Cities That Are Sports Capitals in the US (Atlanta, Los Angeles, Boston)

[jjbradleynyc]

This article just out about Las Vegas, is calling it "the new sports capital of the US."


https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/19/busin...sports-economy


Do you think this could be accurate, or which cities can hold that title, or at least be in the top 5--or top 10?

I've added a poll to see what everyone's thoughts are.


Some cities I think could easily be considered for the top 10:

Boston
New York City
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Miami
Denver
Chicago
Dallas
Atlanta
Las Vegas
Phoenix
Houston
Nashville
Charlotte
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Detroit
Kansas City

[ParaguaneroSwag]

Boston is the sports capital

[P Larsen]

Need to have at least one major league baseball, football, basketball, and hockey team.

[mhays25]

I'd add MLS. Basically the big three plus the next two.

[TarHeelNick]

Any city/region that has at least one each of "the big 4"..... (sorry; MLS just doesn't count yet; give it another generation or two maybe?)

Those would be; in no particular order:

Boston
NYC
Philadelphia
DC
Miami
Dallas
Chicago
Detroit
Minneapolis
Denver
Phoenix
LA
SF/Bay Area

[AshbyQuin]

Outside of the obvious answers, Miami and Seattle are vastly underrated for sports culture and fan atmosphere. Minneapolis to a lesser extent.

[BostonBornMassMade]

Boston.

[masssachoicetts]

Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh

indisputable top 4's

[bartonro]

Originally Posted by AshbyQuin

Outside of the obvious answers, Miami and Seattle are vastly underrated for sports culture and fan atmosphere. Minneapolis to a lesser extent.

I think the issue with Miami is how fair weather the fans there can be. Whether the reputation is earned or not, there definitely seems to be more there than many other cities.

[mhays25]

I'm fine with Seattle being excluded, but it's a proven NBA city that simply didn't want to subsidize the last owner, who clearly wanted to take the team away anyway.