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New York City is the perfect city for any sports fan. There are a variety of spectator sports to chose from. New York City’s most popular professional sport is baseball. Baseball is so popular that New York City currently has two baseball teams: the New York Yankees and the New York Mets. New York City’s basketball team, the New York Knicks have not won a title for a very long time but still remain quite popular. New York City also has a female professional basketball team known as the New York Liberty. An additional basketball team will soon be coming to New York City when the New Jersey nets move to Brooklyn. If you are a fan of hockey, then you can catch the New York Rangers as well as the New York Islanders on ice. And if you happen to love football, then you have the choice of two fantastic New York City teams: the New York Giants as well as the New York Jets. The following is a list of New York City’s professional sports teams.
 | New York Giants The New York Giants are New York City's professional football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Giants play their home games at the Metlife Stadium, which they share with the New York Jets. The team colors are royal blue, red, gray, and white. So far, the New York Giants have won seven league championships, with four NFL championships (1927, 1934, 1938, 1956) and three Super Bowls (1986, 1990 and 2007). |
 | New York Islanders New York Islanders |
 | New York Jets New York The New York Jets are New York City’s professional football team based in Florham Park, New Jersey. The Jets play their home games at the Metlife Stadium, which they share with the New York Giants. Their team colors are green and white. Although the Jets have appeared in various playoff games, the Jets have never won the SuperBowl while in the NFL. |
 | New York Knicks New York Knicks |
 | New York Liberty The New York Liberty... |
 | New York Mets The New York Mets are New York City's professional baseball team based in Queens. The Mets belong to Major League Baseball's (MLB) National League (NL) division and are one of two teams representing New York City, with the other being the New York Yankees. The New York Mets is short for Metropolitans. |
 | New York Rangers The New York Rangers are New York City’s ice hockey team that play their home games at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers are a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Rangers are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise. |
 | New York Red Bulls New York Red Bulls |
 | New York Yankees The New York Yankees are New York City's professional baseball team based in the Bronx. The Yankees belongs to Major League Baseball's (MLB) American League (AL) division and are one of two teams representing New York City, with the other being the New York Mets. |
