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Do not fill this in! == Sports == {{Main|Sports in Washington, D.C.}} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+Professional sports teams based in Washington, D.C.{{cn|date=March 2024}} |- ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | League ! scope="col" | Sport ! scope="col" | Venue ! scope="col" | Neighborhood ! scope="col" | Capacity ! scope="col" | Founded (moved to Washington area) ! scope="col" | Championships |- ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Washington Commanders]] | align=center | [[National Football League|NFL]] | align=center | American football | align=center | [[FedExField|Commanders Field]] | align=center | [[Landover, Maryland]] | align=center | 65,000 | align=center | 1932 (1937) | align=center | 1937, 1942, 1982, 1987, 1991 |- ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Washington Wizards]] | align=center | [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] | align=center | Men's Basketball | align=center | [[Capital One Arena]] | align=center | [[Chinatown (Washington, D.C.)|Chinatown]] | align=center | 20,356 | align=center | 1961 (1973) | align=center | 1978 |- ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Washington Nationals]] | align=center | [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] | align=center | Baseball | align=center | [[Nationals Park]] | align=center | [[Navy Yard (Washington, D.C.)|Navy Yard]] | align=center | 41,339 | align=center | 1969 (2005) | align=center | 2019 |- ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Washington Capitals]] | align=center | [[National Hockey League|NHL]] | align=center | Ice hockey | align=center | [[Capital One Arena]] | align=center | [[Chinatown (Washington, D.C.)|Chinatown]] | align=center | 18,573 | align=center | 1974 | align=center | 2018 |- ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[D.C. United]] | align=center | [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] | align=center | Men's Soccer | align=center | [[Audi Field]] | align=center | [[Buzzard Point]] | align=center | 20,000 | align=center | 1996 | align=center | 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004{{efn|group=o|The titles listed in the table are for the [[MLS Cup]]. Other D.C. United honors include the [[Supporters' Shield]]: 1997, 1999, 2006, 2007; [[CONCACAF Champions Cup]]: 1998; [[Copa Interamericana]]: 1998; and [[U.S. Open Cup|Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup]]: 1996, 2008, 2013.}}<br /> |- ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Washington Mystics]] | align=center | [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] | align=center | Women's Basketball | align=center | [[Entertainment and Sports Arena]] | align=center | [[Congress Heights]] | align=center | 4,200 | align=center | 1998 | align=center | 2019 |- ! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;" | [[Washington Spirit]] | align=center | [[National Women's Soccer League|NWSL]] | align=center | Women's Soccer | align=center | [[Audi Field]] | align=center | [[Buzzard Point]] | align=center | 20,000 | align=center | 2012 | align=center | 2021 |} [[File:Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, Bryan Rust (33744033514).jpg|thumb|The [[Washington Capitals]], an [[National Hockey League|NHL]] team, and the [[Washington Wizards]], an [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] team, both play at [[Capital One Arena]].]] [[File:2014 Marine Corps Marathon in front of US Botoanic Garden.jpg|thumb|With over 30,000 participants, the annual [[Marine Corps Marathon]], held annually in October, is the largest non-prize money marathon in the country.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://dcist.com/story/19/10/23/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-marine-corps-marathon-this-weekend/ |title= What You Need To Know About The Marine Corps Marathon This Weekend |website= DCist |date= October 23, 2019 |first= Natalie |last= Delgadillo |access-date= July 18, 2023 |archive-date= July 18, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230718171348/https://dcist.com/story/19/10/23/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-marine-corps-marathon-this-weekend/ |url-status= live }}</ref>]] Washington, D.C. is one of 13 cities in the United States with teams from the [[U.S. cities with teams from four major sports|primary four major professional men's sports]] and is home to one major professional women's team.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://thecomeback.com/general/ranking-13-cities-four-pro-sports-team-names.html |title= Ranking the 13 cities with all four pro sports by their team names |website= The Comeback |first= Brad |last= Gagnon |date= April 4, 2018 |access-date= July 18, 2023}}</ref> The [[Washington Nationals]] of [[Major League Baseball]] are the most popular sports team in the District, as of 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/11/21/washington-favorite-team-nationals-redskins-poll/ |title= Nationals are D.C.'s favorite team, Post poll finds, as Redskins' popularity plummets |first1= Rick |last1= Maese |first2= Emily |last2= Guskin |newspaper= The Washington Post |date= November 21, 2019 |access-date= July 18, 2023 |archive-date= April 17, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220417053039/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/11/21/washington-favorite-team-nationals-redskins-poll/ |url-status= live }}</ref> They play at [[Nationals Park]], which opened in 2008. The [[Washington Commanders]] of the [[National Football League]] play at [[FedExField]] in nearby [[Landover, Maryland]]. The [[Washington Wizards]] of the [[National Basketball Association]] and the [[Washington Capitals]] of the [[National Hockey League]] play at [[Capital One Arena]] in the city's [[Penn Quarter]] neighborhood. The [[Washington Mystics]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association]] play at [[Entertainment and Sports Arena]]. [[D.C. United]] of [[Major League Soccer]] and the [[Washington Spirit]] of the [[National Women's Soccer League]] play at [[Audi Field]]. The city's teams have won a combined 14 professional league championships over their respective histories. The Washington Commanders (named the Washington Redskins until 2020), have won two NFL Championships and three [[Super Bowl]]s;<ref>{{cite web |title=History by Decades |url=http://www.redskins.com/team/history/history-by-decades.html |publisher=Washington Redskins |access-date=May 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322043657/http://www.redskins.com/team/history/history-by-decades.html |archive-date=March 22, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> D.C. United has won four;<ref>{{cite web |title=D.C. United History & Tradition |publisher=D.C. United |url=http://www.dcunited.com/club |access-date=June 13, 2010 |archive-date=August 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828071255/http://www.dcunited.com/club |url-status=live }}</ref> and the Washington Wizards, then named the Washington Bullets, Washington Capitals, Washington Mystics, Washington Nationals, and Washington Spirit have each won a single championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nba.com/history/finals/champions.html |title=NBA Finals: All-Time Champions |access-date=June 29, 2008 |year=2008 |publisher=National Basketball Association |archive-date=August 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824083052/http://www.nba.com/home/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capitals-insider/wp/2018/06/07/2018-nhl-stanley-cup-finals-capitals-golden-knights-game-5/ |title=Capitals win Stanley Cup, Washington's first major sports championship since 1992 |last1=Khurshudyan |first1=Isabelle |date=June 8, 2018 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=June 12, 2018 |last2=Stubbs |first2=Roman |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286 |last3=Dougherty |first3=Jesse |last4=Allen |first4=Scott |last5=Greenberg |first5=Neil |last6=Steinberg |first6=Dan |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612205557/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capitals-insider/wp/2018/06/07/2018-nhl-stanley-cup-finals-capitals-golden-knights-game-5/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Other professional and semi-professional teams in Washington, D.C. include [[DC Defenders]] of the [[XFL (2020)|XFL]], [[Old Glory DC]] of [[Major League Rugby]], the [[Washington Kastles]] of World TeamTennis, and the [[D.C. Divas]] of the Independent Women's Football League. The [[William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center]] in [[Rock Creek Park]] hosts the [[Washington Open (tennis)|Washington Open]], a joint men's [[ATP Tour]] [[ATP 500|500]]- and women's [[WTA Tour]] [[WTA 500|500]]-level tennis tournament, every summer in late July and early August. Washington, D.C. has two major annual marathon races, the [[Marine Corps Marathon]], held every autumn, and the [[Rock 'n' Roll USA Marathon]], held each spring. The Marine Corps Marathon began in 1976 and is sometimes called "The People's Marathon" because it is the largest marathon that does not offer prize money to participants.<ref>{{cite web |title=MCM History |url=http://www.marinemarathon.com/MCM_Vault/MCM_History.htm |publisher=Marine Corps Marathon |access-date=May 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119081010/http://www.marinemarathon.com/MCM_Vault/MCM_History.htm |archive-date=January 19, 2015}}</ref> The district's four [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] teams are the [[American Eagles]] of [[American University]], [[George Washington Revolutionaries]] of [[George Washington University]], the [[Georgetown Hoyas]] of [[Georgetown University]], and the [[Howard Bison and Lady Bison]] of [[Howard University]]. The [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown men's basketball team]] is the most notable and also plays at Capital One Arena. Washington, D.C. area's regional sports television network is [[Monumental Sports Network]], and was known as ''NBC Sports Washington'' until September 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=NBC Sports Washington is Becoming Monumental Sports Network|url=https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/nbc-sports-washington-is-becoming-monumental-sports-network/c-344952710|publisher=Washington Capitals|date=June 21, 2023|access-date=June 21, 2023|archive-date=June 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621173603/https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/nbc-sports-washington-is-becoming-monumental-sports-network/c-344952710|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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