Sports

See also: Sport in Miami

Miami Jai Alai fronton, known as "The Yankee Stadium of Jai Alai"

Miami's main four sports teams are the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League, the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association, the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball, and the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. As well as having all four major professional teams, Miami is also home to the Major League Soccer expansion team led by David Beckham, Sony Ericsson Open for professional tennis, numerous greyhound racing tracks, marinas, jai alai venues, and golf courses. The city streets has hosted professional auto races, the Miami Indy Challenge and later the Grand Prix Americas. The Homestead-Miami Speedway oval hosts NASCAR national races.
The Heat and the Marlins play within Miami's city limits. The Heat play at the American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami. The Miami Marlins home ballpark is Marlins Park, located in Little Havana on the site of the old Orange Bowl stadium.
The Miami Dolphins play at Hard Rock Stadium in suburban Miami Gardens. The Florida Panthers play in nearby Sunrise at the BB&T Center. Miami FC of the North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid, play at FIU Stadium, and the Fort Lauderdale Strikers play at Lockhart Stadium in nearby Fort Lauderdale, also in the North American Soccer League. Miami is also home to Paso Fino horses, where competitions are held at Tropical Park Equestrian Center.
The Orange Bowl, a member of the Bowl Championship Series, hosts their college football championship games at Hard Rock Stadium. The stadium has also hosted the Super Bowl; the Miami metro area has hosted the game a total of ten times (five Super Bowls at the current Hard Rock Stadium, including Super Bowl XLI and five at the Miami Orange Bowl), tying New Orleans for the most games.^{[citation needed]}
Miami is also the home of many college sports teams. The two largest are the University of Miami Hurricanes, whose football team plays at Hard Rock Stadium, and Florida International University Panthers whose football team plays at FIU Stadium.
The following table shows the Miami area major professional teams and Division I teams with an average attendance of more than 10,000:

Major professional and D-I college teams (attendance > 10,000)

Club	Sport	League	Venue (Capacity)	Attendance	League Championships
Miami Dolphins	Football	National Football League	Hard Rock Stadium (80,120)	70,035	Super Bowl (2) — 1972, 1973
Miami Hurricanes	Football	NCAA D-I (ACC)	Hard Rock Stadium (80,120)	53,837	National titles (5) — 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2001
Miami Marlins	Baseball	Major League Baseball	Marlins Park (36,742)	21,386	World Series (2) — 1997, 2003
Miami Heat	Basketball	National Basketball Association	American Airlines Arena (19,600)	19,710	NBA Finals (3) — 2006, 2012, 2013
FIU Panthers	Football	NCAA D-I (Conference USA)	FIU Stadium (23,500)	15,453	None
Florida Panthers	Hockey	National Hockey League	BB&T Center (19,250)	10,250	None
Miami MLS team	Soccer	Major League Soccer	Miami MLS Stadium	None	None

Parks

The Barnacle Historic State Park, built in 1891 in Miami's Coconut Grove neighborhood.

Miami's tropical weather allows for year-round outdoor activities. The city has numerous marinas, rivers, bays, canals, and the Atlantic Ocean, which make boating, sailing, and fishing popular outdoor activities. Biscayne Bay has numerous coral reefs that make snorkeling and scuba diving popular. There are over 80 parks and gardens in the city.^[125] The largest and most popular parks are Bayfront Park and Bicentennial Park (located in the heart of Downtown and the location of the American Airlines Arena and Bayside Marketplace), Tropical Park, Peacock Park, Morningside Park, Virginia Key, and Watson Island.
Other popular cultural destinations in or near Miami include Zoo Miami, Jungle Island, Miami Seaquarium, Monkey Jungle, Coral Castle, St. Bernard de Clairvaux Church, Charles Deering Estate, Fairchild Botanical Gardens, and Key Biscayne.

Government

Miami City Hall at Dinner Key in Coconut Grove. The city's primary administrative offices are held here.

Miami-Dade County Courthouse

Main article: Government of the City of Miami

The government of the City of Miami (proper) uses the mayor-commissioner type of system. The city commission consists of five commissioners that are elected from single member districts. The city commission constitutes the governing body with powers to pass ordinances, adopt regulations, and exercise all powers conferred upon the city in the city charter. The mayor is elected at large and appoints a city manager. The City of Miami is governed by Mayor Tomás Regalado and 5 City commissioners that oversee the five districts in the city. The commission's regular meetings are held at Miami City Hall, which is located at 3500 Pan American Drive on Dinner Key in the neighborhood of Coconut Grove .

City Commission

See also: List of mayors of Miami

• Tomás Regalado – Mayor of the City of Miami
• Wifredo "Willy" Gort – Miami Commissioner, District 1

Allapattah and Grapeland Heights

• Ken Russell – Miami Commissioner, District 2 (Vice-Chairman)

Brickell, Coconut Grove, Coral Way, Downtown Miami, Edgewater, Midtown Miami, Omni, Park West and the Upper Eastside

• Frank Carollo – Miami Commissioner, District 3

Coral Way, Little Havana and The Roads

• Francis Suárez – Miami Commissioner, District 4

Coral Way, Flagami and West Flagler

• Keon Hardemon – Miami Commissioner, District 5 (Chairman)

Buena Vista, Design District, Liberty City, Little Haiti, Little River, Lummus Park, Overtown, Spring Garden and Wynwood

• Daniel J. Alfonso – City Manager
• Victoria Méndez – City Attorney
• Todd B. Hannon- City Clerk