Whatever: A Collaborative Sports TL

The PoD is in 1959.

So basically post whatever you want in regard to sports as long as it isn't too improbable. (No international expansion or US sports adopting promotion and relegation).

Here are the rules:
1. Nothing too impossible.
2. Seattle and Portland both have to have all 4 major league sports by ITTL 2017.
3. No concrete donuts (the bad multiuse stadiums that were so terrible).
4. The NASL will still exist in 2017 ITTL.
 
The PoD is in 1959.

So basically post whatever you want in regard to sports as long as it isn't too improbable. (No international expansion or US sports adopting promotion and relegation).

Here are the rules:
1. Nothing too impossible.
2. Seattle and Portland both have to have all 4 major league sports by ITTL 2017.
3. No concrete donuts (the bad multiuse stadiums that were so terrible).
4. The NASL will still exist in 2017 ITTL.

I assume international means outside North America? IOTL we have teams in Canada, and Havana would have been a good candidate without the Beard.
 
What do the league alignments look like at the POD?

Baseball

NL:

Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
Milwaukee Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
San Fran Giants
LA Dodgers
St Louis Cardinals

AL:

NY Yankees
KC A's
Baltimore Orioles
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox

NFL:

Eastern Conference

NY Giants
Cleveland Browns
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
Chicago Cardinals
Redskins

Western Conference

Baltimore Colts
Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers
San Fran 49ers
Detroit Lions
LA Rams

NHL

Montreal Canadians
Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Blackhawks
Boston Bruins
New York Rangers

NBA

Eastern Division

Boston Celtics
New York Knicks
Syracuse Nationals
Philadelphia Warriors

Western Division

St Louis Hawks
Minneapolis Lakers
Detroit Pistons
Cincinnati Royals
 
In 1959, Lamar Hunt was putting together the AFL ownership group but that isn't set in stone yet, so we can do whatever we want there.
 
1959: Lamar Hunt puts together some ownership groups. Himself (Dallas Texans [Cotton Bowl]), Carroll Rosenbloom (Kansas City Cowboys [Kansas City Municipal Stadium]), Joe Robbie (Miami Dolphins [Orange Bowl]), one of the Coors family members (Denver Broncos [Mile High Stadium]), Billy Sullivan (Boston Patriots [Nickerson Field]), and a Minnesota ownership group including a former owner of the Duluth Eskimos at 10% (Minnesota Vikings [Metropolitan Stadium]).
The Minneapolis Lakers move to Los Angeles, California, to play at the LA Sports Arena. The team will of course be called the LA Lakers.
Reacting to this news the NBA suspends the Syracuse Nationals franchise and orders them to find a new home.
Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Warriors have been touring the Cow Palace.
 
Yes, international means outside the US & Canada just to clarify, you can add Canadian teams if you want to.
 
Late 1959: With 6 Teams Starting their Franchises in the AFL, The AFL gets lthe ast 2 owners to start their own as Emil Sick (owner of the Rainier Brewing Company) won the rights to get a Seattle AFL Franchise being played at Sick's Stadium while the Other Barron Hilton (son of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton) won the rights for an AFL Franchise Los Angeles the team names are chosen as the Seattle Kings and the Los Angeles Chargers respectively.
 
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I will accept the 2 franchises, except for the Seattle Kings will instead play at Husky Stadium, and the Chargers will play at the Rose Bowl.
 
1960:
The Philadelphia Warriors announce they are moving to San Francisco, to play in the Cow Palace.
Under first-year coach Vince Lombardi, the Green Bay Packers win the NFL Championship, while the first AFL Championship is won by the Los Angeles Chargers.
The suspended Syracuse Nationals announce that they will move to Minneapolis to become the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Chicago Cardinals move to St. Louis, where they just happen to share a name with the baseball team.
The NHL begins processing expansion applications, with St. Louis, Hartford, Milwaukee, Madison (WI), Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, Hamilton (ON), Vancouver, Victoria, and Kansas City applying first.
 
More in 1960:
Stadiums for the two teams that moved in 1958 break ground. LA at Chavez Ravine, and SF at Candlestick Point.
The 49ers break ground on a stadium in San Jose, CA. (It is close to OTL's SAP Center site).
The Pittsburgh Pirates break ground on a 45,000 seat stadium on OTL's Three Rivers Stadium site.
 
Still more for 1960:
Interior Department pressured by Native American groups, tells George Preston Marshall that he must change his team's name if he wants a new stadium in DC.
NFL grants two expansion franchises to Portland (Trail Blazers) and Birmingham, AL (Vulcans).
NBA grants two expansion franchises to Philadelphia (76ers) and Milwaukee (Bucks)
 
@Landmass Wave, can you please do the new alignments?

Baseball

NL:

Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
Milwaukee Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
San Fran Giants
LA Dodgers
St Louis Cardinals

AL:

NY Yankees
KC A's
Baltimore Orioles
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox

NFL:

Eastern Conference

NY Giants
Cleveland Browns
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
St. Louis Cardinals
Washington Redskins
Birmingham Vulcans

Western Conference

Baltimore Colts
Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers
San Fran 49ers
Detroit Lions
LA Rams
Portland Trail Blazers

AFL

East

Boston Patriots
Kansas City Cowboys
Miami Dolphins
Minnesota Vikings

West
Dallas Texans
Denver Broncos
Los Angeles Chargers
Seattle Kings

NHL

Montreal Canadians
Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Blackhawks
Boston Bruins
New York Rangers

NBA

Eastern Division

Boston Celtics
New York Knicks
Minnesota Timberwolves
Cincinnati Royals
Philadelphia 76ers

Western Division

St Louis Hawks
Los Angeles Lakers
Detroit Pistons
San Fran Warriors
Milwaukee Bucks
 
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1961:
The KC A's move to Oakland, CA.
The St. Louis Hawks move to Buffalo, NY, to become the Buffalo Hawks.
The NFL and NBA announce two new franchises each, the Birmingham Vulcans and Portland Trail Blazers for the NFL, and the Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks for the NBA.
The Steelers and Pitt University announce a 52,000 seat domed stadium project that could also attract an NBA or NHL team to Pittsburgh.
The AFL to counter the new NFL franchises, adds two franchises, the Chicago Gunners (playing on the South Side to replace the void left by the Cardinals) and the Sacramento Solons.
The NASL forms with 8 teams: The Washington Diplomats, The New England Revolutionaries, The Denver Rockies, The Milwaukee Germans, The Kansas City Wizards, The Dallas Dynamo, The Indianapolis Indians, The Seattle Sounders, & The Toronto Diamonds.
The NHL is processing applications: the cities that have applied include Portland, St. Louis, Seattle, Dallas, Denver, Houston, San Francisco, Atlanta, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Baltimore, Washington, Los Angeles, Orlando, Jacksonville, Miami, Columbus, Cincinnati, Wichita, & San Diego
As for the championships
World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates
NFL: Green Bay Packers
AFL: Seattle Kings
NBA: San Fran Warriors
Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens
 
1962:
The NHL narrows down the list of cities to Baltimore, Washington, Seattle (bid helped by it's new Seattle Center Coliseum), Denver, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Indianapolis, San Diego, & Kansas City.
(@stratonascar, please pick the expansion cities for me)
As for the championships:
World Series: NY Yankees
NFL: Baltimore Colts
AFL: Seattle Kings
NBA: Minnesota Timberwolves
Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings
 
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