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SPORTS

BASEBALL

New York Mets During the 2000 season, the Mets celebrated the very best of their 38-year history in baseball. Here are "The Ten Greatest Moments in Mets History", as determined by you, the fans. You can watch video clips of each moment as it was presented during the ceremony at Shea Stadium.

FOOTBALL

New York Giants The city of New York was introduced to professional football on the same day that the city was introduced to the New York Giants. It was a clear, sunny October afternoon in 1925 when the Giants took the field to play against the Frankford Yellow Jackets. The Giants lost their home debut by the score of 14-0, but more importantly, the New York Giants and professional football had arrived.

New York Jets The Jets was founded in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League and joined the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL Merger.Weeb Ewbank Don Maynard Joe Namath John Riggins and Ronnie Lott are the Jets members in the Hall of Fame.The Jets retired numbers include #12 Joe Namath, #13 Don Maynard and #73 Joe Klecko.

BASKETBALL

New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, known as the Knicks, are one of only two charter members of the National Basketball Association still in their original cities (the other being the Boston Celtics). The Knicks were among the league's elite in three different eras, each separated by about two decades. In the early 1950s New York played for the NBA title three times. The early 1970s represented the team's golden age, when the Knicks won two NBA championships with a roster studded with such Hall of Fame talent as Willis Reed, Walt Frazier, Dave DeBusschere, Earl Monroe, and Bill Bradley. Then, in the 1990s, the Knicks again became dominant behind center Patrick Ewing, advancing to the NBA Finals in 1994 and 1999.

HOCKEY

New York Islanders The New York Islanders have 5 Stanley Cup apperances including (4 wins, 1 loss: 1980 (won), 1981 (won), 1982 (won), 1983 (won), 1984 (lost)). Hall of famers include Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin, Billy Smith, Bryan Trottier, Clark Gillies,and Pat LaFontaine
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COLLEGE SPORTS

Syracuse The Basketball program at Syracuse has shown excellence under Jim Boeheim owning a 707-243 overall record (as of Nov. 28, 2005), good for a .745 winning percentage, Jim Boeheim ranks fifth among active Division I coaches in winning percentage and tied for sixth in victories.His 27 20-win campaigns place him in a second-place tie on the all-time Division I list, and he is also eighth in Division I NCAA Tournament wins with 40. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September 2005, Boeheim is the winningest coach in Big East Conference history.

The football program has had stars like Donovan McNabb who played his ginal game in the Carrier Dome against the Miami Hurricanes in 1998. McNabb passed for two touchdowns and ran for three more as Syracuse claimed its third consecutive BIG EAST Championship with a 66-13 victory.

THEATRE
New York City's Theater District is contained within a thin strip of Manhattan, from 53rd to 42nd streets, between 6th and 8th Aves, called the Great White Way. There are approximately 36 theaters crammed into this small area of the city, most of which host world famous productions nightly.

Broadway theater offers large scale productions with professional actors and (sometimes) big stars. Tickets often run in the $35 - $40 range, with orchestra seats costing closer to $80 or $100.

Off-Broadway theater offers a wider variety of styles and subjects, showcasing work that mainstream Broadway is afraid won't make the big bucks. Venues with 100-500 seats are classified as Off-Broadway.

Off-Off Broadway is very low budget and often extremely creative theater. Venues with less than 100 seats are classified as Off-Off Broadway.

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