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Updated: 12:31 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2011 | Posted: 12:57 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, 2011
SEATTLE —
Seattle has been named America's Most Miserable Sports City for the third year straight by Forbes magazine.
Says Forbes:
"...Through a cumulative 111 seasons and 37 playoff appearances, Seattle boasts only one champion: the 1979 Sonics of Gus Williams, Jack Sikma and Dennis Johnson. The list of playoff busts includes some real gut-wrenchers: The 1978 Sonics blew a championship by dropping a Game 7 at home to Washington in the finals, while the top-seeded 1994 club lost a first-round series to the eighth-seeded Denver Nuggets. And the 2001 Mariners went down in the playoffs to the Yankees after posting a 116-46 record during the regular season. Add it all up, and Seattle's history lands it at the top of our list of the most Miserable Sports Cities."
Atlanta, Phoenix, Buffalo and San Diego rounded out the top five. You can read more about how Forbes picked its "most miserable" list at the link, and view past "most miserable" lists below:
America's Most Miserable Sports Cities 2010
America's Most Miserable Sports Cities 2009
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