Fort Worth, Texas

== Sports ==
[[File:Texas Christian University June 2017 87 (Amon G. Carter Stadium).jpg|thumb|[[Amon G. Carter Stadium]] of the [[TCU Horned Frogs]]]]

While much of Fort Worth's sports attention is focused on Dallas's professional sports teams,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article230623044.html |title=Why, when it comes to pro sports, Fort Worth wants no part of the major leagues |website=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616233502/https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article230623044.html |archive-date=June 16, 2019}}</ref> the city has its own athletic identity.

There is one professional sports team in Fort Worth proper, [[Panther City Lacrosse Club]] of the [[National Lacrosse League]]. It was founded in 2020 and plays at [[Dickies Arena]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dow |first=Lawrence |date=February 8, 2023 |title=Who are the Panther City Lacrosse Club? |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/article272087047.html |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Fort Worth-Star Telegram}}</ref> In 2021, it was announced that [[Austin Bold FC]] would relocate to Fort Worth, providing Fort Worth with a [[USL Championship]] club.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New ownership approved for Austin Bold, club will not play in 2022 as it pursues relocation |url=https://www.thestriker.com/2021/12/10/austin-bold-donnie-nelson-fort-worth-bobby-epstein |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=The Striker |language=en |archive-date=June 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623015623/https://www.thestriker.com/2021/12/10/austin-bold-donnie-nelson-fort-worth-bobby-epstein |url-status=live }}</ref> Semi-professionally, the Fort Worth Jaguars play in the [[North American Floorball League]] and the [[North Texas Bulls]] of the [[National Arena League]] play at [[Cowtown Coliseum]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Fort Worth Jaguars |url=https://www.ftwjaguars.com/about |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=North American Floorball League |archive-date=June 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623015624/https://www.ftwjaguars.com/about |url-status=live }}</ref>

There are three amateur soccer clubs in Fort Worth: [[Fort Worth Vaqueros FC]], [[Inocentes FC]], and Azul City Premier FC; Inocentes and Azul City Premier both play in the [[United Premier Soccer League]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Teams |url=https://premier.upsl.com/teams/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=United Premier Soccer League |language=en-US |archive-date=July 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709172259/https://premier.upsl.com/teams/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Vaqueros play in the [[National Premier Soccer League]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-01 |title=Teams |url=https://www.npsl.com/teams/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=National Premier Soccer League |language=en-US |archive-date=June 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603013024/https://www.npsl.com/teams/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Boise State 2010 Fiesta Bowl.jpg|thumb|The [[2010 Fiesta Bowl]] with [[Boise State Broncos football|Boise State]] against TCU]]

Collegiately, [[Texas Christian University]]'s athletic teams are the premier college sports teams for Fort Worth. The [[TCU Horned Frogs]] compete in [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] Division I athletics. The [[TCU Horned Frogs football|Horned Frog football team]] produced two national championships in the 1930s and remained a strong competitor in the [[Southwest Conference]] into the 1960s before beginning a long period of underperformance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TCU Fact Book (PDF) |url=https://gofrogs.com/documents/2020/1/28/TCU_Fact_Book_Jan_28.pdf |website=TCU Athletics |language=en |access-date=May 5, 2020 |archive-date=March 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200306085908/https://gofrogs.com/documents/2020/1/28/TCU_Fact_Book_Jan_28.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

The revival of the TCU football program began under [[Dennis Franchione]] with the success of running back [[LaDainian Tomlinson]]. Under [[Gary Patterson]], the Horned Frogs have developed into a perennial top-10 contender, and a [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]] winner in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Football - Story Archives |url=https://gofrogs.com/archives.aspx?path=football&year=2011 |website=TCU Athletics |language=en |access-date=May 5, 2020 |archive-date=July 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731192250/https://gofrogs.com/archives.aspx?path=football&year=2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> Notable players include [[Sammy Baugh]], [[Davey O'Brien]], [[Bob Lilly]], LaDainian Tomlinson, [[Jerry Hughes]], and [[Andy Dalton (American football)|Andy Dalton]]. The Horned Frogs, along with their rivals and fellow non-AQ leaders [[Boise State University|the Boise State Broncos]] and University of Utah Utes, were deemed the quintessential [[BCS Buster|"BCS Busters"]], having appeared in both the Fiesta and Rose bowls. Their "BCS Buster" role ended in 2012 when they joined the [[Big 12]] athletic conference in all sports.

Nearby [[Texas Wesleyan University]] competes in the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]], and won the 2006 NAIA Div. I Men's Basketball Championship and three-time [[National Collegiate Table Tennis Association]] (NCTTA) team championships (2004–2006). Fort Worth is also home to the NCAA football Lockheed Martin [[Armed Forces Bowl]].

=== Recreation ===

==== Colonial National Invitational Golf Tournament ====
Fort Worth hosts an important professional men's golf tournament every May at the [[Colonial Country Club (Fort Worth)|Colonial Country Club]]. The Colonial Invitational Golf Tournament, now officially known as the [[Fort Worth Invitational]], is one of the more prestigious and historical events of the tour calendar. The Colonial Country Club was the home course of golfing legend [[Ben Hogan]], who was from Fort Worth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hogan's legacy lives on at Colonial Country Club |url=https://www.pgatour.com/long-form/2018/05/22/ben-hogan-legacy-colonial-country-club.html |website=PGATour |language=en |access-date=May 5, 2020 |archive-date=July 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731230028/https://www.pgatour.com/long-form/2018/05/22/ben-hogan-legacy-colonial-country-club.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Motor racing ====
[[File:Kaz Grala Pitting at Texas Motor Speedway 2018.jpg|thumb|[[Kaz Grala]] pitting at Texas Motor Speedway, 2018]]
[[File:Team calf-roping at a rodeo located in Fort Worth.jpg|thumb|Team calf-roping at a rodeo located in Fort Worth at the Stockyards]]
Fort Worth is home to [[Texas Motor Speedway]], also known as "The Great American Speedway". Texas Motor Speedway is a 1.5-mile quad-oval track located in the far northern part of the city in [[Denton County, Texas|Denton County]]. The speedway opened in 1997, and currently hosts an [[IndyCar]] event and six [[NASCAR]] events among three major race weekends a year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indycar.com/Schedule/2014/IndyCar-Series/Texas |title=Firestone 600 |work=IndyCar.com |access-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224157/http://www.indycar.com/Schedule/2014/IndyCar-Series/Texas |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Texas Motor Speedway |url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/schedule/tracks/texas-motor-speedway.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422111844/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/schedule/tracks/texas-motor-speedway.html |archive-date=April 22, 2015 |access-date=March 3, 2016 |work=NASCAR}}</ref>

Amateur sports-car racing in the greater Fort Worth area occurs mostly at two purpose-built tracks: [[MotorSport Ranch]] and [[Eagles Canyon Raceway]]. Sanctioning bodies include the [[Porsche Club of America]], the National Auto Sports Association, and the [[Sports Car Club of America]].

==== Cowtown Marathon ====
The annual [[Cowtown Marathon]] has been held every last weekend in February since 1978. The two-day activities include two 5Ks, a 10K, the half marathon, marathon, and ultra marathon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Information Center |url=https://www.cowtownmarathon.org/runners/information-center |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Cowtown Marathon |archive-date=June 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623015624/https://www.cowtownmarathon.org/runners/information-center |url-status=live }}</ref>

==== Rodeo ====
In addition to the weekly rodeos held at Cowtown Coliseum in the Stockyards, the [[Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show|Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo]] is held within the [[Will Rogers Memorial Center]] at the Dickies Arena.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo |url=https://www.fwssr.com/ |access-date=2021-07-09 |website=www.fwssr.com |language=en |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709070652/https://www.fwssr.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=http://dickies-dev.us-east-1.elasticbeanstalk.com/ |access-date=2021-07-09 |website=Dickies Arena |language=en |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185522/http://dickies-dev.us-east-1.elasticbeanstalk.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Dickies Arena also hosts a few TCU basketball games and in the future planned to host college basketball tournaments at the conference and national levels.