Every year, more than six million fans attend the games of their favorite teams in different sports venues. Denver, Colorado has some of the newly built sports venues in the US. These sports venues include Coors Field, Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, Invesco Field at Mile High, and the Pepsi Center.

These new sports venues are located in Downtown Denver. Sports enthusiasts visit them annually during summer as sports events reach their peak during this time. It comes to no surprise that Denver is now considered as “sports city” in the United Sates. It is one of the 13 US cities with teams in the four major American sports namely: baseball, football, soccer, and basketball. Other famous sports in Denver include rugby, lacrosse, and hockey.

The Colorado Rockies are the state’s national team for baseball. The team first played in 1993. This major league baseball team currently resides at Coors Field, a park owned by Coors Brewing Company in Golden, Colorado. The Rockies hosted the 2007 Major League Baseball’s (MLB) World Series. The team reached the playoffs in 2009 with the help of their pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez.

If you are a football fan, make sure you don’t miss a Denver Broncos game. They play at Invesco Field at Mile High. This team has been playing for more than 50 years. The Denver Broncos are a formidable team; they have won two Super Bowl titles and six American Football Championship (AFC) games. Invesco Field at Mile High is also a sports center in denver where the Denver Outlaws plays. The Outlaws are Denver’s official lacrosse team.

Soccer fans usually gather every year at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, a sports center in denver where they can watch their favorite team, the Colorado Rapids. The team was formed in 1995 and played their first game in 1996. They made it all the way to the Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup finals in 1997. Dick’s Sporting Goods Park became their playing ground when it opened in 2007. This park is considered as the largest field complex in the world.

The Denver Nuggets, on the other hand, are a professional basketball team. They are known as a powerhouse basketball team. During the 1981-1982 season, the Nuggets were able to set a record by scoring more than 100 points per game in 136 consecutive games. The team currently plays at the Pepsi Center, a sports center in denver with a 19,000 seating capacity.