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The Lone Stars – Reference to Texas's nickname, the "Lone Star State". This team nickname has been rarely used in recent years. South Oklahoma Rangers - Derogatory nickname from rival fans of the Houston Astros due to the team having Texas in their name while playing in Arlington, TX, which is a suburb 80 miles south of the Oklahoma border.
This is a list of nicknames of Major League Baseball teams and players. It includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the Baseball Hall of Fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories (e.g., ethnic nicknames, personality trait nicknames etc.). [1]
The following nicknames are given to a unit (defensive, offensive and special teams) or a secondary nickname given to some teams used to describe a style of play or attitude of teams at times in accordance with phrases in popular culture of the time. They are not the official franchise nicknames of the National Football League (NFL). Since the ...
List of college nickname changes in the United States List of college team nicknames in the United States Religious symbolism in U.S. sports team names and mascots
Hammerin' Hank is a pro-sports institution unto himself, and from 1954 to 1965, then again in 1975 and 1976, he went about compiling his record 755 career home runs with a Milwaukee jersey.
"C-Team" = Felix Coetzee flat and Tony Cruz, trainer and former jockey (with Cheng Keung-fai, owner) [231] "The Long Fellow" = Lester Piggott flat [ 232 ] [ 233 ] Hockey
The Pro Volleyball Federation is a women's indoor volleyball league with eight teams: four in the midwest and two in the south and west each. As of its 2025 season , the minimum salary for a player is $60,000, with the league offering each player "benefits" worth $10,000, and an undisclosed amount of revenue sharing with their respective teams.
Utah Utes men's basketball team, 1943–44 – "Blitz Kids" (freshmen Arnie Ferrin, Herb Wilkinson, Wat Misaka, Bob Lewis, Dick Smuin, Bill Kastlic and sophomore Fred Sheffield) [226] Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball in the late 1940s – "Fabulous Five" [ 227 ] ( Alex Groza , Ralph Beard , Wallace Jones , Cliff Barker and Ken Rollins ).