| The sports and recreation marketplace found | | | | Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Lastly, the Anaheim |
| in Los Angeles, CA touts many sports teams. | | | | Ducks play their home games at the Honda |
| Currently the leagues represented include the | | | | Center, previously known as the Arrowhead |
| National Basketball Association, with the Los | | | | Pond Of Anaheim. |
| Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers; | | | | |
| the WNBA, with the Los Angeles Sparks; and | | | | The National Football Association once had a |
| the Major League Soccer, with the Los Angeles | | | | strong presence with both the Rams and |
| Galaxy and Chivas USA. | | | | Raiders in Los Angeles. The AFL formerly had |
| | | | a presence with the San Diego Chargers, now |
| MLB has the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los | | | | part of the National Football League. The |
| Angeles Angels of Anaheim, with the NHL | | | | city is currently looking for a new stadium |
| supporting the Los Angeles Kings and the | | | | to entice professional football to come back. |
| Anaheim Ducks. The AFL has the Los Angeles | | | | |
| Avengers and MLL has the Los Angeles Riptide. | | | | In other leagues, the Los Angeles Wolves were |
| In the growing Hispanic community, there is | | | | once a part of the United Soccer Association, |
| lots of fan interest in Mexican soccer teams. | | | | which started its first season in 1967. The |
| Of these, the most popular are 'Chivas' and | | | | Los Angeles Toros of the National |
| 'America,' who have developed a bitter team | | | | Professional Soccer League also began in |
| rivalry. | | | | 1967. Both leagues merged to form the North |
| | | | American Soccer League, after which the |
| In the NCAA college ranks, the two most | | | | Wolves remained in Los Angeles and in 1968 |
| widely admired sports teams in Los Angeles | | | | the Toros relocated to became the San Diego |
| are the USC Trojans and the UCLA Bruins, of | | | | Toros in 1968. However, when the first season |
| which both have winning football teams. | | | | ended, both teams folded. Later, the National |
| | | | American Soccer League returned a team to Los |
| The Staples Center is the venue for the | | | | Angeles by starting the Los Angeles Aztecs in |
| Clippers, Lakers, Sparks and the Avengers in | | | | 1974. Unfortunately, the Aztecs folded in |
| their home games. The Home Depot Center is | | | | 1981. Matt Paolini is a recreation editor |
| where the Galaxy, Chivas USA and the Riptide | | | | for CityBook, the family-safe Online Yellow |
| play. The Dodgers host their games at Dodger | | | | Pages, which carries an extensive directory |
| Stadium, while the Angels of Anaheim play at | | | | on Los Angeles amusement and theme parks. |