Los Angeles Professional Sports
Baseball
The Los Angeles Dodgers (tel. 213/224-1500) play at Dodger Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park, near Sunset Boulevard. The team's, interactive website (www.dodgers.com) offers game schedules, and souvenir merchandise online.
Basketball
Los Angeles has two NBA franchises, the L.A. Lakers (tel.310/419-3100; www.nba.com/lakers) and the L.A. Clippers (tel. 213/745-0400; www. nba.com/clippers). Both teams play in the new $300 million STAPLES Center in downtown L.A., 1111 S. Figueroa St. (tel. 877/673-6799; www.staplescenterla.com). this 20,000-seater should have room for you too.
The WNBA's L.A. Sparks (tel. 310/330-2434; www.wnba.com/sparks) play at the STAPLES Center May through August.
Football
Los Angeles has two popular college teams. The college season runs September through November; if you're interested in checking out a game, contact UCLA Bruins Football (tel. 310/825-2106; www.uclabruins.fansonly.com) or USC Trojan Football (tel. 213/740-2311; www.usctrojans.com).
Horse Racing
The scenic Hollywood Park Racetrack, 1050 S. Prairie Ave., in Inglewood (tel. 310/419-1500; www.hollywoodpark.com), with its lakes and flowers, features thoroughbred racing from early April to July, as well as in November and December. The $1 million Hollywood Gold Cup is also run here. One of the most beautiful tracks in the country, Santa Anita Racetrack, 285 W. Huntington Dr., Arcadia (tel. 626/574-RACE; www.santaanita.com), offers racing from October to mid-November and December to late April.. On weekdays during the season, the public is invited to watch morning workouts from 7:30 to 9:30am. Post time is 12:30 or 1pm. Admission is $4.
Los Angeles Hockey
The NHL's L.A. Kings (tel. 310/673-6003; www.lakings.com) also call the new STAPLES Center home.
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