Miami Metropolitan Area - Sports

Sports

  • The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League play at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
  • The Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association play at AmericanAirlines Arena in Downtown Miami.
  • The Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball play at Marlins Park in Little Havana.
  • The Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League play at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise.
  • The Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League play at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.
  • The Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals conduct Spring Training in Jupiter at Roger Dean Stadium.
  • The Baltimore Orioles conduct Spring training in Fort Lauderdale at Fort Lauderdale Stadium.
  • The Miami metro area also hosts the college sports teams of Barry University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University (FIU Stadium, U.S. Century Bank Arena and FIU Baseball Stadium), Nova Southeastern University and University of Miami (Sun Life Stadium, BankUnited Center and Mark Light Field).
  • The Homestead-Miami Speedway oval has hosted NASCAR Cup Series and IndyCar Series events. Also, the streets of Miami have hosted several CART, IMSA GT and American Le Mans Series races. The Palm Beach International Raceway is a minor road course.

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