Phoenix Relocation Guide

Put on that maroon and gold T-shirt, and get out to the Wells Fargo Arena to support the Arizona State University Sun Devils as both the men’s and women’s basketball teams compete in the Pac-12 Conference Division.

Fiesta Bowl University of Phoenix Stadium 1 Cardinals Dr.,; Glendale 85305 480-350-0911; www.fiestabowl.com

Arizona Rattlers – Indoor Football Talking Stick Resort Arena 201 E. Jefferson St., Phoenix 85004 602-514-8383; www.azrattlers.com

The Arizona Rattlers have been playing in Arizona since 1992. In February 2017, the Arizona Rattlers began its season by moving from the Arena Football League to the Indoor Football League

Since 1971, college football teams have competed in the Fiesta Bowl. Originally held in Tempe, Arizona before moving to its current home at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale in 2007. Arizona State University Sun Devils Sun Devil Stadium 500 E. Veterans Way; Tempe 85287 480-965-3482; www.thesundevils.com Get in on the Pac-12 Conference action with the Arizona State University’s Sun Devils football team as they compete in the NCAA Division I. Home games are played in the Sun Devil Stadium.

FOOTBALL Arizona Cardinals

University of Phoenix Stadium 1 Cardinals Dr.,; Glendale 85305 602-379-0102; www.azcardinals.com

HOCKEY Phoenix Coyotes Gila River Arena

The Arizona Cardinals are the oldest, continuously operated pro sports franchise (established in 1898!), and are members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Foot- ball League. The Cardinals hosted and won their first NFC Championship game in 2009 against the Philadelphia Eagles and went on to play in Super Bowl XLIII.

9400 W. Maryland Ave.; Glendale 85305 480-563-7825; www.nhl.com/coyotes/

Hockey fans can catch all the action watching Phoenix Coyotes take the ice at the Gila River Arena, a multi-purpose sports and entertainment center. The Phoenix Coyotes compete in the National Hockey League.

BatterUp! Arizona’s temperate spring weather has made the Valley of the Sun a veritable nexus for Major League Baseball’s (MLB) spring training program. Currently, the region’s spring training season, known locally as the Cactus League, generated more than $544 million for Arizona, according to a 2015 study. It is one of just two such “leagues” in the United States. The other being the Grapefruit League in Florida. For Valley baseball fans, the Cactus League is the perfect way to watch the MLB teams they idolize play the National Pastime without travelling to the teams’ home cities or purchasing expensive regular season tickets. It also means being immersed in one of America’s great athletic traditions: the seventh-inning stretch, hot dogs, roasted peanuts and rally hats. Attendance in 2016 reached close to 3.4 million people over the 441 games played. Fifteen MLB teams frequent the area: Phoenix’s Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds.

PHOENIX’S CACTUS LEAGUE BRINGS PRO BALL TO ARIZONA

More recently one of the Cactus League teams, the Cleveland Indians, went on to play in the 2016 World Series versus the Chicago Cubs. Though the Indians did not grab the champi- onship this last year. In the decade prior to prior to the 2016 World Series many other Cactus League teams have made it to the final game: San Francisco Giants (2014, 2012 and 2010), Texas Rangers (2010 and 2011), Kansas City Royals (2014 and 2015). Cactus League improvements in the Phoenix area include eight new stadiums and renovations to two more totaling more than $500 million. Cactus League venues are dispersed throughout the Valley and include: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, Hohokam Park, Camelback Ranch, Goodyear Ballpark, Surprise Stadium, Tempe Diablo Stadium, Maryvale Baseball Park, Sloan Park, Peoria Sports Complex and Scottsdale Stadium. The latest, biggest addition to Cactus League venues is the $99 million spring training center in Mesa for the venerable Chicago Cubs, Sloan Park. Opened in 2014, the facility will serve as the ballclub’s western headquarters in addition to the focal point for player development, drafting and other operations. For more, visit www.cactusleague.com.

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