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As of July 2023, Rhode Island has two professional sports teams, the Providence Bruins, minor league affiliate of the Boston Bruins, as well as Rhode Island FC, who are set to compete in the second tier of American soccer and will officially begin play in 2024.

Notable sports teams

Club	Sport	League
Providence Bruins	Ice Hockey	American Hockey League
Rhode Island FC	Soccer	USL Championship

References

v t e Lists of professional sports teams in the United States by political division
States	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Federal district	Washington, D.C.
Insular areas	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands

v t e Sports teams based in Rhode Island
Baseball	NECBL Newport Gulls Ocean State Waves
Hockey	AHL Providence Bruins
Soccer	USLC Rhode Island FC WPSL Rhode Island Rogues FC
Roller derby	WFTDA Providence Roller Derby
Rugby union	NERFU Newport RFC Providence RFC
College athletics (NCAA Div. I)	Brown Bears Bryant Bulldogs Providence Friars Rhode Island College Anchorwomen (women's gymnastics) University of Rhode Island Rams
College athletics (NCAA Div. III)	Johnson & Wales Wildcats Rhode Island College Anchormen and Anchorwomen Roger Williams Hawks Salve Regina Seahawks
College athletics (NJCAA Division II)	Community College of Rhode Island Knights

Sports in the United States

By state / territory

Midwest	Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota Ohio South Dakota Wisconsin
Northeast	Connecticut Delaware Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Washington, D.C.
South	Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia West Virginia
West	Alaska Arizona California Colorado Hawaii Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico Oregon Utah Washington Wyoming
Territories	American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico U.S. Virgin Islands