Editing Binghamton, New York (section)

==Sports==
=== Professional and semi-pro teams ===
Binghamton has a long history with [[minor league]] sports, having been home to several teams over the years. The [[Eastern League (1938–2020)|Eastern League]], one of the older [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] baseball leagues in the United States prior to the 2021 [[Minor League Baseball]] reorganization, was founded at the Arlington Hotel in downtown Binghamton in 1923.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eastern League history |url=https://www.milb.com/eastern/history |website=[[Minor League Baseball]] |access-date=November 11, 2020 |language=en |archive-date=July 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210728145556/https://www.milb.com/eastern/history |url-status=dead}}</ref> Today, the city hosts two professional minor league teams, the [[Binghamton Rumble Ponies]] (a baseball team affiliated with the [[New York Mets]]) and the [[Binghamton Black Bears]] (an ice hockey team in the [[Federal Prospects Hockey League]]). In 2018, the ''[[Sports Business Journal]]'' ranked the city as the 10th best minor-league sports market in the country.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Centorani |first1=Rob |title=Binghamton minor league teams, fans get high ranking from Sports Business Journal |url=https://www.pressconnects.com/story/sports/hockey/minors/bing-devils/2018/01/26/binghamton-minor-league-teams-fans-get-high-ranking-minor-accomplishment-ponies-devils-help-binghamt/1041210001/ |access-date=November 11, 2020 |work=[[Press & Sun-Bulletin]] |date=January 26, 2018 |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403021132/https://www.pressconnects.com/story/sports/hockey/minors/bing-devils/2018/01/26/binghamton-minor-league-teams-fans-get-high-ranking-minor-accomplishment-ponies-devils-help-binghamt/1041210001/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Club !! Sport !! League !! Founded !! Venue !! League<br />titles !! Championship years
|-
| '''[[Binghamton Black Bears]]'''
| | [[Ice hockey]]
| [[Federal Prospects Hockey League]]
| align=center | 2021
| [[Visions Veterans Memorial Arena]]
| align=center | 1
| align=center | 2024
|-
| '''[[Binghamton Rumble Ponies]]'''
| [[Baseball]]
| [[Double-A Northeast]]
| align=center | 1992
| [[Mirabito Stadium]]
| align=center | 3
| 1992, 1994, 2014
|-
| '''Binghamton Bulldogs'''
| [[Basketball]]
| [[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|American Basketball Association]]
| align=center | 2017
| Bulldogs Sports Complex
| align=center | 0
|align=center| —
|-
| '''Broome County Stallions'''
| [[American football|Football]]
| [[Empire Football League]]
| align=center | 2018
| Stallions Field
| align=center | 0
| align=center | —
|}

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===Baseball===
The area is home to the [[Eastern League (1938–present)|Eastern League]]'s [[Binghamton Rumble Ponies]], the [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] affiliate of the [[New York Mets]]. The former Binghamton Mets have sent stars like [[Daniel Murphy (baseball)|Daniel Murphy]], [[Noah Syndergaard]], [[Steven Matz]], [[Juan Lagares]], [[José Reyes (shortstop)|José Reyes]], [[David Wright (baseball)|David Wright]], [[Preston Wilson]], [[Ike Davis]], [[Zack Wheeler]], [[Edgardo Alfonzo]], [[Jon Niese]], [[Pete Alonso]] and [[Jay Payton]] to the majors.

Binghamton has a long history in [[professional baseball]] dating back to 1877. Teams nicknamed the Crickets, the Bingoes, and for many years the Triplets represented Binghamton in the [[New York State League (1885–1917)|New York State League]] (now defunct), the [[New York–Pennsylvania League (1923–37)|New York–Pennsylvania League]], the [[International League]], and the [[Eastern League (1938–2020)|Eastern League]] (1892–94, 1938–1963, 1967–1968, 1992–2021).

The 1887 Binghamton Bingoes of the International League attracted national attention when the white players revolted against the two black players on the team. The reaction around the league forced Binghamton to release the black players, and the team folded soon after.

The [[Binghamton Triplets]] of the Eastern League, founded in 1923, became a farm club of the New York Yankees in 1932, and sent many players to New York through 1968, when the team folded. Notably, the [[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] pitcher [[Whitey Ford]] was a starting pitcher for the Triplets in 1949.

===Football===
Binghamton has also been home to two semiprofessional football teams, the Broome County Dragons (members of the Empire Football League) and the Southern Tier Green Machine (members of the North American Football League). In addition, two women's football teams called Binghamton home; the [[Binghamton Tiger Cats]] (members of the [[Independent Women's Football League]]) and the [[Southern Tier Spitfire]] (members of the [[Women's Football Alliance]]). As of 2015, none of these teams play. Founded in 2018, the Broome County Stallions play as part of the Northeastern Football Alliance.

===Golf===
The [[B.C. Open]] was an official [[PGA Tour]] event held annually from 1971 to 2005 at Endicott's En-Joie Golf Course. (Note that the 2006 B.C. Open had to be played in Verona, N.Y. due to extensive damage during the [[Mid-Atlantic United States flood of 2006|June 2006 Flooding of the Susquehanna River]].) Beginning in 2007, the area hosted a PGA Tour Champions event, the [[Dick's Sporting Goods Open]]. The event replaced the [[B.C. Open]] and continues to be played at En-Joie Golf Course in Endicott.

===Hockey===
Professional hockey arrived in Binghamton in 1973 with the founding of the [[Broome Dusters]] of the [[North American Hockey League (1973–1977)|North American Hockey League]]. The Dusters were known for their wide-open style of play, which was unusual in professional hockey at the time. While crowds were sparse at the beginning of the 1973 season, the team's popularity grew and the strength of the Dusters fan base, combined with continuous sellouts, led ''[[The Hockey News]]'' to declare Binghamton as [[Hockeytown|Hockey Town USA]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Matthews |url=https://www.bobbyorrhalloffame.com/inductee/jim-matthews/ |website=Bobby Orr Hall of Fame |access-date=November 11, 2020 |language=en-CA |archive-date=November 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119024843/https://www.bobbyorrhalloffame.com/inductee/jim-matthews/ |url-status=live }}</ref> When the league folded in 1977, the Providence team of the [[American Hockey League]] moved to Binghamton and became the [[Binghamton Dusters]]. The team became the [[Binghamton Whalers]] from 1980 to 1990 and the [[Binghamton Rangers]] from 1990 to 1997 as a result of affiliations with the [[National Hockey League]]'s (NHL) [[Hartford Whalers]] and [[New York Rangers]].

Later the [[Binghamton Senators]] who were the AHL affiliate of the [[Ottawa Senators]] were formed. The B-Sens won division titles in 2003 and 2005, reached the AHL conference finals in 2003 and won the [[Calder Cup]] in 2011. The B-Sens sent players such as [[Jason Spezza]], [[Robin Lehner]], [[Chris Kelly (ice hockey)|Chris Kelly]], [[Jakob Silfverberg]], and [[Jean-Gabriel Pageau]] to the NHL. The B-Sens relocated to Canada for the 2017–18 season.

When the Senators were relocated, the NHL's [[New Jersey Devils]] brought their AHL franchise to the city as the [[Binghamton Devils]] with home games at [[Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena]]. The B-Devils left Binghamton in 2020 during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] and then relocated as the [[Utica Comets]] in 2021.

An expansion team in the [[Federal Prospects Hockey League]] (FPHL) called the [[Binghamton Black Bears]] replaced the Devils at the Veterans Memorial Arena starting with the 2021–22 season. In May 2024, the Binghamton Black Bears won the Commissioner's Cup, sweeping the [[Carolina Thunderbirds (FPHL)|Carolina Thunderbirds]] 3-0 in the [[best-of-five]] FPHL Finals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-11 |title=News: Binghamton Black Bears, Commissioners Cup Champions - Federal Prospects Hockey League |url=http://www.federalhockey.com/news/binghamton-black-bears-sweep-fphl-finals |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=www.federalhockey.com}}</ref>

===Tennis===
The area was home to an annual Professional Tennis Challenger, the [[Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger]], part of the [[USTA]] pro circuit (Known as the [[Frito-Lay]] Tennis Challenger in years past) and [[ATP Challenger Tour]], from 1994 to 2019. Tennis greats such as [[Lleyton Hewitt]], [[James Blake (tennis)|James Blake]] and, more recently, [[Andy Murray]] found their start with this tournament, using it as a springboard to the [[U.S. Open (tennis)]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://biz.stny.com/tennischallenger/history.asp |title=dBI Tennis Challenger |website=biz.stny.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311043522/http://biz.stny.com/tennischallenger/history.asp |archive-date=March 11, 2007}}</ref>

===NCAA sports===
[[Binghamton University]] plays Division I college sports as a member of the [[America East Conference]]. Division III College Sports are played at [[Broome Community College]]. Bobby Gonzalez, former head coach of Seton Hall's men's basketball team was born here, and still has family in the area. King Rice, head basketball coach at [[Monmouth University]], attended [[Binghamton High School]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62258&SPID=6806&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=205125543&Q_SEASON=2011 |title=King Rice Biography - GoMuhawks.com?The Official Web site of Monmouth University Athletics |access-date=September 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327071908/http://www.gomuhawks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=62258&SPID=6806&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=14300&ATCLID=205125543&Q_SEASON=2011 |archive-date=March 27, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Motorsports===
Since 1978 a round of the [[American Motorcyclist Association]]'s [[Motocross]] Championship has taken place at the nearby Broome-Tioga Sports Center. This round of the series recently moved to Texas and is no longer hosted by the Broome-Tioga Sports Center. They also host the New York State Motocross Championships each fall and many other semi-pro events throughout the season.