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Fun question someone asked me. Had me scrolling through the memories.

Arizona - D'Backs
California - Giants, Padres, Dodgers, Athletics, San Jose A's, San Jose Sharks, Golden State Warriors
Colorado - Rockies
Florida - Marlins
Georgia - Braves
Illinois - Cubs, White Sox
Kansas - Wichita Wings
Maine - Portland Sea Dogs
Maryland - Orioles, Commanders, Pimlico, Frederick Keys
Massachusetts - Red Sox, Bourne Braves, Worcester Red Sox, Sweet 16
Michigan - Tigers
New Jersey - New York Jets
New York - Yankees, Mets, Belmont Stakes, Syracuse, Rochester Red Wings, Buffalo Bison, Rochester Amerks, Elmira Pioneers, NFL Draft
Ohio - Guardians, Reds
Pennsylvania - Pirates, Phillies, Newcastle United, USMNT
Rhode Island - Pawtucket Red Sox, Providence Friars, Brown Bears
Texas - Texas Rangers, San Antonio Rodeo
Washington - Mariners
Washington, DC - Nationals, Capitals, Wizards

Bonus countries:
Canada - Toronto Blue Jays, Montreal Canadiens
Dominican Republic - Estrellas Orientales
England - Arsenal, Fulham
Japan - Yakult Swallows
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Wow, that’s an awesome list! Especially the offshore games.
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Alabama - Birmingham Barons, GMAC Bowl
California - Giants, Sharks, Sacramento River Cats
Colorado - Rockies, Broncos
Illinois - Northern Illinois football, Northwestern football
Kansas - Wichita Thunder
Kentucky - Kentucky Derby, UK football
Michigan - Tigers, Lions, Detroit Vipers, Women's Professional Billiards Association event in Mt. Pleasant
Missouri - Blues, Cardinals, Rams
New York - U Buff football, Rochester Americans
North Carolina - Durham Bulls
Ohio - Reds, Bengals, Browns, Indians/Guardians, Cavaliers, Blue Jackets, Crew, Cincinnati Cyclones, U. Cincinnati football and basketball, Dayton Dragons, Dayton Bombers, Akron Rubber Ducks, Lake Erie Captains, Ohio State football, Ohio U. football, basketball, baseball, volleyball and women's basketball, Ohio Northern football, USMNT
Oregon - Portland Rockies (short-lived MiLB team)
Pennsylvania - Penguins, Pirates, USMNT
South Carolina - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Tennessee - Grizzlies, Predators, Memphis Redbirds, U. Tennessee football
Washington - Sounders, Mariners
Wisconsin - Brewers

I feel like I'm forgetting a few though.
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Colorado - Rockies
Florida - Bucs, Gators, Noles, Bulls, Rays, Lightning spring training, Orlando City, USMNT, Olympics soccer in 96, Rowdies, Sun, Bandits, Mutiny, Chicago Bulls preseason at the Trop
Georgia - SEC championship, Braves
Illinois - Cubs
Iowa - I-Cubs
Louisiana - UF/FSU Sugar Bowl, FSU/Va Tech Sugar Bowl
Maryland - Orioles
Massachusetts - Red Sox, Patriots
Missouri - Blues, Cardinals
Nevada - Golden Knights, PAC12 Championship Utah/Oregon
New York - Mets, Yankees
Ohio - Reds
Pennsylvania - Pirates
South Carolina - ManU preseason at Williams-Brice
Tennessee - Lightning/Predators outdoor game
Virginia - soccer at RFK, forget who was playing, national team game
Wisconsin - Brewers, Packers

Canada - Leafs, Habs
Czechia - soccer and hockey, don't remember the teams
England - Fulham x2, Liverpool
Spain - Barcelona x2, including CL vs Chelsea and Messi scored right in front of us
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California - Giants, Athletics, 49ers, Sharks, Warriors, Raiders, Kings, Padres, Dodgers, Chelsea/Wrexham preseason, Stanford football, Stanford men’s basketball, Stanford women’s basketball, Stanford baseball, Cal football, Cal men’s basketball, San Jose State football, football bowl game, curling tournament, horse racing, high school football
Colorado - Broncos, Rockies (baseball), Zephyrs (baseball), Rockies (hockey), Avalanche, Denver U hockey, Colorado football, Colorado State football, CSU basketball, CSU women’s basketball, Colorado Mesa football, basketball, baseball and wrestling, various horse racing, dog racing, various rodeos, all high school sports
Illinois - Cubs
Louisiana - Sugar Bowl, horse racing
Maryland - Orioles
Massachusetts - Bruins
New Jersey - Devils
New Mexico - UNM football, Dukes/Isotopes baseball
New York - Yankees, Rangers
Pennsylvania - Pirates
South Dakota - dog racing
Texas - Cowboys, Rangers, Stars,
Washington - Mariners, UW football
Wyoming - Wyo football
Scotland - Rugby sevens tournament
Canada - Saskatchewan Roughriders, Regina Pats
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Damn, that’s impressive.
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If you count college I’ve lived in five states and the ones I spent the 2nd and 3rd longest in aren’t on my list.
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Off the top of my head:

Texas
Louisiana
Arizona
Colorado
California
Illinois
Nebraska
Georgia
New York
Michigan
New Mexico
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If you count horse racing, I have 15 of the 60 states, plus Denmark.

Denmark - Champions League Qualifier

Arizona - D-Bags

British Columbia - Olympic curling, hockey

California - A’s, SF Giants, SJ Giants, Dodgers, Padres, Sharks, Kings, Cal various sports, Stanford baseball/football, NCAA MBB Tournament, Rose Bowl

Colorado - Rockies

Florida - Pirates (Bradenton)

Idaho - Vandals various

Illinois - Cubs, Sting, Sox, Bulls, Blackhawks, Illini various

Michigan - Lions and Tigers and Bears.

Missouri - Cardinals

Ontario - Blue Jays

Texas - Midland Rockhounds

Utah - Trappers, Buzz/Stingers/Bees, Jazz, Blitzz, RSL, Royals, USMNT, USWNT, Ute various, Hockey Club

Washington - Rainiers, Cougars various, Seahawks, Mariners

Wisconsin - Brewers

Wyoming - Horse racing
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Giff wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2025 2:48 pm Off the top of my head:

Texas
Louisiana
Arizona
Colorado
California
Illinois
Nebraska
Georgia
New York
Michigan
New Mexico
Wisconsin. Been to Lambeau twice.
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man, this is a sad list

DE, PA, OH, IL, NY, NJ, MD, CT, MA
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Giff wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2025 4:09 pmWisconsin. Been to Lambeau twice.
That sounds like quite an experience. How was it?
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Indiana - IU football, women's basketball, Butler men's and women's basketball, Purdue football, Notre Dame women's basketball, Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis Indians, Indianapolis Ice, AEW wrestling, Circle City wrestling, Indy 500, Brickyard 400, South Bend Skyhawks/Cubs, Ft. Wayne Tincaps, Ball State football, men's basketball, men's and women's volleyball
Michigan - MSU football, Tigers, Gryphons, AEW
Illinois - Cubs, White Sox, Wolves, Fire
Ohio - Reds, Crew
Tennessee - Vanderbilt football
Missouri - Cardinals
California - women's professional tennis at Stanford. Davenport or Capriati vs Venus
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Ohio - Bengals, Reds, tOSU football/basketball, UC football/basketball, the then Indians, Columbus Clippers, Xavier bb, FC Cincinnati
Indiana - Pacers, Colts
Michigan - Tigers (at old Tiger stadium), Red Wings (w/ dtw)
Massachusetts - Red Sox
New York - Knicks, Nets (Brooklyn version), St. John's, Yankees
Pennsylvania - Phillies, US Men's nat'l soccer, Temple and St. Joes's bb
Tennessee - Titans, Preds, Vandy football, Grizzlies, Memphis Tigers football and bb, Jackson AA baseball game, Nashville Sounds, Memphis Redbirds
Maryland - O's, Ravens, Maryland basketball, Washington football team, US Men's nat'l soccer,
DC - Wizards, Nats, DC United,
Toronto - Maple Leafs
Florida - spring training Reds, Pirates, Twins,
Texas - Rangers in the park before the current one
California - Dodgers
Mississippi - Ole Miss football

Not a terrible list I guess - need to add some states.

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A_B wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2025 5:01 pm Well now I feel like everyone but sabo is avoiding me.
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Steve of phpBB wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2025 4:58 pm
Giff wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2025 4:09 pmWisconsin. Been to Lambeau twice.
That sounds like quite an experience. How was it?
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So I think I count 22 plus the District plus 2 countries. It’s amazing how many i forgot.

CA: Angels, Padres, Giants, 49ers
CO: Rockies
FL: spring training baseball
GA: Falcons, Braves, Hawks, Thrashers, Atlanta United, GT, UGA, ACC tournament, NCAA tournament, Copa America futbol, Tour Championship, probably some other crap
IL: Cubs & White Sox
LA: Saints
MD: Orioles
MA: Red Sox & Cape League baseball
MI: Tigers
MO: Cardinals (baseball, I’m not that old)
NV: PAC-12 tournament
NJ: Giants (and technically Jets as the road team)
NY: Yankees, Mets, Knicks, Rangers, a lot of college basketball, and are we counting WWF?
NC: Duke, UNC, NC State, Hurricanes, Hornets, Panthers, Durham Bulls, Carolina Mudcats, ACC Tournament
OH: Cleveland baseball club, Reds, Columbus Clippers
OR: Timbers
PA: Phillies
SC: Clemson
TX: Cowboys
VA: college soccer
WA: Mariners
WI: Brewers
DC: Nats
United Kingdom: Arsenal
Belgium: Club Brugge
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I hope others add to this thread, and we can come up with a location that has been surprisingly frequented by Swampers.
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I'll probably have to come back and edit but here goes...looks like 27 + Germany:

Alabama - football - GMAC Bowl Miami U vs Middle Tennessee; basketball - Troy
Arizona - football - Arizona Bowl Miami U vs CSU, Cardinals MNF
California - football - Super Bowl 56 Bengals vs Rams, 49ers, Stanford; baseball - Dodgers, Giants
Colorado:
-Baseball - Rockies
-Basketball - Nuggets, CU, CSU, Colorado School of Mines
-Football - Broncos, CSU, CU, Colorado School of Mines, Air Force
-Hockey - Avalanche, Colorado Eagles, University of Denver, Colorado College
-Soccer - Hailstorm (USL)
-Volleyball - CU, CSU, Colorado School of Mines, couple other RMAC schools
-Curling - Olympic trials
Connecticut - baseball - Connecticut (Norwich) Tigers
Florida - football - UF, UCF, Bucs, Jags; baseball - Marlins, Rays; hockey - Lightning
Georgia - baseball - Braves, Savannah; hockey - Thrashers (R.I.P.)
Idaho - football - Boise
Illinois - football - Northwestern; baseball - Cubs, Sox
Indiana - football - Ball State, Purdue; basketball - Ball State, Purdue; hockey - IU D3 (my nephew), NCAA tournament; volleyball - Ball State
Iowa - Iowa football
Kentucky - NCAA track & field regionals
Louisiana - LSU football
Massachusetts- Sox
Michigan - football - Lions, Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan; baseball - Tigers; basketball - Pistons, EMU, UM; hockey - Red Wings, NCAA Frozen Four
Minnesota - football - Gophers; baseball - Twins
Missouri - football - Rams; baseball - Royals, Cardinals, basketball - NCAA Sweet 16
Nevada - football - Raiders; hockey - Knights
New York - football - Army; baseball - Yankees; basketball - Knicks, Canisius; hockey - Islanders
North Carolina - UNC Football
Ohio:
-Football - Bengals, Browns, Miami U, Ohio State, Ohio U, Kent, Akron, Bowling Green, Toledo, arena league team in Cleveland
-Baseball - Reds, Indians/Guardians, Miami U, Toledo Mud Hens, Columbus Clippers
-Basketball - Cavs, Miami U, Bowling Green, Toledo, Kent, Akron, Ohio U, Ohio State, U Cincinnati, Xavier, Wright State, Dayton, MAC Tournament
-Hockey - Blue Jackets, Cleveland Monsters, Miami U, Kent, NCAA Frozen Four, NCAA first round, Cincinnati Cyclones, Toledo Walleye
-Volleyball - Miami U, Kent, Akron, Bowling Green, Toledo
-Softball - Miami U
-Golf - PGA Memorial Tournament
Oklahoma - baseball - OKC Comets
Pennsylvania - football - Steelers, Temple; baseball - Pirates
Tennessee - football - Vanderbilt; basketball - Grizzlies
Texas - some random NAIA level college basketball game in Dallas where I don't even remember the teams
Utah - Weber State basketball
West Virginia - Marshall football and basketball

Germany - Mainz soccer
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Ok, this will take some thought... Probably missed a few really obvious ones though.

England

London - Football (QPR, Tottenham, Arsenal, West Ham), Tennis (Wimbledon), NFL (Wembley - New & Tottenham), Rugby (Twickenham, Wembley -Old, Harlequins, Richmond, Old Deer Park), Cricket (Lords and the Oval), Olympics 2012.

Somewhere North of Oxford - F1 (Silverstone)

Gloucester - Rugby (Gloucester).

Birmingham - Football (Aston Villa, Wolves, WBA & Birmingham City), Cricket (Warwickshire CCC).

Nottingham - Rugby (City Ground).

Leeds - Football (Leeds United).

Bristol - Football & Rugby (Bristol City Ground).


Wales

Cardiff - Rugby (Old & New National stadium, and Cardiff Rugby club), Cricket (Glamorgan CCC).

Llanelli - Rugby (Stradi Park & Parc y Scarlets).

Swansea - Rugby (Saint Helens).


Scotland

Edinburgh - Rugby (Murrayfield, Watsonians & Edinburgh).

Glasgow - Football (Celtic Park).


USA

New York/Jersey - Ice Hockey (MSG & Jersey Devils), US Football (NY Giants), Baseball (Yankees - Old & New).

Austin - US Football (Texas Uni).

Houston - NFL (Oilers), Baseball (Astros), Basketball (Rockets).

Pittsburgh - NFL (Steelers Old & New), Penguins (old stadium I think, the one with the ridiculous roof).

San Francisco - NFL (49ers - Candlestick Park)

San Diego - Baseball & NFL

Sharon (Ohio) - High School football


France

Paris - Rugby (PSG & New stadium) & Tour de France.

Qullian - Rugby (Quillan RFC) & Tour de France.

Perpignan - Rugby (Perpignan) & Tour de France.


Ireland - Rugby (Dublin - National stadium Old & New)

Spain - Football (Barcelona & Real Madrid - Old).

Germany - Football (Bayern Munich - Old).

Italy - Football (AC Milan), Rugby (Rome - Newish)
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Also, I cannot believe nobody has commented about GC attending the NFL draft in NYC...
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Maryland - O’s, Ravens, Towson MBB, UMD football and hoops, AHL Hockey, Caps, Wizards, NCAA tournament games

Massachusetts - O’s vs. Red Sox

Pennsylvania - O’s vs. Phillies, Hershey AHL hockey

Florida - O’s vs Marlins

Canada - O’s vs Expos

Israel - Macabbi Tel Aviv basketball
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Tom 1860 wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2025 9:38 am Also, I cannot believe nobody has commented about GC attending the NFL draft in NYC...
That was the reason for my New York entry, plus a Yankees game that same weekend.
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I took a swing at it. I'm sure I'm forgetting some.

Alabama - Huntsville Channel Cats (minor league hockey)
California - SF Giants
Colorado - Denver Nuggets
Florida - Gator Bowl
Georgia - The Masters, The Olympics (track & field, W basketball)
Illinois - Chicago Cubs
Indiana - Final Four
Maryland - Orioles, NCAA lacrosse Final Four, Olympic soccer
Missouri - St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues, KC Royals, Washington University (lots of sports)
New York - US Open (tennis), NY Islanders, NYC Marathon
North Carolina - UNC (basketball, football), Duke (basketball, football, lacrosse), Carolina Hurricanes, Carolina Railhawks (soccer), Raleigh IceCaps (minor league hockey), NCAA Tournament, NC State (basketball, football), Greensboro Open (PGA), Nike Tour (golf)
Virginia - UVA (M basketball, W basketball, football, soccer, lacrosse), NCAA Tournament, Richmond Braves, Harlem Globetrotters, Tour de Trump (bike race), NCAA lacrosse Final Four
Washington DC - Bullets
Wisconsin - UW football


Countries
Canada - Toronto Blue Jays
UK - Cambridge United
France - Olympics (m basketball, m soccer, track & field)
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Giff wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2025 10:44 am
Tom 1860 wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2025 9:38 am Also, I cannot believe nobody has commented about GC attending the NFL draft in NYC...
That was the reason for my New York entry, plus a Yankees game that same weekend.
This was before it was the event that it has become. They used to have it at the Paramount Theater in MSG. Tickets were free. I remember my youngest brother was visiting me in NYC and we went together. Even back then, Jets fans loudly booed every pick.
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garyclark wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2025 11:22 am
Giff wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2025 10:44 am
Tom 1860 wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2025 9:38 am Also, I cannot believe nobody has commented about GC attending the NFL draft in NYC...
That was the reason for my New York entry, plus a Yankees game that same weekend.
This was before it was the event that it has become. They used to have it at the Paramount Theater in MSG. Tickets were free. I remember my youngest brother was visiting me in NYC and we went together. Even back then, Jets fans loudly booed every pick.
I went in ‘05 and it was in some convention center. It was the year Aaron Rodgers fell to the Packers.
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Giff wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2025 10:44 am
Tom 1860 wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2025 9:38 am Also, I cannot believe nobody has commented about GC attending the NFL draft in NYC...
That was the reason for my New York entry, plus a Yankees game that same weekend.
Surely you were there for the Yankees game and happened upon the NFL draft?
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Tom 1860 wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2025 12:28 pm
Giff wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2025 10:44 am
Tom 1860 wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2025 9:38 am Also, I cannot believe nobody has commented about GC attending the NFL draft in NYC...
That was the reason for my New York entry, plus a Yankees game that same weekend.
Surely you were there for the Yankees game and happened upon the NFL draft?
Nope. My buddy went the first few Texans drafts and convinced me to go since he had a companion pass on SWA and assured me it would be fun. And it actually was a lot of fun. Also cemented my hate for Chris Berman since I got to see how he acted off camera.
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Ok, not gonna identify specifics unless I feel I need to.

US
Alabama- Tuscaloosa, Auburn, Mobile, Huntsville plus lots of high school football
Arizona- Phoenix
Colorado- Denver, Ft Collins, Boulder, Golden, Colorado Springs and many other small
Florida- Tampa
Georgia- lots of Atlanta events
Iowa- small schools for football and track
Kentucky- keaneland
Louisiana- Grambling
Minnesota- St. Paul
Missouri- St Louis, KC, Fayette (pops alma m)
Mississippi- Oxford
Montana- Billings
North Dakota- too many to mention
Oregon- hood2coast
Ohio (with Sabo to watch the Pokes beat some bobcat ass)
South Dakota- lol, basically every university and a lot of high schools
Tennessee - Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville
Utah- Weber st
Wisconsin- whitewater
Wyoming- more than SD

World:
England- MUFC
France- Paris, Lyon, St Étienne, Grenoble (soccer and hockey), France National (Olympics golf), local rugby
Germany- Koln soccer
Netherlands- Rotterdam (MUFC euro cup), Enschede (soccer)
Scotland- Old St Andrews for dp tour event


I know I’m missing US stuff. Shocking I haven’t been to anything in Illinois that I can remember.
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FL - FUTBOL
GA - NASCAR
VA - NASCAR
DC- FUTBOL, FOOTBALL, CYCLING
CT - RUGBY (with zumba and a few others.. epic night ending w us drinking w the Welsh Rugby National Team and dog bowls of redbull and vodka, i think there are pictures somewhere)
MD- BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, FUTBOL
PA-TRACK & FIELD, FUTBOL (Doc and other swamp brethren)
IL-BASEBALL
MA-BASEBALL
MN - BASEBALL
KY - BASEBALL
NY-BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, HOCKEY, TRACK & FIELD, XCOUNTRY
NJ-BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, FUTBOL
TANZANIA - FUTBOL
COLOMBIA - FUTBOL
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AL - Bama football
KY - UK fball and bball, womens bball, womens vball, baseball, track, hockey. Derby. NCAA Tourney (M & W). Minor league baseball. Ryder Cup. PGA Championship x2. EKU football. AHL Hockey. Indoor Football, Exhibition between Courier/Sampras count?
IN - Colts
IL - Cubs
LA - SEC tournament
MA - Red Sox
OH - Browns (They've won all games I've seen them in person), Reds, NCAA Tourney, Bengals (They've lost all games I've seen in person), Tennis at Mason. Multiple USMNT games (Columbus and Cleveland). Indians.
SC - Minor league baseball
TX- final four.
WV - Pro wrestling (Rock N Roll Express!)

I don't travel specifically for sports, but I do like to go to baseball games when I am in MLB towns. Would do with hockey, too, just for kicks. Really annoyed I haven't mad a Rays or Lightning game given how much i've been in tampa in the past few years.
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AZ - Diamondbacks baseball, NCAA basketball tournament in Phoenix, spring training baseball
CA - Angels/Dodgers/Giants/Padres baseball, Lakers and Clippers basketball, NBA summer league, Kings hockey, USC football, XFL and arena league football
CO - Rockies baseball
FL - Heat basketball
GA - Braves baseball
IN - Indianapolis minor league baseball
MI - Pistons basketball, Tigers baseball
NJ - Seton Hall basketball, Rutgers football
NV - Las Vegas minor league hockey
NY - Syracuse college football, basketball, soccer; Syracuse minor-league baseball and hockey; an early-season college basketball tournament at MSG, Yankees baseball
OH - Cleveland baseball, basketball, and football
PA - Steelers football
WA - Mariners baseball, U-Dub football
Canada - Blue Jays baseball/Argonauts football (they were playing outside my hotel room window)

Work stuff would have added the states Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Texas, and Wisconsin (and some other sports to states already listed) to the list, but I didn't actually see the sporting events.
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Four - RI, MA, NY, PA

Nine if you count my tennis tournaments and my dad's cross-country ski races.
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Jerloma wrote: Mon Feb 17, 2025 4:17 pm … my dad's cross-country ski races.
Ooh. Do tell.
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Steve of phpBB wrote: Mon Feb 17, 2025 7:07 pm
Jerloma wrote: Mon Feb 17, 2025 4:17 pm … my dad's cross-country ski races.
Ooh. Do tell.
Oh, well not much, I guess. He dropped DH for XC around 40 and went all the fuck in. Our garage was basically a studio for prepping skis. We'd usually go somewhere in VT or ME for weekends, we'd pack lunch and go on ski journeys on Saturday and then he'd have his races on Sundays. He won a bunch of races in his age division. He was also a great hockey player, marathon runner, and sailor.
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DSafetyGuy wrote: Mon Feb 17, 2025 3:57 pm AZ - Diamondbacks baseball, NCAA basketball tournament in Phoenix, spring training baseball
CA - Angels/Dodgers/Giants/Padres baseball, Lakers and Clippers basketball, NBA summer league, Kings hockey, USC football, XFL and arena league football
CO - Rockies baseball
FL - Heat basketball
GA - Braves baseball
IN - Indianapolis minor league baseball
MI - Pistons basketball, Tigers baseball
NJ - Seton Hall basketball, Rutgers football
NV - Las Vegas minor league hockey
NY - Syracuse college football, basketball, soccer; Syracuse minor-league baseball and hockey; an early-season college basketball tournament at MSG, Yankees baseball
OH - Cleveland baseball, basketball, and football
PA - Steelers football
WA - Mariners baseball, U-Dub football
Canada - Blue Jays baseball/Argonauts football (they were playing outside my hotel room window)

Work stuff would have added the states Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Texas, and Wisconsin (and some other sports to states already listed) to the list, but I didn't actually see the sporting events.
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Let’s see:

California
Oregon
Idaho
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
Texas
Missouri
Illinois
Michigan
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio
North Carolina
New York
Florida
Louisiana
District of Columbia

Think that’s it.
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