Editing Nevada (section)

===Sports===

{{See also|Las Vegas#Sports|Sports in the Las Vegas metropolitan area|Reno, Nevada#Sports|Henderson, Nevada#Sports}}

The Las Vegas Valley is home to the [[Vegas Golden Knights]] of the [[National Hockey League]] who began to play in the [[2017–18 NHL season]] at [[T-Mobile Arena]] on the Las Vegas Strip in [[Paradise, Nevada|Paradise]], the [[Las Vegas Raiders]] of the [[National Football League]] who began play at [[Allegiant Stadium]] in Paradise in 2020 after [[Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas|moving from Oakland, California]], and the [[Las Vegas Aces]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] who began playing in 2018 at [[Mandalay Bay Events Center]] after relocating from [[San Antonio]]. The [[Oakland Athletics]] of [[Major League Baseball]] plan to move to Las Vegas by 2027.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-20 |title=Oakland A's close in on move to Las Vegas after signing land deal for stadium |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/20/oakland-athletics-las-vegas-relocation-stadium |access-date=2023-04-20 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dubow |first=Josh |date=2023-04-20 |title=Oakland A's purchase land for new stadium in Las Vegas |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/oakland-a-s-purchase-land-for-new-stadium-in-las-17907772.php |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=SFGATE |language=en-US}}</ref>

Nevada takes pride in college sports, most notably its college football. College teams in the state include the [[Nevada Wolf Pack]] (representing the University of Nevada, Reno) and the [[UNLV Rebels]] (representing the University of Nevada, Las Vegas), both in the [[Mountain West Conference]] (MW).

UNLV is most remembered for [[UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball|its men's basketball program]], which experienced its height of supremacy in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Coached by [[Jerry Tarkanian]], the Runnin' Rebels became one of the most elite programs in the country. In 1990, [[1989–90 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team|UNLV]] won the Men's Division{{spaces}}I Championship by defeating [[1989–90 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] 103–73, which set tournament records for most points scored by a team and largest margin of victory in the national title game.

In [[1990–91 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team|1991]], UNLV finished the regular season undefeated, a feat that would not be matched in Division{{spaces}}I men's basketball for [[2013–14 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team|more than 20 years]]. Forward [[Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)|Larry Johnson]] won several awards, including the [[Naismith College Player of the Year|Naismith Award]]. UNLV reached the Final Four yet again, but lost their national semifinal against [[1990–91 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] 79–77. The Runnin' Rebels were the [[AP Poll|Associated Press]] pre-season No.{{spaces}}1 back to back (1989–90, 1990–91). [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]] is the only other team to accomplish that (2007–08, 2008–09).

The state's involvement in major-college sports is not limited to its local schools. In the 21st century, the Las Vegas area has become a significant regional center for college basketball conference tournaments. The MW, [[West Coast Conference]], and [[Western Athletic Conference]] all hold their men's and women's tournaments in the area, and the Pac-12 holds its men's tournament there as well. The [[Big Sky Conference]], after decades of holding its men's and women's conference tournaments at campus sites, began holding both tournaments in Reno in 2016.

Las Vegas has hosted several [[professional boxing]] matches, most recently at the [[MGM Grand Garden Arena]] with bouts such as [[Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield]], [[Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II]], [[Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.]] and [[Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao]] and at the newer [[T-Mobile Arena]] with [[Canelo Álvarez vs. Amir Khan]].

Along with significant rises in popularity in [[mixed martial arts]] (MMA), a number of fight leagues such as the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] have taken interest in Las Vegas as a primary event location due to the number of suitable host venues. The [[Mandalay Bay Events Center]] and [[MGM Grand Garden Arena]] are among some of the more popular venues for fighting events such as MMA and have hosted several UFC and other MMA title fights. The city has held the most UFC events with 86 events.

The state is also home to the [[Las Vegas Motor Speedway]], which hosts [[NASCAR]]'s [[Pennzoil 400 (Las Vegas)|Pennzoil 400]] and [[South Point 400]]. Two venues in the immediate Las Vegas area host major annual events in [[rodeo]]. The [[Thomas & Mack Center]], built for UNLV men's basketball, hosts the [[National Finals Rodeo]]. The PBR World Finals, operated by the bull riding-only [[Professional Bull Riders]], was also held at the Thomas & Mack Center before moving to T-Mobile Arena in 2016.

The state is also home to famous tennis player, [[Andre Agassi]], and current baseball superstar [[Bryce Harper]].

====List of teams====
=====Major professional teams=====

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Team
!Sport
!League
!Venue (capacity)
!Established
!Titles
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Las Vegas Raiders]]
|Football
|[[National Football League|NFL]]
|[[Allegiant Stadium]] (65,000)
|style="text-align:center;"|2020
|style=text-align:center;"|3{{efn|Two titles were won when the team was based in [[Oakland, California]] and one was won when they were based in [[Los Angeles, California]].}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Vegas Golden Knights]]
|Ice hockey
|[[National Hockey League|NHL]]
|[[T-Mobile Arena]] (17,500)
|style="text-align:center;"|2017
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Las Vegas Aces]]
|Women's basketball
|[[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]
|[[Michelob Ultra Arena]] (12,000)
|style="text-align:center;"|2018
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|}

=====Minor professional teams=====

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Team
!Sport
!League
!Venue (capacity)
!Established
!Titles
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Las Vegas Aviators]]
| rowspan="2" |Baseball
| rowspan="2" |[[Minor League Baseball|MiLB]] ([[Triple-A (baseball)|AAA]]–[[Pacific Coast League|PCL]])
|[[Las Vegas Ballpark]] (10,000)
| style="text-align:center;"|1983
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Reno Aces]]
|[[Greater Nevada Field]] (9,013)
|style="text-align:center;"|2009
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|- style="text-align:center;"
! Vegas Royals
|Basketball
|[[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|ABA]]
|
| style="text-align:center;"|0
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Henderson Silver Knights]]	
| rowspan="2"|Ice hockey
|[[American Hockey League|AHL]]
|[[Dollar Loan Center]] (5,567)
|style="text-align:center;"|2020
| style="text-align:center;"|0
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Tahoe Knight Monsters]]	
|[[ECHL]]
|[[Tahoe Blue Event Center]] (5,000)
|style="text-align:center;"|2024
| style="text-align:center;"|0
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Las Vegas Lights FC]]
| rowspan="1" |Soccer
| rowspan="1" |[[USL Championship|USLC]]
|[[Cashman Field]] (9,334)
|style="text-align:center;"|2018
|style="text-align:center;"|0
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Nevada Storm
| rowspan="2" |Women's football
| rowspan="2" |[[Women's Football Alliance|WFA]]
|[[Damonte Ranch High School]] (N/A)<br />[[Fernley High School]] (N/A)<br />[[Galena High School (Nevada)|Galena High School]] (N/A)
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2008
| style="text-align:center;"|0
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Sin City Trojans
|[[Desert Pines High School]] (N/A)
|style="text-align:center;"|0
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Vegas Knight Hawks]]
|Indoor football
|[[Indoor Football League|IFL]]
|[[Dollar Loan Center]] (6,019)
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 |2021
|style="text-align:center;"|0
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Las Vegas Desert Dogs]]
|Box lacrosse
|[[National Lacrosse League|NLL]]
|[[Michelob Ultra Arena]] (12,000)
|style="text-align:center;"|0
|}

=====Amateur teams=====

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Team
!Sport
!League
!Venue (capacity)
!Established
!Titles
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Reno Ice Raiders
|rowspan=3|Ice hockey
|rowspan=2|[[Mountain West Hockey League|MWHL]]
|Reno Ice
| style="text-align:center;"|2015
| style="text-align:center;"|0
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Vegas Jesters
|rowspan=2|[[City National Arena]] (600)
| style="text-align:center;"|2012
| style="text-align:center;"|0
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Las Vegas Thunderbirds]]
|[[United States Premier Hockey League|USPHL]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2019
| style="text-align:center;"|0
|- style="text-align:center;"
![[Las Vegas Legends]]
|rowspan=2|Soccer
|[[National Premier Soccer League|NPSL]]
|Peter Johann Memorial Field (2,500)
|style="text-align:center;"|2021
|style="text-align:center;"|0
|- style="text-align:center;"
!Nevada Coyotes FC
|[[United Premier Soccer League|UPSL]]
|Rio Vista Sports Complex (N/A)
|style="text-align:center;"|2016
|style="text-align:center;"|0
|}

=====College teams=====

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |
|- style="text-align:center;"
!School
!Team
!League
!Division
!Conference
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[University of Nevada, Las Vegas]] (UNLV)
![[UNLV Rebels]]
| rowspan="2" |[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]
| rowspan="2" |[[NCAA Division I]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Mountain West Conference|Mountain West]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[University of Nevada, Reno]] (UNR)
![[Nevada Wolf Pack]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[College of Southern Nevada]] (CSN)
![[CSN Coyotes]]
| rowspan="2" |[[National Junior College Athletic Association|NJCAA]]
| rowspan="2" |[[List of NJCAA Division I schools|NJCAA Division I]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Scenic West Athletic Conference|Scenic West]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[Western Nevada College]] (WNC)
!WNC Wildcats
|}