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Tampa-St. Pete ranks as 15th best sports city

We're number ... 15.

Tampa-St. Petersburg placed 15th on the Sporting News annual Best Sports Cities list. The magazine featured nearly 400 cities and towns in the United States and Canada and ranked them according to system that assigns points to a variety of categories, including number of teams, won-lost records, playoff berths, bowl appearances, tournament bids, championships and then such objective things as fan fervor and attendance.

"The Rays' World Series run in 2008 is part of Tampa-St. Pete's story in our 12-month city snapshot,'' said Sporting News chief of correspondents Bob Hille, who has coordinated the rankings since their expansion 13 years ago. "But remember that on any given day fans can see big-time sports -- the Rays, Bucs and Lightning -- and then throw in South Florida's strong football program and spring training baseball, and you've got some great ingredients for a fun sports atmosphere.''

So who is No. 1? Pittsburgh, thanks to championships by the Penguins and Steelers, was named the best sports city, unseating Boston, which held the title three of the past five years. Boston slipped to No. 3 on the latest list.

Rounding out the top 10 were Philadelphia at No. 2, Chicago (No. 4), Los Angeles (No. 5), New York (No. 6), Phoenix-Tempe (No. 7), Miami (No. 8), Dallas-Fort Worth (No. 9), Detroit-Ann Arbour (No. 10).

 
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1. Pittsburgh
2. Philadelphia
3. Boston
4. Chicago + Evanston
5. Los Angeles
6. New York
7. Phoenix + Tempe
8. Miami
9. Dallas-Fort Worth
10. Detroit + Ann Arbor + Ypsilanti
11. Houston
12. Nashville
13. Atlanta
14. Washington
15. Tampa-St. Petersburg
16. Minneapolis-St. Paul
17. Raleigh + Durham + Chapel Hill, N.C.
18. Denver + Boulder
19. Salt Lake City + Provo
20. Indianapolis
21. Anaheim
22. Cleveland
23. Charlotte
24. San Jose + Palo Alto + Santa Clara
25. New Orleans
26. Milwaukee
27. Orlando
28. Baltimore
29. Cincinnati
30. St. Louis
31. San Diego
32. Portland
33. Oakland + Berkeley
34. Columbus
35. San Antonio
36. Toronto
37. Oklahoma City + Norman
38. Austin, Texas
39. Vancouver
40. Buffalo
41. Gainesville, Fla.
42. Calgary
43. Storrs, Conn.
44. East Lansing, Mich.
45. Montreal
46. San Francisco
47. Memphis
48. State College, Pa.
49. Kansas City
50. Jacksonville
51. Green Bay
52. Seattle
53. Edmonton
54. Ottawa
55. Sacramento
56. Columbia, Mo.
57. Tuscaloosa, Ala.
58. Blacksburg, Va.
59. Tucson, Ariz.
60. Stillwater, Okla.
61. Lawrence, Kan.
62. Morgantown, W.Va.
63. Lubbock, Texas
64. College Park, Md.
65. Oxford, Miss.
66. Clemson, S.C.
67. Louisville, Ky.
68. Eugene, Ore.
69. Boise, Idaho
70. Iowa City, Iowa
71. Corvallis, Ore.
72. Lincoln, Neb.
73. West Lafayette, Ind.
74. Tallahassee, Fla.
75. Madison, Wis.
76. South Bend, Ind.
77. Athens, Ga.
78. Lexington, Ky.
79. Baton Rouge, La.
80. Knoxville, Tenn.
81. Columbia, S.C.
82. Tulsa, Okla.
83. Winston-Salem, N.C.
84. Champaign-Urbana, Ill.
85. Waco, Texas
86. College Station, Texas
87. Piscataway, N.J.
88. Auburn, Ala.
89. Charlottesville, Va.
90. Syracuse, N.Y.
91. Manhattan, Kan.
92. Albuquerque, N.M.
93. Reno, Nev.
94. Fayetteville, Ark.
95. Starkville, Miss.
96. Las Vegas
97. Hattiesburg, Miss.
98. El Paso, Texas
99. Annapolis, Md.
100. Greenville, N.C.
101. Logan, Utah
102. Spokane, Wash.
103. Akron, Ohio
104. Troy, Ala.
105. Fort Collins, Colo.
106. Colorado Springs, Colo.
107. Moraga, Calif.
108. Ruston, La.
109. Bowling Green, Ohio
110. Fresno, Calif.
111. Omaha, Neb.
112. Muncie, Ind.
113. Pullman, Wash.
114. Ames, Iowa
115. Murfreesboro, Tenn.
116. Honolulu
117. Kingston, R.I.
118. Huntington, W.Va.
119. Bowling Green, Ky.
120. Laramie, Wyo.
121. Dayton, Ohio
122. Birmingham, Ala.
123. Oxford, Ohio
124. Kent, Ohio
125. Las Cruces, N.M.
126. Kalamazoo, Mich.
127. Athens, Ohio
128. Moscow, Idaho
129. Bloomington, Ind.
130. Mount Pleasant, Mich.
131. Jonesboro, Ark.
132. Denton, Texas
133. Lafayette, La.
134. DeKalb, Ill.
135. West Point, N.Y.
136. Toledo, Ohio
137. Monroe, La.
138. Richmond, Va.
139. Normal, Ill.
140. Albany, N.Y.
141. Niagara, N.Y.
142. Ithaca, N.Y.
143. Fargo, N.D.
144. Cedar Falls, Iowa
145. Burlington, Vt.
146. Peoria, Ill.
147. Nacogdoches, Texas
148. Des Moines, Iowa
149. Stockton, Calif.
150. Little Rock, Ark.
151. Ogden, Utah
152. Mobile, Ala.
153. Johnson City, Tenn.
154. Wichita, Kan.
155. Evansville, Ind.
156. Harrisonburg, Va.
157. Emmitsburg, Md.
158. Martin, Tenn.
159. Hempstead, N.Y.
160. Murray, Ky.
161. Binghamton, N.Y.
162. Huntsville, Texas
163. Amherst, Mass.
164. Norfolk, Va.
165. Clarksville, Tenn.
166. Lexington, Va.
167. Carbondale, Ill.
168. Corpus Christi, Texas
169. Lawrenceville, N.J.
170. Santa Barbara, Calif.
171. Missoula, Mont.
172. Radford, Va.
173. Morehead, Ky.
174. Lynchburg, Va.
175. Thibodaux, La.
176. Olean, N.Y.
177. Richmond, Ky.
178. Fairfield, Conn.
179. Worcester, Mass.
180. Springfield, Mo.
181. Pocatello, Idaho
182. Providence, R.I.
183. Orem, Utah
184. Riverside, Calif.
185. Chattanooga, Tenn.
186. Terre Haute, Ind.
187. Charleston, S.C.
188. Vermillion, S.D.
189. Stony Brook, N.Y.
190. Bozeman, Mont.
191. Macon, Ga.
192. Newark, Del.
193. Beaumont, Texas
194. Greeley, Colo.
195. Youngstown, Ohio
196. Fort Wayne, Ind.
197. Davis, Calif.
198. Montgomery, Ala.
199. Cullowhee, N.C.
200. Valparaiso, Ind.
201. Hammond, La.
202. Jackson, Miss.
203. San Marcos, Texas
204. Towson, Md.
205. Williamsburg, Va.
206. Cheney, Wash.
207. Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
208. Brookings, S.D.
209. Cedar City, Utah
210. Flagstaff, Ariz.
211. Boiling Springs, N.C.
212. Clinton, S.C.
213. Rock Hill, S.C.
214. Asheville, N.C.
215. Spartanburg, S.C.
216. Durham, N.H.
217. DeLand, Fla.
218. Bethlehem, Pa.
219. New Haven, Conn.
220. Daytona Beach, Fla.
221. Jersey City, N.J.
222. Cookeville, Tenn.
223. Lake Charles, La.
224. Jacksonville, Ala.
225. Boone, N.C.
226. Buies Creek, N.C.
227. Shreveport, La.
228. Bakersfield, Calif.
229. Hampton, Va.
230. Princeton, N.J.
231. Grand Forks, N.D.
232. New Britain, Conn.
233. Charleston, Ill.
234. Hamden, Conn.
235. Fort Myers, Fla.
236. Orangeburg, S.C.
237. San Luis Obispo, Calif.
238. Wilmington, N.C.
239. Elon, N.C.
240. Conway, S.C.
241. Hartford, Conn.
242. Savannah, Ga.
243. Lewisburg, Pa.
244. Dover, Del.
245. Greensboro, N.C.
246. Orono, Maine
247. Farmville, Va.
248. Hamilton, N.Y.
249. Macomb, Ill.
250. Statesboro, Ga.
251. Prairie View, Texas
252. Edwardsville, Ill.
253. Itta Bena, Miss.
254. Easton, Pa.
255. High Point, N.C.
256. Natchitoches, La.
257. Conway, Ark.
258. Pine Bluff, Ark.
259. Hanover, N.H.
260. Jupiter, Fla.
261. Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
262. Fontana, Calif.
263. Loudon, N.H.
264. Martinsville, Va.
265. Talladega, Ala.
266. West Long Branch, N.J.
267. Rochester, N.Y.
268. Quad Cities (Moline-East Moline-Rock Island, Ill.-Davenport-Bettendorf, Iowa)
269. Smithfield, R.I.
270. Augusta, Ga.
271. Loretto, Pa.
272. Erie, Pa.
273. Greenville, S.C.
274. Teaneck, N.J.
275. Huntsville + Normal, Ala.
276. Bristol, Tenn.
277. Brooklyn, Mich.
278. Darlington, S.C.
279. Long Pond, Pa.
280. Manchester, N.H.
281. Sonoma, Calif.
282. Watkins Glen, N.Y.
283. Viera, Fla.
284. Dunedin, Fla.
285. Edinburg, Texas
286. Clearwater, Fla.
287. Port Charlotte, Fla.
288. Port St. Lucie, Fla.
289. McAllen, Texas
290. Portland, Maine
291. Sarasota, Fla.
292. Kennesaw, Ga.
293. Grand Rapids, Mich.
294. Bismarck, N.D.
295. Tacoma, Wash.
296. Uncasville, Conn.
297. Allentown, Pa.
298. Sioux Falls, S.D.
299. Bradenton, Fla.
300. Carlsbad, Calif.
301. Cromwell, Conn.
302. Hilton Head Island, S.C.
303. Kapalua, Hawaii
304. Kissimmee, Fla.
305. La Quinta, Calif.
306. Lakeland, Fla.
307. Midland, Texas
308. Monterey, Calif.
309. Oakville, Ontario
310. Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
311. Vero Beach, Fla.
312. Verona, N.Y.
313. Winnipeg, Manitoba
314. Norwich, Conn.
315. Pawtucket, R.I.
316. Bridgeport, Conn.
317. Hershey, Pa.
318. Kodak, Tenn.
319. Lowell, Mass.
320. Reading, Pa.
321. Springdale, Ark.
322. Bowie, Md.
323. Jackson, Tenn.
324. Cape Girardeau, Mo.
325. Hamilton, Ontario
326. Harrisburg, Pa.
327. Latrobe, Pa.
328. Trenton, N.J.
329. Westminster, Md.
330. Mankato, Minn.
331. Bourbonnais, Ill.
332. Cortland, N.Y.
333. Zebulon, N.C.
334. Altoona, Pa.
335. Georgetown, Ky.
336. Napa, Calif.
337. River Falls, Wis.
338. Kannapolis, N.C.
339. Rockford, Ill.
340. Springfield, Mass.
341. Adelanto, Calif.
342. Albany, Ga.
343. Charleston, W.Va.
344. Midland, Mich.
345. Wilmington, Del.
346. Cedar Rapids, Iowa
347. Tri-Cities (Pasco-Kennewick-Richland), Wash.
348. Woodbridge, Va.
349. Princess Anne, Md.
350. Eastlake, Ohio
351. Modesto, Calif.
352. Burlington, Iowa
353. Lake Elsinore, Calif.
354. Lakewood, N.J.
355. Salem, Va.
356. Geneva, Ill.
357. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
358. Frederick, Md.
359. Kinston, N.C.
360. Lancaster, Calif.
361. San Bernardino, Calif.
362. Myrtle Beach, S.C.
363. Rome, Ga.
364. Visalia, Calif.
365. Aberdeen, Md.
366. Amarillo, Texas
367. Clinton, Iowa
368. Danville, Va.
369. Salisbury, Md.
370. Beloit, Wis.
371. Elizabethton, Tenn.
372. Appleton, Wis.
373. Hickory, N.C.
374. Salem-Keizer, Ore.
375. Idaho Falls, Idaho
376. Princeton, W.Va.
377. Grambling, La.
378. Bluefield, W.Va.
379. Everett, Wash.
380. Great Falls, Mont.
381. Hagerstown, Md.
382. Williamsport, Pa.
383. Kingsport, Tenn.
384. Wappingers Falls, N.Y.
385. Pulaski, Va.
386. Lorman, Miss.
387. Batavia, N.Y.
388. Bristol, Va.
389. Casper, Wyo.
390. Greeneville, Tenn.
391. Oneonta, N.Y.
392. Billings, Mont.
393. Burlington, N.C.
394. Helena, Mont.
395. Jamestown, N.Y.
396. Winooski, Vt.
397. Yakima, Wash.
398. Troy, N.Y.
399. Auburn, N.Y.
 
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