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Washington DC,
Sport
The Washington Capitals (website: www.washcaps.com),
a National Hockey League team, plays from October to April at the MCI Center, 601 F Street, NW (tel: (202) 628 3200). The Washington Wizards (website: www.nba.com/wizards), three‐time Eastern Conference champions of the National Basketball Association, shares the same venue from September to April. Only established since 1997, the Washington Mystics (website: www.wnba.com/mystics), of the Women’s National Basketball Association, also call the MCI Center home. The Washington Redskins (website: www.redskins.com) American football team have been Super Bowl champions several times and their popularity makes it very difficult to purchase tickets for individual games at the FedEx Field, Landover, MD. Major League Soccer Champions in 1996, 1997 and 1999, DC United (website: www.dcunited.com) plays at RFK Stadium, 2400 East Capitol Street, SE. The Washington Freedom (website: www.washingtonfreedom.com), a new women’s professional soccer team, also plays at the RFK Stadium.
Tickets for individual games are available from Ticketmaster (tel: (202) 432 7328 or (800) 551 7328, toll free; USA and Canada only; website: www.ticketmaster.com).
Fitness centres: Many clubs are open for members only but Work It!, 2639 Connecticut Avenue, NW (tel: (202) 319 1939), and City Fitness, 3525 Connecticut Avenue, NW (tel: (202) 537 0539), offer day passes.
Golf: Most golf courses in the Washington, DC area and also in nearby Maryland and Virginia are for the exclusive use of members only. There are a few in the suburbs, however, which are open to the public, although they are very popular and should be booked in advance. East Potomac Public Golf Course, East Potomac Park, SW (tel: (202) 554 7660), and Rock Creek Public Golf Course, 1600 Rittenhouse Street, NW (tel: (202) 882 7332), both offer 18‐hole courses. The green fees for 18 holes at both clubs are US$20 weekdays and US$24 at the weekend.
Tennis: There are a number of public outdoor tennis courts throughout the city in some of the neighbourhoods. Facilities are available at the East Potomac Tennis Center, 1090 Ohio Drive, SW (tel: (202) 554 5962), and at the Rock Creek Park Tennis Center, 16th Street and Kennedy Street, NW (tel: (202) 722 5949). A complete list of tennis court locations is available from the DC Department of Recreation (tel: (202) 673 7646).
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