ISBN: | 978-5-5121-6044-2 |
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! There are many sports activities in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, most of which actually take place in unincorporated communities within the metropolitan area. The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, located just off the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, fields Division I athletic teams. Sam Boyd Stadium, located in another unincorporated area, Whitney, hosts UNLV football; the Las Vegas Bowl, an annual NCAA bowl game; and from 2010 the USA Sevens, one of the eight annual events in the IRB Sevens World Series of the sevens version of rugby union. The Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) just north of the city hosts NASCAR and other automotive events. The National Finals Rodeo is held annually at the Thomas Mack Center on the UNLV campus. Visitors and residents also have many options for boating, golf, hiking, rock climbing. The city has many parks which offer a wide range of activities.