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[[File:Denver invesco stadium 1.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Broncos Stadium at Mile High]], home of the [[Denver Broncos]] and the [[Denver Outlaws]].]] |
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[[File:Pepsi Center.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Pepsi Center]], home of the [[Denver Nuggets]], the [[Colorado Avalanche]], and the [[Colorado Mammoth]].]] |
[[File:Pepsi Center.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Pepsi Center]], home of the [[Denver Nuggets]], the [[Colorado Avalanche]], and the [[Colorado Mammoth]].]] |
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[[File:Dick's Park.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Dick's Sporting Goods Park]], home of the [[Colorado Rapids]] [[Major League Soccer]] club.]] |
[[File:Dick's Park.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Dick's Sporting Goods Park]], home of the [[Colorado Rapids]] [[Major League Soccer]] club.]] |
Revision as of 14:42, 4 April 2019
Sports in Colorado include professional teams, college sports, and individual sports.
Professional sports teams
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Denver_invesco_stadium_1.jpg/170px-Denver_invesco_stadium_1.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Pepsi_Center.jpg/170px-Pepsi_Center.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Dick%27s_Park.jpg/170px-Dick%27s_Park.jpg)
Colorado is the least populous state with a franchise in each of the major professional sports leagues. The state is able to support the teams because it contains a large metropolitan area with a higher population than any other city within 550 miles (885 km). Therefore, many of the residents in the surrounding states support the teams in Denver, as shown by the reach of the Broncos' radio network.[1]
Former professional sports teams
- ^ Now known as the NBA G League.
- ^ The Sky Sox will move from Colorado Springs to San Antonio after the 2018 season, where they will take up the identity of the San Antonio Missions.
College athletics
Colorado is home to five NCAA Division I schools, plus a number of additional schools competing at lower levels. One school that competes at the lowest NCAA level, Division III, operates two Division I teams.
- ^ The Air Force men's ice hockey team plays in Atlantic Hockey. The men's lacrosse team plays in the Southern Conference. The wrestling team competes in the Big 12 Conference.
- ^ Colorado College is a member of the Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in most sports, but fields Division I teams in men's ice hockey and women's soccer. It is one of only five Division III schools allowed to award athletic scholarships in its Division I sports.
- ^ Four high-profile DU teams compete as members of other conferences in sports that are not sponsored by the Summit League. The men's ice hockey team plays in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference, the men's and women's lacrosse teams play in the Big East Conference, and the women's gymnastics team competes in the Big 12 Conference.
- ^ The wrestling team competes in the Big 12 Conference.
Other sports
The Unser family includes Al Unser, Al Unser Jr., Bobby Unser, Robby Unser and Louis Unser, and have won the Indianapolis 500 among other motorsports events.
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is a major motorsports event held at the Pikes Peak roads. Notable drivers include Mario Andretti, Michèle Mouton, Walter Röhrl, Ari Vatanen, Nobuhiro Tajima, Stig Blomqvist, Sébastien Loeb and Romain Dumas in addition to the Unsers.
Meanwhile, the Pikes Peak International Raceway has hosted motorsport events including IndyCar Series, NASCAR Busch Series, NASCAR Truck Series, AMA Superbike Championship and USAC Silver Crown Series.
The Cherry Hills Country Club has hosted professional golf tournaments such as the U.S. Open, U.S. Senior Open, U.S. Women's Open and PGA Championship.
See also
References
- ^ "– Official Website Of The Denver Broncos". Denverbroncos.com. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
External links
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