Want this question answered?
Montreal
The Washington Nationals are based in Washington, DC (District of Columbia).
Washington
Currently, there is no professional basketball team in the state of Washington as of the 2008-2009 season. The Seattle Supersonics, the team that previously played in Washington for many years, relocated to Oklahoma City and was renamed the Oklahoma City Thunder.
There were two Washington Senators Baseball teams. The first Washington Senators existed between 1901 -1960 then moved to Minnesota and became the Twins. Another Washington Senators team was established in 1961 to replace the franchise that moved to Minnesota. This Washington Senators team moved to Texas, and in 1972 became the Texas Rangers.
The closest Canadian city to the US border is Surrey, located in British Columbia. It is part of the Greater Vancouver area and shares a border with the US state of Washington.
Minnesota Twins, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Nationals, Kansas City Royals
Seattle is closer to the Canadian border than Sacramento. Seattle is located in the state of Washington, which shares a border with Canada, while Sacramento is in California, much farther south.
The city (Washington, DC) sold bonds to finance the stadium. The bonds are to be paid through taxes on tickets, food, and merchandise bought at the stadium, from a new tax levied on businesses grossing over $3 million a year, and a rent to be paid by the Nationals owners of $5.5 million per year.
Alaska is the only state north of British Columbia.
The Seattle supersonics were relocated to OK City in 2008
Agusta