Editing Boise, Idaho (section)

===Sports===

Professional sports teams in Boise include the [[Boise Hawks]] of the independent baseball [[Pioneer League (baseball)|Pioneer League]] and the [[Idaho Steelheads]] of the [[ECHL]] (minor league [[Ice hockey|hockey]]).<ref>{{cite news |last=Cripe |first=Chadd |date=March 10, 2019 |title='Really unique, really cool, really vibrant.' Pro soccer could thrive in Boise. |url=https://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/soccer/article226617749.html |work=Idaho Statesman |url-access=limited |accessdate=October 30, 2024}}</ref> The Treasure Valley Spartans ([[Semi-professional|semi-pro football]]) of the (Rocky Mountain Football League) operated from 2009 to 2012.{{cn|date=October 2024}} An [[arenafootball2]] franchise, the [[Boise Burn]], began play in 2007 but folded after the 2009 season.<ref>{{cite news |last=Day |first=Don |date=July 18, 2023 |title=An upstart football league says it will field a pro team in Boise, but there are few specifics |url=https://boisedev.com/news/2023/07/18/afl-boise-burn/ |work=[[BoiseDev]] |accessdate=October 30, 2024}}</ref> [[Boise Pro Soccer]] was established in 2024 with plans to field professional soccer teams in the men's [[USL League One]] and the women's [[USL Super League]].<ref>{{cite news |date=October 30, 2024 |title=Boise to welcome new professional soccer teams, transforming Expo Idaho |url=https://idahonews.com/news/local/boise-will-soon-be-home-to-mens-and-womens-professional-soccer-teams |publisher=[[KBOI-TV|KBOI]] |accessdate=October 30, 2024}}</ref>

Boise is home to an all-female, [[DIY]], flat track [[roller derby]] league, the [[Treasure Valley Rollergirls]], which beginning on Labor Day Weekend 2010 hosted an international, two-day, double elimination tournament, the first Spudtown Knockdown,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogs/vulture/50252181-56/shakers-derby-salt-roller.html.csp|title=Utah Local News&nbsp;— Salt Lake City News, Sports, Archive&nbsp;— The Salt Lake Tribune|publisher=Sltrib.com|date=October 4, 2010|access-date=November 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021221538/http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogs/vulture/50252181-56/shakers-derby-salt-roller.html.csp|archive-date=October 21, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ktvb.com/home/Spudtown-Knockdown-returns-to-Boise-129200268.html |title=Spudtown Knockdown returns to Boise |publisher=KTVB.com |date=September 3, 2011 |access-date=November 28, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123090039/http://www.ktvb.com/home/Spudtown-Knockdown-returns-to-Boise-129200268.html |archive-date=November 23, 2011 }}</ref> featuring eight teams from throughout the American West and Canada.<ref>[http://www.qwestarenaidaho.com/events/event.aspx?eventid=757] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719161437/http://www.qwestarenaidaho.com/events/event.aspx?eventid=757|date=July 19, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Darr|first=Deanna|url=http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/spudtown-knockdown/Content?oid=1755752|title=Spudtown Knockdown &#124; Rec Extra|publisher=Boise Weekly|access-date=November 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325121234/http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/spudtown-knockdown/Content?oid=1755752|archive-date=March 25, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Boise State University]] campus is home to [[Albertsons Stadium]], a 36,800-seat outdoor [[College football|football]] stadium known for its blue playing surface, currently [[FieldTurf]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boisestatefootball.com/facilities/bronco-stadium-and-blue |title=Bronco Stadium and The Blue |publisher=Boise State Football |access-date=November 28, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104180824/http://www.boisestatefootball.com/facilities/bronco-stadium-and-blue |archive-date=November 4, 2012 }}</ref> and [[ExtraMile Arena]], a 12,000-seat basketball and entertainment venue which opened in 1982 as the BSU Pavilion. Boise State University is known primarily for the recent successes of its football team.

[[File:Boise Basque Soccer Friendly, July 2015.png|thumb|An international club soccer [[friendly (association football)|friendly]] match hosted at Albertsons Stadium in July 2015]]

The [[Famous Idaho Potato Bowl]] football game (formerly known as the Humanitarian Bowl and the MPC Computers Bowl) is held in late December each year, and pairs a team from the [[Mountain West Conference]] with a [[Mid-American Conference]] team.
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! scope="col"|Club
! scope="col"|League
! scope="col"|Sport
! scope="col"|Venue
! scope="col"|Established
! scope="col"|Championships
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! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;"|[[Boise Hawks]]
|align=center|[[Pioneer League (baseball)|Pioneer League]]
|align=center|[[Baseball]]
|align=center|[[Memorial Stadium (Boise)|Memorial Stadium]]
|align=center|1987
|align=center|6
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal;"|[[Idaho Steelheads]]
|align=center|[[ECHL]]
|align=center|[[Ice hockey]]
|align=center|[[Idaho Central Arena]]
|align=center|1997
|align=center|2
|}