Dallas-Fort Worth tops 50 U.S. metro areas for the title of Top Sports City
Each year, Dallas hosts around 70 to 85 sporting events, translating to roughly $650 million in economic windfall last year, said Monica Paul, exec...
Each year, Dallas hosts around 70 to 85 sporting events, translating to roughly $650 million in economic windfall last year, said Monica Paul, executive director of the Dallas Sports Commission. This was largely the reason for Dallas being named by Sports Business Journal as the Top Sports City in the U.S. — the first award of its kind the sports trade website has handed out. About 50 cities were considered for the honor. 'I'm extremely excited about it, but humbled at the same time. It's something we talk about on a regular basis across the region in terms of… we are the No.