MLB
Cincinnati Reds
Great American Ball Park
Founded in 1869 as the first fully professional baseball club. Season runs April through September.
Sports & entertainment
Baseball started here. Literally.
The 1869 Red Stockings were the first fully professional team in the game. A century and a half later the riverfront holds a ballpark, an NFL stadium and a soccer ground three blocks apart.
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NFL
Cincinnati Bengals
Paycor Stadium
Sundays on the riverfront, September through January, a block west of the ballpark.
MLS
FC Cincinnati
TQL Stadium
West End soccer with one of the loudest supporter sections in the league.
ECHL
Cincinnati Cyclones
Heritage Bank Center
Affordable, fast minor-league hockey downtown from October to April.
NCAA
Bearcats & Musketeers
Fifth Third Arena / Cintas Center
The Crosstown Shootout between UC and Xavier is the city's fiercest rivalry.
ATP/WTA
Western & Southern Open
Mason, OH
A top-tier August tennis stop just north of the city.