NIT (National Invitation Tournament)
Madison Square Garden plays host to college basketball's National Invitation Tournament (N.I.T.). It used to be the tops in college basketball, but that was before the NCAA college basketball…
No Boys Allowed (National Basketball Association or NBA nickname)
The National Basketball Association (NBA) sometimes has players direct from high school (without playing college basketball), but it's a professional league and players must grow up fast to…
No Fan Left or No Fans Left (National Football League or NFL nickname)
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league, headquartered in New York City. The NFL has been dubbed "No Fan Left" or "No Fans Left" by those…
No Fan Loyalty (National Football League or NFL nickname)
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league, headquartered in New York City. The NFL has been dubbed "No Fan Loyalty" since at least 1995, when several…
No Fun League (National Football League or NFL nickname)
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league, headquartered in New York City. The NFL has been dubbed the "No Fun League" by those who believe that NFL…
No-No (no-hit, no-run game in baseball)
A baseball "no-no" is a "no hit, no run" game -- a "no-hitter." A "no-no" can also be a "perfect game" (no hits, no runs and no errors). "Bob…
Non Athletic Sport Centered Around Rednecks (NASCAR nickname)
NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. A popular backronym (back acronym) of NASCAR used by non-fans of the sport is "Non Athletic Sport Centered Around…
Nosebleed Seat (Nosebleed Section; Nosebleeder)
A "nosebleed seat" ("nosebleeder") in a "nosebleed section" is a seat in an auditorium, theatre, arena or stadium that is so far away from the action being viewed,…
Not Caring About Athletes (NCAA backronym)
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit association that organizes collegiate athletic programs. Athletes are not paid salaries, and some people have accused the NCAA of…
Not For Long (National Football League or NFL nickname)
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league, headquartered in New York City. In 1988, Houston Oilers head coach Jerry Glanville said to an NFL official (video is…
Nots (Nets basketball team nickname)
The New Jersey Nets team joined the NBA in 1976 and has been an underperforming professional basketball franchise for most of its NBA existence. The nickname "Nots" has been used since at…
NYC 2012 (RIP)
New York City made a bid for the 2012 Olympics, but lost to London. "2012" was promoted all over the city, even on the subways. Restaurants charged $20.12 for meals. Let the 2016 madness…
NYC Grand Prix (at Icahn Stadium)
The June 2005 Reebok Grand Prix at the new Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island is the stadium's first international track & field competition. It looks like the Grand Prix will be an…
Nyets (Nets basketball team nickname)
Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov expressed an interest, in September 2009, of buying the New Jersey Nets professional bastketball team and then moving the team to a new arena to be built in…
NYPD (New York Pass Defense)
The 2016-17 New York Giants football secondary was nicknamed "New York Pass Defense" (NYPD), with a nod to the New York Police Department (NYPD). Tom Rock, a sportwriter for Newsday (Long…
Off-Track Betting (OTB) & “Go, Baby, Go!”
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, New York had a lot of problems. "The Big Apple" campaign was started to improve its image, but that can do only so much. You need money! Mayor John…
Old College Try
The term "old college try" was popularized in baseball, as a fielder gamely makes a try to go after the ball. "Old college try" usually describes a futile effort, with the…
Organic Tanking
"Tanking" is when a sports team loses, usually with the intention of getting a high pick in the player draft after the season ends. Winning would probably not put the team in playoff…
Organized Team Activity (OTA)
Organized team activities (OTAs) are what professional football teams hold during the off-season. They are usually training sessions where teams learn the playbook and the techniques of their…
Original Six (six oldest NHL teams)
The National Hockey League (NHL) had just six teams from 1942-43 until expansion in 1967. The six teams -- Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York…