Editing Detroit (section)

==Sports==
{{Further|Sports in Detroit|U.S. cities with teams from four major sports}}
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|footer = Top: [[Comerica Park]], home of the [[American League]] [[Detroit Tigers]]; middle: [[Ford Field]], home of the [[Detroit Lions]]; bottom: [[Little Caesars Arena]], home of the [[Detroit Red Wings]] and the [[Detroit Pistons]]
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Detroit is one of four U.S. cities that have venues within the city representing the four major sports in North America. Detroit is the only city to have its four major sports teams play within its downtown district.<ref>{{cite web|last=Block|first=Dustin|url=https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/pistons-move-makes-detroit-only-north-american-city-with-4-pro-teams-in-its-downtown|title=Pistons move makes Detroit only North American city with 4 pro teams in its downtown |website=Clickondetroit.com|date=November 22, 2016}}</ref> Detroit is also the only city that has a team in all "Big Four" leagues, but lacks an MLS team. Venues include: [[Comerica Park]] (home of [[Major League Baseball|MLB's]] [[Detroit Tigers]]), [[Ford Field]] (home of the [[National Football League|NFL's]] [[Detroit Lions]]), and [[Little Caesars Arena]] (home of the [[National Hockey League|NHL's]] [[Detroit Red Wings]] and the [[National Basketball Association|NBA's]] [[Detroit Pistons]]).

Detroit has won titles in all four of the major professional sports leagues. The Tigers have won four World Series titles (1935, 1945, 1968, and 1984). The Red Wings have won 11 [[Stanley Cup]]s ([[1936 Stanley Cup Finals|1935–36]], [[1937 Stanley Cup Finals|1936–37]], [[1943 Stanley Cup Finals|1942–43]], [[1950 Stanley Cup Finals|1949–50]], [[1952 Stanley Cup Finals|1951–52]], [[1954 Stanley Cup Finals|1953–54]], [[1955 Stanley Cup Finals|1954–55]], [[1997 Stanley Cup Finals|1996–97]], [[1998 Stanley Cup Finals|1997–98]], [[2002 Stanley Cup Finals|2001–02]], [[2008 Stanley Cup Finals|2007–08]]) (the most by an American NHL franchise).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://info.detnews.com/history/story/index.cfm?id=91&category=sports |work=Detroit News |title=Rearview Mirror index |access-date=July 1, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710164609/http://info.detnews.com/history/story/index.cfm?id=91&category=sports |archive-date=July 10, 2012 }}</ref> The Lions have won 4 NFL titles ([[1935 NFL Championship Game|1935]], [[1952 NFL Championship Game|1952]], [[1953 NFL Championship Game|1953]], [[1957 NFL Championship Game|1957]]). The Pistons have won three NBA titles (1989, 1990, 2004).<ref name="Almanac2" /> In the years following the mid-1930s, Detroit was referred to as the "City of Champions" after the Tigers, Lions, and Red Wings captured the three major professional sports championships in existence at the time in a seven-month period (the Tigers won the World Series in October 1935; the Lions won the NFL championship in December 1935; the Red Wings won the Stanley Cup in April 1936).<ref name="City_of_Champions" />

Founded in 2012 as a semi-professional soccer club, [[Detroit City FC]] now plays professional soccer in the [[USL Championship]]. Nicknamed, ''Le Rouge'', the club are two-time champions of [[National Independent Soccer Association|NISA]] since joining in 2020. They play their home matches in [[Keyworth Stadium]], which is located in the enclave of [[Hamtramck, Michigan|Hamtramck]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.detcityfc.com/ |title=Detroit City Football Club |publisher=Detcityfc.com |access-date=December 9, 2012}}</ref>

In college sports, Detroit's central location within the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC) has made it a frequent site for the league's championship events. While the MAC Basketball Tournament moved permanently to [[Cleveland]] starting in 2000, the MAC Football Championship Game has been played at Ford Field since 2004 and annually attracts 25,000 to 30,000 fans. The University of Detroit Mercy has an [[NCAA Division I]] program, and Wayne State University has both NCAA Division I and [[NCAA Division II|II]] programs. The NCAA football [[GameAbove Sports Bowl]] (formerly, Quick Lane Bowl) is held at Ford Field each December.

The city hosted the 2005 [[MLB All-Star Game]], [[Super Bowl XL]] in 2006, the 2006 and [[2012 World Series]], [[WrestleMania 23]] in 2007, and the [[NCAA]] [[Final Four (college basketball)|Final Four]] in April 2009. The [[Detroit Indy Grand Prix]] is held in Belle Isle Park. In 2007, open-wheel racing returned to Belle Isle with both [[Indy Racing League]] and [[American Le Mans Series]] Racing.<ref name="2007IndyRacing">{{cite news| url = http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=133002| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080527190926/http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=133002| archive-date = May 27, 2008| title = Indy racing will return to Detroit| access-date =May 5, 2009| date = September 29, 2006| agency=Associated Press| website = SportingNews.com}}</ref> From 1982 to 1988, Detroit held the [[Detroit Grand Prix]], at the [[Detroit street circuit]].

In 1932, Eddie "The Midnight Express" Tolan from Detroit won the 100- and 200-meter races and two gold medals at the [[1932 Summer Olympics]]. [[Joe Louis]] won the heavyweight championship of the world in 1937. Detroit has made the most bids to host the Summer Olympics without ever being awarded the games, with seven unsuccessful bids for the [[1944 Summer Olympics|1944]], [[1952 Summer Olympics|1952]], [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956]], [[1960 Summer Olympics|1960]], [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964]], [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968]], and [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972]] summer games.<ref name="Almanac2" />

In 2024, Detroit hosted the [[NFL draft]]. Over 775,000 people were present in downtown Detroit over the course of the three-day event, making it the highest attended draft on record.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Altavena |first=Eric D. Lawrence, Paul Egan, Clara Hendrickson, Darcie Moran, Dana Afana, Eric Guzmán and Lily |title=Final day of NFL draft was a victory lap for fans, families and Detroit |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/2024/04/27/detroit-nfl-draft-weekend-breaking-attendance-record/73482236007/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Detroit Free Press |language=en-US}}</ref>