Sports in New York (state)

New York has two Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, the New York Yankees (based in the Bronx) and the New York Mets (based in Queens). New York is home to three National Hockey League (NHL) franchises: the New York Rangers (based in Manhattan), the New York Islanders (based in Elmont) and the Buffalo Sabres (based in Buffalo). New York has two National Basketball Association (NBA) teams, the New York Knicks (based in Manhattan), and the Brooklyn Nets (based in Brooklyn). New York has one Major League Soccer team: New York City FC (based in the Bronx). The New York Red Bulls play in Sports Illustrated Stadium, located in nearby Harrison, New Jersey.

New York is the home of one National Football League (NFL) team, the Buffalo Bills (based in the suburb of Orchard Park). Although the New York Giants and New York Jets represent the New York metropolitan area and were previously located in New York City, they play in MetLife Stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and both have their headquarters and training facilities in New Jersey. The Meadowlands stadium hosted Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014, in which New York and New Jersey shared hosting duties.

Former professional sports franchises in New York include MLB's Brooklyn Dodgers (previously based in Brooklyn) and New York Giants (previously based in Manhattan); NBA's Syracuse Nationals (previously based in Geddes and Syracuse), Buffalo Braves (previously based in Buffalo), and Rochester Royals (previously based in Rochester); NHL's New York Americans (previously based in Manhattan); and the NASL's New York Cosmos (previously based in the Bronx, Randall's Island, and East Rutherford) and Rochester Lancers (previously based in Rochester).

There are a variety of minor league teams and leagues throughout the State of New York. The American Hockey League has three of its 31 teams in upstate New York. Baseball leagues that include New York in their territory include the class AAA International League (three teams), class AA Double-A Northeast (the Binghamton Rumble Ponies), independent professional Atlantic League (the Long Island Ducks), and amateur baseball leagues such as the New York Collegiate Baseball League, the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League and the Southwestern New York Men's Baseball League.

Numerous college sports teams play in the State of New York at all levels; the Division III State University of New York Athletic Conference and Empire 8 consist almost entirely of New York–based teams.

The state of New York hosted the Olympic Winter Games in 1932 and 1980 in Lake Placid.

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