 Kọ ọrọ tó wà nísàlẹ yìí parí: Nínú àwọn eré ìdárayá mẹrin tó gbajúmọ jù lọ, Phoenix àti Las Vegas nìkan ni àwọn ìlú ńlá tó wà ní Gúúsù Ìwọ Oòrùn tí wọn ní àwọn aṣojú. Lakoko ti Las Vegas jẹ ile si ẹgbẹ bọọlu afẹsẹgba Las Vegas Raiders NFL ati ẹgbẹ hockey Vegas Golden Knights NHL, Phoenix jẹ ọkan ninu awọn ilu AMẸRIKA 13 nikan lati ni awọn aṣoju ni gbogbo mẹrin: Arizona Diamondbacks ni Major League Baseball, Arizona Cardinals ni National Football League, Phoenix Suns ni National Basketball Association, ati Arizona Coyotes ni National Hockey League. Agbegbe Greater Phoenix jẹ ile si Cactus League, ọkan ninu awọn liigi ikẹkọ orisun omi meji fun Major League Baseball; mẹẹdogun ninu awọn ẹgbẹ ọgbọn MLB ni a ti ṣafikun bayi ni Cactus League. Agbegbe naa tun ti jẹ oju iṣẹlẹ ti awọn boolu Super NFL pupọ. Sun Devil Stadium ni Tempe ṣe Super Bowl XXX ni 1996, nígbà tí Dallas Cowboys ṣẹgun Pittsburgh Steelers. State Farm Stadium ni Glendale, Arizona gba Super Bowl XLII ni February 3, 2008, ninu eyi ti awọn New York Giants ṣẹgun awọn New England Patriots, bakanna bi Super Bowl XLIX, eyiti o mu ki awọn New England Patriots ṣẹgun awọn Seattle Seahawks 2824. Ilé-iṣẹ ọkọ òfuurufú U.S. Airways ló gba àwọn àpéjọ méjèèjì : 1995 àti 2009 NBA All-Star Games. 