Sports in Syracuse

Syracuse, New York, United States, is a top-division, minor-league and college sports city.

From 1918 to 1927, the Stars competed in the International League and were an early farm team of the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Syracuse Upstate Trojans played a single season in the American Basketball Association from 2023 to 2024.

[3] In 1902, the first World Series of Football was played at New York's original Madison Square Garden.

After absorbing the Cortland Warriors, in 1999 the team became the Central New York Express, although they still played their games in suburban Syracuse.

1994 marked the introduction of a new team, the Syracuse Crunch, which have been playing at the Upstate Medical University Arena since.

The general manager of the Spirit was Tom Scofield and the head coach was Jim Booth.

The Syracuse Salty Dogs existed for two seasons (2002–2004) until folding due to financial problems.

[6] Sports venues in and around Syracuse include the following: Syracuse University's JMA Wireless Dome can hold over 33,000 and 50,000 people, for basketball and football respectively, making it the largest domed stadium in the Northeastern United States and the largest on a college campus.

The third most attended college sporting events are lacrosse games, with the Orange at times drawing over 6,000 fans.