2016 Area and Major Sports Calendar

Dates and times are subject to change.

January

1 New Year’s Day

Mavericks

at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

College football Outback Bowl, Tampa, Fla.

College football Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla.

College football Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz.

College football Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.

College football Sugar Bowl, New Orleans

2 Mavericks vs. New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.

Stars at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

College football TaxSlayer Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla.

College football Liberty Bowl, Memphis

College football Alamo Bowl, San Antonio

College football Cactus Bowl, Phoenix

3 Cowboys vs.

Washington, noon

Stars at NY Islanders, 4 p.m.

Pro football NFL regular season ends.

5 Mavericks vs.

Sacramento, 7:30 p.m.

Stars at NY Rangers, 6 p.m.

Pro basketball NBA 10-day contracts can be signed.

6 Mavericks at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Baseball Hall of Fame, BBWAA voting announced.

7 Stars vs. Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.

Men’s golf PGA Tour, Hyundai Tournament of Champions, Kapalua, Hawaii (through Jan. 10)

8 Mavericks

at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

9 Stars vs.

Minnesota, 7 p.m.

College football NCAA Division FCS championship game, Frisco.

Pro football NFL Wild Card playoffs (through Jan. 10)

10 Mavericks at

Minnesota, 2:30 p.m.

Pro basketball NBA contracts guaranteed for rest of season.

11 College football College Football Championship, Glendale, Ariz.

12 Mavericks vs.

Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Baseball MLB salary arbitration filing.

13 Mavericks at

14 Men’s golf PGA Tour, Sony Open, Waialae CC, Honolulu

(through Jan. 17)

Colleges NCAA

Convention, San Antonio

(through Jan. 16)

15 Mavericks at

Chicago, 7 p.m.

Stars at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Baseball MLB salary arbitration figures exchanged.

16 Stars at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

Pro football NFL divisional playoffs (through Jan. 17)

17 Mavericks at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

Running Houston Marathon

18 MLK Day

Tennis Australian Open, Melbourne (through Jan. 31)

Mavericks vs.

Boston, 7:30 p.m.

19 Stars at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

20 Mavericks vs.

21 Stars vs. Edmonton, 7:30 p.m.

Men’s golf PGA Tour at La Quinta, Calif. (through Jan. 24)

22 Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m.

23 Stars vs.

Colorado, 7 p.m.

College football East-West Shrine Classic, St. Petersburg, Fla.

College football NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, Carson, Calif.

24 Mavericks at

Houston, 2:30 p.m.

Pro football NFL conference championship games

25 Stars vs.

Calgary, 7:30 p.m.

26 Mavericks at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

27 Mavericks at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

28 Men’s golf PGA Tour, Farmers Insurance Open, San Diego (though Jan. 31)

29 Mavericks vs.

Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

30 Hockey NHL All-Star Skills Competition, Nashville, Tenn.

College football Senior Bowl, Mobile, Ala.

31 Mavericks vs.

Phoenix, 6 p.m.

Pro football NFL Pro Bowl, Honolulu

Hockey NHL All-Star Game, Nashville

February

1 Mavericks at Atlanta,

7 p.m.

Baseball MLB salary arbitration hearings (through Feb. 21)

Tennis RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas, T Bar M Racquet Club (through Feb. 7)

2 Stars at

Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

3 Mavericks vs.

Miami, 7:30 p.m.

4 Stars at

Colorado, 8 p.m.

Men’s golf PGA Tour, Waste Management Phoenix Open, Scottsdale, Ariz. (through Feb. 7)

5 Mavericks vs.

San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

6 Mavericks at

Memphis, 7 p.m.

Stars vs. Chicago, 7 p.m.

Pro football NFL Super Bowl, Santa Clara, Calif.

Pro football Hall of Fame elections announced, Santa Clara, Calif.

Tennis Fed Cup first round, various sites (through Feb. 7)

9 Mavericks vs.

Utah, 7:30 p.m.

Stars at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

11 Stars at

Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Men’s golf PGA Tour AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, Calif. (through Feb. 14)

13 Stars vs. Washington, 7 p.m.

Pro Basketball NBA 3-Point and Slam Dunk contests, Toronto

Running U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Los Angeles

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, x-Sprint Unlimited, Daytona Beach, Fla.

14 Valentine’s Day

Running Los Angeles Marathon

Pro basketball NBA All-Star Game, Toronto

15 Presidents’ Day

Stars at

Nashville, 7 p.m.

16 Stars at

St. Louis, 7 p.m.

18 Stars at

Arizona, 8 p.m.

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, x-Budweiser Duels, Daytona Beach, Fla.

Pro basketball NBA trade deadline, 2 p.m.

Baseball Voluntary spring training reporting date for pitchers, catchers and injured players

Men’s golf PGA Tour, Northern Trust Open, Riviera CC, Los Angeles (through Feb. 21)

19 Mavericks at

Orlando, 6 p.m.

High schools UIL swimming and diving state meet, Austin (through Feb. 20)

High schools UIL wrestling state tournament, Cypress (through Feb. 20)

20 Stars vs.

Boston, 7 p.m.

Motorcycle AMA Supercross, Arlington

21 Mavericks vs.

Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Hockey NHL Stadium Series: Chicago vs. Minnesota at TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis

Athletics U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Santee, Calif.

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla.

23 Stars at Winnipeg,

7 p.m.

Baseball MLB voluntary spring training reporting date for position players.

Pro football NFL Scouting Combine, Indianapolis (through Feb. 29)

24 Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m.

25 Stars vs.

Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.

Men’s golf PGA Tour, Honda Classic, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (through Feb. 28)

26 Mavericks vs.

Denver, 7:30 p.m.

27 Stars at

NY Rangers, 3 p.m.

Running The Cowtown, 10K and 5K, 7 a.m., Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum

Rodeo PBR Iron Cowboy Major, AT&T Stadium (through Feb. 28)

28 Mavericks vs.

Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Running The Cowtown, Marathon, Ultra Marathon and Half Marathon, 7 a.m., Will Rogers Memorial Center.

Rodeo “The American,” 2 p.m., AT&T Stadium

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, Hampton, Ga.

29 Stars vs.

Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Hockey NHL trade deadline, 2 p.m.

March

1 Mavericks vs.

Orlando, 7:30 p.m.

Stars at Nashville, 7 p.m.

Baseball MLB mandatory spring training reporting date.

3 Mavericks vs.

Sacramento, 7:30 p.m.

High schools UIL girls state basketball championships, San Antonio (through March 5)

Men’s golf WGC-Cadillac Championship, Doral, Fla. (through March 6)

4 Stars vs.

New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

Gymnastics Nastia Liukin Cup, Newark, N.J.

Tennis ITF, Davis Cup first round, various sites (through March 6)

6 Mavericks at

Denver, 4 p.m.

Stars at Ottawa, 4 p.m.

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, Kobalt 400, Las Vegas.

7 Mavericks vs.

LA Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

8 Stars at

Montreal, 6:30 p.m.

9 Mavericks vs.

Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

10 High schools UIL boys state basketball championships, San Antonio (through March 12)

Men’s golf PGA Tour, Valspar Championship, Palm Harbor, Fla. (through March 13)

11 Mavericks vs.

Indiana, 1 p.m.

Stars vs.

Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

Colleges NCAA Div. I Indoor track championships, Birmingham, Ala. (through March 12)

Colleges NCAA rifle championships, Akron, Ohio (through March 12)

Athletics U.S. Indoor Championships, Portland, Ore. (through March 12)

12 Stars vs.

St. Louis, 8 p.m.

13 Colleges Men’s basketball, NCAA Division I tournament and NIT pairings announced

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, Camping World 500, Avondale, Ariz.

14 Mavericks at

Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Colleges women’s basketball, NCAA Division I tournament and NIT pairings announced.

Tennis Irving Tennis Classic, Four Seasons Resort and Club in Las Colinas (through March 20)

15 Stars vs.

Colleges Men’s basketball, NCAA Division I tournament opening round, Dayton, Ohio.

Colleges Men’s basketball, NIT opening round, various campus sites.

16 Mavericks at

Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Colleges Men’s basketball, NAIA Division I Championships, Kansas City, Mo. (through March 22)

Colleges women’s basketball, NAIA Division I Championships, Independence, Mo. (through March 22)

17 St. Patrick’s Day

Stars vs.

Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Colleges NCAA Division I wrestling championships, New York (through Mar. 19)

Athletics IAAF Indoor, World Championships, Portland, Ore. (through March 20)

Men’s golf PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer Invitational, Orlando, Fla. (through March 20)

18 Mavericks vs.

Golden St., 7:30 p.m.

Colleges women’s basketball, NCAA Division I basketball tournament starts, various sites.

19 Spring begins,

11:31 p.m.

Stars vs.

NY Islanders, 7 p.m.

20 Mavericks vs.

Portland, 3 p.m.

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, Auto Club 400, Fontana, Calif.

Colleges women’s ice hockey, NCAA Division I championship game, Durham, N.H.

22 Stars at

Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

23 Mavericks at

Portland, 9:30 p.m.

Men’s golf WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship, Austin (through March 27)

24 Stars at

Arizona, 9 p.m.

Colleges Men’s swimming and diving, NCAA Division I championships, Atlanta (through March 26)

Men’s golf PGA Tour, Puerto Rico Open, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (through March 27)

Cutting horses NCHA Super Stakes, Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum (through April 16)

25 Mavericks at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

26 Stars at

San Jose, 3 p.m.

Colleges Men’s basketball, NCAA Division II championship game, Frisco

27 Easter

Mavericks at

Sacramento, 5 p.m.

28 Mavericks at

Denver, 8 p.m.

Figure Skating World Championships, Boston (through April 3)

29 Stars vs.

Nashville, 7:30 p.m.

Colleges Men’s basketball, NIT semifinals, New York

30 Mavericks vs.

New York, 7:30 p.m.

31 Stars vs.

Arizona, 7:30 p.m.

Colleges Men’s basketball, NIT championship game, New York

Men’s golf PGA Tour, Shell Houston Open, Humble, Texas.

April

1 Mavericks at

Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

2 Stars at

Los Angeles, 3 p.m.

Colleges Men’s basketball, NCAA Division I semifinals, Houston

3 Mavericks at

Minnesota, 2:30 p.m.

Stars at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Wrestling WrestleMania 32, AT&T Stadium

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, STP 500, Martinsville, Va.

Baseball MLB Opening Day. Active rosters reduced to 25 players.

Colleges women’s basketball, NCAA Division I championship semifinals, Indianapolis

4 Rangers vs. Seattle (through April 6)

Colleges Men’s basketball, NCAA Division I championship game, Houston

Tennis U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships, Houston (through April 10)

5 Colleges women’s basketball, NCAA Division I championship game, Indianapolis

6 Mavericks vs.

Houston, 8:30 p.m.

7 Stars vs.

Colorado, 7:30 p.m.

Rangers at LA Angels (through April 10)

Men’s golf PGA Tour, Masters Tournament, Augusta, Ga. (through April 10)

Colleges Men’s ice hockey, NCAA Division I championship semifinals, Tampa, Fla.

8 Mavericks vs.

Memphis, 7:30 p.m.

Auto racing NASCAR Xfinity O’Reilly Auto Parts 300, 5:30 p.m., Texas Motor Speedway

9 Stars vs.

Nashville, 7 p.m.

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Duck Commander 500, 6:30 p.m., Texas Motor Speedway

Colleges Men’s ice hockey, NCAA Division I championship game, Tampa, Fla.

Hockey Last day of NHL regular season.

10 Mavericks at Los Angeles, 2:30 p.m.

Motorcycle MotoGP, Austin

11 Mavericks at

Utah, 8 p.m.

Rangers at Seattle (through April 13)

13 Mavericks vs.

San Antonio, 7 p.m.

High schools UIL Soccer State Championships, Georgetown (through April 16)

Pro basketball NBA regular season ends

Hockey NHL Stanley Cup playoffs begin

14 Rangers vs. Baltimore (through April 17)

Colleges Men’s gymnastics, NCAA championships, Columbus, Ohio (through April 16)

Men’s golf PGA Tour, RBC Heritage, Hilton Head Island, S.C. (through April 17)

15 Tax Day

Colleges women’s gymnastics, NCAA championships, St. Louis, Mo. (through April 17)

16 Pro basketball NBA playoffs begin

Tennis Fed Cup semifinals, various sites (through Apr. 17)

Running Boston Marathon

17 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn.

19 Rangers vs. Houston (through April 21)

21 Men’s golf PGA Tour, Valero Texas Open, San Antonio (through April 24)

22 Rangers at Chicago White Sox (through April 24)

24 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, Toyota Owners 400, Richmond, Va.

Pro basketball NBA Draft early entry eligibility deadline.

25 Rangers vs. NY Yankees (through April 27)

High schools UIL Golf State Tournament (through April 29)

27 Athletics Drake Relays, Des Moines, Iowa (through May 1)

28 Athletics Penn Relays, Philadelphia.

Pro football NFL Draft, Chicago (through April 30)

Men’s golf PGA Tour, Zurich Classic, Avondale, La. (through May 1)

29 Rangers vs. LA Angels (through May 1)

Auto racing NHRA, Spring Nationals, Houston (through May 1)

May

1 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, GEICO 500, Talladega, Ala.

2 Rangers at Toronto (through May 5)

5 Men’s golf PGA Tour, Wells Fargo Championship, Charlotte, N.C. (through May 8)

6 Rangers at Detroit (through May 8)

Colleges beach volleyball, NCAA Championships, Gulf Shores, Ala. (through May 8)

7 Horse racing Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky.

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, Kansas 400, Kansas City, Kan.

Colleges Men’s volleyball, NCAA Division I championship game, University Park, Pa.

8 Mother’s Day

9 Rangers vs. Chicago White Sox (through May 11)

12 High schools UIL track and field state meet, Austin (through May 14)

Men’s golf PGA Tour, The Players Championship, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (through May 15)

13 Rangers vs. Toronto (through May 15)

Auto racing Texas World Dirt Track Championship, 6 p.m., Texas Motor Speedway (through May 14)

15 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, TBA, Dover, Del.

Colleges women’s water polo, NCAA championship game, Los Angeles.

16 Rangers at Oakland (through May 18)

High schools UIL tennis state meet, College Station (through May 17)

Boxing National Golden Gloves, Salt Lake City (through May 21)

17 Pro basketball NBA Draft lottery

19 Men’s golf PGA Tour, AT&T Byron Nelson Championship, Irving (through May 22)

Colleges Men’s and women’s tennis, NCAA Division I championships, Tulsa, Okla. (through May 30)

20 Rangers at Houston (through May 22)

Colleges women’s golf, NCAA Division I championships, Eugene, Ore. (through May 25)

21 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, Sprint Showdown, Concord, N.C.

Horse racing Preakness Stakes, Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore

22 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, All-Star Race, Concord, N.C.

23 Rangers vs. LA Angels (through May 25)

Tennis French Open, Paris (through June 5)

26 Men’s golf PGA Tour, at Colonial, Fort Worth (through May 29)

27 Rangers vs.

Pittsburgh (through May 29)

Colleges women’s rowing, NCAA Division I, II and III championships, Gold River, Calif. (through May 29)

Colleges Men’s golf, NCAA Division I championships, Eugene, Ore. (through June 1)

28 Colleges Men’s lacrosse, NCAA Division I semifinals, Philadelphia.

29 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, TBA, Concord, N.C.

Colleges women’s lacrosse, NCAA Division I & III championship games, Philadelphia.

Hockey NHL combine, Buffalo, N.Y. (through June 4)

30 Memorial Day

Rangers at Cleveland (through June 1)

Colleges Men’s lacrosse, NCAA Division I championship game, Philadelphia.

June

1 High schools UIL softball state championships, Austin (through June 4)

Hockey Last possible day for Stanley Cup Finals

2 Pro basketball NBA Finals start

Men’s golf PGA Tour, Memorial Tournament, Dublin, Ohio (through June 5)

Colleges softball, NCAA Division I championships, Oklahoma City (through June 8)

3 Rangers vs. Seattle (through June 5)

Colleges baseball, NCAA Division I regionals, sites TBD (through June 6)

5 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, Axalta We Paint Winners 400, Long Pond, Pa.

6 Rangers vs. Houston (through June 9)

Baseball MLB Amateur Draft, Secaucus, N.J. (through June 8)

8 Colleges college track and field, NCAA Division I outdoor championships, Eugene, Ore. (through June 11)

Gymnastics U.S. Championships (artistic and rhythmic), Providence, R.I. (through June 13)

9 Men’s golf PGA, FedEx St. Jude Classic, Memphis, Tenn. (through June 12)

10 Rangers at Seattle (through June 12)

Auto racing NASCAR Camping World Truck Rattlesnake 400, 7:30 p.m., Texas Motor Speedway

High schools UIL baseball state championships, Austin (through June 13)

Colleges baseball, NCAA Division I Super Regionals, sites TBD (through June 13)

11 Auto racing Verizon IndyCar Firestone 600, 6:30 p.m., Texas Motor Speedway

Horse racing Belmont Stakes, Belmont Park, Elmont, N.Y.

12 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, FireKeepers Casino 400, Brooklyn, Mich.

13 Rangers at Oakland (through June 16)

Pro basketball NBA Draft early entry withdrawal deadline.

16 Men’s golf USGA, U.S. Open, Oakmont, Pa. (through June 19)

17 Rangers at St. Louis (through June 19)

18 Diving U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Indianapolis (through June 26)

Auto racing Le Mans 24 Hours, Le Mans, France (through June 19)

Colleges baseball, NCAA Division I World Series, Omaha, Neb. (through June 29)

19 Father’s Day

21 Summer begins,

5:35 p.m.

Rangers vs. Cincinnati (through June 22)

22 Hockey NHL awards, Las Vegas.

23 Pro basketball NBA Draft, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Men’s golf PGA Tour, Quicken Loans National, Bethesda, Md. (through June 26)

Gymnastics Men’s U.S. Olympic Trials, St. Louis (through June 26)

24 Rangers vs. Boston (through June 26)

Hockey NHL Draft, Buffalo, N.Y. (through June 25)

Bowling PBA Lubbock Sports Southwest Open (through June 26)

26 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, TBA, Sonoma, Calif.

Swimming U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Omaha, Neb. (through July 3)

27 Rangers at

NY Yankees (through June 30)

Tennis Wimbledon, London (through July 10)

29 Fencing U.S. Championships, Dallas (through July 8)

30 Men’s golf PGA Tour, WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, Akron, Ohio. (through July 3)

Men’s golf PGA Tour, Barracuda Championship, Reno, Nev. (through July 3)

July

1 Rangers at Minnesota (through July 3)

Hockey NHL free agency begins.

Athletics U.S. Olympic Team Trials, Eugene, Ore. (through July 10)

2 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla.

Cycling Tour de France (through July 24)

4 Rangers at Boston (through July 6)

7 Rangers vs. Minnesota (through July 10)

Men’s golf PGA Tour, The Greenbrier Classic, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (through July 10)

Women’s golf USGA, U.S. Open, San Martin, Calif. (through July 10)

8 Gymnastics Women’s U.S. Olympic Trials, San Jose, Calif. (through July 10)

9 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky.

12 Baseball MLB All-Star Game, San Diego

14 Men’s golf PGA Tour, Barbasol Championship, Opelika, Ala. (through July 17)

15 Rangers at Chicago Cubs (through July 17)

Baseball MLB deadline for amateur draft picks to sign.

Tennis Davis Cup quarterfinals, various sites (through July 17)

16 Cutting horses NCHA Summer Cutting Spectacular, Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum (through August 6)

17 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, New Hampshire 301, Loudon, N.H.

18 Rangers at LA Angels (through July 20)

Boys’ golf USGA, U.S. Junior Amateur, Ooltewah, Tenn. (through July 23)

Girls’ golf USGA, U.S. Girls’ Junior Amateur, Paramus, N.J. (through July 23)

21 Men’s golf PGA Tour, RBC Canadian Open, Oakville, Ontario (through July 24)

22 Rangers at Kansas City (through July 24)

24 Baseball MLB Hall of Fame inductions, Cooperstown, N.Y.

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, “Your Hero’s Name Here” 400, Indianapolis.

25 Rangers vs. Oakland (through July 27)

28 Rangers vs. Kansas City (through July 31)

Men’s golf PGA Tour, PGA Championship, Springfield, N.J. (through July 31)

31 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, Pennsylvania 400, Long Pond, Pa.

Baseball MLB Last day to trade a player without securing waivers.

August

1 Women’s golf USGA, U.S. Women’s Amateur, Springfield, Pa. (through Aug. 7)

Tennis Fort Worth Pro

Tennis Classic, TCU (through Aug. 7)

2 Rangers at Baltimore (through Aug. 4)

4 Men’s golf PGA Tour, Travelers Championship, Cromwell, Conn. (through Aug. 7)

5 Olympics The XXXI Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro (through Aug. 21)

Rangers at Houston (through Aug. 7)

7 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Pro football Hall of Fame induction, Canton, Ohio.

8 Rangers at Colorado (through Aug. 11)

Pro football Hall of Fame Game, Canton, Ohio.

11 Men’s golf PGA Tour, John Deere Classic, Silvis, Ill. (through Aug. 14)

Men’s golf USGA, U.S. Senior Open, Columbus, Ohio (through Aug. 14)

Pro football NFL first preseason weekend (through Aug. 15)

12 Rangers vs. Detroit (through Aug. 14)

15 Rangers vs. Oakland (through Aug. 17)

Men’s golf USGA, U.S. Amateur, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (through Aug. 21)

18 Men’s golf PGA Tour, Wyndham Championship, Greensboro, N.C. (through Aug. 21)

19 Rangers at Tampa Bay (through Aug. 21)

20 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, The Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.

23 Rangers at Cincinnati (through Aug. 24)

25 Rangers vs.

Cleveland (through Aug. 28)

Men’s golf PGA Tour, The Barclays, Farmingdale, N.Y. (through Aug. 28)

28 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich.

29 Rangers vs. Seattle (through Aug. 31)

Tennis U.S. Open, New York (through Sept. 11)

September

1 Baseball MLB Active rosters expand to 40 players

2 Rangers vs. Houston (through Sep. 4)

Men’s golf PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank Championship, Norton, Mass. (through Sep. 5)

4 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, Southern 500, Darlington, S.C.

5 Labor Day

Rangers at Seattle (through Sep. 8)

8 Pro football NFL regular season begins

Men’s golf PGA Tour, BMW Championship, Carmel, Ind. (through Sep. 11)

9 Rangers at LA Angels (through Sep. 11)

Auto racing U.S. National Dirt Track Championship,

6 p.m., Texas Motor Speedway (through Sep. 10)

10 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va.

Men’s golf USGA, U.S. Mid-Amateur, Elverson, Pa. (through Sep. 15)

Women’s golf USGA, U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur, Erie, Pa. (through Sep. 15)

12 Rangers at Houston (through Sep. 14)

16 Rangers vs. Oakland (through Sep. 18)

Tennis Davis Cup semifinals (through Sep. 18)

17 Hockey World Cup of Hockey, Toronto (through Oct. 1)

Men’s golf USGA, U.S. Senior Amateur, St. Louis, Mo. (through Sep. 22)

Women’s golf USGA, U.S. Senior Amateur, Wellesley, Mass. (through Sep. 22)

18 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, TBA, Joliet, Ill.

19 Rangers vs. LA Angels (through Sep. 21)

22 Fall begins, 9:22 a.m.

Men’s golf PGA Tour, Tour Championship, Atlanta (through Sep. 25)

23 Rangers at Oakland (through Sep. 25)

25 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, New England 300, Loudon, N.H.

26 Rangers vs.

Milwaukee (through Sep. 28)

30 Rangers vs. Tampa Bay (through Oct. 2)

Men’s golf PGA Tour, Ryder Cup, Chaska, Minn. (through Oct. 2)

October

1 Hockey World Cup of Hockey Championship Game, Toronto.

2 Baseball End of MLB regular season.

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, AAA 400, Dover, Del.

4 Baseball MLB playoffs begin

8 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, TBA, Concord, N.C.

Men’s golf World Match Play Championship, TBD (through Oct. 11)

13 Auto racing NHRA, Texas Fall Nationals, Ennis (through Oct. 16)

16 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan.

22 Auto racing NASCAR Trucks, TBA,

Talladega, Ala.

23 Auto racing F1, United States Grand Prix, Austin

Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, Alabama 500,

Talladega, Ala.

Tennis WTA Finals,

Singapore (through Oct. 30)

25 Baseball MLB World Series begins.

27 Men’s golf WGC-HSBC Champions, TBA, China (through Oct. 30)

30 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, TBA, Martinsville, Va.

31 Halloween

November

2 High schools UIL team tennis state tournament

4 Auto racing NASCAR Trucks, Longhorn 350, Texas Motor Speedway

Horse racing Breeders’ Cup, Santa Anita, Calif. (through Nov. 5)

5 Auto racing NASCAR Xfinity, O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge,

Texas Motor Speedway

6 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, AAA Texas 500, Texas Motor Speedway

Running New York City Marathon

8 Election Day

11 Veterans Day

12 High schools UIL state cross country meet

Tennis Fed Cup final, TBD (through Nov. 13)

13 Auto racing NASCAR Sprint Cup, TBA, Avondale, Ariz.

14 Tennis Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, London (through Nov. 20)

17 High schools UIL state volleyball tournament

Cutting horses NCHA World Championship Futurity, Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum (through Dec. 10)

19 Colleges cross-country, NCAA Division I championships, Terre Haute, Ind.

20 Auto racing

NASCAR Sprint Cup, Ford EcoBoost 400,

Homestead, Fla.

Colleges women’s field hockey, NCAA Division I championship game,

Norfolk, Va.

24 Thanksgiving

25 Tennis Davis Cup final (through

Nov. 27)

December

2 College football, Mid-American championship, at Detroit

College football, Pac-12 championship, at Santa Clara, Calif.

3 College football, ACC championship, at

Charlotte, N.C.

College football, American Athletic championship

College football, Big Ten

College football, Conference USA championship

College football, Mountain West championship

Colleges football, SEC championship, Atlanta

4 Colleges women’s soccer, NCAA Division I championship game,

Orlando, Fla.

Colleges Men’s water polo, NCAA championships, Berkeley, Calif.

5 Baseball MLB Winter meetings

(through Dec. 8)

10 Colleges football, Army vs. Navy at Philadelphia.

Colleges Heisman Trophy winner announced

11 Colleges Men’s soccer, NCAA Division I championship game, Houston.

15 High schools UIL football state championships (through Dec. 17)

17 Colleges football, NCAA Division II Championship, Kansas City, Kan.

Colleges women’s volleyball, NCAA Division I championship game, Columbus, Ohio.

Colleges football, NCAA Division III Championship, Salem, Va.

Colleges football, NAIA championship game,

Daytona Beach, Fla.

21 Winter begins,

4:45 a.m.

24 Christmas Eve

25 Christmas

31 New Year’s

Eve

Colleges football College Football Playoff semifinal, Peach Bowl

Colleges football College Football Playoff semifinal, Fiesta Bowl

2016 Dallas Cowboys Opponents

Home: Philadelphia, NY Giants, Washington, Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore, Cincinnati and an *NFC South team

Road: Philadelphia, NY Giants, Washington, Green Bay, Minnesota, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and an *NFC West team

Lone Star Park live Horse racing dates

April 7-July 17: Spring thoroughbred racing (Thursdays-Sundays, gates open at 5 p.m. weeknights and 11:30 a.m. weekends)

Sept. 16-Nov. 12: Quarter horse racing (Thursdays-Saturdays, gates open at 5:30 p.m.)

www.lonestarpark.com

Note: At press time, the Fort Worth Vaqueros and Dallas Wings had not released a schedule.

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This story was originally published December 24, 2015 at 1:57 PM with the headline "2016 Area and Major Sports Calendar."