Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada For example, until 1957 New York City played host to baseball and football Giants. MLB's Pittsburgh Pirates shared its nickname with an NFL team (which ultimately became the Pittsburgh Steelers) as well as a now-defunct early NHL team, while the Canadian football team Hamilton Tigers shared a team name with an NHL team. The most recent example of two major teams sharing a franchise name was between 1960 and 1987; when the NFL's Chicago Cardinals relocated to St. Louis, Missouri, it was allowed to keep the Cardinals name despite the established existence of a baseball team of the same name.
2018–19 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team 2018–19 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team The 2018–19 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represents East Carolina University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates are led by first year head coach, fifth overall Joe Dooley which he previous coached from 1995–1999 and play their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as fifth-year members of the American Athletic Conference. The Pirates finished the 2017–18 season 10–20, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the AAC Tournament to UCF. Following a 2–4 start to the