Editing Nashville, Tennessee (section)

==Sports==
===Professional===
[[File:LP Field 2009 crop.jpg|thumb|right|[[Nissan Stadium]], home of the [[Tennessee Titans]] and formerly [[Nashville SC]]]]
[[File:Bridgestone Arena (North face) 2.JPG|thumb|right|[[Bridgestone Arena]], home of the [[Nashville Predators]]]]
[[File:GEODIS Park.jpg|thumb|right|[[Geodis Park]], home of the [[Nashville SC]]]]
[[File:First Tennessee Park, September 10, 2016 - 1.jpg|thumb|right|[[First Horizon Park]], home of the [[Nashville Sounds]]]]

Nashville is home to four professional sports franchises. Three play at the [[major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|highest professional level]] of their respective sports: the [[Tennessee Titans]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL), the [[Nashville Predators]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL), and [[Nashville SC]] of [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS). The city is also home to one minor league team: the [[Nashville Sounds]] of [[Minor League Baseball]]'s [[International League]]. An investment group, Music City Baseball, seeks to secure a [[Major League Baseball]] expansion franchise or lure an existing team to the city.<ref>{{cite web |last=Speddon |first=Zach |url=https://ballparkdigest.com/2019/10/01/potential-nashville-mlb-ballpark-renderings-released/ |title=Potential Nashville MLB Ballpark Renderings Released |work=Ballpark Digest |date=October 1, 2019 |access-date=October 1, 2019 |archive-date=October 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001160450/https://ballparkdigest.com/2019/10/01/potential-nashville-mlb-ballpark-renderings-released/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Women's National Basketball Association is considering a franchise expansion to Nashville.<ref>{{cite web |last=Skrbina |first=Paul |date=May 7, 2024 |access-date=August 26, 2024 |title=Here's what WNBA commissioner said it would take for Nashville to get expansion team |work=The Tennessean |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2024/05/07/wnba-nashville-expansion-team-cathy-engelbert-commissioner-bridgestone/73585276007/ }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col"| Team
! scope="col"| Sport
! scope="col"| League
! scope="col"| Venue
! scope="col"| Founded
|-
!scope="row"| [[Tennessee Titans]]
| [[American football|Football]]
| [[National Football League]]
| [[Nissan Stadium]]
| align=right | 1959/1997
|-
!scope="row"| [[Nashville Predators]]
| [[Ice hockey|Hockey]]
| [[National Hockey League]]
| [[Bridgestone Arena]]
| align=right | 1997
|-
!scope="row"| [[Nashville Sounds]]
| [[Baseball]]
| [[International League]]
| [[First Horizon Park]]
| align=right | 1978
|-
!scope="row"| [[Nashville SC]]
| [[Soccer]]
| [[Major League Soccer]]
| [[Geodis Park]]
| align=right | 2020
|}

The [[Tennessee Titans]] moved to Nashville in 1998. Previously known as the [[History of the Houston Oilers|Houston Oilers]], which began play in 1960 in [[Houston|Houston, Texas]], the team relocated to Tennessee in 1997. They played at the [[Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] for one season, then moved to Nashville in 1998 and played in [[Vanderbilt Stadium]] for one season. During those two years, the team was known as the Tennessee Oilers, but changed its name to Titans in 1999. The team now plays at [[Nissan Stadium]] in Nashville, which opened in 1999. Since moving to Nashville, the Titans have won five division championships (2000, 2002, 2008, 2020, and 2021) and one conference championship (1999). They competed in 1999's [[Super Bowl XXXIV]], losing to the [[History of the St. Louis Rams|St. Louis Rams]], 23–16.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://prod.static.titans.clubs.nfl.com/assets/docs/mediaguide/2017mg_history.pdf |title=History |pages=319–464 |work=2017 Tennessee Titans Media Guide |publisher=National Football League |date=2017 |access-date=April 14, 2018 |archive-date=April 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414234040/http://prod.static.titans.clubs.nfl.com/assets/docs/mediaguide/2017mg_history.pdf }}</ref> The city previously hosted the 1939 Nashville Rebels of the [[American Football League (1938)|American Football League]] and two [[Arena Football League]] teams named the [[Nashville Kats]] (1997–2001 and 2005–2007).

From April 25–27, 2019, Nashville hosted the [[2019 NFL draft]], which saw an estimated 200,000 fans attend each day.<ref name="tenn20190427">{{cite news |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2019/04/27/nfl-draft-nashville-breaks-attendance-record-league-reports/3602675002/ |title=NFL Draft in Nashville Breaks Attendance Record at 600,000, League Reports |work=[[The Tennessean]] |first=Matthew |last=Leimkuehler |date=April 27, 2019 |access-date=July 12, 2019 |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728022350/https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2019/04/27/nfl-draft-nashville-breaks-attendance-record-league-reports/3602675002/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Nashville Predators]] joined the [[National Hockey League]] as an expansion team in the 1998–99 season. The team plays its home games at [[Bridgestone Arena]]. The Predators have won two division championships (2017–18 and 2018–19) and one conference championship (2016–17).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/predators/team/history/timeline |title=Franchise Timeline |work=Nashville Predators |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=April 14, 2018 |archive-date=April 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414043358/https://www.nhl.com/predators/team/history/timeline |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Nashville SC]], a [[Major League Soccer]] franchise, began play in 2020 at Nissan Stadium.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nashvillesc.com/post/2020/03/01/nashville-sc-breaks-tennessee-soccer-attendance-record-59069-hand-mls-debut |title=Nashville SC Breaks Tennessee Soccer Attendance Record With 59,069 on Hand for MLS Debut |website=Nashville SC |date=March 1, 2020 |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728022326/https://www.nashvillesc.com/post/2020/03/01/nashville-sc-breaks-tennessee-soccer-attendance-record-59069-hand-mls-debut |url-status=live }}</ref> It moved into the newly completed soccer-specific stadium [[Geodis Park]] at the [[Nashville Fairgrounds]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=Davenport |first=Turron |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/nashville-sc/story/4655705/welcome-to-nashvillewhose-new-mls-stadium-is-the-largestand-might-be-loudestsoccer-stadium-in-the-us |title=Welcome to Nashville, Whose New MLS Stadium Is the Largest, and Might Be Loudest, Soccer Stadium in the U.S. |website=ESPN |date=May 2, 2022 |access-date=June 14, 2022 |archive-date=June 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614171747/https://www.espn.com/soccer/nashville-sc/story/4655705/welcome-to-nashvillewhose-new-mls-stadium-is-the-largestand-might-be-loudestsoccer-stadium-in-the-us |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Nashville Sounds]] baseball team was established in 1978 as an expansion franchise of the [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] [[Southern League (1964–present)|Southern League]]. The Sounds won the league championship in 1979 and 1982. In 1985, the Double-A Sounds were replaced by a [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] team of the [[American Association (1902–1997)|American Association]]. After the circuit dissolved in 1997, they joined the Triple-A [[Pacific Coast League]] in 1998 and won the league championship in 2005. The Sounds left their original ballpark, [[Herschel Greer Stadium]], in 2015 for [[First Horizon Park]], a new ballpark built on the site of the former [[Sulphur Dell]] ballpark. In 2021, they were placed in the Triple-A East, which became the [[International League]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/minor-league-baseball-historical-league-names-to-return-in-2022|title=Historical League Names to Return in 2022|website=Minor League Baseball|date=March 16, 2022|access-date=March 16, 2022|archive-date=March 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325180745/https://www.milb.com/news/minor-league-baseball-historical-league-names-to-return-in-2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In total, the Sounds have won eleven division titles and three league championships.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.milb.com/nashville/team/history |title=Team History |work=Nashville Sounds |publisher=Minor League Baseball |access-date=September 23, 2022 |archive-date=September 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924040951/https://www.milb.com/nashville/team/history |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Music City Fire, an [[arena football]] team of the [[American Arena League]] began play at the Williamson County AgExpo Park in 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.americanarenaleague.com/teams |title=Teams |work=AAL Football |access-date=September 6, 2021 |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810190305/https://www.americanarenaleague.com/teams |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Nashville is the home of the second-oldest continually operating racetrack in the United States, the [[Fairgrounds Speedway]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.foxsports.com/tennessee/story/fairgrounds-speedway-primed-for-55th-season-040413 |title=Fairgrounds Speedway primed for 55th season |work=Fox Sports |first=Greg |last=Pogue |date=April 4, 2013 |access-date=November 18, 2016 |archive-date=November 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119120430/http://www.foxsports.com/tennessee/story/fairgrounds-speedway-primed-for-55th-season-040413 |url-status=live }}</ref> It hosted [[NASCAR Winston Cup]] races from 1958 to 1984, [[NASCAR Busch Series]] and [[NASCAR Truck Series]] in the 1980s and 1990s, and later the [[NASCAR Whelen All-American Series]] and [[ARCA Racing Series]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fairgroundsspeedwaynashville.com/?page_id=25736 |title=History |work=Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville |access-date=April 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414234702/http://fairgroundsspeedwaynashville.com/?page_id=25736 |archive-date=April 14, 2018 }}</ref>

[[Nashville Superspeedway]] is located {{convert|30|mi|0|abbr=on}} southeast of Nashville in [[Gladeville, Tennessee|Gladeville]], part of the [[Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The track held [[NASCAR]] sanctioned events from 2001 to 2011 as well as [[IndyCar]] races from 2001 to 2008. Nashville Superspeedway reopened in 2021<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2021/06/15/nashville-superspeedway-welcomes-cup-debut-as-track-reopens/45988421/ |title=Nashville Superspeedway welcomes Cup debut as track reopens |website=[[USA Today]] |access-date=January 8, 2024 |archive-date=January 8, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108184202/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2021/06/15/nashville-superspeedway-welcomes-cup-debut-as-track-reopens/45988421/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and hosts the premier [[NASCAR Cup Series]] race [[Ally 400]] annually.

The [[Nashville Invitational]] was a golf tournament on the [[PGA Tour]] from 1944 to 1946. The [[Sara Lee Classic]] was part of the [[LPGA Tour]] from 1988 to 2002. The [[BellSouth Senior Classic]] of the Champions Tour was held from 1994 to 2003. The [[Nashville Golf Open]] is part of the [[Web.com Tour]] since 2016. The [[1961 Women's Western Open]] and [[1980 U.S. Women's Open]] were also held in Nashville.

===College and amateur===
Nashville is also home to four [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] athletic programs. Nashville is also home to the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[college football]] [[Music City Bowl]].

[[File:2004 Vanderbilt-Navy Game TE.jpg|thumb|right|2004 Vanderbilt-Navy Game]]
{| class="wikitable"
|- "
! Program !! Division !! Conference
|-
| [[Vanderbilt Commodores]]
| [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] ([[Football Bowl Subdivision|FBS]])
| [[Southeastern Conference]]
|-
| [[Tennessee State Tigers and Lady Tigers|Tennessee State Tigers]]
| [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] ([[Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]])
| [[Ohio Valley Conference]]
|-
| [[Belmont Bruins]]
| [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] ([[NCAA Division I-AAA|non-football]])
| [[Missouri Valley Conference]]
|-
| [[Lipscomb Bisons]]
| [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] ([[NCAA Division I-AAA|non-football]])
| [[ASUN Conference]]
|}

[[Nashville Rollergirls|Nashville Roller Derby]] is Nashville's only women's flat track [[roller derby]] team. Established in 2006, Nashville Roller Derby competes on a regional and national level. They play their home games at the Nashville Fairgrounds Sports Arena. In 2014, they hosted the [[WFTDA Championships]] at Municipal Auditorium.

The [[Nashville Kangaroos]] are an Australian Rules Football team that compete in the [[United States Australian Football League]]. The Kangaroos play their home games at Elmington Park. The team is the reigning USAFL Central Region Champions.

Three [[Little League Baseball]] teams from Nashville (one in [[1970 Little League World Series|1970]]; one in [[2013 Little League World Series|2013]]; and, one in [[2014 Little League World Series|2014]]) have qualified for the [[Little League World Series]]. Teams from neighboring [[Goodlettsville]] qualified for the [[2012 Little League World Series|2012]] and [[2016 Little League World Series|2016]] series, giving the metropolitan area teams in three consecutive years to so qualify; and four teams in five years.