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Top 20 Cities In America To Be A Sports Fan

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There are plenty of cities where being a sports fan is great. There are also plenty of sports towns that are miserable. These lucky sports towns are the 20 best in America.

20. Minneapolis/St. Paul

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20. Minneapolis/St. Paul

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Teams: Vikings, Timberwolves, Twins, Wild

Minnesota is a passionate sports town, especially about the Vikings and Wild. Its teams are decently successful, and it is a rare town that has at least one team in every single sport.

19. Indianapolis

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19. Indianapolis

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Teams: Colts, Pacers

While Indianapolis only has two pro sports teams, they have been pretty successful. The Colts have had back-to-back great quarterbacks that have equated to over a decade and a half of great football. With Andrew Luck at the helm, this town should experience even more success in the future.

18. Cleveland

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18. Cleveland

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Teams: Cavaliers, Browns, Indians

Cleveland is often looked at as a miserable sports town, and in many ways it is. However, it has had the best basketball player on the planet in town for nearly a decade in total. Also, if and when one of its teams get a championship, it will be a special moment for the entire city.

17. New Orleans

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17. New Orleans

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Teams: Saints, Pelicans

New Orleans identifies with its sports teams as much as any other city in America. The Saints helped the city gain a sense of normal when the Superdome re-opened. They also delivered the city a Super Bowl title relatively recently.

16. St. Louis

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16. St. Louis

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Teams: Cardinals, Rams, Blues

St. Louis is a really passionate sports town, especially for the Cardinals. The Redbirds have a reputation for excellence and their fans expect nothing less than the best. With two World Series titles in the past decade, they've gotten the best.

15. Houston

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15. Houston

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Teams: Astros, Texans, Rockets

Houston is a big city and it really supports its sports teams. The Astros were very good in the early 2000s and they appear to be back on the upswing. The town gets to watch the most dominant defensive player in football every Sunday and they have a very entertaining basketball team as well.

14. Kansas City

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14. Kansas City

Wild Card Game - Oakland Athletics v Kansas City Royals
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Teams: Chiefs, Royals

With just two sports teams, Kansas City voraciously supports the Chiefs and Royals. This past season highlighted the city's love for the Royals and fans always pack themselves into Arrowhead Stadium. The excitement both teams have given fans over the past few years have rewarded that passion.

13. Dallas

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13. Dallas

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Teams: Cowboys, Rangers, Stars, Mavericks

Dallas is home to America's team, which really gave fans something to cheer about this season. Meanwhile, over the past decade, the other three teams have been very successful, with the Mavericks winning an NBA title in that span.

12. Detroit

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12. Detroit

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Teams: Lions, Tigers, Red Wings, Pistons

While Detroit the city has gone through a tough time as of late, its sports teams as a whole have been good over the past decade. The Pistons won multiple championships and the Red Wings won a Stanley Cup as well. Meanwhile, the Tigers and Lions are contenders in their respective leagues.

11. Oklahoma City

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11. Oklahoma City

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Teams: Thunder

Oklahoma City only has one sports team and that makes fans of the Thunder all the more passionate. They get to watch Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook on a nightly basis, and that's quite the reward for such a passionate fanbase.

10. Milwaukee

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10. Milwaukee

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Teams: Brewers, Bucks

The Brewers have been off and on in recent years, as have the Bucks. This fanbase has experienced more success from its teams in the 1970s, but that makes Milwaukee a historic sports town.

9. Washington D.C.

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9. Washington D.C.

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Teams: Nationals, Capitals, Wizards, Redskins

D.C. is full of successful sports teams, minus the Redskins as of late. The Wizards are one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference, the Capitals have Alex Ovechkin, and the Nationals may just be the best team in the NL. By overall success, this fanbase has been one of the luckiest in the country.

8. Baltimore

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8. Baltimore

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Teams: Ravens, Orioles

Even though it only has two sports teams, Baltimore has two very good teams. The Ravens seem to be in the playoffs nearly every season and they claimed a Super Bowl title a couple years ago. Meanwhile, the Orioles have experienced a lot of success lately.

7. Denver

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7. Denver

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Teams: Broncos, Rockies, Avalanche, Nuggets

Another city with a team in every sport, Denver religiously follows its sports teams. While the town hasn't seen many championships lately, each team has been competitive at some point over the past decade, which is more than most sports towns can say of their teams.

6. Green Bay

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6. Green Bay

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Teams: Packers

Obviously, Green Bay has only one sports team, but for the city, the Packers are the gift that keeps on giving, especially at the quarterback position. The team just churns out Hall-of-Famers and the team is competitive year in and year out. The Packers make sure their small town (by sports city standards) hangs with the big boys.

5. Los Angeles

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5. Los Angeles

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Teams: Angels, Kings, Dodgers, Lakers, Clippers

By the sheer number of teams, Los Angeles is a great sports town to be a part of. It should be getting a football team soon, which will reinvigorate the town. Any time you want to see a sporting event, there is usually one to see in Los Angeles.

4. Seattle

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4. Seattle

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Teams: Seahawks, Mariners

Seattle has one of the most passionate fan bases in sports, and the Seahawks finally rewarded their fans last season by delivering a Super Bowl title. Seattle lost its Super Sonics, but may get a basketball team again some day. Either way, the town feeds its sports teams the fuel they need to perform at a high level.

3. Chicago

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3. Chicago

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Teams: Cubs, Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, White Sox

Chicago is one of the most historic sports towns in the country and a few of its teams have winning traditions. The Bulls were the biggest sports dynasty of the 1990s, the Blackhawks are on their way to becoming a dynasty, and the Cubs and White Sox seem ready to bring back competitive baseball to the Windy City.

2. New York City

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2. New York City

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Teams: Yankees, Mets, Rangers, Islanders, Knicks, Nets (Brooklyn), Giants, Jets

It's no secret that New York has a ton of sports teams. It's a great town to be a sports fan in because there are so many teams, and there's always something to watch. On top of that, several teams like the Yankees and Knicks have a tradition for excellence.

1. Boston

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1. Boston

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Teams: Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins, Celtics

Boston has been titletown without a doubt over the past decade or so. Unbelievably, each team has won a title over the past decade, and the Red Sox and Patriots have won multiple titles since the turn of the century. Based on passion and championship pedigree, there's no doubt Boston is the best town to be a sports fan in.

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