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Sport Dallas prides itself on being a big name in professional sport, although this reputation is solely carried by the Dallas Cowboys Pro Football team (tel: (972) 556 9900; website: www.dallascowboys.com), who play at the Texas Stadium, One Cowboy Park (tel: (972) 579 5000), in the western suburb of Irving. The season is from August to January. The Dallas Stars (website: www.dallasstars.com) professional ice hockey team are a good side, despite Dallas being anything but a winter city. They play at the Reunion Arena, 777 Sports Street (tel: (214) 467 8277), which is also home to the Dallas Mavericks professional basketball team (tel: (214) 748 1810; website: www.nba.com/mavericks). The pro baseball team is the Texas Rangers (tel: (817) 273 5100; website: www.texasrangers.com), whose season is from April to October. Their Ballpark in Arlington complex (tel: (817) 273 5100) also has a museum and acres of parkland. The still-developing sport of soccer is represented by the Dallas Burn (website: www.dallasburn.com) major league soccer team, who play at the Cotton Bowl (tel: (214) 979 0303). The other soccer team is the Dallas Sidekicks (website: www.dallassidekicks.com), who are based at the Reunion Arena. Horses are very much part of the Texas psyche. Suburban Mesquite is home to the Championship Rodeo (tel: (972) 285 8777), which takes place from April to October, while thoroughbred horseracing is held at Lone Star Park (tel: (972) 263 7223). The Dallas City Parks & Recreation Department (tel: (214) 670 4100) provides information on the city’s 550 recreational facilities and its 406 parks. To obtain tickets to sporting events, visitors should contact the individual venues, by telephone or website. Golf: Alliance Golf Tours (tel: (972) 926 9700) offers all-inclusive golf packages. A selection of individual courses within Dallas includes Cedar Crest Park, 1800 Southerland Drive (tel: (214) 670 7615), Stevens Park, 1005 North Montclair Avenue (tel: (214) 670 7506), Tenison Park, 3501 Samuell Boulevard (tel: (214) 670 1402), and Keeton Park Course, 2323 Jim Miller Road (tel: (214) 670 8784; website: www.keetonpark.com). Green fees start from US$14 on weekdays and US$17 on weekends. Metropolitan clubs do not have any membership requirements, however, individual clubs will have different stipulations and visitors should contact them individually. Recreation centres: Dallas has 43 recreation centres, each with a variety of traditional recreational activities, including athletics, sports, summer playground camps and cultural events. In central Dallas, there is Grauwyler, 7780 Harry Hines Boulevard (tel: (214) 670 6302), Pike, 2807 Harry Hines Boulevard (tel: (214) 670 1491), and Reverchon, 3505 Maple Avenue (tel: (214) 670 7721). Swimming: There are many community pools, including Bonnie View, 2124 Huntington Drive (tel: (214) 670 1960), Grauwyler, 2157 Anson Road (tel: (214) 670 6444), Martin Weiss, 3440 Clarendon Street (tel: (214) 670 1989), and Walnut Hill, 4141 Walnut Hill (tel: (214) 670 6433). Tennis: Samuell-Grand Park, 6200 East Grand Avenue (tel: (214) 670 1374), has 20 enclosed courts with evening security and a pro shop. |
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