The St. Louis Blues are a professional American ice hockey team. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, they compete as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Often referred to as simply the “Blues”, they were named after the popular W.C. Handy 1914 jazz song “Saint Louis … Read more
The New England Patriots are an American professional football team with a solid fan following and some impressive accolades to their name. The Greater Boston-based team competes in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team was founded in November 1959 by Billy … Read more
The New York Yankees are one of the most iconic sports teams in the world. The professional American baseball team is based in the Bronx, New York City. Often referred to as simply the “Yankees”, they compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. The team … Read more
The Arizona Coyotes are a professional ice hockey team based in Phoenix, Arizona, and compete in the National Hockey League (NHL). They played as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference until 2021 when the Seattle Kraken entered the league, so they moved back to the Central Division. The Coyotes were founded … Read more
The Detroit Pistons were founded in 1937 as a semi-professional basketball team. They were originally named the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons, after their owner – Frank Zollner who manufactured pistons for cars, trucks, and train engines in Fort Wayne, Indiana. They became a professional team in 1941 when they joined the National Basketball League (NBL), … Read more
Professional American baseball team, the San Diego Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL). Often referred to as simply the “Padres”, they are based in San Diego and are one of just two teams to originate from the state of California – the other team is … Read more
Levi Strauss & Co., also known colloquially as “Levi’s” is an American clothing company based in San Francisco. German-Jewish immigrant, Levi Strauss founded the company in 1853 when he moved from Bavaria to California to open a West Coast version of his brother’s dry goods business which was located in New York. Levi’s has now … Read more
Founded in 1970 as an expansion team in the Eastern Conference Central Division of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Cleveland Cavaliers (also knowns as the “Cavs”) have had a tumultuous history. The Cavs lost the first 15 games of their opening season and didn’t have a successful first five seasons. Despite several coaches, trades, … Read more
The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team who competes in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) West division. Founded in 1946, the 49ers were a charter member of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) but became part of the NFL three years later when … Read more
Bruno Mars is an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, and director. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1985 as Peter Gene Hernandez, he grew up with musical parents and so has had an interest in music and musical instruments from an early age. He has been performing on stage with his family since he was … Read more
The Detroit Lions (also known as the “Lions”) is a professional American football team who have competed in the National Football League (NFL) since way back in 1930. The team was initially founded in Portsmouth, Ohio, and called the Portsmouth Spartans. They relocated to Detroit in 1934 and renamed themselves the Detroit Lions, to pair … Read more
The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. Often referred to as the “Isles” or “Islanders”, they play in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. They are one of three NHL teams based in the New York and … Read more
Founded in 1995, The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. Also known as the “Raptors”, they play as part of the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Their team name was decided as part of a name-the-team contest and was heavily influenced … Read more
Founded in 1959, the Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennesse. Often referred to as the “Titans”, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) South division. Bud Adams was the team’s owner from their foundation until his death in … Read more
Founded in 1966, the Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team. Often referred to as the “Bulls”, they play as part of the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Central Division. Based in Chicago, they are unique in that they have not moved cities, changed names or mascots, … Read more
The professional American football team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is based in Tampa, Florida. Often referred to as the “Buccaneers”, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league’s National Football Conference (NFC) South division. Established in 1974, the Buccaneers joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team … Read more