A list of sports teams named after technology, including the Detroit Pistons, the Houston Rockets, the San Antonio Spurs, and the Brooklyn Nets. Additions welcome.
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The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Triple-A minor league team of the Yankees.
Haverford College Fords
Isotopes (as in the Albuquerque Isotopes) aren't technology per se, but it took technology to discover them and they are key to a lot of technology.
Serious miss - the Akron Zips. Named after rubber overshoes
Fun one! I haven't been including clothing (Red Sox, White Sox), but maybe I should?
I'm not sure about clothing - I feel like the focus for the Zips is really on the akron/Goodrich rubber connection rather than the clothing themselves, if that makes sense?
Interesting! Let me think about this one more.
Love it when a silly rule set makes you think!
One of my alltime faves, the Lansing Lugnuts!
Orlando Magic.
It's a sufficiently advanced technology...you've probably never heard of it.
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