Sports
With five professional sports teams and tons of sports memorabilia, metro Detroit offers plenty of action.
THE WORLD
it's still coming
Detroit will host some of the top sporting events in the country over the next four years.
These events include:
The All-Star Game at Comerica Park in Detroit in July 2005
Super Bowl XL at Ford Field in Detroit in February 2006.
NCAA Wrestling Championships at The Palace in Auburn Hills in 2007.
AAU Junior Olympic Games in 2008.
The PGA Championship golf tournament at Oakland Hills in Bloomfield Hills in 2008
NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship (Final Four) at Ford Field in Detroit in 2009.
EVENTS and attractions
- Detroit Lions, Ford Field, Detroit--Ford Field claims the best sight lines of any football stadium in the United States.
To experience this, call (248) 645-6666 or visit: detroitlions.com
- Detroit Pistons, Palace, Auburn Hills-The World Champion Detroit Pistons are working hard for another championship this year. To experience this, call (248) 377-0100 or visit:
- Detroit Red Wings, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit-With 10 Stanley Cups under its belt, this is the team that gave Detroit its second name--"Hockeytown." To experience this, visit:
- Detroit Tigers, Comerica Park, Detroit-Enjoy a summer ballgame at three-year-old Comerica Park, complete with Ferris wheel, mammoth water feature in center field, and a decade-by-decade Tigers museum enveloping the main concourse. To experience this, call (248) 25-TIGER or visit:
- Detroit Shock, Palace, Auburn Hills - Around since 1998, Detroit's WNBA team thrills fans all summer. To experience this, call (248) 377.0100 for season ticket information or (248) 371.2055 for group ticket information or visit :
- Sports History/Memorabilia
Whether you want to see Detroit Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman's uniform or check out the Joe Louis Memorial Arm and Fist. Detroit has many destinations sure to entertain history buffs and sports fans alike. Consider visiting:- Michigan Sports Hall of Fame -Located in the Cobo Conference & Exhibition Center in Detroit, if features bronze busts, plaques and photographs of 195 Michigan athletic greats, including Ty Cobb, Hank Greenberg, Al Kaline, Dave Bing, Bobby Layne, Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, Sparky Anderson, Scotty Bowman, Barry Sanders, President Gerald R. Ford and United States Supreme Court Justice Byron "Whizzer" White. Open daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., when Cobo Hall is open. Call (248) 848-0252.
- Memorial to Joe Louis -This two-ton, 24-foot sculpture of an arm and fist suspended above the streets of Woodward and Jefferson was built in 1986 by Robert Graham to honor heavyweight-boxing champion Joe Louis.
- Hockeytown Café -From a life-size statue of Gordie Howe to a 1962 Zamboni to signatures of Red Wings heroes, this 24,000-square-foot Detroit restaurant/bar pays tribute to Red Wing players and fans. For more information, call (313) 965-9500.
Comerica Park
Detroit Lions
Ben Wallace
Steve Yzerman
Detroit Shock