In the spirit of the other Name that! threads, most recently Name that school!, here is a list of fictional sports teams from books, poems, stories, films, television, comics, video games, and other works of fiction. Can you name which work of fiction in which the team is found, and which sport it plays?
Adams College Atoms
Austin Celtics
Barnstoneworth United
Basin City Blues
Brentwich United
Brooklyn Bimbos
Capital City Capitals
Charlestown Chiefs
Charlotte Banshees
Chudley Cannons
Coast City Angels
Earls Park F.C.
Enormous State University Sandcrabs
Gotham Goliaths
Hackensack Bulls
Harlem Heroes
Hickory High School Huskers
Hounslow Harriers
Kwik-E-Mart Gougers
Las Venturas Bandits
London Jets
London Kings
London Silly Nannies
Los Angeles Diablos
Melchester Rovers
Metropolis Generals
Miami Sharks
Minnesota State University Screaming Eagles
Monstars
Moose Knucklers
Mudville Nine
Mystery Eskimos
New York Knights
North Dallas Bulls
Pittsburgh Ironmen
Polk High School Panthers
Renford Rejects
Ridgemont Wolves
Roswell Aliens
San Francisco Saints
Springfield Isotopes
Swindon Mallets
The New New York Mets
Tokyo Samurais
University of Los Angeles Peacocks
University of Louisiana Cougars
Washington Sentinels
Wimbourne Wasps
Chudley Cannons: Harry Potter
Wimbourne Wasps: also Harry Potter
Springfield Isotopes: Simpsons
Enormous State University Sandcrabs: Doonesbury?
New York Knights: The Natural
Minnesota State University Screaming Eagles: Coach
All the ones I know (or think I know) off the top of my head:
Adams College Atoms - Football: Revenge of the Nerds.
Barnstoneworth United - Football (soccer): Dream Team … I’m guessing.
Brentwich United - Football (soccer): Dream Team … I’m guessing, and hedging my bets…
Capital City Capitals - baseball: The Simpsons
Charlestown Chiefs - hockey: Slap Shot
Hackensack Bulls - baseball: Brewster’s Millions … the Richard Pryor version.
Hickory High School Huskers - basketball: Hoosiers
Las Venturas Bandits - baseball, I think: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Miami Sharks - football: Any Given Sunday
Mudville Nine - baseball: Casey at the Bat, however, that isn’t really the name for the team, but a colloquialism of a team from Mudville.
New York Knights - baseball: The Natural
North Dallas Bulls - football: North Dallas Forty
Springfield Isotopes - baseball: The Simpsons.
Adams College Atoms: Revenge of the Nerds, football
Capital City Capitals: The Simpsons, baseball
Charlestown Chiefs: Slap Shot, hockey
Hickory High School Huskers: Hoosiers, basketball
Los Angeles Diablos: The Replacements?, football
Mudville Nine: “Mighty Casey Goes to Bat”, baseball (nice one!)
Mystery Eskimos: Mystery, Alaska; hockey
North Dallas Bulls: North Dallas Forty, football
Roswell Aliens: Roswell?, high school sports
The New New York Mets: Futurama, blurnsball
University of Louisiana Cougars: Waterboy?, football
Adams College Atoms - Revenege of the Nerds - football
Basin City Blues - a Steve Bochco show whose name I dodn’t rememeber - minor league baseball
Capital City Capitals - Simpsons - baseball
Coast City Angels - I think Coast City is a DC comics reference
Gotham Goliaths - Batman - football?
Kwik-E-Mart Gougers - Simpsons - football?
Metropolis Generals - Superman - football?
Minnesota State University Screaming Eagles - Coach - football
Mudville Nine - Casey at the Bat - baseball
North Dallas Bulls - North Dallas Forty - football
Springfield Isotopes - Simpsosn - baseball
The New New York Mets - Futurama - baseball
London Kings, Los Angeles Diablos, New York Knights, Tokyo Samurais - Rollerball?
As an elderly English gentleman, I believe Roy of the Rovers (name of the comic too) played football (you American chappies would call it soccer ) for:
Earl’s Park FC - Football (Soccer), Footballer’s Wives (it’s so sad that I know that…)
Hounslow Harriers - Football (Soccer), Bend it Like Beckham
London Jets - Zero-G Football, Red Dwarf
Roswell Aliens - BASEketball, BASEketball
The New New York Mets - Blernsball, Futurama
Tokyo Samurais - Baseball, Total Recall
University of Los Angeles Peacocks - Football (American), Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
fachverwirrt gets 5 points. Enormous State University Sandcrabs are not Doonesbury, but you’re along the right lines… Sr Siete gets 1 point for Harlem Heroes; I don’t think the Tokyo Samurais were also aeroball; that team might’ve been the Bushido Blades. Jack Batty gets 10 points. Barnstoneworth United and Brentwich United: right sport, wrong source. Munch gets 3 points. Jack snaked most of your points. The Los Angeles Diablos are not from The Replacements, nor are they football. Little Nemo has some good gueses, but gets only 1 point. Yes, Coast City Angels are from DC Comics (specifically, Green Lantern). glee, I put that point in there just for you. Marley23 gets 2 points. If the “Roswell Aliens” are from X-Files then I don’t know that one.
Still unclaimed:Austin Celtics
Barnstoneworth United
Basin City Blues
Brentwich United
Brooklyn Bimbos
Charlotte Banshees
Earls Park F.C.
Enormous State University Sandcrabs
Gotham Goliaths
Hounslow Harriers
London Jets
London Kings
London Silly Nannies
Los Angeles Diablos
Monstars
Moose Knucklers
Pittsburgh Ironmen
Polk High School Panthers
Renford Rejects
Ridgemont Wolves
Roswell Aliens
San Francisco Saints
Swindon Mallets
The New New York Mets
Tokyo Samurais
University of Los Angeles Peacocks
Wash gets 6 points for picking up some of the tougher ones. Yes, Tokyo Samurais were in Total Recall. fachverwirrt picks up the spare on Tank McNamara. want2know grabs 2 points. I didn’t think anybody would get the one from Ripping Yarns.
Oh, fine, Munch, you get some points. I’m pretty sure you weren’t looking over Jack’s shoulder when you gave those answers.
Basin City Blues
Brentwich United
Brooklyn Bimbos
Charlotte Banshees
Gotham Goliaths
London Kings
London Silly Nannies
Los Angeles Diablos
Monstars
Moose Knucklers
Pittsburgh Ironmen
Polk High School Panthers
Renford Rejects
Ridgemont Wolves
San Francisco Saints
Swindon Mallets
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