Touchdown!

By Marie L Mohr

As the largest city in the United States, it should be no surprise that New York City has a wide array of professional sports teams. These sports teams help keep the city vibrant and fans bring a sense of city-wide pride to New York all year round as some of the most profitable and distinguished sports teams play for the city of New York. If you are interested in enjoying some of the country’s best professional sports teams, there are a variety of options. Below are some of the most popular and profitable New York City sports in the city, and how you can enjoy their games the next time you are in New York.

Baseball

America’s past time is a very popular sport in the city of New York, and is the most followed sport for New York residents. New York has two professional baseball teams, the New York Yankees and the New York Nets. The Yankees are the oldest of the teams in New York and play inside the world famous Yankee stadium that is located in the Bronx. However, the New York Mets have an equally large follow despite being newer to the city. In 2009, they began playing their home games at Citi Field, which is located in Queens. The baseball season lasts from late spring to early fall, and with each team playing over 160 games each season, finding time to make it to a game is usually quite easy.

Football

New York is also home to two football teams, the New York Giants and the New York Jets. The Giants have been in the city since 1925 and is one of the most successful franchises in the league. The New York Jets were added to the city in 1959 and while each team have private practice and training facilities, they share one venue for games. Both teams play at the MetLife Stadium, which is actually located in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It is the largest and most expensive stadium every built, meaning finding tickets for regular season games for either team is usually easy for fans.

Basketball

There is only one official professional basketball team in New York and that is the New York Knicks, although there is the nearby New Jersey Nets team as well. The team has been around since the mid 1940′s and has a huge following within the city. New York Knicks tickets are sometimes difficult to get in New York but usually possible. Through the winter and spring months NBA games for the New York Knicks are played at the famous Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.

Hockey

New York City also has two professional hockey teams that play in the NHL, the New York Rangers and the New York Islanders. The New York Rangers are one of the oldest teams in the NHL and play their games in the famous Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. The Islanders on the other hand were started in the mid 1970s and while they are not as old as the Rangers, they have seen great success. Their games are played at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The hockey season is a long one and lasts from early fall to late spring. With so many games, finding tickets to see either team play is usually quite easy and affordable for New York sports.

Marie Mohr loves to write and travel around the world. When she is watching professional sports in NYC, she also makes time to visit her favorite New York Attractions.

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