TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Some cities in Kansas have been found to be among the best in the country for sports.
With the sports industry expected to reach a value of $83.1 billion in 2023 and the football season in full swing and the basketball season beginning, personal finance website WalletHub.com says it has released its report on the Best Sports Cities of 2022 Wednesday, November 9. .
To find out which cities are always the game on, WalletHub said it compared nearly 400 small and large cities across the nation’s five biggest sports — football, basketball, baseball, hockey and soccer.
The report ranked Kansas City, Mo., home of the Chiefs and Royals, as the 15th best city to watch sports in with an overall score of 34.24. He was ranked 11th for football, 249th for basketball, 20th for baseball, 5th for soccer and 450th for hockey.
Meanwhile, Kansas City, Kan., home of Sporting KC and the KC Current, was 305th overall with an overall score of 2.33, a rank of 450 for football, a rank of 450 for basketball, a rank of 450 for baseball, a rank of 25 for soccer and rank 450 for hockey.
In the west, Manhattan, home of the Wildcats, was 138th overall with a total score of 12.78. He was ranked 97th for football, 187th for basketball, 209th for football, 243rd for basketball and 450th for hockey.
Back east, Lawrence, home of the Jayhawks, was 181st overall with a total score of 11.75. It was ranked 238th for football, 32nd for basketball, 175th for football, 216th for soccer and 450th for hockey.
Down south, Wichita, home of the Shockers, Wingnuts and Thunder, was 293rd overall with an overall score of 3.69. It was ranked 450th for football, 277th for basketball, 99th for football, 450th for soccer and 450th for hockey.
The report found that the best sporting cities are:
The report found that the worst sporting cities were:
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