Dallas, Texas - Sports

Sports

Dallas is home to the Dallas Desperados (Arena Football League), Dallas Mavericks (National Basketball Association), and Dallas Stars (National Hockey League). All three teams play at the American Airlines Center.

The Major League Soccer team FC Dallas, formerly the Dallas Burn, plays in Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas. [1][2].

The Texas Tornado, plays at the Deja Blue Arena in Frisco, Texas. Texas Tornado

Nearby Irving, Texas is home to the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. The Dallas Cowboys are financially the most valuable sports franchise in the world, worth approximately 1.5 billion dollars.

Also, Arlington, Texas is home to the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball.[3]

Other teams in the Dallas area include the Dallas Harlequins of the USA Rugby Super League, the Frisco RoughRiders of Minor League Baseball in Frisco, Texas, and the Grand Prairie AirHogs minor league baseball team. [4] The Dallas Diamonds, the two-time national champions of the Women's Professional Football League Women's American football team, plays in North Richland Hills, Texas. McKinney, Texas is home to the Dallas Revolution, an Independent Women's Football League Women's American football team. [5]

Cricket is another sport that is popular among diaspora from South Asian countries. Local universities such as SMU and UT-Dallas have their own cricket clubs that are affiliated with USA Cricket.