Sports in New York (state)
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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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Major league professional championships
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New York Yankees (MLB)27 World Series titles New York Mets (MLB)2 World Series titles New York Giants (MLB)5 World Series titles Brooklyn Dodgers (MLB)1 World Series title New York Cubans (NNL)1 Negro World Series title New York Rangers (NHL)4 Stanley Cup titles New York Islanders (NHL)4 Stanley Cup titles |
New York Giants (NFL)4 NFL championships (pre–Super Bowl) 4 Super Bowl titles (all after the team relocated to New Jersey) New York Jets (NFL)1 Super Bowl title Buffalo Bills (NFL)2 AFL championships (pre–Super Bowl) New York City FC (MLS)1 MLS Cup title New York Cosmos (NASL)5 Soccer Bowl titles (all except 1972 after the team relocated to New Jersey) Rochester Lancers (NASL)1 Soccer Bowl title New York Knicks (NBA)2 NBA Finals titles New York / Brooklyn Nets (NBA)2 ABA Finals titles Rochester Royals (NBA)1 NBA Finals title Syracuse Nationals (NBA)1 NBA Finals title New York Liberty (WNBA)1 WNBA Finals title
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NCAA

The following is a list of current National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) affiliates in New York state:
- The East Coast Conference is a Division II conference, but began sponsoring men's volleyball in the 2023–24 school year (2024 season). The NCAA operates a "National Collegiate" men's volleyball championship open to members of Divisions I and II. Scholarship limits in that sport are identical in both divisions.
USCAA
The following is a list of United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) affiliates in New York state:[1]
School | Nickname | Conference |
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Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | |
Alfred State College | Pioneers | |
Berkeley College, New York | Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | |
Briarcliffe College | ||
Paul Smith's College | Bobcats | Yankee Small College Conference |
SUNY Canton | Kangaroos | |
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Mighty Oaks | Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Vaughn College | Warriors | Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Olympics
New York hosted the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid. The 1980 Games are known for the USA–USSR hockey game dubbed the "Miracle on Ice" in which a group of American college students and amateurs defeated the heavily favored Soviet national ice hockey team 4–3 and went on to win the gold medal against Finland. Along with St. Moritz, Switzerland and Innsbruck, Austria, Lake Placid is one of the three cities to have hosted the Winter Olympic Games twice.
New York City bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympics but lost to London.
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