Houston boasts a wide variety of sports teams, ranging from professional to college athletics. Many of these teams play at world-class venues.

Professional sports: Houston Aeros Houston Astros Houston Comets  Houston Dynamo  Houston Rockets Houston Texans

College sports:

• Rice Owls Athletics
• University of Houston - Cougar Sports 

More sports and recreation:

• Golf courses
• Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
• Parks and outdoors
• Sports

Fast facts about Houston sports and recreation:

• Houston has professional teams representing football, baseball, mens and womens basketball, soccer and AHL hockey.
• The annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is the largest rodeo in the world.
• The City of Houston maintains more than 100 miles of hike and bike trails.
• The Millie Bush Dog Park was voted No. 1 in the nation by Dog Fancy magazine in June 2005.
• The Greater Houston area boasts more than 165 public and private golf courses.
• The Tournament Course at Redstone Golf Club is the new home to the Shell Houston Open, the PGA’s 10th oldest tournament.

Sources: City of Houston and www.visithoustontexas.com 

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