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* [[Brockton, Massachusetts]], US city nicknamed due to the success of native boxers |
* [[Brockton, Massachusetts]], US city nicknamed due to the success of native boxers |
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* [[Inglewood, California]], US city nicknamed due to success of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings |
* [[Inglewood, California]], US city nicknamed due to success of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings |
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*[[Los Angeles, California]], US city nicknamed due to the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Dodgers championships within 16 days of each other in 2020<ref>{{Cite web|last=Carras|first=Christi|last2=|last3=|first3=|last4=|last5=|last6=|last7=|last8=|first8=|last9=|date=2020-10-28|title=LeBron James and other celebs cheer the Dodgers: 'LA is the city of CHAMPIONS'|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-10-28/dodgers-world-series-lebron-james-celebrity-tweets|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-24|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Carroll|first=Rory|date=2020-10-29|title=Los Angeles parades on hold in the 'City of Champions'|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sports-losangeles-parade-idUSKBN27D38J|access-date=2020-11-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rams want to join Lakers, Dodgers on LA's championship run|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2020/10/28/rams-want-to-join-lakers-dodgers-on-las-championship-run/114522598/|access-date=2020-11-24|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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* [[Detroit]], US city nicknamed during the 1930s |
* [[Detroit]], US city nicknamed during the 1930s |
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*[[Duncanville, Texas]] |
*[[Duncanville, Texas]] |
Revision as of 05:10, 24 November 2020
City of Champions may refer to:
Cities
- Artesia, New Mexico, US city nicknamed by local radio host, Dave Button, because of the success of the local football team (31 state championships)
- Brockton, Massachusetts, US city nicknamed due to the success of native boxers
- Inglewood, California, US city nicknamed due to success of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings
- Los Angeles, California, US city nicknamed due to the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Dodgers championships within 16 days of each other in 2020[1][2][3]
- Detroit, US city nicknamed during the 1930s
- Duncanville, Texas
- One of several Boston nicknames
- One of several nicknames for Pittsburgh
- One of several nicknames for Tampa; see List of city nicknames in Florida
- Unofficial slogan of Edmonton, capital of the Canadian province of Alberta
Other uses
- Countess, a riverboat in Pittsburgh's Gateway Clipper Fleet formerly named City of Champions
- SoFi Stadium, a stadium in Inglewood, California, known as City of Champions Stadium during planning
See also
- ^ Carras, Christi (2020-10-28). "LeBron James and other celebs cheer the Dodgers: 'LA is the city of CHAMPIONS'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Carroll, Rory (2020-10-29). "Los Angeles parades on hold in the 'City of Champions'". Reuters. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Rams want to join Lakers, Dodgers on LA's championship run". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-11-24.