/major-league-soccer  expansion-candidates-the-frontrunners-and-favorites

So far as I've seen, stadium views from Newport and the West End Cincinnati have been floating on the world wide web.

Nashville

forbes.com MLS horse race

Stadium multi-use in Detroit and Cincinnati would be nice, but MLS owners are cocky that the taxpayers love their profits mandated through taxation.

The hot talk is Sacramento, Nashville and Cinci.  Beyond that it's definitely Austin, Columbus as it stands, and Detroit.  Essentially, over the next few years 4 slots in MLS are being vied for.  Miami has a pass to just jack around indefinitely it seems.

Sacramento seems the shoe-in.  Nashville and Cinci now have the money and stadium promise lined up.

click:  Nashville Stadium Study Chicago Tribune

Finally found that Oakley aesthetic on Cinci's east side:

Up against I-71

How ya' Feel ?

What Say You ?

NHL Relocation Pipe Schemes

Islanders:  Seattle Islanders
Flames:  And I definitely don't want to see a team leave Calgary
                 but if they did keep it homier in Quebec City for that hockey rebirth.
                 And I can't stop thinking about the Cleveland-Milwaukee brand of Great Lakes  
                  Northshoremen as a passing slight.  Great Lakes could include also any combination of
                  Rochester, Syracuse, Cincinnati and/or Indianapolis.
Coyotes:  Portland Pack
Hurricanes:  Hartford-Hampton Roads Hurricanes, or a redesignation back to Whalers.  The East Coast Whalers.

In baseball, the Everett AquaSox have tipped their caps sideways to heritage and affiliation with the Mariners

Next 5 Major League Soccer Cities ?

Austin
                   will the Crew move there?
Cincinnati
                    and then this city's case would be bolstered
Nashville
                          they've invigorated their case in the expansion discussion
Sacramento
                          the signs have been there for awhile

Would these be part of the planned expansion to 28 from the current 22 teams?

San Antonio if Austin gets there first?  Charlotte, St. Louis or Indy?
Not in Arizona yet... .  Research Triangle, San Diego or the west coast of Florida again
            which'll be first?

Major League Baseball 2100

In my 2050 post, I listed the following.
Carolina Truckers
Portland Express
Monterrey Mexican Rays
Montreal Expos

And that has the obvious ones covered.  A stadium open-mouthed kiss in making up with Montreal, whose history touches Jackie Robinson.  And the longstanding gaps of Portland and Charlotte.

MLB 2100
Being 80 years of a leap into the future, we can cozy up with Mexico City.
And maybe Havana.
And the Puerto Rican brand in San Juan.
And since we're feeling far, Vancouver will be in there.

Oklahoma City will be able to take on the Rangers and Royals.
Nashville could be in on it with New Orleans.  And we know there are people there waiting.
I've beat the drum on my blog aplenty for combining a city with Las Vegas for the West Coast A's.  And dropping Tampa full-time for more part-time again,....as the Florida Marlins with the other coast Florida town.

Will Omaha be bolstered up?  Same league with Boise, Albuquerque, and SLC?

I've got to think the ocean leap will happen at the same time or just a touch of time after Mexico City.
So, will we be lined up with Asia and the Aussies?  Tokyo, Seoul and Sydney.  A flotilla stadium in Hong Kong or Beijing?

Then London, Paris and Berlin?

Will it be 2150 or 2200 Africa?

We suppose that would indicate a forward world.

Domestically:

Tiered Map of the Next Expansions: MLB

And why not a Football Stadium double for a Soccer Stadium ??

After all, their names double for each other.  Kinda'

Because we hate the environment I guess.
Because many high falootin upper folks think that we'll buy the house and they'll live on top of it.
And throw it away in 20 years.

MLS holds the chips.  They may be a bit surprised how valuable their chips aren't....to voters.  The house is still floating them.  St. Louis all but gave a Bye-Felicia to the Richies.

Detroit
Cincinnati's PBS, which has too many NFL franchise take-all concessions as it stands.  So, yeah, there are complications to be worked out.
An anchor franchise in Columbus with the first all-soccer stadium is to be sent packing????

Not a good look.

Off the top of my head, Seattle, Portland and New England seem peachy enough.

foxsports.com/soccer/video

I'm all for some Detroit Arsenal

Destroying origins and integral foundation:  tsl.news/sportsSTUDENT LIFE STUDENT LIFE

Move Coyotes to Portland. The Portland Pack

Portland and Seattle absent the NHL.  But in the desert there's Las Vegas and Phoenix.

Yo.  Do it quick.  The ice melts.

You can even hold off on a uniform change for a year.

Yes.  Yes.  Move it from the SOUTHwest to the NORTHwest.

Seattle Islanders ?

New York has enough.

knkx.org

Fort Neverlose Nothin'.
Double everything.  Well, let me say what a lot of people know, Mr Hockies!  Toronto doesn't have two teams, as would be proper.

And enough, NYC has the Rangers.

So, can we have the Seattle Islanders?
There'd be some cool time in Alaska with that name.

Or go with the Metropolitans in that odd twist.  It's whatever.  The biggest vacuum in hockey.

It's hockey where it needs to be.  In the northwest.

NFL 2100

                               Will it be more like flag football?  Maybe society will see.

46 teams?

Dublin Shamrockers
Glasgow Edinburgh Elbowers
London United Kingsmen
Paris Towers

Mexico City Matadors
Berlin Blitz
Holland Landers
Spanish Armada

Lederhosen or Burka Cheerleaders?

blogpost: NFL 2050

Canadian Power (formerly LA Chargers)

Oregon Express
Oklahoma Oilers
Kentucky Downs
Nord Force of Toronto and all CFL Stadius, Mainstay at BC Place for Canadian Power

Sur Toros (Monterrey) 

48 teams?  Sydney Sharks.  Emperor's Samurai