Editing Buffalo, New York (section)

==Sports==
{{Main|Sports in Buffalo}}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Professional sports teams in Buffalo
! Team !! Sport !! League !! Founded !! Venue (capacity) !! Championships
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| [[Buffalo Bills]] || [[American football]] || [[National Football League|NFL]]|| 1959 || [[Highmark Stadium (New York)|Highmark Stadium]] (71,608) || [[1964 American Football League Championship Game|1964]] and [[1965 American Football League Championship Game|1965]]{{Efn|The Buffalo Bills' championships in 1964 and 1965 were with the [[American Football League]], prior to the [[AFL-NFL Merger]]}}
|-
| [[Buffalo Bisons]] || [[Baseball]] || [[International League|IL]] || 1979 || [[Sahlen Field]] (16,600) || [[List of American Association (1902–1997) champions|1997]], [[1998 International League season|1998]], [[2004 International League season|2004]]
|-
| [[Buffalo Sabres]] || [[Ice hockey]] || [[National Hockey League|NHL]] || 1970 || [[KeyBank Center]] (19,070) ||
|-
| [[Buffalo Bandits]] || [[Lacrosse]] || [[National Lacrosse League|NLL]] || 1992 || [[KeyBank Center]] (19,070) || [[1992 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season|1992]], [[1993 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season|1993]], [[1996 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season|1996]], [[2008 NLL season|2008]], [[2023 NLL season|2023]], [[2024 NLL season|2024]]
|-
| [[Buffalo Pro Soccer]] || [[Association football|Soccer]] || [[USL Championship|USLC]] || 2024 || [[Queen City Field]]
(7,600)
|
|-
|}
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Buffalo has three major professional sports teams: the [[Buffalo Sabres]] ([[National Hockey League]]), the [[Buffalo Bills]] ([[National Football League]]), and the [[Buffalo Bandits]] ([[National Lacrosse League]]). The Bills were a founding member of the [[American Football League]] in 1960, and have played at [[Highmark Stadium (New York)|Highmark Stadium]] in [[Orchard Park, New York|Orchard Park]] since they moved from [[War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo, New York)|War Memorial Stadium]] in 1973. They are the only NFL team based in New York State.{{Efn|The [[New York Jets]] and the [[New York Giants]] play at [[MetLife Stadium]] in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]].}} Before the [[Super Bowl]] era, the Bills won the [[American Football League playoffs|American Football League Championship]] in 1964 and 1965. With mixed success throughout their history, the Bills had a [[Wide Right (Buffalo Bills)|close loss]] in Super Bowl XXV and returned to consecutive Super Bowls after the 1991, 1992, and 1993 seasons (losing each time).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Heyen |first=Billy |date=January 24, 2021 |title=When is the last time Bills went to a Super Bowl? History of Buffalo's big game appearances |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/buffalo-bills-super-bowl-history/1lav6zcoj685b1velfgqg1hsca |url-status=live |access-date=2021-05-07 |website=[[Sporting News]] |language=en |archive-date=February 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210217034815/https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/buffalo-bills-super-bowl-history/1lav6zcoj685b1velfgqg1hsca}}</ref> The Sabres, an [[expansion team]] in 1970, share [[KeyBank Center]] with the Bandits. The Bandits are the most decorated of the city's professional teams, with six championships.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baumbach |first=Jim |date=May 7, 2016 |title=This John Tavares is a lacrosse legend |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/john-tavares-islanders-star-s-uncle-is-a-lacrosse-legend-1.11773407 |url-status=live |access-date=2021-05-07 |website=[[Newsday]] |language=en |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410223205/https://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/john-tavares-islanders-star-s-uncle-is-a-lacrosse-legend-1.11773407}}</ref> The Bills, Sabres and Bandits are owned by [[Pegula Sports and Entertainment]].

Buffalo's minor-league professional teams include the [[Buffalo Bisons]] ([[International League]]), who play at [[Sahlen Field]], and [[Buffalo Pro Soccer]] ([[USL Championship]]), who play at [[Queen City Field]]. Semi-professional teams include the [[Buffalo eXtreme]] ([[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|American Basketball Association]]), [[FC Buffalo]] ([[USL League Two]]), [[FC Buffalo (women)|FC Buffalo Women]] ([[USL W League]]), and [[Buffalo Stallions (NPSL)|Buffalo Stallions]] ([[National Premier Soccer League]]).

Several colleges and universities in the area field intercollegiate sports teams; the [[Buffalo Bulls]] and the [[Canisius Golden Griffins]] compete in [[NCAA Division I]]. The Bulls have 16 varsity sports in the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC);<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sports |url=http://www.buffalo.edu/home/ub_at_a_glance/the-buffalo-niagara-region/things_to_do/sports_central.html |access-date=2021-05-07 |website=[[University at Buffalo]] |language=en |archive-date=January 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123142203/https://www.buffalo.edu/home/ub_at_a_glance/the-buffalo-niagara-region/things_to_do/sports_central.html |url-status=live}}</ref> the Golden Griffins field 15 teams in the [[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference]] (MAAC), with the men's hockey team part of the [[Atlantic Hockey|Atlantic Hockey Association]] (AHA).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canisius College Athletics - Official Athletics Website |url=https://gogriffs.com/ |access-date=2021-05-07 |website=Canisius College Athletics |language=en |archive-date=May 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502220033/https://gogriffs.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The Bulls participate in the [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|Football Bowl Subdivision]], the highest level of college football. 

{{wide image|File:New York Yankees @ Toronto Blue Jays, Sahlen Field, Buffalo, New York - 20210617 - 02 - panorama.jpg|620px|[[Sahlen Field]], home of the [[Buffalo Bisons]] since 1988}}