games at Columbia University, Hofstra University, DeWitt Clinton High School and Drew University. Teams from New York also regularly compete in indoor and outdoor tournaments around the country. New York is considered to be the "world capital" of one-wall handball. The New York Emperors Stickball League has nine stickball teams in New York City. Stickball, a street version of baseball, was popularized by youths in working-class Italian, German, and Irish neighborhoods in the 1930s. College sports Although the New York area is home to numerous colleges, many of which have rich athletic histories, college sports is a somewhat less visible part of the regional sports landscape. The following NCAA Division I schools are located in the metropolitan area, as most broadly defined. The following details about the table should be noted: Schools are in New York state unless otherwise indicated. The "Conference" column includes each school's primary affiliation. All affiliations listed here current as of the 2021–22 school year. The "Football" column indicates the following: Whether a school sponsors the sport at varsity level. The level at which a school competes in that sport—either in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) or the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). If a school's conference affiliation in football differs from its main affiliation, the football conference is also listed. Sports culture Although in much of the rest of the country American football has surpassed baseball as the most popular professional sport, in New York, baseball arguably still stirs the most passion and interest. A championship win by any major sports team is considered to be worthy of the highest celebration, including a ticker-tape parade for the victorious team. In the past, ticker-tape parades have been held for the Yankees, Mets, Giants and Rangers. New Yorkers, however, tend to rally around any of the local teams who win (such as the 1994 Stanley Cup champions New York Rangers, or the 2007 New York Giants). Rivalries Due to their geographic locations, New York has intense sports rivalries with the cities of Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. in addition to the natural rivalries that exist between the area’s own teams. Boston Rivalry Between Boston and New York Is one of the most well known rivalries in North American Sports. Boston and New York have the most intense, heated, and beefiest, rivalry in all of sports. Hatred between Boston and New York has become way more Intense. And between