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Teams per league

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Should we add a note to the number of teams in the CFL to mention the Atlantic Schooners? Or is it not considered a "sure thing" yet? The upcoming NHL and MLS teams are mentioned, but those are about as guaranteed to happen as anything in professional sports could be. I'm not sure if the Schooners rise to that level yet. --Khajidha (talk) 18:26, 3 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No, please refer to Canadian Football League#Atlantic Schooners revival Alielmi1207 (talk) 04:32, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Population ranking

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Since we're already counting US states and Canadian provinces together, it seems a little silly to relegate DC's ranking to a footnote about where it would fall "if it were a state". --User:Khajidha (talk) (contributions) 14:50, 22 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Khajidha I agree. On a related topic, can anyone explain why Demographia is the source for the population data and rankings, rather than the U.S. Census Bureau and its Canadian counterpart? Alielmi1207 (talk) 01:26, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The issue with using official stats from national statistical agencies is that they use inconsistent methodologies to define population centres, so attempting to synthesize them into a single list to rank the cities is not meaningful and would be WP:original research. Relying on an independent source to apply a consistent approach eliminates that problem. TDL (talk) 20:05, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

What leagues to include

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This has been talked about before, but, considering this includes the CFL, and CFL teams are at best valued around $50 million (https://www.insauga.com/hamilton-tiger-cats-receive-highest-valuation-in-cfl-history-report/)... it does beg whether things like WNBA (which have slightly less but similar likely team values, https://herhoopstats.substack.com/p/wnba-team-values-sale-worth-2021... and the 12-team league & teams were just valued at $1 billion a few months ago), or even the National Lacrosse League (most likely right now at best worth $10-15 million, but, their team values are growing). More just to the point that just because the CFL has been around forever and the NFL isn't in Canada, doesn't mean the CFL necessarily belongs with the "Big 4" (or even MLS). Dletter (talk) 20:57, 28 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

States listed as having former sports teams

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A map in the "Teams by state/province/territory" section includes several states that have 0 teams, but formerly had a team. These states include Nebraska, Iowa, Kentucky, Connecticut, & Rhode Island. I am confused about which teams this map is referring to or even the criteria for attaining this rank. Does it include former professional leauges like the ABA? It might help to include citations or links like the more prominent chart in the "Teams by metropolitan area" section. Does anyone have the answer to this? Ledvelvet21 (talk) 17:02, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As stated at the top of the map, it is for 2024. So, it does not include former teams and leagues. Alielmi1207 (talk) 04:37, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

San Francisco Bay Area Population

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Seems Demographia didn’t include Oakland in the San Francisco Bay Area population. 2607:FA49:5902:B300:A17E:A417:15BE:45DB (talk) 04:29, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

SAN FRANCISCO-SAN JOSE, CA: San Francisco, Antioch, Concord, Livermore, Napa, San Jose, Vallejo 2607:FA49:5902:B300:A17E:A417:15BE:45DB (talk) 04:35, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]