Editing Mid-Atlantic (United States) (section)

==Culture==

===Sports===
The Mid-Atlantic is home to 33 professional sports franchises in the five [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|major leagues]] and the two most prominent women's professional leagues:

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! !! [[NFL]] || [[NHL]] !! [[MLB]] !! [[NBA]] !! [[MLS]] !! [[WNBA]] !! [[National Women's Soccer League|NWSL]]
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| New York/New Jersey || [[New York Giants|Giants]]<br />[[New York Jets|Jets]] || [[New Jersey Devils|Devils]]<br />[[New York Islanders|Islanders]]<br />[[New York Rangers|Rangers]] || [[New York Mets|Mets]]<br />[[New York Yankees|Yankees]] || [[New York Knicks|Knicks]]<br />[[Brooklyn Nets|Nets]] || [[New York City FC|NYC FC]]<br />[[New York Red Bulls|Red Bulls]] || [[New York Liberty|Liberty]] || [[Gotham FC]]
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| Washington || [[Washington Commanders|Commanders]] || [[Washington Capitals|Capitals]] || [[Washington Nationals|Nationals]] || [[Washington Wizards|Wizards]] || [[D.C. United|United]] || [[Washington Mystics|Mystics]] || [[Washington Spirit|Spirit]]
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| Philadelphia || [[Philadelphia Eagles|Eagles]] || [[Philadelphia Flyers|Flyers]] || [[Philadelphia Phillies|Phillies]] || [[Philadelphia 76ers|76ers]] || [[Philadelphia Union|Union]] || ||
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| Pittsburgh || [[Pittsburgh Steelers|Steelers]] || [[Pittsburgh Penguins|Penguins]] || [[Pittsburgh Pirates|Pirates]] || || || ||
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| Baltimore || [[Baltimore Ravens|Ravens]] || || [[Baltimore Orioles|Orioles]] || || || ||
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| Buffalo || [[Buffalo Bills|Bills]] || [[Buffalo Sabres|Sabres]] || || || || ||
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Notable golf tournaments in the Mid-Atlantic include the [[The Barclays|Barclays]], [[Quicken Loans National]] and [[Atlantic City LPGA Classic]].

Two high-level professional tennis tournaments are held in the region. The [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]], held in New York, is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, whereas the [[Washington Open (tennis)|Washington Open]] is part of the [[ATP Tour 500]] series and [[WTA 250]] series.

Notable motorsports tracks include [[Watkins Glen International]], [[Dover Motor Speedway]] and [[Pocono Raceway]], which have hosted [[Formula One]], [[IndyCar]], [[NASCAR]], [[World Sportscar Championship]] and [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]] races. Also, the [[Old Bridge Township Raceway Park|Englishtown]] and [[Maple Grove Raceway|Reading]] drag strips such have hosted [[NHRA]] national events. [[Pimlico Race Course]] at Baltimore and [[Belmont Park]] at New York host the [[Preakness Stakes]] and [[Belmont Stakes]] horse races, which are part of the [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)|Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing]].