Sports Teams
Greenville has hosted several minor league sports teams:
- Greenville Drive, a single A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox in the South Atlantic League. The Drive started their first season in their new downtown ballpark on April 6, 2006, which, prior to the start of the 2008 season, was renamed Fluor Field at the West End. For a short time after their founding, they were called the Greenville Bombers.
- Greenville Force, an indoor football team in the American Indoor Football Association. Played only two season, 2009 and 2010.
- Greenville Grrrowl, a minor league hockey team in the ECHL League Champions in 2001-02. Ceased operations in July 2006.
- Greenville Road Warriors, a minor league hockey team in the ECHL. Began play in the 2010-11 hockey season.
- Greenville Braves, a minor league baseball team located in Greenville from 1984 until 2004. Moved to Pearl, Mississippi for the 2005 season.
- Greenville Derby Dames, a flat track roller derby league that was established in 2008.
- Greenville Groove, a minor league basketball team in the NBA D-League; won the first NBA D-League championship. Ceased operations in 2003.
- Greenville Griffins, a rugby union team that competes in USA Rugby South Division II.
- Carolina Rhinos, an arena football team in the af2 that began in 2000 and ceased operations in 2002.
Furman University:
- The Furman Paladins. Furman competes at the NCAA Division I level. (Note: Furman football is a member of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision.) Furman athletic teams compete on-campus in various venues, including Paladin Stadium, Timmons Arena, and the Eugene Stone Soccer Stadium. Furman is a member of the Southern Conference.
Bob Jones University
- The BJU Bruins will begin competing at the NCCAA Division I level in the 2012-2013 school year. The school will begin with men and women's soccer and basketball, and hopes to eventually add other sports.
There are at least 4 stadiums for football and baseball located within the city, and many outside, with total capacities of 100,000. There are also a number of soccer fields and at least three municipal and many private community swimming pools.
Lake Jocassee, Lake Keowee, and Lake Hartwell within 50 miles (80 km) of Greenville accommodate boating and other water sports.
The Olympic Torch has passed through Greenville several times, and the city is an active participant in the Special Olympics.
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