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New Orleans is home to a wide variety of sporting events. Most notable are the home games of the New Orleans Saints (NFL) and the New Orleans Hornets (NBA), the annual Sugar Bowl, the annual Zurich Classic (PGA Tour) and horse racing at the Fair Grounds Race Course. Also, New Orleans regularly hosts the Super Bowl, the college football BCS National Championship Game, and the NCAA college basketball Final Four.

Contents 1 Football 1.1 Special Football Games 2 Basketball 2.1 Special Basketball Games 3 Baseball 4 Golf 5 Horse racing 6 Running 7 Soccer 8 Yachting 9 Roller Derby 10 Ice Hockey 11 Rugby 12 Car Racing 13 New Orleans Teams 14 See also

• Saints -- The New Orleans Saints are one of the 32 teams in the NFL. The home stadium of the Saints is the Louisiana Superdome.

• Green Wave -- The Tulane Green Wave football team represents Tulane University in NCAA Division I college football.

• Voodoo -- The New Orleans VooDoo are an indoor football team in the AFL

• Blaze -- The New Orleans Blaze are a women's football team in the National Women's Football Association.

Former football teams in New Orleans include the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League (which became the Portland Breakers) and the New Orleans Night of the Arena Football League (1991–1992).

• Sugar Bowl -- New Orleans has been home to the annual Sugar Bowl since 1935. It has been played in the Louisiana Superdome since 1975.

• The Bayou Classic -- an annual football game between two historically black universities, Grambling State and Southern University.

• Super Bowl -- More Super Bowls have been played at the Louisiana Superdome than at any other sports facility: 1978, 1981, 1986, 1990, 1997, and 2002.

• BCS National Championship Game -- The Louisiana Superdome rotates with three other locations as the host for the BCS National Championship Game. The Superdome hosted the BCS National Championship Game in 2000 and 2004, and will continue to do so in 2008, 2012, 2014, etc.

• New Orleans Bowl -- New Orleans has been home to the annual New Orleans Bowl since 2001.

• Hornets -- The New Orleans Hornets are one of the 30 teams in the NBA. The home stadium of the Hornets is the New Orleans Arena

• Green Wave -- The Tulane Green Wave basketball team represents Tulane University in NCAA Division I college basketball.

• Blues -- The New Orleans Blues are an expansion American Basketball Association franchise.

Former basketball teams in New Orleans include the New Orleans Jazz (1974–1980) which became the Utah Jazz and the New Orleans Buccaneers (c. 1967–1970).

• The Final Four -- the Superdome hosted the NCAA college basketball Final Four in 1982, 1987, 1993, and 2003.

• NBA All Star Game -- The NBA All Star Game is expected to be hosted by New Orleans in 2008

• Zephyrs -- The New Orleans Zephyrs are a PCL baseball team affiliated with the New York Mets. The home stadium of the Zephyrs is Zephyr Field.

• The Green Wave -- The Tulane Green Wave baseball team represents Tulane University in NCAA Division I college baseball.

Former baseball teams in New Orleans include the New Orleans Pelicans (1887–1959; 1977)

Zurich Classic -- The Zurich Classic of New Orleans is a regular golf tournament on the PGA Tour.

New Orleans is home to the Fair Grounds Race Course, the nation's third-oldest thoroughbred track.

New Orleans' hosts the Crescent City Classic, a 10k race that crosses the Crescent City Connection. It also hosts the Mardi Gras Marathon.

• Shell Shockers -- The New Orleans Shell Shockers are a soccer team in the USL Premier Development League

Former soccer teams in New Orleans include the New Orleans Storm (1993-1999).

New Orleans is also home to the New Orleans Yacht Club and Southern Yacht Club, both of which are located at West End on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Southern Yacht Club was established in 1849, it is the second oldest yacht club in the United States.

As of September 2006, The Big Easy Rollergirls has about 60 active members and will begin their first public bout season this month.

Former ice hockey teams in New Orleans include the New Orleans Brass (1997–2003).

The New Orleans Halfmoons, a women's rugby team and member of USA Rugby, was disbanded after it's members were scattered by Hurricane Katrina. The Halfmoons, one of the oldest women's teams in the United States, hosted the annual "Throw Me Something Rugger" tournament held the weekend before Fat Tuesday. Feb 2007, the Halfmoons returned to once again host the annual tournament.

In 1991, 1992, and 1995, New Orleans was home to the Grand Prix du Mardi Gras. The sports car races took place on 2 different street circuits downtown. The circuit used in 1991 used streets near the riverfront, but was regarded as being too narrow. A course that ran around the Superdome was used the other years. Low attendance, dates that resulted in hot or rainy weather, and complaints from business owners contributed to the event's demise.

Club	Sport	League	Founded	Venue
New Orleans Saints	American Football	National Football League	1967	Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans Hornets	Basketball	National Basketball Association	1988	New Orleans Arena
New Orleans Zephyrs	Baseball	Pacific Coast League	1993	Zephyr Field
New Orleans Blaze	Women's Football	National Women's Football Association	2002	Muss Bertolino Stadium
New Orleans Shell Shockers	Soccer	Premier Development League	2003	Muss Bertolino Stadium
New Orleans VooDoo	Arena Football	Arena Football League	2004	New Orleans Arena
Big Easy Rollergirls	Roller Derby	Women's Flat Track Derby Association	2005	Mardi Gras World
Louisiana Blues	Basketball	American Basketball Association	2006	North Shore Harbor Center

• List of Louisiana sports teams

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