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Ep293: Professional Sports teams in Texas · Kidcast Daily

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  Spin the wheel, Let's take a ride.
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  Daily starts your day. Fun and laughter come your way.
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  Sports and trivia games galore. Welcome to Kit Cast Daily, where
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  we bring news, trivia, fun facts, and more just for curious
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  kids like you. Today, we're taking a trip
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  across the Lone Star State to learn all about professional
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  sports teams in Texas. Whether you're a fan of
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  baseball, football, basketball, soccer, or even hockey, Texas
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  has a team you might want to cheer for.
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  So grab your hat and get ready to explore the exciting world of
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  Texas sports. Let's start by understanding
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  what a professional sports team is.
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  A professional sports team is a group of athletes who play a
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  sport as their job. These athletes train hard,
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  compete in games against other teams, and try to win
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  championships. Fans like to follow their
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  favorite teams, attend games, and wear team gear like jerseys
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  and hats. Texas is a big state, and it has
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  many cities with professional sports teams.
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  First up, let's talk about football, which is one of the
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  most popular sports in Texas. The National Football League, or
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  NFL, has two teams in Texas, the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston
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  Texans. The Dallas Cowboys play in
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  Arlington, which is between Dallas and Fort Worth.
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  They are known for their blue and silver uniforms and their
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  huge stadium called AT&T Stadium.
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  The Cowboys are also called America's Team because they have
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  fans all over the country. The Houston Texans play in
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  Houston at NRG Stadium. They are a younger team starting
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  in 2002, but they also have lots of loyal fans.
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  Both teams play their games in the fall and winter, and their
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  games are watched by millions of people.
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  Here's a yes or no question for you.
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  Did you know that the Dallas Cowboys have a cheerleading
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  squad that is almost as famous as the team itself?
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  The answer is yes. The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
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  perform at every home game and are known around the world for
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  their dance routines and bright uniforms.
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  Now let's move to baseball. Baseball is called America's
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  pastime because it's been a favorite sport for over 100
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  years. Texas has two Major League
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  Baseball teams, the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros.
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  The Texas Rangers play in Arlington, not far from the
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  Cowboys. Their stadium is called Globe
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  Life Field, and the Rangers colors are red, white and blue.
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  The Houston Astros play in Houston at Minute Maid Park,
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  where fans can watch home runs fly over the fence and even see
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  a real train that moves every time the home team hits a Homer.
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  The Astros colors are orange and Navy blue.
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  Here's a trivia question for you.
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  Can you guess which Texas baseball team won the World
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  Series most recently? The answer is the Texas Rangers.
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  They won their first ever World Series championship in 2023,
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  making history for their fans. Basketball is also super popular
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  in Texas. The state has three NBA teams,
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  the Dallas Mavericks, the Houston Rockets, and the San
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  Antonio Spurs. The Dallas Mavericks, or Mavs
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  for short, wear blue and silver and play at the American
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  Airlines Center in Dallas. They won their first NBA
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  championship in 2011. The Houston Rockets play at
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  Toyota Center and are known for their red uniforms and exciting
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  3 point shots. the Rockets have won two NBA championships, both
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  in the 1990's. The San Antonio Spurs play at
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  the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, and they're one of the
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  most successful NBA teams, winning five NBA Championships.
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  The Spurs are famous for their teamwork and their mascot, the
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  Coyote. Here's another yes or no
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  question. Do any of the Texas NBA teams
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  have a mascot that is an animal? Yes, the San Antonio Spurs have
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  a mascot named the Coyote who entertains fans during games
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  with funny and silly stunts. Soccer is growing fast in Texas.
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  Two Major League Soccer, or MLS, has three teams in Texas.
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  FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo and Austin FCFC Dallas plays in
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  Frisco, just north of Dallas at Toyota Stadium.
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  The team wears red, white and blue and is known for developing
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  young soccer players. The Houston Dynamo plays in
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  bright orange at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston and has won
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  two MLS Cups. Austin FC is the newest Texas
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  soccer team, starting in 2021. They play in Austin at Q2
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  Stadium and wear bright green uniforms.
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  Soccer games are full of action and fans love to sing, wave
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  scarves and cheer loudly for their teams.
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  Let's try a trivia question. Do you know which Texas soccer
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  team was the first to play in Major League Soccer?
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  The answer is FC Dallas. They started in 1996, which was
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  the very first year of Major League Soccer.
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  Now, you might be surprised to hear that Texas also has an NHL
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  hockey team. The Dallas Stars play in Dallas
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  at the American Airline Center, the same arena as The Mavericks.
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  The Stars wear green, black and white, and they skate on ice to
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  play hockey, which is a fast-paced game where players
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  try to shoot a puck into the other team's net.
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  The Dallas Stars won the Stanley Cup, which is the NH LS biggest
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  prize, in 1999. Here's a yes or no question.
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  Does Texas ever get cold enough for outdoor ice hockey games?
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  Usually, Texas is too warm for outdoor ice hockey, so the Stars
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  play in an indoor arena where the ice is kept cold by special
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  machines. Besides these major teams, Texas
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  has other professional sports teams.
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  Two, there are women's teams like the Dallas Wings in the
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  WNBA, which is the women's professional basketball league.
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  The Dallas Wings play at College Park Center in Arlington and
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  have some of the best women basketball players in the
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  country. There are also minor League
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  Baseball teams, professional rugby, and even E sports teams
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  where players compete in video games.
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  Let's see how much you know with another trivia question.
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  Can you guess if Texas has a professional lacrosse team?
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  Yes, Texas does. The Panther City Lacrosse Club
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  plays in Fort Worth as part of the National Lacrosse League.
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  Lacrosse is a fast game played with sticks and a small rubber
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  ball. Here's one last yes or no
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  question. Do any Texas sports teams play
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  in more than one city? No.
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  Each professional sports team in Texas has its own home city
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  where it plays home games. However, teams sometimes play in
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  cities nearby for special events or preseason games.
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  Now, let's talk about how people support their teams.
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  Fans show their support by going to games, wearing team colors
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  and cheering loudly. Some families even decorate
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  their houses or cars with team flags.
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  Many kids like to collect trading cards or autographs from
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  their favorite players. Attending a professional sports
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  game in Texas can be an exciting experience with music, food, and
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  fun activities before and after the game.
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  Did you know that some stadiums in Texas are among the biggest
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  in the world? AT&T Stadium, where the Dallas
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  Cowboys play, can hold over 80,000 fans and has a giant
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  video screen that stretches from one end of the field to the
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  other. Minute Maid Park in Houston has
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  a retractable roof so games can be played rain or shine.
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  Globe Life Field in Arlington also has a roof that opens and
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  closes, keeping fans cool on hot summer days.
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  Many professional athletes in Texas also help their
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  communities. They visit schools, host sports
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  camps for kids, and raise money for charities.
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  Some teams have special nights where kids can meet players, get
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  autographs, and even run on the field or court.
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  Sports in Texas are about more than just winning games.
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  They bring people together and inspire kids to play, learn, and
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  have fun. Let's do a quick recap of what
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  we learned today. Texas is home to many
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  professional sports teams in football, baseball, basketball,
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  soccer, hockey and even more. The Dallas Cowboys and Houston
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  Texans play football, the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros play
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  baseball, the Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets and San Antonio
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  Spurs play basketball, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo and
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  Austin FC play soccer, and the Dallas Stars play hockey.
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  They're also women's teams like the Dallas Wings and other
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  sports like lacrosse. Every team has its own colors,
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  mascot, and stadium, and they all have loyal fans who love to
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  cheer them on. Texas teams have won
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  championships in almost every sport, and the athletes often
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  give back to their communities. Thanks for joining us on Kit
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  Cast Daily. Now you know all about the
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  exciting world of professional sports teams in Texas.
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  Keep cheering, stay curious, and maybe one day you'll play for
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  your favorite team grab. Your breakfast feeling fine?