Sacramento, California

== Sports ==
{{Main|Sports in Sacramento, California}}
[[File:G1C Interior.jpg|thumb|A [[Sacramento Kings]] game at [[Golden 1 Center]] in [[downtown Sacramento|Downtown]]]]

Sacramento is home to one major league sports team – the [[Sacramento Kings]] of the [[National Basketball Association]]. The Kings came to Sacramento from Kansas City in 1985. On January 21, 2013, a controlling interest in the Sacramento Kings was sold to hedge fund manager [[Chris R. Hansen|Chris Hansen]], who intended to move the franchise to Seattle for the 2013–2014 NBA season and rename the team the [[Seattle SuperSonics]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nba.com/2013/news/01/21/maloofs-sell-kings.ap/index.html |title=Maloofs sell Kings to Hansen-led Seattle group |publisher=NBA. |date=January 21, 2013 |access-date=February 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124183337/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/01/21/maloofs-sell-kings.ap/index.html |archive-date=January 24, 2013}}</ref> Sacramento Mayor [[Kevin Johnson (basketball)|Kevin Johnson]], himself a former NBA basketball player, fought the move, forming an ownership group led by [[Vivek Ranadive]] to keep the Kings in Sacramento. On May 16, 2013, the NBA Board of Governors voted 22–8 to keep the Kings in Sacramento.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8923556/david-stern-says-seattle-group-bid-sacramento-kings-filed-relocation |title=Seattle group has filed for relocation |agency=AP |publisher=ESPN |date=February 6, 2013 |access-date=February 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130207012950/http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8923556/david-stern-says-seattle-group-bid-sacramento-kings-filed-relocation |archive-date=February 7, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Sacramento has two other professional teams. [[Sacramento Republic FC]] began play to in April 2014 at [[Charles C. Hughes Stadium|Hughes Stadium]] before a sellout crowd of 20,231, setting a USL Pro regular-season single-game attendance record.<ref>[http://www.sacbee.com/2014/04/26/6357273/republic-fc-loses-home-opener.html "Republic FC loses home opener before sellout crowd at Hughes Stadium"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427210131/http://www.sacbee.com/2014/04/26/6357273/republic-fc-loses-home-opener.html |date=April 27, 2014}}, Sacramento Bee, April 27, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.sacbee.com/2014/04/25/6355033/sacramento-republic-fc-opener.html "Sacramento Republic FC opener sells out, sets league record"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140506025453/http://www.sacbee.com/2014/04/25/6355033/sacramento-republic-fc-opener.html |date=May 6, 2014}}, Sacramento Bee, April 25, 2014.</ref> They now play in Papa Murphy's Park. Republic FC won the [[United Soccer League|USL]] championship in their first season. In October 2019, Republic FC's [[Major League Soccer]] expansion bid was approved; the team was expected to begin MLS play in the 2022 season,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article236416963.html|title=Goal! Sacramento is officially a Major League Soccer city|last1=Bizjak|first1=Tony|date=October 21, 2019|work=The Sacramento Bee|access-date=October 21, 2019|last2=Breton|first2=Marcos|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021194301/https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article236416963.html|archive-date=October 21, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> until being delayed by COVID-19 to the 2023 season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.abc10.com/article/sports/mls-delay-in-sacramento-republic-fc/103-808622ee-dfc6-4c1a-81b6-c0040f811a72 |title=Sacramento Republic FC's inclusion into MLS delayed 1 year due to coronavirus |last=Jarosz |first=Joseph |website=Abc10|date=July 17, 2020 |access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref> However, as of February 26, 2021, the bid is on indefinite hiatus.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/sacramento-republic-fc/story/4324773/sacramento-mls-team-on-indefinite-hold-after-main-investor-pulls-out-of-deal |title=Sacramento MLS team on indefinite hold after investor pulls out of deal |last=Carlisle |first=Jeff |website=ESPN|date=February 27, 2021 |access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref> 
[[File:City Skyline Raley Field.JPG|thumb|View from [[Sutter Health Park]], home of the [[Sacramento River Cats]]]]
In 2000, AAA minor league baseball returned to Sacramento with the [[Sacramento River Cats]], an affiliate of the [[San Francisco Giants]] and formerly an affiliate of the [[Oakland Athletics]]. The River Cats play at [[Sutter Health Park]], in West Sacramento.

The [[Sacramento State Hornets football|Sacramento State Hornets]] of the [[NCAA Division I|NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)]] play at [[Hornet Stadium (Sacramento)|Hornet Stadium]] as part of the [[Big Sky Conference]]. Since 1954, the Hornets have won seven conference titles and have participated in four playoff appearances and two bowl games.

Sacramento is the former home of two professional basketball teams. The [[Sacramento Heatwave]] of the [[American Basketball Association (21st century)|American Basketball Association]] previously played in the Sacramento area until 2013. Sacramento was also formerly home to the now-defunct [[Sacramento Monarchs]] of the [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]. The Monarchs were one of the eight founding members of the WNBA in 1997 and won the [[WNBA Championship]] in 2005, but folded in November 2009.

Sacramento has frequently hosted the [[NCAA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship]] as well as the first and second rounds of the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship]]. The California International Marathon (est. 1983) attracts a field of international elite runners who vie for a share of the $50,000 prize purse. The fast course is popular for runners seeking to achieve a Boston Marathon qualifying time and fitness runners.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|+ colspan="7"| Sacramento professional teams
|-
! scope="col" | Club
! scope="col" | League
! scope="col" | Sport
! scope="col" | Venue
! scope="col" | Attendance
! scope="col" | Established
! scope="col" | Championships
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Sacramento Kings]]
| [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
| Basketball
| [[Golden 1 Center]]
| align=center | 17,608
| 1923 (1985)
| 1 NBA, 2 NBL (as Rochester Royals)
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Sacramento Republic FC]]
| [[USL Championship]]
| Soccer
| [[Heart Health Park]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 11,800
| 2012
| 1 USL Pro
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Sacramento River Cats]]
| [[Pacific Coast League|PCL]]
| Baseball
| [[Sutter Health Park]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 14,200
| 1978 (2000)
| 3 Triple-A titles, 5 League titles
|-
! scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left;" | [[Sacramento State Hornets football|Sacramento State Hornets]]
| [[NCAA|NCAA Division I FCS]]
| Football
| [[Hornet Stadium (Sacramento)|Hornet Stadium]]
| align=center | 21,195
| 1954
| 7 Conference Titles
|}