WNBA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Aces
Founded: 1997 (2018)
Home: Michelob Ultra Arena
Mandalay Bay
Wikipedia
Official Website
Las Vegas Teams, Sports & Events
AHL HOCKEY
Henderson
Silver Knights
Founded: 2020 (1971)
Home: Dollar Loan Center, Henderson
Wikipedia
Official Website
AAA MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Aviators
Affiliation: Oakland Athletics
Founded: 1997 (2018)
Home: Las Vegas Ballpark
Summerlin (opened 2019)
Wikipedia
Official Website
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
UFC
Founded: 2001 (1993)
Home: UFC Apex (Enterprise)
Various Las Vegas Arenas
Wikipedia
Official Website
PROFESSIONAL BOXING
WBA, WBO, WBC,
IBF, The Ring
Home: Las Vegas Arenas
Wikipedia
Boxing in Vegas Website
U.S. OPEN BOWLING
CHAMPIONSHIPS
A twelve week long singles, doubles and teams tournament held at the 60-lane and 64-lane South Point Bowling Centers.
SOUTH POINT 400 NASCAR CUP RACE
Held annually at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on the last weekend of September.
It is the fourth race of the Cup Series playoffs, first in the Round of 12.
NATIONAL FINALS RODEO
The National Finals Rodeo's top 15 money winners compete for the world title. It is held annually the first week in December, at the Thomas & Mack Center on the UNLV campus..
NCAA DIVISION 1 COLLEGE
Rebels
Founded: 1970 (1957)
Wikipedia
Official Website
PENNZOIL 400
Presented by Jiffy Lube
A NASCAR Cup Series race held annually at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is the first of two races held in Las Vegas
NBA SUMMER LEAGUE
Off-season competition try out, including rookie, sophomore and G-League players.
SOUTH POINT ARENA
Variety of National Final Horse shows, Bull Riding and other events including two NCAA Basketball Tournaments
PROFESSIONAL LACROSSE
Desert Dogs. A professional box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. The team plays at Michelob Ultra Arena in Paradise, Nevada. They are partially owned by Wayne Gretzky.
ARENA FOOTBALL
Golden Knights owner Bill Foley and Dollar Loan Center CEO Chuck Brennan have purchased an expansion team in the Indoor Football League scheduled to begin play in 2022.
FORMULA ONE RACING
F1 will race on the Strip in November, 2023 for the third time but the first since 1982.
The track will consist of 14 turns with top speeds of 212 mph, much of which will be on the main Strip.
XFL FOOTBALL
Las Vegas was one of eight cities in the league’s re-launch in 2023]. All 43 games were shown on ABC, ESPN and FX. NFL Hall of Fame Rod Woodson is head coach and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is in the ownership group and is league spokesman. The league has a player agreement with the Arena Football league.
PRO WOMEN'S VOLLEYBAL
The Las Vegas Thrill
One of 7 teams in the new Pro Volleyball Federation, the Thrill will join the Henderson Silver Knights hockey team, the Vegas Knight Hawks indoor football team, and the G-League Ignite basketball teams playing at the Dollar Loan Center.
The Future