Editing Scranton, Pennsylvania (section)

==Sports==
Scranton's professional sports date to 1887, when the minor-league Scranton Indians became the city's first professional baseball team. Many more followed, including teams in the [[Pennsylvania State League]], [[Eastern League (1938–2020)|Eastern League]], [[Atlantic League (1896–1900)|Atlantic League]], [[New York State League]], [[New York–Penn League]] and the New York–Pennsylvania League. The [[Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders]] of the [[International League]] play their home games at [[PNC Field]] in [[Moosic, Pennsylvania|Moosic]], south of Scranton.

In football, the Scranton Eagles, a discontinued semi-pro/minor league team, dominated their Empire Football League, winning 11 championships.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eteamz.com/empirefootballleague/news/index.cfm?cat=41842 |title=EMPIRE FOOTBALL LEAGUE: EFL Mission & History |publisher=Eteamz.com |access-date=August 29, 2011 |archive-date=August 10, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810195427/http://www.eteamz.com/empirefootballleague/news/index.cfm?cat=41842 |url-status=live }}</ref> The former [[af2|arena football]] [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers]], who played eight seasons at the [[Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza|Mohegan Sun Arena]], formerly Wachovia Arena, in [[Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre Township]] made the playoffs in their last six years of existence and contended for the [[ArenaCup VIII]] in 2007 and the [[ArenaCup X]] in 2009, their final year, but lost both times.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=clubhouse&team=90|title=ArenaFan Online Page|access-date=February 27, 2011|archive-date=February 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216071029/http://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=clubhouse&team=90|url-status=live}}</ref> Another semi-pro/minor league team the North East Pennsylvania Miners of the [Big North East Football Federation started play in the area in 2007.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nepaminers.com/| title=NEPA Miners Official Website| access-date=February 25, 2011| archive-date=March 3, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303224851/http://www.nepaminers.com/| url-status=live}}</ref>
The NEPA Shock are a Semi-Pro/Minor League team that currently operate out of the Dickson City borough. The Shock were established in 2012 and participate in arena style football as a member of the Great Eastern Football Association.
Currently, the [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Mavericks]] play in the area, an arena team formed in 2024 and a member of [[Arena Football One (2025)|Arena Football One]].

Scranton previously had pro basketball teams, including the Scranton Apollos, [[Scranton Miners]] and Scranton Zappers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pahoops.org/easternpro.htm|title=PA Hoops|access-date=February 25, 2011|archive-date=November 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126174817/http://pahoops.org/easternpro.htm|url-status=usurped}}</ref> [[Syracuse Orange|Syracuse University]] men's basketball coach [[Jim Boeheim]] played for the Miners before turning to coaching.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://finner68.wordpress.com/2007/01/18/jim-boeheim-scranton-miner/| title=Jim Boeheim and the Scranton Miners| date=January 18, 2007| access-date=February 25, 2011| archive-date=July 18, 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718095542/http://finner68.wordpress.com/2007/01/18/jim-boeheim-scranton-miner/| url-status=live}}</ref>  In 2012, the city played host to the [[Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Steamers]] of the [[Premier Basketball League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepbl.com/2011/07/premier-basketball-league-adds-scrantonwilkes-barre-pennsylvania/ |title=The Premier Basketball League &#124; Premier Basketball League adds Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania &#124; Premier Basketball League |publisher=Thepbl.com |date=July 7, 2011 |access-date=August 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712163259/http://www.thepbl.com/2011/07/premier-basketball-league-adds-scrantonwilkes-barre-pennsylvania/ |archive-date=July 12, 2011 }}</ref> The team went inactive after that season, and no professional teams played in the city. In 2018, the Scranton Shamrocks joined the [[American Basketball Association (2000–present)]], once again bringing professional basketball to the region.

Professional ice hockey arrived in 1999 when the [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]] of the [[American Hockey League]] began play at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in [[Wilkes-Barre Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre Township]]. The team won conference championships in 2001, 2004, and 2008.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.wbspenguins.com/| title=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Official Website| access-date=February 25, 2011| archive-date=September 4, 2008| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080904104228/http://www.wbspenguins.com/| url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Electric City Shock SC]] semi-professional soccer team was founded in 2013 as part of the [[National Premier Soccer League]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/| title=National Premier Soccer League| access-date=April 6, 2015| url-status=usurped| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405062239/http://www.nationalpremiersoccerleague.com/| archive-date=April 5, 2015}}</ref> The team is on the fourth tier of the [[American Soccer Pyramid]] and plays at the [[University of Scranton]]'s Fitzpatrick Field.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.electriccityshock.com/| title=Electric City Shock Official Website| access-date=April 6, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502133953/http://www.electriccityshock.com/| archive-date=May 2, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>

Watres Armory in Scranton hosted a World Heavyweight Championship fight between titlist [[Larry Holmes]] and challenger Lucien Rodrigues of France on March 27, 1983. Holmes retained his title via a unanimous 12-round decision without losing a single round in any official scorecard.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=2309 |title=BoxRec Boxing Records<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=January 29, 2014 |archive-date=August 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804112005/http://boxrec.com/show_display.php?show_id=2309 |url-status=live }}</ref>