page_title: Sports in San Diego
section_title: Sporting events
hierarchical_section_title: Sports in San Diego / Sporting events
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Die Zehnkämpfer von Deutschland und den USA nach den Wettkämpfen des Thorpe Cup 2010 English: The decathletes of Germany and the USA after competing at the 2010 Thorpe Cup
context_page_description: Sports in San Diego includes one major professional sports team, several teams from minor professional leagues, semi-pro and amateur teams, and college teams, in addition to other sporting events. The most popular sports team in San Diego is the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball. Also popular are the college sports teams of the San Diego State Aztecs, which play in NCAA Division I.
  San Diego previously hosted the National Football League's San Diego Chargers from 1961 to 2017. The city has also previously hosted three professional basketball teams although there are no current NBA teams in San Diego: the National Basketball Association's San Diego Rockets from 1967 to 1971, and the San Diego Clippers from 1978 to 1984, in addition to the now-defunct American Basketball Association's San Diego Conquistadors/Sails from 1972 to 1975. San Diego has never had a National Hockey League franchise, but has hosted multiple minor league teams, including the current American Hockey League franchise, the San Diego Gulls.
context_section_description: The annual Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament (formerly the Buick Invitational Tournament) on the PGA Tour occurs annually at the municipally-owned Torrey Pines Golf Course. This course was also the site of the 2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship.
  There have been two international track and field competitions at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista called the Thorpe Cup, which is an annual decathlon and heptathlon meeting between the United States and Germany.
  San Diego is home to several premier amateur sports events, such as the San Diego Crew Classic, held in Mission Bay every spring and featuring 100 or more college and amateur crews. The amateur beach sport Over-the-line was invented in San Diego, and the annual world Over-the-line championships are held at Mission Bay every year. The San Diego Yacht Club hosted the America's Cup yacht races three times during the period 1988 to 1995.
  San Diego is also host to the Bayfair Cup, a hydroplane boat race in the H1 Unlimited season. The race is typically held during the Bayfair Festival on Mission Bay in San Diego.
  There are several road races including the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in June, the America's Finest City Half Marathon in August, the La Jolla Half Marathon in April, and several triathlons.
caption: The athletes from both countries following the 2010 Thorpe Cup
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