Editing Las Vegas (section)

==Sports==
{{Main|Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area}}
{{See also|Nevada#Sports}}
[[File:Allegiantstadiumjune2020.jpg|thumb|[[Allegiant Stadium]] is the home of the [[Las Vegas Raiders]] [[NFL]] football team.]]
The Las Vegas Valley is the home of three [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|major professional]] teams: the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL)'s [[Vegas Golden Knights]], an [[expansion team]] that began play in the [[2017–18 NHL season]] at [[T-Mobile Arena]] in nearby [[Paradise, Nevada|Paradise]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Rosen |first=Dan |title=Las Vegas awarded NHL franchise |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-expands-to-las-vegas/c-281010682 |publisher=NHL Enterprises, L.P. |website=NHL.com |date=June 22, 2016 |access-date=May 20, 2022 |archive-date=March 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331111938/https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-expands-to-las-vegas/c-281010682 |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[National Football League]] (NFL)'s [[Las Vegas Raiders]], who [[Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas|relocated]] from [[Oakland, California]], in 2020 and play at [[Allegiant Stadium]] in Paradise,<ref>{{cite news |last=Rosenthal |first=Gregg |title=NFL owners approve Raiders' move to Las Vegas |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-owners-approve-raiders-move-to-las-vegas-0ap3000000795413 |publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC |website=NFL.com |date=March 27, 2017 |access-date=May 20, 2022 |archive-date=July 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705135442/https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-owners-approve-raiders-move-to-las-vegas-0ap3000000795413 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] (WNBA)'s [[Las Vegas Aces]], who play at the [[Mandalay Bay Events Center]]. The [[Oakland Athletics]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) will [[Oakland Athletics relocation to Las Vegas|move to Las Vegas]] by 2028.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 20, 2023 |title=Oakland A's close in on move to Las Vegas after signing land deal for stadium |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/20/oakland-athletics-las-vegas-relocation-stadium |access-date=April 20, 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=July 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722191816/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/20/oakland-athletics-las-vegas-relocation-stadium |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=DUBOW |first=JOSH |date=April 20, 2023 |title=Oakland A's purchase land for new stadium in Las Vegas |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/oakland-a-s-purchase-land-for-new-stadium-in-las-17907772.php |access-date=April 20, 2023 |website=SFGATE |language=en-US |archive-date=April 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426042422/https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/oakland-a-s-purchase-land-for-new-stadium-in-las-17907772.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

Two minor league sports teams play in the Las Vegas area. The [[Las Vegas Aviators]] of the [[Pacific Coast League]], the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] farm club of the Athletics, play at [[Las Vegas Ballpark]] in nearby Summerlin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/las-vegas-51s-to-rebrand-rename-team/1126644358 |title=Las Vegas 51s to rebrand, rename team |first=Nikki |last=Bowers |work=[[KLAS-TV|KLAS News]] |date=April 17, 2018 |access-date=April 18, 2018 |archive-date=April 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180418162117/http://www.lasvegasnow.com/news/las-vegas-51s-to-rebrand-rename-team/1126644358 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Las Vegas Lights FC]] of the [[United Soccer League]] play in [[Cashman Field]] in Downtown Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lasvegaslightsfc.com/ |title=Las Vegas Lights FC |website=www.lasvegaslightsfc.com |access-date=October 24, 2018 |archive-date=May 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501154040/https://www.lasvegaslightsfc.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uslsoccer.com/ |title=Home |website=United Soccer League |access-date=October 24, 2018 |archive-date=November 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108025818/https://www.uslsoccer.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The mixed martial arts promotion, [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]] (UFC), is headquartered in Las Vegas and also frequently holds fights in the city at T-Mobile Arena and at the UFC Apex training facility near the headquarters.<ref>{{cite web |title=UFC Apex Officially Opens in Las Vegas |url=https://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-apex-officially-opens-las-vegas |website=UFC.com |date=June 18, 2019 |access-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-date=April 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416211834/https://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-apex-officially-opens-las-vegas |url-status=live }}</ref>

North of Las Vegas is the [[Las Vegas Motor Speedway|Las Vegas Motor Speedway]], a 1.5 mile tri-oval constructed in 1972 that hosts two [[NASCAR Cup Series|NASCAR Cup Series]] races each year, [[Pennzoil 400 (Las Vegas)|one in the spring]] and a [[South Point 400|playoff race in the fall]].<ref>https://www.lvms.com/ {{Bare URL inline|date=May 2025}}</ref>

===List of teams===
====Major professional teams====
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Team
!Sport
!League
!Venue (capacity)
!Established
!Titles
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Las Vegas Raiders]]
|Football
|[[National Football League|NFL]]
|[[Allegiant Stadium]] (65,000)
|style="text-align:center;"|2020
|style=text-align:center;"|3{{efn|Two titles were won when the team was based in [[Oakland, California]] and one was won during the team's time in [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]].}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Vegas Golden Knights]]
|Ice hockey
|[[National Hockey League|NHL]]
|[[T-Mobile Arena]] (17,500)
|style="text-align:center;"|2017
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Las Vegas Aces]]
|Women's basketball
|[[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]
|[[Michelob Ultra Arena]] (12,000)
|style="text-align:center;"|2018
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|}

====Minor professional teams====
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Team
!Sport
!League
!Venue (capacity)
!Established
!Titles
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Las Vegas Aviators]]
|Baseball
|[[Minor League Baseball|MiLB]] ([[Triple-A (baseball)|AAA]]-[[Pacific Coast League|PCL]])
|[[Las Vegas Ballpark]] (10,000)
|style="text-align:center;"|1983
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Henderson Silver Knights]]
|Ice hockey
|[[American Hockey League|AHL]]
|[[Lee's Family Forum]] (5,567)
| style="text-align:center;"|2020
| style="text-align:center;"|0
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Las Vegas Lights FC]]
|Soccer
|[[USL Championship|USLC]]
|[[Cashman Field]] (9,334)
|style="text-align:center;"|2018
|style="text-align:center;"|0
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Vegas Knight Hawks]]
|Indoor football
|[[Indoor Football League|IFL]]
|[[Lee's Family Forum]] (6,019)
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2021
|style="text-align:center;"|0
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Las Vegas Desert Dogs]]
|Box lacrosse
|[[National Lacrosse League|NLL]]
|[[Lee's Family Forum]] (5,567)
|style="text-align:center;"|0
|}

====Semi-pro and amateur teams====
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Team
!Sport
!League
!Venue (capacity)
!Established
!Titles
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Las Vegas Dream
| rowspan="2" |Basketball
| rowspan="2" |[[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|ABA]]
| rowspan="2" |
|2023
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Las Vegas Royals
|2020
|
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Vegas Jesters
|rowspan=2|Ice hockey
|[[Mountain West Hockey League|MWHL]]
|rowspan=2|[[City National Arena]] (600)
|2012
|0
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Las Vegas Thunderbirds]]
|[[United States Premier Hockey League|USPHL]]
|2019
|0
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Las Vegas Legends]]
|Soccer
|[[National Premier Soccer League|NPSL]]
|Peter Johann Memorial Field (2,500)
|style="text-align:center;"|2021
|style="text-align:center;"|0
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Vegas NVaders
|Women's football
|[[Women's Football Alliance|WFA]] - D2
|[[Desert Pines High School]] (N/A)
|2023
|0
|}

====College teams====
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |
|- style="text-align:center;"
! School
! Team
! League
! Division
! Primary Conference
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]] (UNLV)
![[UNLV Rebels]]
|[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
|[[NCAA Division I]]
|[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[College of Southern Nevada]] (CSN)
![[CSN Coyotes]]
|[[National Junior College Athletic Association|NJCAA]]
|[[List of NJCAA Division I schools|NJCAA Division I]]
|[[Scenic West Athletic Conference|Scenic West]]
|}
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