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<p>Population wise, Denver is the smallest city in the country with five major professional sports teams — <a href="http://www.denverbroncos.com/">Denver Broncos</a> football, <a href="/professional/denver-nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> basketball, <a href="/professional/colorado-rockies">Colorado Rockies </a>baseball, <a href="/professional/colorado-avalanche-hockey-club">Colorado Avalanche</a> hockey and <a href="/professional/colorado-rapids-major-league-soccer-club">Colorado Rapids</a> soccer. That should tell you something about the way Coloradans feel about their sports.</p>


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<p>These professional teams rule downtown <a href="https://www.colorado.com/cities-and-towns/Denver">Denver</a>. Just across I-25 from the three-time Super Bowl champion Broncos' home at <a href="https://www.empowerfieldatmilehigh.com/">Mile High Stadium</a>, the Nuggets (2023 NBA champions) and the Avalanche (2022 Stanley Cup Winners) vie for playoff spots each season at the <a href="https://www.ballarena.com/">Ball Arena</a>. And a few blocks away is <a href="https://www.mlb.com/rockies/ballpark">Coors Field</a>, home base to Colorado Rockies fans. In fact, “Rocktober” was a phrase coined during the team’s fall 2007 run up to the World Series in honor of a record-breaking winning streak that culminated in the National League Championship win and unmitigated Rockies fever across the state. You can see two of MLB's partner league teams as well: the <a href="https://www.colorado.com/cities-and-towns/colorado-springs">Colorado Springs</a>-based <a href="https://www.milb.com/rocky-mountain">Rocky Mountain Vibes</a> and the <a href="https://gjjackalopes.com/landing/index">Grand Junction Jackalopes</a>.</p>
<p>Aside from the big four, there are many other opportunities for taking in an pro sporting event in Colorado — from NASCAR races at the <a href="https://www.coloradospeedway.com/">Colorado National Speedway</a> in Weld County to PGA tournaments at <a href="https://www.colorado.com/golf/castle-pines-golf-club">Castle Pines Golf Club</a> in <a href="https://www.colorado.com/cities-and-towns/castle-rock">Castle Rock</a>.</p>
<p>Colorado also boasts several teams that have amassed cult-like followings. Major League Soccer’s 2010 champion <a href="/professional/colorado-rapids-major-league-soccer-club">Colorado Rapids</a> take to the field at <a href="http://www.dickssportinggoodspark.com/">Dick’s Sporting Goods Park</a>, just a few minutes’ drive east of downtown Denver, while <a href="/professional/colorado-mammoth-lacrosse">Colorado Mammoth</a> indoor lacrosse — and 2022 NLL champs — brings loyalists to the Pepsi Center.</p>


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<h2>Other Colorado Spectator Sports</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.colorado.com/windsor/attractions-entertainment/pro-sports/colorado-eagles-pro-hockey-llc">Colorado Eagles</a>, Central Hockey League</li>
<li><a href="http://www.coloradoprorodeo.com/">Colorado Pro Rodeo Association</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.jucogj.org/">Junior College World Series in Grand Junction</a> (every May)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.switchbacksfc.com/">Colorado Springs Switchbacks Football Club</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ppihc.com/">Pikes Peak International Hill Climb</a> (July)</li>
</ul><h2>College Sports</h2>
<p>Colorado is also home to many loyal college-sports fans out for football, basketball, hockey and other sports. The Pac-12 NSD's <a href="https://cubuffs.com/sports/football">University of Colorado Buffaloes</a> play in <a href="/cities-and-towns/Boulder">Boulder</a>, <a href="http://www.csurams.com/">Colorado State University Rams</a> in <a href="/cities-and-towns/fort-collins">Fort Collins</a>, <a href="https://denverpioneers.com/">University of Denver Pioneers</a> just south of downtown Denver and the <a href="https://goairforcefalcons.com/">United States Air Force Academy Falcons</a> in <a href="/cities-and-towns/Colorado-Springs">Colorado Springs</a>. <a href="https://uncbears.com/sports/football">The University of Northern Colorado Bears</a>, who play in <a href="/cities-and-towns/greeley">Greeley</a>, are members of the NCAA Division I FCS. </p>
<h2>Want More? </h2>
<p><a href="https://www.colorado.com/articles/adventurous-adaptive-summer-sports-colorado">Find adventurous adaptive sports around the state</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.colorado.com/articles/3-days-colorado-springs-pikes-peak-country">Explore Colorado Springs (aka Olympic City, USA)</a></p>


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