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==Sports== [[File:Bethpage Golf Course.jpg|thumb|Golf course at [[Bethpage State Park]]]] [[File:Belmont8 1999-05.jpg|thumb|Horse racing at [[Belmont Park]]]] Nassau County is home to the [[New York Islanders]] of the [[National Hockey League]], who played at the [[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum]] in [[Uniondale, New York|Uniondale]] from their inception in 1972. However, the Islanders announced in 2012 that starting in the fall of 2015, the team would be moving to [[Brooklyn]] and would play at the [[Barclays Center]]. Due to issues with Barclays Center being unable to adequately support ice hockey and declining attendance, the Islanders announced that for the [[2018β19 NHL season|2018β19 season]] they would split their home games between Barclays Center and the newly renovated [[Nassau Coliseum]]. In December 2017, the Islanders won a bid to build a new 18,000-seat arena near [[Belmont Park]] in [[Elmont, New York|Elmont]], returning them to Nassau County; [[UBS Arena]] opened in 2021. The [[Brooklyn Nets]] of the [[National Basketball Association]], then known as the New York Nets, formerly played their home games in Nassau County at the now-demolished [[Island Garden]] arena in [[West Hempstead]] from 1969 to 1972 and then at the Coliseum from 1972 to 1977, before the franchise moved to New Jerseyβits original home for several years before coming to Long Island in the late 1960s β and eventually, to Brooklyn. The [[New York Cosmos (1970β1985)]] of the former [[North American Soccer League (1968β1984)]] played for two seasons, 1972 and 1973, at [[James M. Shuart Stadium|Hofstra Stadium]] at Hofstra University in [[Hempstead, New York|Hempstead]]. The team's name was revived in 2010 with the [[New York Cosmos (2010)]] of the new [[North American Soccer League (2011β2017)|North American Soccer League]] to also play at Hofstra Stadium, which had been renamed [[James M. Shuart Stadium]] in 2002. Nassau County is also the home of the [[New York Lizards]] of [[Major League Lacrosse]], who play at Shuart Stadium. The county also operates several sports events for student-athletes, such as the Nassau County Executive Cup College Showcase. [[Belmont Park]] in [[Elmont, New York|Elmont]] is a major [[horse racing]] venue which annually hosts the [[Belmont Stakes]], the third and final leg of the prestigious [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)|Triple Crown of thoroughbred racing]]. The now-demolished [[Roosevelt Raceway]] in [[Westbury, New York|Westbury]] hosted auto racing and, from 1940 through 1988, was a popular [[harness racing]] track. Nassau is home to some famous and historic [[golf]] courses. [[Rockaway Hunting Club]], founded in 1878, is the oldest country club in the country.<ref name="Our Story">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rhcny.com/story|title=Our Story - Rockaway Hunting Club|website=www.rhcny.com|access-date=December 8, 2019|archive-date=December 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208183137/https://www.rhcny.com/story|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] has been held in Nassau five times, once each at [[Garden City Golf Club]], [[Inwood Country Club]], and [[Fresh Meadow Country Club]], and twice at [[Bethpage Black Course]], the first ever municipally owned course. Courses consistently ranked in the top 100 in the U.S. such as Bethpage Black, Garden City Golf Club, [[Piping Rock Club]], and The Creek are located in the county. Nassau County hosted the [[1984 Summer Paralympics]], marking the first [[Paralympic Games]] to be held in the United States. Nassau County hosted eight [[cricket (sport)|cricket matches]] of the [[2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] at Eisenhower Park in [[East Meadow, New York|East Meadow]] during June 2024.<ref name=NassauCountyPermanentCricketImprovements1>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/india-pakistan-2024-cricket-world-cup-long-island-eisenhower-park/|title=Long Island park set to host Cricket World Cup match in June|author=Jennifer McLogan|publisher=[[CBS News]]|date=March 19, 2024|access-date=May 5, 2024}}</ref><ref name=NassauCountyPermanentCricketImprovements2>{{cite news|url=https://www.liherald.com/eastmeadow/stories/east-meadow-salisbury-residents-address-concerns-regarding-cricket-world-cup,207387|title=East Meadow, Salisbury residents address concerns regarding Cricket World Cup|author=Jordan Vallone|newspaper=Long Island Herald|date=April 25, 2024|access-date=May 5, 2024|quote=Nassau County will receive around US$2.7 million in direct revenue from the tournament.}}</ref>
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