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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;12, 2024 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</FONT> </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
  <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registration Statement </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Under </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>The
  Securities Act of 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS CORP. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">47-3373056</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. employer</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>identification no.)</B></P></TD></TR>
  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Two Pennsylvania Plaza </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, New York 10121 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2015 Stock Plan for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Directors, as amended </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of each plan) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Mark Cresitello </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior
  Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Two Pennsylvania Plaza </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New York, New York 10121 </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">465-4111</FONT> </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>With a copy to: </I></B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Robert W. Downes, Esq. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Sullivan&nbsp;&amp; Cromwell LLP </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>125 Broad Street </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>New
  York, New York 10004 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">558-4000</FONT> </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
  filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
  for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act:&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8&nbsp;is</FONT> filed by Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., a Delaware
  corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), to register an additional 100,000 shares of the Registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (&#147;Class&nbsp;A Common Stock&#148;), issuable under the Registrant&#146;s 2015 Stock
  Plan for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Employee</FONT> Directors, as amended (the &#147;Plan&#148;). The Board of Directors of the Registrant approved the Plan on October&nbsp;1, 2024, and on December&nbsp;4, 2024, the Plan was approved by
  the Registrant&#146;s stockholders at the Registrant&#146;s annual meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In accordance with General Instruction E to
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8,&nbsp;the</FONT> contents of the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8&nbsp;registering</FONT> 160,000 shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock issuable
  under the Plan and previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on September&nbsp;29, 2015 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(File&nbsp;No.&nbsp;333-207183),&nbsp;including</FONT> any amendments thereto or
  filings incorporated therein,&nbsp;are hereby incorporated by reference herein, except as amended hereby. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All information required by Part I to be contained in the prospectus is omitted from this registration statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the
  Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed by the Registrant are incorporated herein by reference (other than, in each case, documents or information deemed to have been
  furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1636519/000163651921000010/msgsexhibit450630202110k.htm">Description
   of Capital Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended June&nbsp;30, 2021 filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;19, 2021); </A>
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1636519/000163651924000015/msgs-20240630.htm">Form
   <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the year ended June&nbsp;30, 2024 filed with the SEC on August&nbsp;13, 2024; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1636519/000163651924000027/msgs-20240930.htm">Form
   <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A> for the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2024 filed with the SEC on November&nbsp;1, 2024; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on
  <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1636519/000119312524176741/d827900d8k.htm">July&nbsp;
  9, 2024</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1636519/000119312524271572/d908116d8k.htm">December&nbsp;5, 2024</A>. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior
  to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein to be a part hereof from
  the date of filing of such documents&nbsp;(other than, in each case, documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules). </P>
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ITEM 8. EXHIBITS. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1636519/000119312515335512/d99443dex31.htm">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (formerly The Madison Square Garden Company) (incorporated
   by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K&nbsp;filed</FONT> on October&nbsp;1, 2015). </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;&#8199;4.2</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1636519/000119312520117288/d836296dex31.htm">Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., dated April&nbsp;
  17, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on April&nbsp;23, 2020). </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;&#8199;4.3</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1636519/000119312520181014/d920525dex31.htm"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Amended&nbsp;By-Laws&nbsp;
  of</FONT> Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K&nbsp;filed</FONT> on June&nbsp;26, 2020). </A></TD></TR>
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  28, 2015 with the NBA (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended June&nbsp;30, 2016 filed on August&nbsp;19, 2016). </A></TD></TR>
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  28, 2015 with the NHL (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company&#146;s Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended June&nbsp;30, 2016 filed on August&nbsp;19, 2016). </A></TD></TR>
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  15, 2015, by and among Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (formerly, The Madison Square Garden Company) and The Charles F. Dolan Children Trusts (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on October&nbsp;1, 2015). </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1636519/000119312515335512/d99443dex42.htm">Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September&nbsp;
  15, 2015, by and among Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (formerly, The Madison Square Garden Company) and The Dolan Family Affiliates (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on October&nbsp;1, 2015). </A></TD></TR>
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  </FONT> Directors, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to Annex C to the Registrant&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on October&nbsp;24, 2024). </A></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
  requirements for filing this Registration Statement and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in New York, New York, on this 12<SUP
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS CORP.</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Mark C. Cresitello</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Mark C. Cresitello</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary</TD></TR>
  </TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following
  persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes Jamaal Lesane, Victoria M. Mink and Mark C. Cresitello to file one or more amendments, including Post-Effective Amendments, to this
  Registration Statement, which Amendments may make such changes as any of them deems appropriate, and each person whose signature appears below, individually and in each capacity stated below, hereby appoints Jamaal Lesane, Victoria M. Mink and Mark
  C. Cresitello as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Attorney-in-Fact</FONT></FONT> to execute his or her name and on his or her behalf to file any such Amendments to this Registration Statement. </P>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date</B></P></TD></TR>
  
  
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ James L. Dolan</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">James L. Dolan</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Principal Executive Officer) and Director</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Victoria M. Mink</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Victoria M. Mink</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Alexander Shvartsman</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Alexander Shvartsman</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Charles F. Dolan</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Charles F. Dolan</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Charles P. Dolan</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Marianne Dolan Weber</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Quentin F. Dolan</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Quentin F. Dolan</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Ryan T. Dolan</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ryan T. Dolan</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Thomas C. Dolan</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Thomas C. Dolan</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Joseph M. Cohen</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Joseph M. Cohen</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Stephen C. Mills</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stephen C. Mills</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Nelson Peltz</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Brian G. Sweeney</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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text: S-8
  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12, 2024
  Registration
  No. 333-
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM
  S-8
  Registration Statement
  Under
  The
  Securities Act of 1933
  MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS CORP.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  47-3373056
  (State or other jurisdiction of
  incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. employer
  identification no.)
  Two Pennsylvania Plaza
  New York, New York 10121
  (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
  2015 Stock Plan for
  Non-Employee
  Directors, as amended
  (Full title of each plan)
  Mark Cresitello
  Senior
  Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary
  Two Pennsylvania Plaza
  New York, New York 10121
  (Name and address of agent for service)
  (212)
  465-4111
  (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
  With a copy to:
  Robert W. Downes, Esq.
  Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
  125 Broad Street
  New
  York, New York 10004
  (212)
  558-4000
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
  non-accelerated
  filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
  12b-2
  of the Exchange Act.
  Large accelerated filer
  ☒
  Accelerated filer
  ☐
  Non-accelerated
  filer
  ☐
  Smaller reporting company
  ☐
  Emerging growth company
  ☐
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
  for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act: ☐
  EXPLANATORY NOTE
  This Registration Statement on
  Form S-8 is
  filed by Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., a Delaware
  corporation (the "Registrant"), to register an additional 100,000 shares of the Registrant's Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Class A Common Stock"), issuable under the Registrant's 2015 Stock
  Plan for
  Non-Employee
  Directors, as amended (the "Plan"). The Board of Directors of the Registrant approved the Plan on October 1, 2024, and on December 4, 2024, the Plan was approved by
  the Registrant's stockholders at the Registrant's annual meeting.
  In accordance with General Instruction E to
  Form S-8, the
  contents of the Registrant's Registration Statement on
  Form S-8 registering
  160,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable
  under the Plan and previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on September 29, 2015
  (File No. 333-207183), including
  any amendments thereto or
  filings incorporated therein, are hereby incorporated by reference herein, except as amended hereby.
  PART I
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
  All information required by Part I to be contained in the prospectus is omitted from this registration statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the
  Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
  PART II
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  ITEM
  3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
  The following documents filed by the Registrant are incorporated herein by reference (other than, in each case, documents or information deemed to have been
  furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules):
  (a)
  Description
   of Capital Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form
  10-K
  for the year ended June 30, 2021 filed with the SEC on August 19, 2021);
  (b)
  The Registrant's Annual Report on
  Form
  10-K
  for the year ended June 30, 2024 filed with the SEC on August 13, 2024;
  (c)
  The Registrant's Quarterly Report on
  Form
  10-Q
  for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 filed with the SEC on November 1, 2024; and
  (d)
  The Registrant's Current Reports on Form
  8-K
  filed with the SEC on
  July 
  9, 2024
  and
  December 5, 2024
  .
  All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, prior
  to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein to be a part hereof from
  the date of filing of such documents (other than, in each case, documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules).
  ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
  Exhibit
  Number
  Exhibit
  4.1
  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (formerly The Madison Square Garden Company) (incorporated
   by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on
  Form 8-K filed
  on October 1, 2015).
  4.2
  Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., dated April 
  17, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form
  8-K
  filed on April 23, 2020).
  4.3
  Amended By-Laws 
  of
  Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on
  Form 8-K filed
  on June 26, 2020).
  4.4
  Transfer Consent Agreement, dated September 
  28, 2015 with the NBA (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Form
  10-K
  for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 filed on August 19, 2016).
  4.5
  Transfer Consent Agreement, dated September 
  28, 2015 with the NHL (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Form
  10-K
  for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 filed on August 19, 2016).
  4.6
  Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 
  15, 2015, by and among Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (formerly, The Madison Square Garden Company) and The Charles F. Dolan Children Trusts (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form
  8-K
  filed on October 1, 2015).
  4.7
  Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 
  15, 2015, by and among Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (formerly, The Madison Square Garden Company) and The Dolan Family Affiliates (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form
  8-K
  filed on October 1, 2015).
  4.8
  2015 Stock Plan for
  Non-Employee
  Directors, as amended (incorporated herein by reference to Annex C to the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on October 24, 2024).
  5
  Opinion of Mark C. Cresitello.
  23.1
  Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
  23.2
  Consent of Mark C. Cresitello (contained in the Opinion filed as Exhibit 5).
  24
  Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page).
  107
  Filing Fee Table.
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
  requirements for filing this Registration Statement and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in New York, New York, on this 12
  th
  day of December, 2024.
  MADISON SQUARE GARDEN SPORTS CORP.
  By:
  /s/ Mark C. Cresitello
  Name:
  Mark C. Cresitello
  Title:
  Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following
  persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. Each person whose signature appears below hereby authorizes Jamaal Lesane, Victoria M. Mink and Mark C. Cresitello to file one or more amendments, including Post-Effective Amendments, to this
  Registration Statement, which Amendments may make such changes as any of them deems appropriate, and each person whose signature appears below, individually and in each capacity stated below, hereby appoints Jamaal Lesane, Victoria M. Mink and Mark
  C. Cresitello as
  Attorney-in-Fact
  to execute his or her name and on his or her behalf to file any such Amendments to this Registration Statement.
  Name
  Title
  Date
  /s/ James L. Dolan
  James L. Dolan
  Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal Executive Officer) and Director
  December 12, 2024
  /s/ Victoria M. Mink
  Victoria M. Mink
  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
  December 12, 2024
  /s/ Alexander Shvartsman
  Alexander Shvartsman
  Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
  December 12, 2024
  /s/ Charles F. Dolan
  Charles F. Dolan
  Director
  December 12, 2024
  /s/ Charles P. Dolan
  Charles P. Dolan
  Director
  December 12, 2024
  Name
  Title
  Date
  /s/ Marianne Dolan Weber
  Marianne Dolan Weber
  Director
  December 12, 2024
  /s/ Paul J. Dolan
  Paul J. Dolan
  Director
  December 12, 2024
  /s/ Quentin F. Dolan
  Quentin F. Dolan
  Director
  December 12, 2024
  /s/ Ryan T. Dolan
  Ryan T. Dolan
  Director
  December 12, 2024
  /s/ Thomas C. Dolan
  Thomas C. Dolan
  Director
  December 12, 2024
  /s/ Joseph M. Cohen
  Joseph M. Cohen
  Director
  December 12, 2024
  /s/ Stephen C. Mills
  Stephen C. Mills
  Director
  December 12, 2024
  /s/ Nelson Peltz
  Nelson Peltz
  Director
  December 12, 2024
  /s/ Alan D. Schwartz
  Alan D. Schwartz
  Director
  December 12, 2024
  /s/ Ivan Seidenberg
  Ivan Seidenberg
  Director
  December 12, 2024
  /s/ Brian G. Sweeney
  Brian G. Sweeney
  Director
  December 12, 2024
  /s/ Vincent Tese
  Vincent Tese
  Director
  December 12, 2024
  /s/ Anthony J. Vinciquerra
  Anthony J. Vinciquerra
  Director
  December 12, 2024