Staten Island Pizza Rats (Staten Island Yankees nickname)
Matt Little posted a YouTube video on September 21, 2015, titled "New York City rat taking pizza home on the subway (Pizza Rat)." The video showing a rat dragging a slice of pizza down…
Staten Island Sinker (spitball)
A "Staten Island sinker" is the late George Bamberger's term for a "spitball" pitch in baseball. Bamberger was born on Staten Island and would briefly play for the New York…
Statue of Liberty Play (football)
The Statue of Liberty play -- usually called "the old Statue of Liberty Play" -- is a trick football play that fakes a pass, but is really a handoff to someone just behind the passer. The…
Statue of Liberty Slam Dunk (basketball)
A "Statue of Liberty" slam dunk is one where a basketball player holds the ball in one outstretched arm, like New York City's Statue of Liberty holds her torch. "Credit (James…
Stick Ball
The New York City game. Here's "stick ball" and "stickball." 3 September 1922, New York Times, pg. E1:Games of tag, prisoner's base, relay racing, leapfrog races,…
Stoopball (Stoop Ball)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Stoop ballStoop ball (also spelled "stoopball") is a game that is played by throwing a ball against a stoop (stairs leading up to a building) on the…
Studs and Duds (player acquisition strategy)
"Studs and duds" is a player acquisition strategy that is especially popular in constructing fantasy sports teams. A few high-priced "studs" are acquired, and then low-priced…
Stupid Bowl (stupid + Super Bowl)
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League. The first Super Bowl was held in Los Angeles, California, on January 15, 1967; the Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas…
Stupor Bowl (stupor + Super Bowl)
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League. The first Super Bowl was held in Los Angeles, California, on January 15, 1967; the Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas…
Subway Series (Subway World Series)
When the New York Yankees play the New York Giants, or the Brooklyn Dodgers, or now the New York Mets in a baseball World Series, it's called a "Subway Series." The first three…
Subway Super Bowl
The New York Giants (representing the National Football Conference) have never played the New York Jets (representing the American Football Conference) in the Super Bowl. An all-New York…
Superbas (Brooklyn baseball team)
"Superbas" was the nickname of the baseball team that would later be called the Brooklyn Dodgers (now the Los Angeles Dodgers). "Superba" was the title of an 1890s entertainment…
Superbowlian (Super Bowlian)
The Super Bowl is the National Football League's championship game. "Superbowlian" (or "Super Bowlian") -- the adjective -- reflects things about or like the Super Bowl;…
Sweet Sixteen (sixteen remaining tournament players or teams)
"Sweet sixteen" is what the final 16 teams or players in a tournament are sometimes called. The term "sweet sixteen" has been used in the Illinois high school boys'…
Team Titanic (2005-06 New York Knicks)
The ship Titanic hit an iceberg and sunk on its maiden voyage to New York in 1912. There was a popular 1997 movie titled Titanic. Since that movie, a high-priced team that fails has been nicknamed…
Team Turmoil (1977 New York Yankees, 2005-06 New York Knicks)
The New York Yankees of 1977 and the following years were called "the Bronx Zoo" by some and "Team Turmoil" by others. However, that team of high-priced superstars usually won.…
Tennis “Bagel”
A "zero" looks like what? A donut? A bagel? In the 1970s, the American tennis players Eddie Dibbs and Harold Solomon were called the "Bagel Twins" or the "Bagel…
Test of a Champion (Belmont Stakes)
The Belmont Stakes (the final leg of the Triple Crown in horseracing) is called the "Test of the Champion" or the "Test of a Champion." The term "Test of the Champion"…
The Beautiful Game (soccer)
Brazilian soccer star eléP titled his autobiography, My Life and The Beautiful Game: The Autobiography of Pelé (1977). Pelé popularized "The Beautiful Game," but there have been some…
The Championship Track (Belmont Park nickname)
The Belmont Stakes is the last race of thoroughbred racing's Triple Crown. Belmont Park advertised in June 1987 that it was "The Championship Track." "The Championship…