At any given time, there are several sporting events taking place in the Detroit area. To get you started, check out the home-game schedule of the big four professional sports -- baseball, football, hockey, basketball -- as well as those of other sports events in and around the Metro-Detroit area:
Baseball: Detroit Tigers
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Comerica Park in downtown Detroit hosts the Detroit Tigers vs.:
- Cleveland Indians on Friday (5/10) at 7:05 PM, Saturday (5/11) at 7:05 PM, and Sunday (5/12) at 1:05 PM
- Houston Astros on Monday (5/13) at 7:05 PM, Tuesday (5/14) at 7:05 PM, and Wednesday (5/15) at 1:05 PM
- Minnesota Twins on Thursday (5/23) at 7:05 PM, Friday (5/24) at 7:05 PM, Saturday (5/25) at 7:05 PM, and Sunday (5/26) at 1:05 PM
- Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday (5/27) at 1:08 PM and Tuesday (5/28) at 7:08 PM
- Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday (6/4) at 7:08 PM, Wednesday (6/5) at 7:08 PM, and Thursday (6/6) at 1:08 PM
- Cleveland Indians on Friday (6/7) at 7:08 PM, Saturday (6/8) at 4:08 PM, and Sunday (6/9) at 1:08 PM
- Baltimore Orioles on Monday (6/17) at 7:08 PM, Tuesday (6/18) at 7:08 PM, and Wednesday (6/19) at 1:08 PM
- Boston Red Sox on Thursday (6/20) at 7:08 PM, Friday (6/21) at 7:08 PM, Saturday (6/22) at 7:15 PM, and Sunday (6/23) at 1:08 PM
- Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday (6/25) at 7:08 PM, Wednesday (6/26) at 7:08 PM, and Thursday (6/27) at 1:08 PM
- Chicago White Sox on Tuesday (7/9) at 7:08 PM, Wednesday (7/10) at 7:08 PM, and Thursday (7/11) at 1:08 PM
- Texas Rangers on Friday (7/12) at 7:08 PM, Saturday (7/13) at 7:15 PM, and Sunday (7/14) at 1:08 PM
- Philadelphia Phillies on Friday (7/26) at 7:08 PM, Saturday (7/27) at 7:08 PM, and Sunday (7/28) at 1:08 PM
- Washington Nationals on Tuesday (7/30) at 7:08 PM and Wednesday (7/31) at 1:08 PM
- Chicago White Sox on Friday (8/2) at 7:08 PM, Saturday (8/3) at 7:08 PM, and Sunday (8/4) at 1:08 PM
- Kansas City Royals on Thursday (8/15) at 7:08 PM, Friday (8/16) at 7:08 PM, Saturday (8/17) at 7:08 PM, and Sunday (8/18) at 1:08 PM.
Hockey: Detroit Red Wings
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Joe Louis Arena in Detroit hosts the Detroit Red Wings vs:
- Ducks in the Playoffs on Friday (5/10) at 8:00 PM
NASCAR:
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The season begins at the Michigan International Speedway in June:
- NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans 400 (6/14 through 6/16)
- NASCAR Spring Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 (8/16 through 8/18)
Other:
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The following sporting events (and/or shows) may not be as universally known, but they generate their own rabid fan base:
Mixed Martial Arts: Impact Fight League 57: War of Aggression at Joe Louis Arena (5/18)Buy Tickets
Roller Derby: Roller Girls / Friends Derby at the Gibraltar Trade Center in Mt. Clemens (6/1)
Tae Kwon Do: Michigan-Midwest Tae Kwon Do Championships at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi (12/7)
Wrestling: Extreme Midget Wrestling Federation 2 at the Gibraltar Trade Center in Taylor (7/19-21)
