Editing Columbus, Ohio (section)

===Professional teams===
Columbus hosts two major league professional sports teams: the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL), which play at [[Nationwide Arena]], and the [[Columbus Crew]] of [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS), which play at [[Lower.com Field]]. The Crew previously played at [[Historic Crew Stadium]], the first [[soccer-specific stadium]] built in the United States for a Major League Soccer team. The Crew were one of the original members of MLS and won their first [[MLS Cup]] in [[MLS Cup 2008|2008]], a second title in [[MLS Cup 2020|2020]], and a third title in [[MLS Cup 2023|2023]]. The Columbus Crew moved into [[Lower.com Field]] in the summer of 2021, which will also feature a mixed-use development site named Confluence Village.<ref>{{cite news|title=Columbus Crew SC Resumes Season July 8|work=Columbus Underground|url=https://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-crew-sc-resume-season-july-8-sp1|date=June 10, 2020|access-date=June 15, 2020|archive-date=June 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613211313/https://www.columbusunderground.com/columbus-crew-sc-resume-season-july-8-sp1|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Columbus Clippers]], the [[International League]] affiliate of the [[Cleveland Guardians]], play in [[Huntington Park (Columbus, Ohio)|Huntington Park]], which opened in 2009.

The city was home to the [[Columbus Panhandles|Panhandles/Tigers]] football team from 1901 to 1926; they are credited with playing in the first NFL game against another NFL opponent.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Wong|first=Glenn|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ku_fPqc4aM8C|title=The Comprehensive Guide to Careers in Sports|date=June 7, 2011|publisher=Jones & Bartlett Learning|isbn=978-0-7637-2884-7|language=en}}</ref> In the late 1990s, the [[Columbus Quest]] won the only two championships during [[American Basketball League (1996–1998)|American Basketball League]]'s two-and-a-half season existence.

The [[Ohio Aviators (rugby union)|Ohio Aviators]] were based in [[Obetz, Ohio]], and began play in the only [[2016 PRO Rugby season|PRO Rugby season]] before the league folded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2016/02/10/pro-rugby-obetz.html|title=Professional rugby team to begin play in Obetz in April|work=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=March 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316075903/http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2016/02/10/pro-rugby-obetz.html|archive-date=March 16, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

Since 2023, Columbus has been home to the [[Columbus Fury]] women's professional [[volleyball]] team, one of seven teams to launch with the [[Pro Volleyball Federation]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pro Volleyball Federation to bring professional women's volleyball to Columbus in 2024 |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/pro/2023/02/17/columbus-to-get-professional-womens-volleyball-team-pro-volleyball-federation-league-2024/69914366007/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=The Columbus Dispatch |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McLaughlin |first=Jack |date=April 13, 2023 |title=The name and logo of Columbus' newest professional sports team has finally been revealed |url=https://614now.com/2023/explore-columbus/the-name-of-columbus-newest-professional-sports-team-has-finally-been-revealed |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424044623/https://614now.com/2023/explore-columbus/the-name-of-columbus-newest-professional-sports-team-has-finally-been-revealed |archive-date=April 24, 2023 |access-date=April 24, 2023 |website=614NOW |language=en-US}}</ref> The team plays home games at [[Nationwide Arena]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Columbus' pro volleyball team the Fury earn first win in home debut |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/pro/2024/02/21/columbus-fury-earns-first-win-in-home-debut-vs-omaha-supernovas/72682929007/ |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=The Columbus Dispatch |language=en-US}}</ref>