Editing Omaha, Nebraska (section)

==Sports==
{{Main|Sports in Omaha, Nebraska}}
[[File:Inside TD Ameritrade Park Omaha.jpg|thumb|Charles Schwab Field]]

Sports have been important in Omaha for more than a century, and the city plays host to three minor-league professional sports teams.

Omaha has hosted the annual June NCAA [[College World Series]] men's baseball tournament since 1950.<ref>Wishart, D.J. (2004) ''Encyclopedia of the Great Plains.'' University of Nebraska Press. p. 769.</ref> It has been played at the downtown [[Charles Schwab Field Omaha|Charles Schwab Field]] since 2011.<ref>[http://www.ketv.com/sports/6055802/detail.html "New Home For Royals? Mayor Backs North Downtown Development"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060307130059/http://www.ketv.com/sports/6055802/detail.html |date=March 7, 2006 }}, [[KETV]]. Retrieved 8/25/08.</ref>

The Omaha Sports Commission is a quasi-governmental nonprofit organization that coordinates much of the professional and amateur athletic activity in the city, including the 2008, 2012 and 2016 US Olympic Swimming Team Trials and the building of a [[TD Ameritrade Park Omaha|new stadium]] in North Downtown.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081120134752/http://www.omahastadium.com/press-releases/omaha-sports-commission-approves-resolution-in-support-of-new-downtown-stadium.html "Omaha Sports Commission Approves Resolution in Support of New Downtown Stadium"], College World Series Stadium Oversight Committee. May 5, 2008. Retrieved 9/21/08.</ref><ref>Kaipust, R. [http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1200&u_sid=10417333 "Swim Trials CEO named president of the Omaha Sports Commission"]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''Omaha World-Herald''. August 27, 2008. Retrieved 9/21/08.</ref><ref>[http://www.omahasports.org/index.php Official website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915184658/http://www.omahasports.org/index.php |date=September 15, 2008 }}. Omaha Sports Commission. Retrieved 9/21/08.</ref> The [[University of Nebraska]] and the Commission co-hosted the 2008 [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) [[NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship|Division One Women's Volleyball Championship]] in December of that year.<ref>[http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=249709 "NU and Qwest Center Omaha Selected to Host 2008 NCAAs"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116224719/http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=249709 |date=January 16, 2010 }}, University of Nebraska. March 20, 2008. Retrieved 9/21/08.</ref> The 2016 Big 10 Baseball Championship was also played at the College World Series Stadium. Another quasi-governmental board, the Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority (MECA), was created by city voters in 2000,<ref>Sloan, K. [http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10155588 "Fahey absent as MECA board, residents speak out against plan"]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''Omaha World-Herald''. October 12, 2007. Retrieved 9/21/08.</ref> and is responsible for maintaining the [[CHI Health Center Omaha]] (formerly CenturyLink Center Omaha).<ref>{{cite web |url-status=live |url=http://www.omahameca.com/ |title=Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority |website=omahameca.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120823041036/http://www.omahameca.com/ |archive-date=August 23, 2012 |access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref>
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|+Sports teams in Omaha
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!Team !! Sport !! League !! Venue (capacity) !! Average Attendance 
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| [[Creighton Bluejays baseball]] || [[Baseball]] || [[NCAA]] || [[TD Ameritrade Park Omaha|Charles Schwab Field]] (24,505) || 3,205
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| [[Creighton Bluejays men's basketball]] || [[Basketball]] || [[NCAA]] || [[CHI Health Center Omaha]] (18,560) || 17,048
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| [[Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey]] || [[Ice hockey]] || [[NCAA]] || [[Baxter Arena]] (7,898) || 6,570
|-
|[[Omaha Mavericks men's basketball]] || [[Basketball]] || [[NCAA]] || |[[Baxter Arena]] (7,898) || 2,366<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2019/Attendance.pdf |title=NCAA attendance |website=Omaha.com |language=en |access-date=February 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905040039/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2019/Attendance.pdf |archive-date=September 5, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|[[Omaha Storm Chasers]]||[[Baseball]]||[[International League]]||[[Werner Park]] (9,023) || align=center | 5,315 
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|[[Omaha Lancers]]||[[Ice hockey]]||[[United States Hockey League]]||[[Ralston Arena]] (4,000) || align=center | 3,302 
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|[[Omaha Beef]]||[[Indoor American football|Indoor football]]||[[National Arena League]]||[[Ralston Arena]] (3,626) || align=center | 3,302
|- 
| [[Creighton Bluejays men's soccer]] || [[Soccer]] || [[NCAA]] || [[Morrison Stadium]] (6,000) || 3,297 
|-
|Omaha Pioneers||[[Association football|Soccer]]||[[USASA]]||[[To be determined|TBD]]|| —
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| [[Union Omaha]] || [[Soccer]] || [[USL League One]] ||[[Werner Park]] (9,023) || —
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| [[Omaha Supernovas]] || [[Volleyball]] || [[Pro Volleyball Federation]] || [[CHI Health Center Omaha]] (18,560) || 9,656 <ref name="provolleyball.com">{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Supernovas Welcome Over 134,000 Fans in Championship-Winning Inaugural Season |url=https://provolleyball.com/news/2024/06/supernovas-welcome-over-134000-fans-in-championship-winning-inaugural-season |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=Pro Volleyball Federation |language=en}}</ref>
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[[File:CenturyLink Center Omaha.jpg|thumb|right|CHI Health Center]]

The Omaha Storm Chasers play at [[Werner Park]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Feigen |first=Mike |url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-17893306 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718112800/http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110417&content_id=17893306&vkey=news_t541&fext=.jsp&sid=t541 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 18, 2012 |title=Chasers Celebrate Win in Werner Park Opener |publisher=[[Minor League Baseball]] |date=April 17, 2011 |access-date=June 30, 2012}}</ref> They won seven championships (in 1969, 1970, 1978, 1990, 2011, 2013, and 2014).
Omaha is also home to the Omaha Diamond Spirit, a collegiate summer baseball team that plays in the MINK league.

The [[Omaha Supernovas]] are a professional [[indoor volleyball]] team based in Omaha, Nebraska. The team competes in the [[Pro Volleyball Federation]] (PVF). The Supernovas began play in the league's inaugural [[2024 Pro Volleyball Federation season|2024 season]]. The team plays their home games at [[CHI Health Center Omaha]]. The Supernovas won the inaugural championship in May 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-19 |title=Supernovas Sweep Rise to Become First-Ever Pro Volleyball Federation Champions |url=https://provolleyball.com/news/2024/05/supernovas-sweep-rise-to-become-first-ever-pro-volleyball-federation-champions |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=Pro Volleyball Federation |language=en}}</ref> During its championship run in the inaugural PVF season, Omaha and the Supernovas became the league's shining star, hosting 134,969 fans across the 15 matches held at the CHI Health Center. That includes a whopping 9,656 average mark for the 12 Supernovas’ home matches, plus the 19,094 spectators who attended the PVF Semifinals and Championship.  

The Supernovas erased any doubt that professional volleyball could happen in the United States with their 9,656 match average the No. 1 mark amongst professional volleyball teams in the world.  

Omaha broke many of its own attendance records across its historic season, starting with 11,624 fans attending the first-ever PVF match on Jan. 24 between Omaha and the [[Atlanta Vibe]]. That mark was broken a few weeks later on Sunday, Feb. 18 as 11,918 fans showed up to watch the Supernovas take on the Orlando Valkyries. The newest and most current attendance record was set on Saturday, March 16 with 12,090 spectators packing into the CHI Health Center to see the Supernovas beat the [[Orlando Valkyries|Valkyries]] in four sets.<ref name="provolleyball.com"/> 

[[Union Omaha]], a professional minor league soccer team, is a member of [[USL League One]] and began play in the [[2020 USL League One season|2020 season]]. Their home games are played at Werner Park, which it shares with the Storm Chasers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nyatawa |first=Jon |date=August 1, 2020 |title=Union Omaha wins home opener over reigning league champ North Texas SC |url=https://omaha.com/sports/local-sports/union-omaha-wins-home-opener-over-reigning-league-champ-north-texas-sc/article_f276dee2-3568-5f83-8cab-c3b1e5885a03.html |work=Omaha World-Herald |accessdate=January 30, 2024}}</ref> The team, nicknamed the Owls, won the league championship in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Rich |date=November 20, 2021 |title=Union Omaha wins first USL League One title in Owls' second season |url=https://omaha.com/sports/union-omaha-wins-first-usl-league-one-title-in-owls-second-season/article_e70318a8-4a5d-11ec-b473-979975c61b4c.html |work=Omaha World-Herald |accessdate=January 30, 2024}}</ref> Union then made a deep run to the quarterfinals of the [[2022 U.S. Open Cup]], defeating two [[Major League Soccer]] teams in the process.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sperry |first=Daniel |date=June 22, 2022 |title=Sporting Kansas City routs Union Omaha to reach Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals |url=https://www.kansascity.com/sports/soccer/sporting-kc/article262769018.html |work=[[The Kansas City Star]] |accessdate=January 30, 2024}}</ref> The team announced plans in 2024 to build a 7,000-seat [[soccer-specific stadium]] near Downtown Omaha.<ref>{{cite news |last=Crisler |first=Dan |date=January 25, 2024 |title=New soccer stadium, mixed-use district planned for north downtown Omaha |url=https://omaha.com/news/local/business/development/new-soccer-stadium-mixed-use-district-coming-to-north-downtown-omaha/article_66afd480-bba2-11ee-ae41-878b00730246.html |work=Omaha World-Herald |accessdate=January 30, 2024}}</ref>

The [[Creighton University]] [[Creighton Bluejays|Bluejays]] compete in a number of [[NCAA Division I]] sports as members of the [[Big East Conference]]. The Bluejays play [[baseball]] at [[Charles Schwab Field Omaha|Charles Schwab Field]], [[College soccer in the United States|soccer]] at [[Morrison Stadium]], and [[basketball]] at the 18,000 seat [[CHI Health Center Omaha]]. The Jays annually rank in the top 15 in attendance each year, averaging more than 16,000 people per game. 
The [[Omaha Mavericks]], representing the [[University of Nebraska Omaha]] (UNO), also play basketball, baseball and soccer in NCAA Division I as members of [[The Summit League]]. The UNO [[Omaha Mavericks men's ice hockey|men's ice hockey team]] plays in the [[National Collegiate Hockey Conference]].

[[Ice hockey]] is a popular spectator sport in Omaha. The [[Omaha Lancers]], a [[United States Hockey League]] team, play at the Ralston Arena.<ref>(nd) [http://www.lancers.com/leagues/Lancers_TeamHistory.cfm?clientid=1996&leagueid=4581 Team History] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517004916/http://www.lancers.com/leagues/Lancers_TeamHistory.cfm?clientid=1996&leagueid=4581 |date=May 17, 2007 }}. Omaha Lancers. Retrieved 6/7/07.</ref> The Omaha Mavericks play in the on-campus [[Baxter Arena]].

Omaha was home to an [[UFL Omaha|expansion team]], the Nighthawks, in the [[United Football League (2009)|United Football League]] from 2010 to 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ufl-football.com/news/united-football-league-brings-professional-football-omaha-and-invites-sports-fans-name-your-tea#node-810|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418055031/http://www.ufl-football.com/news/united-football-league-brings-professional-football-omaha-and-invites-sports-fans-name-your-tea|url-status=dead|title=United Football League Brings Professional Football to Omaha and Invites Sports Fans to 'Name Your Team'|archive-date=April 18, 2010|access-date=October 30, 2022}}</ref> The [[Omaha Beef]] [[indoor American football|indoor football]] team played at the [[Omaha Civic Auditorium]] until 2012 when they moved to the new [[Ralston Arena]].

Omaha was a notable cadence term of [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] quarterback [[Peyton Manning]] during his 18-year playing career used to indicate a change of playcall.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-04-12 |title=Retired Peyton Manning finally explains the true meaning of his 'Omaha' call |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/retired-peyton-manning-finally-explains-the-true-meaning-of-his-omaha-call/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, he launched [[Omaha Productions]].

The [[Kansas City-Omaha Kings]], an [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] franchise, played in both cities from 1972 to 1978,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/kcomaha/kckings.html |title=Kansas City Kings (1972-1985) |publisher=Sportsecyclopedia.com |access-date=June 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004144318/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/kcomaha/kckings.html |archive-date=October 4, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> before decamping solely to Kansas City until 1985, when the team moved to its current home of [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]].

The [[Cox Classic]] golf tournament was part of the [[Web.com Tour]] from 1996 to 2013. The circuit returned to Omaha in 2017 with the [[Pinnacle Bank Championship]].