JMA Wireless Dome. In addition to many former professional minor league teams, Syracuse was previously the home of several top-level pro teams, most notably the Syracuse Nationals who played a total of 17 seasons between the NBL and NBA, and won the 1955 NBA Finals before moving to Philadelphia and becoming the Philadelphia 76ers. Syracuse was also the home of two different Major League Baseball teams: the Syracuse Stars of the National League in 1879, which didn't finish their first season; and the Syracuse Stars of the American Association in 1890. Notable people In fiction Events Sister cities Syracuse's sister cities are: Chiayi City, Taiwan Fuzhou, Fujian, China Taiz, Yemen Tampere, Finland See also List of Syracuse University people References External links Syracuse Central Syracuse.com – News website affiliated with The Post-Standard Syracuse.com's guide for Syracuse visitors and entertainment Syracuse Arts Buildings of Syracuse Syracuse Wiki – Community Edited Area Resource Visit Syracuse 1825 establishments in New York (state) Academic enclaves Cities in Onondaga County, New York Cities in New York (state) County seats in New York (state) Erie Canal Catholic missions of New France New York State Heritage Areas Populated places established in 1825 Populated places on the Underground Railroad Ukrainian communities in the United States