Sports in Pennsylvania

A third NFL franchise, the Dallas Texans, was briefly headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania during the 1952 season.

There are also several women's football teams, including the Keystone Assault, Pittsburgh Passion, and Philadelphia Firebirds.

The rivalry was particularly strong during the 1970s and 1980s, when the two teams frequently competed to win the National League East.

The rivalry has cooled off since the Pirates moved to the NL Central in 1994, but the two teams continue to play each other every year.

The Little League World Series is still held for youth teams from the United States and foreign nations in a tournament every year in South Williamsport.

Unlike the other major professional sports leagues, the National Basketball Association only has one team in Pennsylvania.

The Philadelphia area has produced NBA players such as Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, and Paul Arizin, while Pete Maravich was from Aliquippa.

Perhaps the strongest current in-state professional sports rivalry is between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins, both of which play in the Metropolitan Division of the NHL.

The Lehigh Valley Phantoms, also of the AHL, are the primary development team of the Philadelphia Flyers and play their home games at PPL Center in Allentown.

A number of notable current and former professional hockey players are Pennsylvania natives: Mike Richter, one of the most successful American-born goaltenders in NHL history; Pete Babando; Bob Beers; Jay Caufield; Ryan Malone; Gerry O'Flaherty; George Parros; Jesse Spring; and R.J. Umberger.

Additionally, Pennsylvania has two teams in the second-tier USL Championship (previously the United Soccer League), Philadelphia Union II and Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC.

Both are the official reserve sides for MLS teams, respectively the Union and Columbus Crew SC.

Despite disbanding in the 1930s, the club still shares the record (with Maccabi Los Angeles) for most U.S. Open Cup wins, with five.

Pennsylvania has also been home to numerous soccer players, including Walter Bahr, the captain of the U.S. national team at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.

Pennsylvania also hosts the Univest Grand Prix professional bicycle race each year in September, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale, the worldwide governing body for cycling.

Floyd Landis, of Farmersville was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title due to prohibited doping.

Pocono Raceway in Long Pond is home to one NASCAR race weekend a year, the HighPoint.com 400 in July.

Smarty Jones, the 2004 Kentucky Derby winner, was owned by Roy Chapman and wife Patricia.

[7] Barbaro, the 2006 Kentucky Derby winner, came from Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jackson's Lael Stables in West Grove.

There is also the PGT (Pittsburgh Golfers Tour) which is people from all over the east coast joining a club where the owner schedules tournaments all over the state.

Arnold Palmer, winner of seven major golf championships and 62 PGA Tour events, was from Latrobe.

Lebanon), Nate Carr (from Erie), Stanley Dziedzic (from Allentown), Carlton Haselrig (from Johnstown), Jake Herbert (from Pittsburgh), Cary Kolat (from Rices Landing), Spencer Lee (from Saegertown), Jason Nolf (from Yatesboro), Jordan Oliver (from Easton), Zain Retherford (from Benton), Ed Ruth (from Harrisburg), Coleman Scott (from Waynesburg), Wade Schalles (from Hollidaysburg), Bobby Weaver (from Easton), and others.

[13] The case involved a $1/$2 table stakes Texas Hold 'em Poker game with a dealer making tips.

[13] Section 5513 of the Pennsylvania Code makes it a misdemeanor of the first degree for a person to invite or allows other people to gather in a place of his control for the purpose of "unlawful gambling".

In his decision, Judge Thomas A. James Jr. stated, "[T]here are three elements of gambling: consideration, chance and reward."

[13] Specifically, the decision states: The court finds that Texas Hold 'em poker is a game where skill predominates over chance.

"[15] Previous legal challenges and legislative initiatives have taken place, but until recently, none have changed the status of poker in Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has published an FAQ page on the legalities of Texas Hold'em Poker for licensed establishments.

After each victory, he celebrates by staring directly into the eyes of his opponent and let's out a classic "surfer dude laugh."

Pennsylvania has been home to many accomplished boxers, including Tommy Loughran, Joe Frazier, and Bernard Hopkins.