Sports in California
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For a list of professional sports teams in California, see List of professional sports teams in California.
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[edit] Olympic and other world-wide events
California hosted the 1960 Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley, the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, as well as the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
Los Angeles is currently competing to host the 2016 Summer Olympics; San Francisco has withdrawn its bid for these Olympics, because of concerns about available stadium space.
[edit] Professional sports
California has some fifteen major professional sports league franchises, far more than any other state. The San Francisco Bay Area has their six major league teams spread in three cities, San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose. While also home to six major league franchises, the Greater Los Angeles Area is the largest metropolitan area not to have any teams from the National Football League. San Diego has two major league teams, and Sacramento has one.
[edit] College Sports
Home to some of most prominent universities in the United States, California has long had many respected collegiate sports programs. In particular, the athletic programs of the University of Southern California, University of California, Berkeley, UCLA and Stanford University are often nationally-ranked in the various sports. California is also home to the oldest college bowl game, the annual Rose Bowl (Pasadena), as well as the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl (San Diego), the Emerald Bowl (San Francisco), and the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego).
[edit] Other sports events
Each year, the California State Games take place in California. In addition, many high schools teams are often nationally-ranked.
