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  • Philly NOT the sports town it used to be..........

    Read'um and weep.............
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    Philly's rank as sports town takes tumbleStaff and Wire Reports
    Philadelphia isn't the sports town it used to be - like a year ago.

    Last year, Boston was named America's best sports city by The Sporting News. And Philly was No. 2.

    Now we're barely in the Top 10, at No. 9. And there are some who might argue that's a bit high, given the year that our local pro teams have had.

    Chicago took over the top spot, thanks to the White Sox' World Series run and the return to the postseason by the Bears and the Bulls.

    The magazine named the Windy City No. 1 in its 2006 annual ranking that's published in the edition that hit newsstands yesterday.

    The Sporting News will honor Chicago during a pregame presentation on Aug. 9 when the White Sox play the New York Yankees.

    "Chicago is a great sports town and a world-class city," Chicago Mayor Richard Daley said in a statement. "Not only are we home to nine professional franchises, and several semipro and college teams, we've successfully hosted large-scale, international [sporting] events."

    Boston had earned The Sporting News designation as America's top sports city for the past 2 years. A winning season is the most important criterion in creating the ranking, according to the magazine.

    The top 10, in order, are: Chicago; Miami; Dallas-Fort Worth; Detroit-Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti; New York; Denver-Boulder; Boston; Los Angeles; Philadelphia; and Phoenix-Tempe.

    The St. Louis-based publication ranked St. Louis 29th.

  • #2
    Just cause the White Sox won a championship? Talk about bandwagon jumpers. I think Chicago is a great sports town but why move it up this year?

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    • #3
      The article should say winningest sports towns, not the best sports towns.

      Misleading title.

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      • #4
        the one thing a rating like shouldn't be graded is the current winning climate for a cities pro teams. it means nothing.

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        • #5
          I'm trying to care what the Sporting News "thinks".

          Isn't this the same publication which claimed that the Phanatic made an "obscene gesture" to the writer of a piece wearing a Barry Bonds' jersey to a Phillies home game?!

          OK, that's enough trying to give a crap... NEXT!!!

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          • #6
            What's "The Sporting News"?
            www.disciplerocks.com

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