In the United States, the four prominent major sports leagues are Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Football League (NFL), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the National Hockey League (NHL). There are currently 13 metropolitan areas that have at least one team in each major sports league.

Of these cities, the only ones with a team in each sport that plays within the political boundaries of the city at the center of its metropolitan area are Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, and Philadelphia. In the Twin Cities area, three of the teams play in Minneapolis and one plays in St. Paul. In the Bay Area, all teams play in one of the region's three major cities (San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose). All other areas have at least one sport represented solely by teams that play in a city's suburbs. Teams that play in a suburban location are indicated in italics.

The metropolitan area with the least population to have at least one team in each of the four major sports is the Denver area, the 23rd largest in population, with 2,196,028 people as of 2000. The metropolitan area with the most population to not have at least one team in each of the four major sports is the Greater Los Angeles Area, the 2nd largest in population, with 12,365,627 people. This area has two baseball teams (the Dodgers and Angels), two basketball teams (the Lakers and Clippers), two hockey teams (the Kings and Mighty Ducks), but no football team.

The most recent city to be added to this list is Washington D.C., whom at the start of the 2005 MLB Season are the hosts of the Nationals, formerly the Montreal Expos. D.C. hasn't had a MLB team since 1972, when the Senators moved to Texas.

The year of the most recent championship that each franchise won while in its current metropolitan area is indicated in parentheses. The population ranking of the metropolitan area among all those of the United States is indicated in brackets.

Metropolitan Area	MLB Team	NFL Team	NBA Team	NHL Team
Atlanta, Georgia [11]	Braves (1995)	Falcons	Hawks	Thrashers
Boston, Massachusetts [10]	Red Sox (2004)	Patriots (2004)	Celtics (1986)	Bruins (1972)
Chicago, Illinois [3]	White Sox (1917), Cubs (1908)	Bears (1985)	Bulls (1998)	Blackhawks (1961)
Dallas, Texas [5]	Rangers	Cowboys (1995)	Mavericks	Stars (1999)
Denver, Colorado [23]	Rockies	Broncos (1998)	Nuggets	Avalanche (2001)
Detroit, Michigan [9]	Tigers (1984)	Lions (1957)	Pistons (2004)	Red Wings (2002)
Miami, Florida [6]	Marlins (2003)	Dolphins (1973)	Heat	Panthers
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota [16]	Twins (1991)	Vikings	Timberwolves	Wild
New York, New York [1]	Yankees (2000), Mets (1986)	Giants (1990), Jets (1968)	Knicks (1973), Nets	Devils (2003), Rangers (1994), Islanders (1983)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [4]	Phillies (1980)	Eagles (1960)	76ers (1983)	Flyers (1975)
Phoenix, Arizona [14]	Diamondbacks (2001)	Cardinals	Suns	Coyotes
San Francisco Bay Area, California [12]	Athletics (1989), Giants	49ers (1994), Raiders (1980)	Warriors (1975)	Sharks
Washington, DC [7]	Nationals	Redskins (1991)	Wizards (1978)	Capitals