There and Back Again: Sports Teams Returning Home

The Los Angeles Rams earned a win in their homecoming when Sean Mannion threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Green with 1:54 remaining for a 28-24 comeback over the Dallas Cowboys at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during Week 1 of the NFL Preseason on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. The Rams moved back to Los Angeles, where the NFL franchise played for nearly 50 years (1946-94), after playing in St. Louis for 21 seasons (1995-2015). Here are the professional sports teams that changed cities only to return with the same name.

There and Back Again: Sports Teams Returning Home

Los Angeles Rams (1946-94, 2016-)

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In 1946, the Rams moved from Cleveland (where they had been since 1937) to Los Angeles, where they stayed until 1994. During that time in Los Angeles, they won one NFL Championship (1951) and lost the only Super Bowl they appeared in (1980). The Rams moved to St. Louis before the 1995 season, where they soon became the Greatest Show on Turf behind Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk, Tory Holt and Isaac Bruce. The Rams returned to L.A. for the 2016 NFL season.

Cleveland Browns (1946-95, 1999-present)

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The Browns began their time in Cleveland in 1946, where they stayed until 1995. Before the 1996 season, the franchise moved to Baltimore and changed its name to the Baltimore Ravens. Cleveland didn't have a football team for the next three years, but a new Cleveland Browns expansion team filled the void in 1999.

Oakland Raiders (1960-81, 1995-present)

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The Raiders started out in Oakland in 1960, as a member of the American Football League and stayed there until the end of the 1981 season. They moved to Los Angeles for the next 13 seasons before moving back to Oakland. They've won one Super Bowl in Oakland (1976) and one in Los Angeles (1983).

Charlotte Hornets (1988-2002, 2014-present)

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The Hornets franchise’s first year in Charlotte was in 1988, and they remained there until after the 2001-02 season. The team moved to New Orleans to begin the 2002-03 season, where they have been since. An expansion team—the Bobcats—moved to Charlotte in 2004. Things got more confusing in 2013, when the New Orleans Hornets changed their name to the Pelicans. The next year, the Bobcats changed their name back to the Hornets.

Winnipeg Jets (1979-96, 2011-present)

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Winnipeg's hockey history begins with the Jets in the 1979-80 season. They played there until the end of the 1995-96 season, when the team moved the Phoenix and became the Coyotes. Winnipeg remained without a hockey team until the 2011-12 season, which is when the Atlanta Thrashers moved north and changed their name to the Jets.

Milwuakee Brewers (1901, 1970-present)

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Milwaukee had the Brewers for just one year (1901) before they bolted to St. Louis and became the Browns. Then, following the 1953 season, they moved to Baltimore and became the Orioles. Milwaukee didn't have another MLB team until the Seattle Pilots moved there in 1970 and changed their name to the Brewers.