Comprehensive Profile of Philadelphia Professional Sports Teams and Grand Sporting Events

Are you a sports buff? Then Philadelphia is the place that you could find your sporting nirvana. Name the league, and you got the big guns in that particular sport. People of Philadelphia are always in for a treat whenever there is a sports event. In fact, the city hosts many grand sporting events, which draws many people, from various places, in and around Philadelphia. NFL, NHL, NBA, MHL etc., you name it and Philadelphia has been a spectator for many games played under these leagues. There are even many high schools, inter-college and inter-university matches played here, at Philly.

The big guns of Philadelphia shall include, Philadelphia Phillies (baseball), which is one of the oldest teams in the country and has also won the two World Series titles. The Citizen's Bank Park is the home ground for the Phillies. Moving on to basketball, Philadelphia is proud to have started The Golden State Warriors, which is is currently housed at Oakland. On the other hand, 76ers has become Philly's NBA representative and the Wells Fargo Center is their home arena.

The city's most consistent pro-team is the Eagles, which has been representing Philadelphia for over a century. It started off as Yellow Jackets, and later names as Eagles. The Eagles has three NFL titles to its credit and appeared twice in the Super Bowl.

Philadelphia also hosts many track and field events like the Penn Relays, Philadelphia Marathon, Philadelphia Distance Run and Broad Street Run. Furthermore, international cycling tournament, Philadelphia International Championship is held annually and invites many cyclists from around the world.