Seriously these guys are known as the Heat

Last year in the Super Bowl, the Pittsburgh Steelers won their sixth Super Bowl title, the most of any team in NFL history. But this piece isnt about sports teams themselves, its about their names.Think about it: Pittsburgh Steelers. Makes sense, right Pittsburgh became most famous for being an industrial, blue collar town that relied heavily upon its steel industry. Whether its because of relocation, plain bizarreness, or whatever the reason, there are a number of sports teams whose names just dont make sense.So, I present (in no particular order), the worst team names in professional sports.(Quick note: I wont be including names from, say, the XFL Those were meant to be stupid.). The name Colts worked for Baltimore; after all, Baltimore is the home of the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the horse racing Triple Crown. Since colt is a name for a young horse, it only made sense that the Baltimore football team would be named Colts.But Indianapolis Colts I wasnt aware there was much interest in horse racing in Indianapolis.Perhaps it was meant as a slap in the face of Baltimore fans, as these Colts ran away from Baltimore and ended up in Indy Maybe Bob Irsay was just too lazy to buy new uniforms.Whatever the reason, Indianapolis Colts just doesnt make sense..

A popular choice, especially considering the fact that there is a ton of controversy that surrounds Native American team names.There are number of teams with similar names, but Im going to focus on the Redskins because, lets face it, Redskins is racist.I mean, the Braves and Indians arent great but at least Braves has a fairly positive connotation and Indians are a commonly used word to describe Native Americans. But Redskins Its bad enough we had to deal with the Negro Leagues in professional baseball, but at least that was done away with a long time ago. Why does the NFL get a free pass with a team name thats just as badBesides, these guys used to be the Braves anyway, why change it. Minnesota is commonly known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes. It would make sense, then, that there would be a basketball team named the Minneapolis Lakers.And it did make sense up until 1960, when the team moved to Los Angeles. At which point the team decided that, since Los Angeles is also apparently known for its many beautiful bodies of water, the Lakers name should stick.Minnesota would wind up getting a new team, called the Timberwolves. Which, come to think of it, doesnt make a ton of sense either.

Because when you think of jazz, nightlife, and fun, you think of Utah.ReallyNo offense to anyone in Utahespecially since the Jazz have one of the most loyal fan bases in all of professional sportsbut that particular state has generally had the connotation of being rather buttoned-down and serious.Yes, its true that the team started as the New Orleans Jazz. Which makes more sense, though a team named Jazz is iffy at best, kind of likewell, Ill get to that in a bit The fact is, New Orleans is known for partying Salt Lake City is not.So the New Orleans Jazz makes sense The Utah Jazz does not.. Yes, Miami is hot both in temperature and in nightlife That makes sense. The team occasionally has been hot, especially in recent years with Dwyane Wade.But sports teams should not have singular nouns as their names.Seriously, these guys are known as the Heat. I know Calgary already has the Flames, but what would stop Miami from co-opting it Anything better than a one-word name.Besides, Miami Heat sounds like a dance troupe Sorry, it had to be said..