Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site cbneb.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!harpo!ihnp4!cbosgd!cbscc!cbneb!mag
From: mag@cbneb.UUCP (Bob Mager)
Newsgroups: net.sport
Subject: nickname trivia answers
Message-ID: <837@cbneb.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 22-May-84 21:15:24 EDT
Article-I.D.: cbneb.837
Posted: Tue May 22 21:15:24 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 23-May-84 19:50:14 EDT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus, OHIO
Lines: 23

The six pairs of teams which share the same nickname are

	New York Giants (NFL) and the San Francisco Giants (NL)
	Texas Rangers (AL) and the New York Rangers (NHL)
	Houston Oilers (NFL) and the Edmonton Oilers (NHL)
	Jacksonville Bulls (USFL) and the Chicago Bulls (NBA)
	Kansas City Kings (NBA) and the L.A. Kings (NBA)
	New York Jets (NFL) and the Winnipeg Jets (NHL)

	[ I also gave you the 
		St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) and the St. Louis Cardinals (NL) ]

The five nicknames that do not end in `s' are

	Red Sox
	White Sox
	Blitz
	Gold
	Jazz

A lot of you had interesting variants on the original question.
Thanks to all those who responded.  
						Bob Mager