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With reigning champions in the NFL and the NHL, Pittsburgh was named best sports city by Sporting News in its annual rankings. Philadelphia was ranked second, followed by Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles. “I don’t know how we don’t win this every year,” Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl said. Here’s how: the Pittsburgh Pirates. Denver, which is paired with Boulder and was ranked No. 1 in 1995 and 1997, was 18th of the 399 cities listed. Fort Collins and Colorado Springs were 105th and 106th, respectively, while Greeley was 194th. Merino, home of the top-ranked Rams in 8-man football, was not ranked.
