New Orleans, Louisiana - Sports

Sports

New Orleans' professional sports teams include the New Orleans Saints (National Football League|NFL), the New Orleans Hornets (National Basketball Association|NBA), the New Orleans VooDoo (Arena Football League|AFL), and the New Orleans Zephyrs (Pacific Coast League|PCL). It is also home to the Big Easy Rollergirls, an all-female Women's Flat Track Derby Association|flat track roller derby team, and the New Orleans Blaze, a National Women's Football Association|women's football team. A local group of investors began conducting a study in 2007 to see if the city could support a Major League Soccer team.

The Louisiana Superdome is the home of the Saints, the Sugar Bowl, and other prominent events. The New Orleans Arena is the home of the Hornets and many events that aren't large enough to need the Superdome. New Orleans is also home to the Fair Grounds Race Course, the nation's third-oldest thoroughbred track.

Each year New Orleans plays host to the Sugar Bowl, New Orleans Bowl, and the Zurich Classic of New Orleans|Zurich Classic, a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. In addition it has often hosted major sporting events that have no permanent home, such as the Super Bowl, ArenaBowl, NBA All-Star Game, BCS National Championship Game, and the NCAA Final Four.