SportHome games during the
American football season are held at the
Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe between the Arizona Cardinals and other visiting teams. The Arizona Cardinals will move into their new state-of-the-art stadium in Glendale for the 2006 NFL season. A number of Arizona cities provide the training ground for some excellent major-league
baseball teams every March, although none could match the Phoenix-based Arizona Diamondbacks, who shine at the
Bank One Ballpark. The Phoenix Suns play
basketball in the
America West Arena, where
hockey games between the
Phoenix Coyotes and visiting teams are held in winter.
Horse racing can be seen at
Turf Paradise in Phoenix and
Rillito Downs in Tucson.
Car-racing takes place in Tucson at the
Southwestern International Raceway and in Phoenix at
Firebird Raceway and
Phoenix International Raceway, where NASCAR races are held.
Rodeos are popular in Arizona and there are over 25 major rodeo sites throughout the state.
Skiing is available in the winter at
The Arizona Snow Bowl near Flagstaff,
Mount Lemmon (one hour outside Tucson) and
Sunrise Ski Area outside Pinetop/Lakeside.
Other sports available include archery, horseback riding, bowling, fishing, golf, hiking, hunting, swimming, river tubing, hang-gliding, ballooning and tennis.
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