Sports Symbolism

God likes a good game.

NFL, MLB, and NBA (Football, Baseball, and Basketball)
Plus, the NHL (Hockey) and professional soccer.

NFL (National Football League)
animals: (birds: cardinals, eagles, ravens, seahawks), (pelagic:seahawks, dolphins),
(horses:broncos, colts, buc's), (cats:bengals, jaguars, lions, panthers), (woods: rams, bears).
colors: (chiefs, redskins, browns)
church: (saints, cardinals)
big things poppin' (titans, giants)
America! (patriots, eagles, jets)
weapons (jets, colts)
money (chargers, bills)
invasion (raiders, vikings, buccaneers)
metals (49ers, steelers)
(some might say the packers and cowboys belong together)

MLB (Major League Baseball)
animals:orioles, blue jays, cardinals, cubs, tigers, diamondbacks, marlins
church: cardinals, devil rays, angels, padres
native american: braves, indians
seagoers: mariners, pirates
family: padres, twins
keys: yankies, rockies
high meets low: royals, mets, brewers
exposing lies: expos, phillies

NBA (National Basketball Association)
animals: hawks, raptors, bucks, grizzlies, timberwolves, hornets, bulls
money: bucks, bulls, nuggets
presto!: magic, wizards
sound: supersonics, jazz
war: supersonics, warriors, rockets
speed: pistons, spurs
wild west: spurs, bulls
fire (or plasma): heat, suns, blazers
panning for gold: lakers, nuggets
Mix the lakers with animals and fire, and warriors, for Nature.
two av's: cavaliers, mavericks

NHL (National Hockey League)
animals: ducks, blackhawks, panthers, penguins, sharks, coyotes (sharks v. penguins?)
evil: thrashers, predators, devils
nature: leafs, hurricanes
disasters: hurricanes, flames, lightning, avalanche
fire: stars, flames, lightning
can-can: canucks, canadiens
power and the money: capitals, senators, oilers
nature folk: islanders, rangers

Soccer
space: star, galaxy
disaster: fire, earthquakes, rapids (elemental battle: fire v. rapids)
heat: fire, fusion, burn
mutiny vs. united
powerful beings: wizards, -->fusion, revolution