An all-star game is an exhibition game that purports to showcase the best players (the "stars") of a

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. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or division, but sometimes dividing the players by an attribute such as

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. Selection of the players may be done by a vote of the coaches and/or news media; in professional leagues, fans may vote on some or all of the roster. An all-star game usually occurs at the midpoint of the

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. An exception is

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's NFL

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, which occurs at the end of the season. All-star games are usually organized like regular games, but are often played with less emphasis on victory. Competing goals are to give many players time in the game and to avoid injury. In

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, for example, there is no serious checking, while in

no blitzing is allowed. In basketball, there is virtually no defense played until the final quarter. However, the Australian

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does involve physicality that often leads to on-field scuffles. The current format of the

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All-Star Game An all-star game is an exhibition game that purports to showcase the best players (the "stars") of a sports league. The exhibition is between two teams organized solely for the event, usually representing the league's teams based on region or d ...

differs significantly from that of normal league games. Instead of a single game, the event is organized as a four-team knockout tournament, with each team representing one of the league's divisions. Additionally, each game within the event is contested as a single 20-minute period, making the playing time of the All-Star Game identical to that of a regulation NHL game. The most radical difference is the on-ice team composition—instead of five skaters and one goaltender at full strength, each team has three skaters and a goaltender. Due to the reduced team sizes, penalties that normally cause the penalized team to lose a skater instead give the non-penalized team an extra skater. The term "all-star" is mainly used in North America. All-star games are rare in international sports (such as

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) where games between national teams are more popular than all-star games would be. In the United Kingdom, all-star teams are usually denoted with the

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corresponding to the number of players allowed on the field – for example, a soccer or

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organized the first professional league all-star game as part of the

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Professional all-star games

North America

Major leagues

Major League Baseball All-Star Game The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) and contested between the all-stars from the American League (AL) and National ...

(

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team ...

vs.

American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league ...

) *

National Basketball Association All-Star Game The National Basketball Association All-Star Game is a basketball exhibition game hosted every February by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and showcases 24 of the league's star players. It is the featured event of NBA All-Star Weekend, ...

** The game has had two formats throughout its history: *** The original format used from the first game in

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until

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pitted Eastern Conference and Western Conference all-star teams. *** Since

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, it has followed a fantasy draft format, similar to the 2011–2015 format of the NHL All-Star Game (see below), involving the selection of players by a combination of fan, player, and media voting. The vote leaders for each conferences are then named as team captains for each all-star team, who then select players from the rest of the all-stars, regardless of the conference they play in. *

National Hockey League All-Star Game The National Hockey League All-Star Game (french: Match des Étoiles de la Ligue Nationale de Hockey, links=no) is an exhibition ice hockey game that is traditionally held during the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL), with many o ...

** The game has had a number of formats throughout its history: *** The original format, used from 1947 through

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with two exceptions, saw the previous season's Stanley Cup champions take on an "All-Star" team made up of the First and Second NHL All-Star Teams plus other star players. *** In

and

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

, the competing teams were the First NHL All-Star Team, supplemented with stars from the league's American franchises, and the Second NHL All-Star Team, supplemented with stars from Canadian franchises. *** Beginning in

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and continuing through 2009, with some exceptions, the format was geographic—most recently Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference. *** For

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and

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, a single team comprising the NHL's best players faced the

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in a two-game series. *** From

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

through 2002, the teams were divided by player nationality, with a "North America" team made up of Canadians and Americans and a "World" team drawn from the rest of the world. *** In 2006, 2010 and 2014, the league did not hold an all-star game, instead releasing its players to play

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. The league held an all-star game in addition to releasing its players for the Olympics in 1998 and 2002. *** Due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout cancelling the entire season, the All-Star Game was not held in 2005. In 2013, the league did not hold an all-star game as well, as it omitted from the schedule because of the shortened season caused by the player lockout. *** From 2011 to 2015, a fantasy draft took place that involved the selection of 42 players—six in fan voting, and the other 36 by the league. The selected players then chose two of these individuals as team captains. *** From

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onward, the "All-Star Game" consists of a mini-tournament where teams representing the league's divisions compete against each other in abbreviated games lasting only 20 minutes (instead of the three 20-minute periods of normal NHL games). * National Football League Pro Bowl ** From 1938 to 1942, the NFL held an all-star game with the winner of that year's NFL Championship Game against an all-star team composed of players from the other teams (and, at least once, teams outside the NFL). ** From 1951 to 2013, the Pro Bowl followed an inter-conference format (Eastern vs. Western from 1951 to 1969 and American Football Conference vs. National Football Conference since the

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in 1970). The AFC vs NFC format was restored in 2017. ** From 2014 to 2016 it followed a draft format, similar to the 2011–2015 format of the NHL All-Star Game (see above). :''Note:'' In professional American football, the term "all-star game" can also refer to the

American Football League All-Star game The American Football League All-Star game was the annual game which featured each year's best performers in the American Football League (AFL). The game was first played in 1961 and the final AFL All-Star game occurred in 1969, prior to AFL–NFL ...

, played from 1961 to 1969; or the College All-Star Game, played from 1934 to 1976. *

Major League Soccer All-Star Game The Major League Soccer All-Star Game is an annual soccer game held by Major League Soccer featuring selected players from the league against an international club or selected players from Liga MX. MLS initially adopted a traditional all-star gam ...

** The game has had several formats throughout its history: *** Originally, the game pitted Eastern Conference and Western Conference all-star teams. This format was used for all games save one from 1996 through 2001, and also in 2004. *** The 1998 game pitted an "MLS USA" team, consisting entirely of Americans, against an "MLS World" team drawn from all other nationalities. *** The 2002 game matched an MLS all-star team against the US national team. *** The 2003 game was the first in which an MLS all-star team played a visiting foreign club team. This format was used through the 2019 edition, with the exception of 2004. In the 2003 game, the visiting team was from Mexico; from 2005 to 2019, the visiting team was based in Europe. *** The 2021 game was the first to incorporate its current format involving all-star teams from both MLS and Mexico's top league, Liga MX. *

NASCAR All-Star Race The NASCAR All-Star Race, formerly known as The Winston from 1985 to 2003, the Nextel All-Star Challenge from 2004 to 2007, the Sprint All-Star Race from 2008 to 2016, and the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race from 2017 to 2019, is an annual NAS ...

(Race winners from previous and current season, as well as Cup champions and All-Star Race winners from the previous 10 seasons) *

WNBA All-Star Game The Women's National Basketball Association All-Star Game, commonly referred to as the WNBA All-Star Game, is an annual exhibition basketball game played in the United States between the best players of the Western and Eastern Conference of ...

(usually Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference) ** In 2004 and 2010, the East-West format was not followed; instead, the USA national team faced a team of WNBA all-stars. The league does not consider these games to be official All-Star Games. ** From

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forward, no All-Star Game has been played in any

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year. ** Since

, the All-Star Game has used a draft format similar to that used by the NHL in the 2011–2015 period. In the WNBA's implementation, fan voting determines the two team captains (though in the first game under the current format,

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declined the captain's role).

Minor leagues

USAFL East vs West An Australian rules football tournament in the United States, similar to the National Basketball Association All-Star Game. Pitches 44 of the best players in the USA against each other. The first of these games was held in 2003, and it became a ...

* American Hockey League All-Star Game *

ECHL All-Star Game The ECHL All-Star Game is an exhibition ice hockey game that traditionally marks the midway point of the ECHL's regular season, with many of the league's star players playing against each other. The starting lineup for the teams, including the start ...

Legends Football League The Extreme Football League (X League) is an American women's semi-professional tackle football league. The league was originally founded in 2009 as the Lingerie Football League (LFL), and later rebranded as the Legends Football League in 2013. ...

All-Fantasy Game (Eastern vs Western) *

Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game is the all-star game of the MLL. Years 2000s 2001 The inaugural 2001 All-Star Game, was titled the Major League Lacrosse LacrosseStar Game. From 2001–2003, the All-Star Game had the National Division playing ...

(Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference) *

National Lacrosse League All-Star Game The National Lacrosse League All Star Game was a box lacrosse game played between two teams representing the two divisions of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The last game took place during the 2012 season. 1990s 1991 (Major Indoor Lacrosse L ...

(East Division vs. West Division) * Major Indoor Soccer League All-Star Game (Format varies) *

Women's Professional Soccer All-Star Game The WPS All-Star Game was founded in the league's inaugural season, originally modeled after the MLS All-Star Game, where the WPS All-Star team play against a club team from a level-one league from another country, though this changed as of the se ...

** In the three years of the league's existence, two different formats were used. *** The first game in 2009, which took place after the season, employed a format similar to that of recent MLS All-Star Games, with a team of WPS all-stars taking on a visiting foreign club team (specifically

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of Sweden). *** The 2010 edition took place at midseason. Of the 36 players, 22 were selected through a voting process, and the other 14 were selected by the league. The top vote-getters among U.S. and international players, respectively Abby Wambach and Marta, were named captains. They picked their first 10 teammates from the remaining 20 All-Stars selected through the voting process, with the league then filling out each roster. *** No All-Star Game was held in 2011, which turned out to be the league's final season, because the season ran up against the Women's World Cup. ** The successor to WPS, the National Women's Soccer League (2013–present), has never held an all-star game. *

Triple-A All-Star Game The Triple-A All-Star Game was an annual baseball game held from 1988 to 2019 between professional players from the affiliated Triple-A leagues of Minor League Baseball. These leagues were the International League (IL) and Pacific Coast League ...

(Baseball; International League vs. Pacific Coast League) *

Southern League All-Star Game The Southern League All-Star Game was an annual baseball game sanctioned by Minor League Baseball between professional players from the teams of the Double-A Southern League. Each division, North and South, fielded a team composed of players in ...

(Baseball; North Division vs. South Division) * AIFA Kickoff Classic (

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All-Stars vs. expansion team)

Former events

* East–West All-Star Game (1933–1962, pairing teams of Negro league baseball players) *

Marlboro Challenge The Marlboro Challenge was an all-star race in the CART series race held from 1987–1992, sponsored by cigarette brand Marlboro. After 1992, the race was discontinued, in part because Phillip Morris reorganized its race sponsorship after the Marl ...

(1987–1992, CART series winners from the current and previous seasons) *

CFL All-Star Game The Canadian Football League played an all-star game regularly during the 1950s and 1970s and twice in the 1980s. 1950s The first game in 1955 actually precedes the establishment of the Canadian Football Council and the CFL, and was known as the ...

(various years and formats) *

Double-A All-Star Game The Double-A All-Star Game was an annual baseball game held from 1991 to 2002 between professional players from the affiliated Double-A leagues of Minor League Baseball—the Eastern League (EL), Southern League (SL), and Texas League (TL). Tea ...

(1991–2002; baseball; players from

-affiliated teams vs. players from

-affiliated teams)

Other regions

Association football

* A-League All Stars Game – A selected team from the best of the Australian football (soccer) league. The A-League All Stars play an international club annually. * J.League All-Star Soccer (Japan; J-WEST vs. J-EAST, generally) * K League All-Star Game

Australian rules football

* E. J. Whitten Legends Game (Victoria vs. All Stars, a team representing the rest of Australia—annual) *

AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match The AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match was a one-off all-star game between two representative sides organised by the Australian Football League to celebrate the History of Australian rules football, 150th anniversary of Australian rules football. Th ...

(Victoria vs. Dream Team—only edition in 2008)

Baseball

Australian Baseball League All-Star Game The Australian Baseball League (ABL) is a professional baseball league in Australia. The league is governed by the Australian Baseball Federation (ABF). It uses the same name as a now-defunct competition held during the 1990s, and though it sh ...

(Team Australia vs. World All-Stars) *

Chinese Professional Baseball League All-Star Game The CPBL All-Star Game (), alternatively known as Red v. White All-Star Game (), is an annual baseball game held by the Chinese Professional Baseball League of Taiwan. The teams are organized along the geographic dispositions of the member organiza ...

(Red vs. White) * Honkbal Hoofdklasse All-Star Game (Netherlands; North All-Stars vs. South All-Stars) * KBO All-Star Game (Nanum vs. Dream) *

Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Series The Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star Game is an annual baseball series of All-Star Games (in most years, two games are played, but three such games can and have been played as well) between players from the Central League and the Pacific Leag ...

Basketball

BBL All-Star Game The BBL All-Star Game is the annual All-Star Game of the German first division basketball league, the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). The event is based on the original NBA concept, and includes a slam dunk contest and a three-point shootout. Sinc ...

( Basketball Bundesliga, Germany; teams currently divided by player nationality as National ermansand International) * BSL All-Star Game (

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, Turkey; teams currently divided by the location of the individual players' clubs as Team Asia (

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) and Team Europe ( East Thrace) *

DBL All-Star Gala The Dutch Basketball League All-Star Gala was a yearly basketball event in the Netherlands, organised by the Federatie Eredivisie Basketball (FEB). During the event the yearly All-Star Game was played, which included the best players of a given DB ...

( Dutch Basketball League; varying team compositions) * HEBA Greek All Star Game (

Greek Basket League The Greek Basket League (GBL), often also referred to as the Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), and also known as the Stoiximan Basket League for sponsorship reaso ...

; teams currently divided by player nationality as Greek and Rest of the World) *

LNB All-Star Game The LNB All-Star Game is the annual All-Star Game that is organised by France's professional club basketball governing body, the LNB. The LNB organizes both of the top two French men's pro club competitions, the top-level LNB Pro A, and the secon ...

( LNB Pro A, France; teams currently divided by players citizenship as French nationals and foreign players) *

Lega Basket All Star Game The Lega Basket All Star Game, also commonly known as the Italian Basketball All-Star Game, is an all-star game that organised annually by the Lega Basket, in conjunction with RCS Sport and the Italian Basketball Federation. It brings together a s ...

(

Lega Basket Serie A The Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) is a professional men's club basketball league that has been organised in Italy since 1920. Serie A is organised by Lega Basket, which is regulated by the Italian Basketball Federation (FIP). It is the highest-tier ...

, Italy; varying team compositions) *

LKL All-Star Game The LKL All-Star Game is the All-Star Game of the professional Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). The game is held once every year. The participants of the game are chosen in two ways: the first is via fan ballot, with the leading vote recipients ...

( Lithuania; varying team compositions) *

NBB All-Star Game The NBB All-Star Game is an annual game involving the All-Star players of each season of the Novo Basquete Brasil (New Basketball Brazil), which is the top-tier level Brazilian professional club basketball league. The players are chosen by votes o ...

(

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; teams currently divided by player nationality as ''Brasil'' and ''Mundo'' orld * NBL All-Star Game ( Australia; varying team compositions, with the current format being North vs. South) *

Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Game The PBA All-Star Game is an exhibition game hosted annually by the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), matching the league's star players using various formats. It is the featured event of PBA All-Star Weekend. The All-Star game was first sta ...

(varying team compositions, with the current format being North vs. South)

Ice hockey

Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game The Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game (russian: Матч всех звёзд Континентальной хоккейной лиги) is an exhibition ice hockey game that marks the midway point of the Kontinental Hockey League's regular s ...

— Two different formats have been used: ** In the game's first two editions in 2009 and 2010, the competing sides were divided by player nationality: "Team Russia" and "Team World". ** Since then, the competing teams have been "Team East" and "Team West", divided between the league's two conferences.

Rugby league

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All Stars Game – ( Indigenous All Stars vs NRL All Stars) :''Note:'' This annual game involves a publicly voted selection of the best club players from the league versus an Aboriginal team in honour of

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College all-star games

Football * Aztec Bowl, features an all-star Mexican team and, currently, an NCAA Division III all-star team *

Blue–Gray Football Classic The Blue–Gray Football Classic was an annual American college football all-star game held in Alabama, usually in late December and often on Christmas Day. The brainchild of Alabama college football legend Champ Pickens, the contest began in ...

(defunct) * Casino del Sol College All-Star Game (originally the Eastham Energy All-Star Game) (defunct) * College All-Star Game (defunct), featured the defending NFL champions and an all-star team of recent college graduates * East–West Shrine Game *

Hula Bowl The Hula Bowl is a post-season college football all-star game held annually, usually in January. From inception through the 2021 playing, it was held in Hawaii; since the 2022 edition, it has been played in Orlando, Florida. The game was first st ...

* Mahi Shrine North–South College All-Star Classic (defunct) * Magnolia Gridiron All-Star Classic (defunct) *

NFLPA Collegiate Bowl The NFLPA Collegiate Bowl is a post-season college football all-star game for NFL draft-eligible college players, held annually in January. The event was founded in 2012 by the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). Players predom ...

Texas vs The Nation Texas vs The Nation was an American college football all-star bowl game played from 2007 to 2013. Originally played at the Sun Bowl Stadium, the format of the game pitted 50 top-rated college seniors who played college or high school football i ...

(defunct) * Tropical Bowl * North–South All-American Game (defunct) * North–South All-Star Classic (defunct) *

Senior Bowl The Senior Bowl is a post-season college football all-star game played annually in late January or early February in Mobile, Alabama, which showcases the best NFL Draft prospects of those players who have completed their college eligibility. Pr ...

* Medal of Honor Game Basketball *NCAA All-Star Game (Philippines; Heroes vs. Saints) *

Reese's College All-Star Game The Reese's College All-Star Game, founded by the NABC, is a men's college basketball game showcasing 20 of the best senior players in NCAA Division I. The two teams are coached by current and/or former college basketball coaches. The game is ...

(defunct) *

UAAP NCAA All-Star Game The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP)-National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) All-Star Game is an interleague basketball game between selected players of the UAAP and the NCAA. Several side events, such as the slam ...

( UAAP vs

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; defunct) Other sports * North–South Senior All-Star Game, the NCAA men's lacrosse all-star games

High school all-star games

High school baseball *

Under Armour All-America Baseball Game The Under Armour High School All-America Baseball Game is a high school baseball all-star game held annually to spotlight the United States' top high school players who are juniors or seniors. The game is played in late July or August, at Wrigley ...

* Perfect Game All-American Classic (East vs. West) High school basketball * McDonald's All-American Game — featuring the most highly recruited high school players from across the nation. *

Jordan Brand Classic The Jordan Brand Classic is a high school All-Star basketball game played annually in April. The game's rosters feature the best and most highly recruited high school boys in the senior class including alumns like Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Bl ...

– similar game among blue chip athletes * Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic – the oldest continually held high school all-star game in the country. It is played annually in Louisville, Kentucky at Freedom Hall and features top high school boys basketball players from across the country. High school football * U.S. Army All-American Bowl *

Under Armour All-America Game The Under Armour High School All-America Game is a high school football all-star game typically held in early January in the U.S. state of Florida created to spotlight the nation’s top high school seniors. The game was first played on Januar ...

Offense-Defense All-American Bowl The Offense-Defense All-American Bowl is an annual high school football all-star game typically held in early January, created to spotlight the nation's top high-school seniors. The game was originally hosted in the U.S. state of Florida, but the 2 ...

* NUC All-World Gridiron Classic * Alabama–Mississippi All-Star Classic (

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Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

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Big 33 Football Classic The Big 33 Football Classic is an all-star American football game featuring the top high-school football players in Pennsylvania. Played since 1957, the game is often described as the "Super Bowl of High School Football." Contests currently pit ...

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Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

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Bayou Bowl The Bayou Bowl is an annual high school football all-star bowl game in which the best graduated seniors from Texas and Louisiana play against each other. It has been played at Stallworth Stadium in Baytown, Texas, since it began in 2003. Bowl ...

( Houston metropolitan area, Texas vs.

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

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Don Raabe Big 30 Charities Classic The Big 30 All-Star Football Game is a high school football all-star game held in the Twin Tiers region of Western New York and northern Pennsylvania. The game is held annually each August at Parkway Field on the campus of Bradford Area High School ...

( Southern Tier, New York vs. Northern Tier, Pennsylvania) *

Lions Club All-Star High School Football Classic The Kensington Lions Club All-Star High School Football Classic is a high school football all-star game held in the Buffalo metropolitan area. All stars from Western New York are assembled into a "North" team (mostly from Niagara County, New York ...

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Niagara County, New York Niagara County is in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 212,666. The county seat is Lockport. The county name is from the Iroquois word ''Onguiaahra''; meaning ''the strait'' or ''thunder of waters''. Niag ...

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Maryland Crab Bowl The Maryland Crab Bowl is an annual Middle school and high school postseason all-star game that features some of the most outstanding players in the state of Maryland. The game is played at McDaniel College, between a team composed of players from ...

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Baltimore Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...

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Oil Bowl The Oil Bowl was a college football bowl game played three times at Rice Field in Houston, Texas in the 1940s. Muddy conditions for the first game, and freezing temperatures for the third game, doomed future contests. In 1949, a junior college bow ...

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Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

vs. Oklahoma) * DFW Bowl (high school) All Star Football Game featuring top players from (

Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...

) vs. top players from ( Fort Worth). The game is organized by North American All Stars. The game is also referred to as the North Texas East/West Classic. * Dunmore Lions Club Dream Game ( City vs. County) (

Scranton, Pennsylvania Scranton is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Lackawanna County. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 U.S. census, Scranton is the largest city in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the Wyoming V ...

) (Longest running football all star game in the country. EST. 1935) * Carolina Bowl “Senior Showcase” (

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) (www.CarolinaBowl.com / EST. 2015) High school hockey * CCM Hockey Showcase High school lacrosse * Under Armour All-American Lacrosse Game

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