Baseball’s Home Office (Yankee Stadium)
Yankee Stadium (both the one opened in 1923 and the one opened in 2009) has called the "Home Office of Baseball" or "Baseball's Home Office." "John Smoltz said Yankee…
Basketball (Basket Ball)
The game of basketball (first spelled "basket ball") became popular in 1892. The first college basketball game was played at Cornell University in February 1892. Supposed basketball…
Basketball Mecca (Madison Square Garden nickname)
Madison Square Garden is often called the "mecca," a puzzling term to many today. However, the term "mecca" was first applied to the second Madison Square Garden (at Madison…
Basketball on Grass (football spread offense)
A pass-happy pro football team with a spread offense is sometimes called "basketball on grass." The term has been cited in print since at least 1950, when it was observed in the Boston…
Battle of New York (New York Islanders vs. New York Rangers)
National Hockey League games between the New York Islanders and the New York Rangers have been called the "Battle of New York." The term "Battle of New York" has been especially…
Battle of the ‘Burbs (Long Island Nets vs. Westchester Knicks)
The "Battle of the 'Burbs" (New York City suburbs) is when basketball's Long Island Nets (the development league team of the Brooklyn Nets) play against the Westchester Knicks…
Battle of the Boroughs (between New York City sports teams)
There is a "Battle of the Boroughs" when one borough challenges another borough in a competition. "Battle of the Boroughs" usually refers to a competition with at least one of…
Battle of the Hudson River or Hudson River Rivalry (New Jersey Devils vs. New York Rangers)
A National Hockey League game between the New Jersey Devils (1982-) and the New York Rangers has been called the "Hudson River rivalry" or the "Battle of the Hudson River." A…
Battle of the Hudson River or Hudson River Rivalry (New Jersey Nets vs. New York Knicks)
A National Hockey League game between the New Jersey Devils (1982-) and the New York Rangers has been called the "Hudson River rivalry" or the "Battle of the Hudson River." A…
Batty Borough (Brooklyn, home of the baseball-batty Dodgers)
The New York City borough of Brooklyn had the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team (the team also went under other names) from 1884 until 1957, when the team was moved to Los Angeles. Brooklyn went…
Big A (Aqueduct Racetrack nickname)
Aqueduct racetrack is popularly known as "the Big A." Clark Whelton (a former writer for the Village Voice and member of the mayor's communications office) told me that he believed…
Big Apple (football play at Davidson College, 1937)
During the national "Big Apple" dance craze of 1937, a "Big Apple" football play was developed at Davidson College (Davidson, NC) under head football coach Gene McEver…
Big Apple Ballers Stadium (Spider-Man 2 video game, 2023)
In Marvel's Spider-Man 2, a 2023 action-adventure game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, the player has to "round the bases at the Big Apple…
Big Apple Bowl
When New York City had planned a West Side stadium for the Jets football team and the 2012 Olympics, a "Big Apple Bowl" was also planned for the proposed stadium. The press release…
Big Apple Field Hockey (BAHF)
The Big Apple has a field hockey organization. Several tournaments are held each year. http://www.bigapplehockey.com/public_html/Pages/about.htmlBAHF, Inc. (Big Apple Hockey) is a not-for-profit…
Big Apple Games (video games, 1986)
"The Big Apple" (Big Apple Games) was an arcade video game manufactured by Merit Industries in 1986 and 1987. "Big Apple" featured several games, such as card games.…
Big Apple Grapple (arm wrestling)
The "Big Apple Grapple" is the big event in the arm wrestling world. The first such event was in the late 1970s; it used to take place in the World Trade Center.…
Big Apple Netball Tournament
Netball is a sport that's like basketball. The Manhattan International Netball Club was established in 2000, and the first Big Apple Netball Tournament was played in 2005.…
Big Apple on a hockey jersey (New York Rangers practice jersey, 1994)
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City. A "Big Apple" (New York City's symbol) appeared on a Rangers practice jersey in 1994. "In all my…
Big Apple Sauce (Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner nickname on New York Jets, 2022)
Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner, an American football cornerback for the University of Cincinnati Bearcats, got his nickname "Sauce" from a football coach. He was chosen in the NFL Draft…