California

===Sports===
{{Main|Sports in California}}
{{see also|List of professional sports teams in California}}
[[File:Pebble-Beach-CA.jpg|thumb|left|[[Pebble Beach Golf Links]], one of the best ranked [[golf course]]s in the world]]
[[File:LBGP05.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Grand Prix of Long Beach]] is the longest running major [[street race]] in North America.]]
California has nineteen [[major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|major professional sports league]] franchises, far more than any other state. The [[San Francisco Bay Area]] has six major league teams spread in its three major cities: San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland, while the [[Greater Los Angeles Area]] is home to ten major league franchises. San Diego and Sacramento each have one major league team. The NFL [[Super Bowl]] has been hosted in California 12 times at five different stadiums: [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], the Rose Bowl, Stanford Stadium, [[Levi's Stadium]], and San Diego's [[Qualcomm Stadium]]. A thirteenth, [[Super Bowl LVI]], was held at [[SoFi Stadium]] in [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]] on February 13, 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Naranjo |first=Candice |title=The Super Bowl is Coming to Levi's Stadium in 2016 |url=http://news.kron4.com/news/the-super-bowl-is-coming-to-levis-stadium-in-2016/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329080701/http://news.kron4.com/news/the-super-bowl-is-coming-to-levis-stadium-in-2016/ |archive-date=March 29, 2014 |access-date=March 28, 2014 |publisher=KRON 4}}</ref>

California has long had many respected collegiate sports programs. California is home to the oldest college bowl game, the annual [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]], among others.

The [[National Football League|NFL]] has three teams in the state: the [[Los Angeles Rams]], [[Los Angeles Chargers]], and [[San Francisco 49ers]].

[[Major League Baseball|MLB]] has five teams in the state: the [[San Francisco Giants]], [[Oakland Athletics]], [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], [[Los Angeles Angels]], and [[San Diego Padres]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loscerritosnews.net/2021/06/14/how-many-mlb-teams-are-in-california/ |title=How many MLB teams are in California? |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=June 14, 2021 |website=loscerritosnews.net |publisher=Hews Media Group, Cerritos Community News |access-date=August 17, 2023 |quote=There are a total of five different MLB franchises that are currently located on the west coast, with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants.}}</ref>

The [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] has four teams in the state: the [[Golden State Warriors]], [[Los Angeles Clippers]], [[Los Angeles Lakers]], and [[Sacramento Kings]]. Additionally, the [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] also has one team in the state: the [[Los Angeles Sparks]].

The [[National Hockey League|NHL]] has three teams in the state: the [[Anaheim Ducks]], [[Los Angeles Kings]], and [[San Jose Sharks]].

[[Major League Soccer|MLS]] has three teams in the state: the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]], [[San Jose Earthquakes]], and [[Los Angeles Football Club]].

[[Major League Rugby|MLR]] has one team in the state: the [[San Diego Legion]].

California is the only U.S. state to have hosted both the [[Summer Olympic Games|Summer]] and [[Winter Olympic Games|Winter]] Olympics. The [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932]] and [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984]] summer games were held in [[Los Angeles]]. Squaw Valley Ski Resort (now [[Palisades Tahoe]]) in the Lake Tahoe region hosted the [[1960 Winter Olympics]]. Los Angeles will host the [[2028 Summer Olympics]], marking the fourth time that California will have hosted the Olympic Games.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Nagourney |first1=Adam |author-link=Adam Nagourney |last2=Longman |first2=Jeré |date=July 31, 2017 |title=Los Angeles Makes Deal to Host the 2028 Summer Olympics |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/sports/olympics/los-angeles-2028-summer-olympics.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802233825/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/sports/olympics/los-angeles-2028-summer-olympics.html |archive-date=August 2, 2017}}</ref> Multiple games during the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]] took place in California, with the [[Rose Bowl Stadium|Rose Bowl]] hosting eight matches (including the [[1994 FIFA World Cup Final|final]]), while [[Stanford Stadium]] hosted six matches.

In addition to the Olympic games, California also hosts the [[California State Games]].

Many sports, such as [[surfing]], [[snowboarding]], and [[skateboarding]], were invented in California, while others like [[volleyball]], [[beach soccer]], and [[skiing]] were popularized in the state.

Other sports that are big in the state include [[golf]], [[rodeo]], [[tennis]], [[mountain climbing]], [[Marathon|marathon running]], [[horse racing]], [[bowling]], [[mixed martial arts]], [[boxing]], and [[motorsports]], especially [[NASCAR]] and [[Formula One]].
[[File:The "Olympic Gateway" arch and male and female statues at the entrance to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California LCCN2013631630.tif|right|thumb|[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] hosted the [[Summer Olympics]] in [[1932 Summer Olympics|1932]] and [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984]], and will also host in [[2028 Summer Olympics|2028]].]]
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