Most Detailed Info of Seattle Sports - Well-Known Sports Teams & Tremendous Sporting Events

The beautiful city of Seattle is a paradise for all you sports lovers. The city boasts of a number of well known sports teams and has hosted some of the most exciting sporting events.

The Seattle Mariners is the official baseball team of Seattle and participates in the Major League Baseball American's League. The Safeco Stadium is their home ground since the year 1999. Before Safeco, the Kingdome was their home turf.

Seattle Mariners information on Wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Mariners

The Seattle Seahawks is the professional American Football team from Seattle, Washington. They are active members of the National Football Conference (NFC) and represent the Western Division.

The team was established in the year 1976 and their home turf is the Qwest Field. It is the only team to have participated in both the AFC and the NFC. They won the NFC championships in 2005.

Seattle Seahawks on Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks

Seattle Storm is another popular sporting team from Seattle. It is a women's basketball team playing in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) championships. The team was formed in the year 2000 and has won the championships in the year 2004.

Check official website of the Seattle Storm

http://www.stormbasketball.com

The city of Seattle has also hosted some of the major sporting events. The city hosts the All Nations Cup of soccer every year. The event draws huge crowds and the stadiums are packed during the event.

In the year 1977, the city has also played hosts to the prestigious NFL Pro Bowl, and in the years1979 and 2001 that hosted the popular MLB All Star Game.

The Seattle Marathon is held every year since 1970. The marathon invites sports persons from all around the world and also invites locals to participate in it.