Las Vegas may be known as Sin City, but it was Win City in 2023 when both the Vegas Golden Knights and Las Vegas Aces won their respective championships in a single calendar year. It's an uncommon feat for a metro area to take home multiple titles in one year, but these teams made it look easy: The Golden Knights took down the Florida Panthers 4-1 in the Stanley Cup Final, while the Aces denied the New York Libertya ring by winning 3-1 in the WNBA Finals.
While it's rare, Vegas isn't the only city to hit the championship jackpot. Here are metro areas that have won multiple titles in the same calendar year across the NFL, the NBA, MLB, the WNBA and the NHL since 2001.
Vegas Golden Knights and Las Vegas Aces, 2023
Tampa Bay Lightning and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2021
Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Dodgers, 2020
Washington Nationals and Washington Mystics, 2019
Pittsburgh Steelers and Pittsburgh Penguins, 2009
Detroit Shock and Detroit Red Wings, 2008
New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox, 2004
Los Angeles Lakers, Anaheim Angels and Los Angeles Sparks, 2002
Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Sparks, 2001