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Prince deserves a Minnesota pro sports team named after him, but which one?

When Prince died Thursday, the Twins honored Minnesota's music royalty by turning their downtown Minneapolis ballpark purple, the icon's signature color.

What about a more lasting tribute? Which one of Minnesota's pro sports teams would be best off renaming itself the Minnesota Princes?

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Minnesota would get to hear "Let's Go Crazy" at the start of every game and "1999" after every win. What's not to love?

Here are the pros and cons for each team.

Pro: The uniform possibilities are the best of any of the sports, from a purple-pinstriped home look, to a head-to-toe faded purple look on the road (think the 1980s Phillies, with a slightly different hue and Prince's glyph in place of the P logo), to a deep purple alternate jersey with paisley lettering.