Categories: Sports in Chicago | Northern League teams | Baseball team stubs Image File history File links Municipal_Flag_of_Chicago. ... Chicagoland is an informal name for the Chicago metropolitan area, used by local residents, businesses, governments, and planning agencies. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Name Chicago Cubs (1902–present) Chicago Orphans (1898-1901) Chicago Colts (1890-1897) Chicago White Stockings (1870-1889) (a. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2,3,4,9,11,16,19,72 Name Chicago White Sox (1904–present) White Stockings <no city in official name, but based in Chicago> (1901-1903) Ballpark U.S. Cellular Field (1991–present) Comiskey... The Frontier League is a minor league baseball Independent league which operates in the Midwest. ... The Windy City ThunderBolts are a minor league baseball team which plays in Crestwood, Illinois. ... The Midwest League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States. ... Oakland Athletics American League AAA Sacramento River Cats AA Midland RockHounds A Stockton Ports Kane County Cougars Vancouver Canadians R Phoenix Athletics The Kane County Cougars are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Oakland Athletics, that plays in the Midwest League. ... This article refers to the modern Northern League. ... The Gary SouthShore Railcats are a Minor league baseball team in the Northern League based in Gary, Indiana. ... The Schaumburg Flyers are a Northern League baseball team based in Schaumburg, Illinois. ... Softball is a team sport in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches (or rarely, 16 inches) (28 to 30. ... National Pro Fastpitch (NPF), formerly the Womens Pro Softball League (WPSL), is the only professional womens softball league in the world. ... The Chicago Bandits are a womens softball team based in Lisle, Illinois. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the four major professional sports leagues of North America. ... The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Womens National Basketball Association or WNBA is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States. ... The Chicago Sky are a current Womens National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The American Basketball Association (ABA) is a mens basketball league founded in 1999. ... The Chicago Rockstars are an American Basketball Association 2006 expansion franchise that will be based out of Chicago. ... The International Basketball League is a U.S.-based professional basketball summer league featuring teams from the West Coast and the Midwest. ... The Chicago Heights Soldiers are a professional basketball team in the IBL. Not connected to the defunct Chicago Soldiers of the ABA, the team will begin play in the 2007 season. ... The Elgin Racers are a franchise of the International Basketball League. ... The Laker County Lakers are a franchise in the International Basketball League (2005-), who will play home games in six sites throughout Lake County, Illinois. ... The United States Basketball League OTCBB: USBL is a professional mens spring basketball league. ... The Gary Steelheads are a basketball team that played in the International Basketball League and the Continental Basketball Association. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... For other uses of National Football League, see National Football League (disambiguation). ... City Chicago, Illinois Other nicknames Da Bears, The Monsters of the Midway Team colors Navy Blue, Orange and White Head Coach Lovie Smith Owner Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman Michael McCaskey General manager Jerry Angelo Fight song Bear Down, Chicago Bears Mascot Staley Da Bear League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919) National... The Arena Football League (AFL) was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. ... Conference American Division Central Year founded 2001 Home arena Allstate Arena City, State Chicago, Illinois Wild card titles 4: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006 Division titles 2: 2002, 2004 Conference titles 1: 2006 ArenaBowl championships 1: 2006 The Chicago Rush are a 2001 Arena Football League expansion team who are currently... The Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) is a new indoor football league based along the Northeastern United States region. ... The Chicago Slaughter is a team in the Continental Indoor Football League scheduled to begin play in 2007. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... NHL redirects here. ... The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The American Hockey League (AHL) is regarded as the top professional hockey league in North America outside the National Hockey League (NHL) for which it serves as the primary developmental circuit. ... The Chicago Wolves are a hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... The United Hockey League (UHL) is a professional ice hockey league with teams in the United States. ... The Chicago Hounds are a team of the United Hockey League scheduled to begin play in the fall of 2006. ... United States Hockey League (abbreviated USHL) is the top junior ice hockey league in United States. ... The Chicago Steel are a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team playing in the East Division of the United States Hockey League (USHL). ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada. ... Year founded 1997 League Major League Soccer Nickname La Maquina Roja, Men in Red, CF97 Stadium Toyota Park Coach Dave Sarachan, 2003— Owner AEG First Game Miami Fusion 0–2 Chicago Fire (Lockhart Stadium; March 21, 1998) Largest Win Kansas City Wizards 0–7 Chicago Fire (Arrowhead Stadium; July 4... The USL Premier Development League (PDL) is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid. ... The Chicago Fire Premier (CFP) is the Premier Development League (PDL) entry in the United Soccer Leagues (USL). ... The Major Indoor Soccer League is the top professional indoor soccer league in the USA. The league is a member of both the United States Soccer Federation and FIFA. // In the summer of 2001, the National Professional Soccer League disbanded. ... The Chicago Storm is a team in the current Major Indoor Soccer League that began play in the 2004-2005 season. ... The Dive Shot. A womens lacrosse player carries the ball past a defender. ... Major League Lacrosse is a professional field lacrosse league played in the United States. ... The Chicago Machine is a lacrosse team based in Lisle, Illinois. ... NLL redirects here. ... The Chicago Shamrox are a team in the National Lacrosse League scheduled to begin play in 2007. ... Division I (or DI) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States. ... Chicago State University (CSU) is a state university in Chicago, Illinois. ... DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest known for his service to the poor, Saint Vincent de Paul. ... A garden sign welcomes residents and visitors to Rogers Park as home of Loyola University Chicago. ... Northwestern University athletics logo Northwestern University is a founding member of the Big Ten Conference, and the only private university member. ... The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is a public, state-supported research university. ... The Valparaiso University Crusaders are the 18 intercollegiate teams that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Associations Division I. Valparaiso University competes in the Mid-Continent Conference in all sports except for football, which is not sponsored by the conference. ...