Baltimore Blaze
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The Baltimore Blaze were a professional basketball team in the National Rookie League
based in Baltimore
, Maryland
. The team is notable for winning the only NRL Championship by defeating the Philadelphia Force
100 to 93 on August 9, 2001. With the collapse of the National Rookie League, the team ceased operations.
National Rookie League
The National Rookie League was an American unaffiliated minor league for the National Basketball Association that completed its inaugural season in August, 2000....
based in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. The team is notable for winning the only NRL Championship by defeating the Philadelphia Force
Philadelphia Force
The Philadelphia Force was/is a women's professional softball team based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. From 2006 to 2009 it played as a member of National Pro Fastpitch league until a failed sales in September of 2009 but the team's future is in question and is still undecided...
100 to 93 on August 9, 2001. With the collapse of the National Rookie League, the team ceased operations.