The Valley of the Sun is home to professional teams in variety of major sports — MLB, NBA, NFL and the WNBA — with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Phoenix Suns, Arizona Cardinals and Phoenix Mercury. The roster also includes the Arizona Rattlers of arena football, and champion USL soccer team the Phoenix Rising.
Metro Phoenix hosts MLB spring training and two major NASCAR events each year, as well as the annual WM Phoenix Open. Phoenix has hosted four Super Bowls, two Final Four championships and eight NCAA football national championship games.