What sports franchise has moved the most times?

Answer 1

Man, where do you start?

NHL, in the last 50 years or so:

Flames (from Atlanta)

Hurricanes (from Hartford Whalers)

Coyotes (from Winnipeg)

Avalanche (from Quebec Nordiques)

Dallas Stars (from Minnesota North Stars)

Cleveland Barons (were the California Golden Seals, moved to Cleveland, combined with Minnesota...and then moved to Dallas 15 years later, or thereabouts)

New Jersey Devils (were the Kansas city Scouts, then the Colorado Rockies)

NFL

Indianpolis Colts, from Baltimore

St. Louis Rams, from LA and before then they were from Cleveland

Oakland Raiders, from LA, but had been from Oakland

Arizona Cardinals (had been St. Louis, before that Chicago)

Tennessee Titans (had been Houston Oilers)

Cleveland Browns to Baltimore Ravens

Portsmouth Spartans to Detroit and become the Lions

Decatur Staleys move to Chicago and become the Bears

Boston Redskins move to Washington

BASEBALL

Minnesota Twins (had been Washington Senators)

Texas Rangers (had been a second Washington Senators team)

Washington Nationals (had been Montreal Expos)

Baltimore Orioles (had been St. Louis Browns)

The Giants and Dogers

Boston Braves to Milwaukee and then Atlanta

Seattle Pilots to Milwaukee Brewers

NBA

The ex-ABA teams before they got in the league: New Jersey Americans to New York Nets to New Jersey Nets (after the NBA merger) and now they're coming back to NY! San Antonio was originally in Dallas.

N.O. Jazz to Utah Jazz

Charlotte Hornets to New Orleans Hornets

St. Louis Hawks to Atlanta Hawks

Buffalo Braves to San Diego Clippers to Los Angeles Clippers

Rochester Royals to Kansas City Royals to Kansas City Kings to Sacramento Kings (and they played part-time in Omaha for a few years)

Philadelphia Warriors to San Francisco (then Golden State) Warriors

Syracuse Nationals to Philadelphia 76ers

Vancouver Grizzlies to Memphis

Answer 2

I believe it to be the Sacramento Kings upon moving to Anaheim next season.

Rochester Royals (1945-57)

Cincinnati Royals (1957-72)

Kansas City-Omaha Kings (1972-75)

Kansas City Kings (1975-85)

Sacramento Kings (1985-2011)

Anaheim Royals ??? (2011-)