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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Revs_vs_galaxy.JPG/220px-Revs_vs_galaxy.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Revs_vs_galaxy.JPG/330px-Revs_vs_galaxy.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Revs_vs_galaxy.JPG/440px-Revs_vs_galaxy.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>In-game action between the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Revolution" title="New England Revolution">New England Revolution</a> and L.A. Galaxy, 2008 at <a href="/wiki/Gillette_Stadium" title="Gillette Stadium">Gillette Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Foxborough,_Massachusetts" title="Foxborough, Massachusetts">Foxborough, Massachusetts</a></figcaption></figure> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a></b>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, is home to several major professional sports franchises. They include the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Red Sox</a> (baseball), the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Celtics</a> (basketball, in the state where the sport was invented), and the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Bruins</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a>). The <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> (<a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a>) and the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Revolution" title="New England Revolution">New England Revolution</a> (soccer, or association football) play at <a href="/wiki/Gillette_Stadium" title="Gillette Stadium">Gillette Stadium</a> in nearby <a href="/wiki/Foxborough,_Massachusetts" title="Foxborough, Massachusetts">Foxborough, Massachusetts</a>. Boston is one of <a href="/wiki/U.S._cities_with_teams_from_four_major_league_sports#Major_League_Soccer" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. cities with teams from four major league sports">eleven U.S. cities</a> to have teams from the <a href="/wiki/Professional_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States" title="Professional sports leagues in the United States">five major American professional team sports</a>. </p><p>Several Boston-area colleges and universities are also active in <a href="/wiki/College_athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="College athletics">college athletics</a> including: <a href="/wiki/Boston_College_Eagles" title="Boston College Eagles">Boston College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_University_Terriers" title="Boston University Terriers">Boston University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_Huskies" title="Northeastern Huskies">Northeastern</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Crimson" title="Harvard Crimson">Harvard</a>. The city is also home to prestigious sports events such as the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Marathon" title="Boston Marathon">Boston Marathon</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_the_Charles_Regatta" title="Head of the Charles Regatta">Head of the Charles Regatta</a>. </p><p>Sports are a major part of the city's culture (as well as the culture of the <a href="/wiki/Greater_Boston" title="Greater Boston">Greater Boston</a> area). Boston sports fans are known for their fanatical devotion to the Red Sox and knowledge of the team's history. However, in recent memory Boston is now known as an American football town, as the Patriots have long seized the title as the most popular team in New England, according to surveys.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a>, home of the Red Sox, is the oldest ballpark in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) and holds a legendary status among baseball fans.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Within the same era, what is now the world's oldest existing indoor multi-sports facility<sup id="cite_ref-gonu_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gonu-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – today's <a href="/wiki/Matthews_Arena" title="Matthews Arena">Matthews Arena</a>, primarily used by <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_University" title="Northeastern University">Northeastern University</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_Huskies" title="Northeastern Huskies">college sports teams</a> – first opened in 1910, only <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span>-mile (400m) away from <a href="/wiki/Huntington_Avenue_Grounds" title="Huntington Avenue Grounds">the original home field of the Red Sox</a> – and is where on December 1, 1924, the Boston Bruins played their first <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a> regular season game.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Greater Boston region is the only city/surrounding area in American professional sports in which all facilities for men's teams are privately owned and operated. The Patriots and Revolution both own <a href="/wiki/Gillette_Stadium" title="Gillette Stadium">Gillette Stadium</a>, the Red Sox own Fenway Park, and <a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a> is owned by <a href="/wiki/Delaware_North" title="Delaware North">Delaware North</a>, owner of the Bruins. The Celtics rent TD Garden from Delaware North. This is not the case for teams in the most <a href="/wiki/Prominent_women%27s_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada" title="Prominent women's sports leagues in the United States and Canada">prominent women's leagues</a>—<a href="/wiki/Boston_Fleet" title="Boston Fleet">Boston Fleet</a>, the region's representative in the <a href="/wiki/Professional_Women%27s_Hockey_League" title="Professional Women's Hockey League">Professional Women's Hockey League</a>, plays at the <a href="/wiki/Tsongas_Center" title="Tsongas Center">Tsongas Center</a>, owned by the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Massachusetts_Lowell" title="University of Massachusetts Lowell">University of Massachusetts Lowell</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/National_Women%27s_Soccer_League" title="National Women's Soccer League">National Women's Soccer League</a>'s future <a href="/wiki/BOS_Nation_FC" title="BOS Nation FC">BOS Nation FC</a> is set to start play in 2026 in <a href="/wiki/White_Stadium" title="White Stadium">White Stadium</a>, owned by <a href="/wiki/Boston_Public_Schools" title="Boston Public Schools">Boston's public school district</a>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-2"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_league_professional_teams">Major league professional teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Major league professional teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current_teams">Current teams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Current teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Club </th> <th scope="col">League </th> <th scope="col">Sport </th> <th scope="col">Venue (capacity) </th> <th scope="col">Founded </th> <th scope="col">Championships </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">MLB</a> </td> <td>Baseball </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a> (37,500) </td> <td align="center">1901 </td> <td>9 <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a> </td> <td>Ice Hockey </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a> (17,565) </td> <td align="center">1924 </td> <td>6 <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cups" class="mw-redirect" title="Stanley Cups">Stanley Cups</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a> </td> <td>Basketball </td> <td align="center">1946 </td> <td>18 <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions" title="List of NBA champions">NBA titles</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a> </td> <td>Football </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Gillette_Stadium" title="Gillette Stadium">Gillette Stadium</a> (68,750) </td> <td align="center">1960 </td> <td>6 <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowls" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Bowls">Super Bowls</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_England_Revolution" title="New England Revolution">New England Revolution</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a> </td> <td>Soccer </td> <td align="center">1995 </td> <td>0 <a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup" title="MLS Cup">MLS Cups</a>; 1 <a href="/wiki/Supporters%27_Shield" title="Supporters' Shield">Supporters' Shield</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_teams">Former teams</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Former teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Club </th> <th scope="col">League </th> <th scope="col">Sport </th> <th scope="col">Venue (capacity) </th> <th scope="col">Founded </th> <th scope="col">Dissolved </th> <th scope="col">Championships </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Boston_Braves" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Boston Braves">Boston Braves</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">MLB</a> </td> <td>Baseball </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Braves_Field" title="Braves Field">Braves Field</a> (40,000) </td> <td align="center">1871 </td> <td align="center">1952 </td> <td>1 <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1929_Boston_Bulldogs_season" title="1929 Boston Bulldogs season">Boston Bulldogs</a> </td> <td align="center" rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">Football </td> <td align="center">1929 </td> <td align="center">1929 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Washington_Redskins#Establishment_in_Boston_(1932–1936)" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Washington Redskins">Boston Redskins</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a> (35,000) </td> <td align="center">1932 </td> <td align="center">1936 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Yanks" title="Boston Yanks">Boston Yanks</a> </td> <td align="center">1944 </td> <td align="center">1948 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Rovers" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Rovers">Boston Rovers</a> </td> <td align="center" rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%931984)" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League (1968–1984)">NASL</a> </td> <td rowspan="4">Soccer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manning_Bowl" title="Manning Bowl">Manning Bowl</a> (21,000) </td> <td align="center">1967 </td> <td align="center">1967 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Beacons" title="Boston Beacons">Boston Beacons</a> </td> <td>Fenway Park (33,375) </td> <td align="center">1968 </td> <td align="center">1968 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Minutemen" title="Boston Minutemen">Boston Minutemen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alumni_Stadium" title="Alumni Stadium">Alumni Stadium</a> (30,000)<br /><a href="/wiki/Nickerson_Field" title="Nickerson Field">Nickerson Field</a> (15,000) </td> <td align="center">1974 </td> <td align="center">1976 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_England_Tea_Men" title="New England Tea Men">New England Tea Men</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Foxboro_Stadium" title="Foxboro Stadium">Foxboro Stadium</a> (60,000) </td> <td align="center">1978 </td> <td align="center">1980 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hartford_Whalers#Early_seasons_in_Boston_(1971–1974)" title="Hartford Whalers">New England Whalers</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/World_Hockey_Association" title="World Hockey Association">WHA</a> </td> <td>Ice Hockey </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Garden" title="Boston Garden">Boston Garden</a> (14,448) </td> <td align="center">1972 </td> <td align="center">1974 </td> <td>1 <a href="/wiki/Avco_World_Trophy" title="Avco World Trophy">Avco World Trophy</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_league_professional_championships">Major league professional championships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Major league professional championships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boston_Red_Sox_(MLB)"><span id="Boston_Red_Sox_.28MLB.29"></span>Boston Red Sox (MLB)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Boston Red Sox (MLB)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>9 World Series titles </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1903_World_Series" title="1903 World Series">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_World_Series" title="1912 World Series">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_World_Series" title="1915 World Series">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_World_Series" title="1916 World Series">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_World_Series" title="1918 World Series">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_World_Series" title="2004 World Series">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_World_Series" title="2007 World Series">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_World_Series" title="2013 World Series">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_World_Series" title="2018 World Series">2018</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boston_Braves_(MLB)"><span id="Boston_Braves_.28MLB.29"></span>Boston Braves (MLB)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Boston Braves (MLB)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>1 World Series title </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1914_World_Series" title="1914 World Series">1914</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_England_Patriots_(NFL)"><span id="New_England_Patriots_.28NFL.29"></span>New England Patriots (NFL)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: New England Patriots (NFL)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>6 Super Bowl titles </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2001_NFL_season" title="2001 NFL season">2001</a> (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVI" title="Super Bowl XXXVI">XXXVI</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NFL_season" title="2003 NFL season">2003</a> (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVIII" title="Super Bowl XXXVIII">XXXVIII</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NFL_season" title="2004 NFL season">2004</a> (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXIX" title="Super Bowl XXXIX">XXXIX</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NFL_season" title="2014 NFL season">2014</a> (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIX" title="Super Bowl XLIX">XLIX</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NFL_season" title="2016 NFL season">2016</a> (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LI" title="Super Bowl LI">LI</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NFL_season" title="2018 NFL season">2018</a> (<a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LIII" title="Super Bowl LIII">LIII</a>)</li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </td> <td class="col-break"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boston_Celtics_(NBA)"><span id="Boston_Celtics_.28NBA.29"></span>Boston Celtics (NBA)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Boston Celtics (NBA)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>18 NBA Finals titles </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_Finals" title="1957 NBA Finals">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_Finals" title="1959 NBA Finals">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_Finals" title="1960 NBA Finals">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_NBA_Finals" title="1961 NBA Finals">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_Finals" title="1962 NBA Finals">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_NBA_Finals" title="1963 NBA Finals">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_NBA_Finals" title="1964 NBA Finals">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_Finals" title="1965 NBA Finals">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NBA_Finals" title="1966 NBA Finals">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_Finals" title="1968 NBA Finals">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_Finals" title="1969 NBA Finals">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_Finals" title="1974 NBA Finals">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_Finals" title="1976 NBA Finals">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_Finals" title="1981 NBA Finals">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_Finals" title="1984 NBA Finals">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_Finals" title="1986 NBA Finals">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Finals" title="2008 NBA Finals">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_Finals" title="2024 NBA Finals">2024</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boston_Bruins_(NHL)"><span id="Boston_Bruins_.28NHL.29"></span>Boston Bruins (NHL)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Boston Bruins (NHL)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>6 Stanley Cup titles </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1929_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1929 Stanley Cup Finals">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1939 Stanley Cup Finals">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1941 Stanley Cup Finals">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1970 Stanley Cup Finals">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1972 Stanley Cup Finals">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2011 Stanley Cup Finals">2011</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_England_Whalers_(WHA)"><span id="New_England_Whalers_.28WHA.29"></span>New England Whalers (WHA)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: New England Whalers (WHA)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>1 Avco World Trophy </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_season" title="1972–73 WHA season">1973</a></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="21st_century_success">21st century success</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 21st century success"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:New_England_Patriots_Victory_Parade_2017.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="The New England Patriots Victory Parade on Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts Tuesday February 7, 2017." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/New_England_Patriots_Victory_Parade_2017.jpg/220px-New_England_Patriots_Victory_Parade_2017.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/New_England_Patriots_Victory_Parade_2017.jpg/330px-New_England_Patriots_Victory_Parade_2017.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/New_England_Patriots_Victory_Parade_2017.jpg/440px-New_England_Patriots_Victory_Parade_2017.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5312" data-file-height="2988" /></a><figcaption>New England Patriots parade following their victory in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LI" title="Super Bowl LI">Super Bowl LI</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Since the <a href="/wiki/Turn_of_the_century" title="Turn of the century">turn of the century</a>, Boston's professional sports teams have won 13 championships: six by the Patriots (Super Bowls <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVI" title="Super Bowl XXXVI">XXXVI (2001)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVIII" title="Super Bowl XXXVIII">XXXVIII (2003)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXIX" title="Super Bowl XXXIX">XXXIX (2004)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIX" title="Super Bowl XLIX">XLIX (2014)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LI" title="Super Bowl LI">LI (2016)</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LIII" title="Super Bowl LIII">LIII (2018)</a>), four by the Red Sox (<a href="/wiki/2004_World_Series" title="2004 World Series">2004</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007_World_Series" title="2007 World Series">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2013_World_Series" title="2013 World Series">2013</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2018_World_Series" title="2018 World Series">2018</a>), two by the Celtics (<a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Finals" title="2008 NBA Finals">2008</a> and <a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_Finals" title="2024 NBA Finals">2024</a>), and one by the Bruins (<a href="/wiki/2011_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2011 Stanley Cup Finals">2011</a>). Their sports teams have also appeared an additional 12 times as league finalists: five by the Revolution (<a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2002" title="MLS Cup 2002">2002</a>, <a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2005" title="MLS Cup 2005">2005</a>, <a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2006" title="MLS Cup 2006">2006</a>, <a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2007" title="MLS Cup 2007">2007</a>, and <a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2014" title="MLS Cup 2014">2014</a>), three by the Patriots (Super Bowls <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLII" title="Super Bowl XLII">XLII (2007)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLVI" title="Super Bowl XLVI">XLVI (2011)</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LII" title="Super Bowl LII">LII (2017)</a>), two by the Bruins (<a href="/wiki/2013_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2013 Stanley Cup Finals">2013</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2019_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2019 Stanley Cup Finals">2019</a>) and two by the Celtics (<a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010</a> and <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_Finals" title="2022 NBA Finals">2022</a>). The recent sporting success of their teams has given rise to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_nicknames" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston nicknames">city's moniker</a> as the "City of Champions",<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and "Titletown".<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 2000s, Boston's professional teams had what was argued to be the most successful decade in sports history, winning six championships (three by the Patriots: 2001, 2003, 2004; two by the Red Sox: 2004, 2007; and one by the Celtics: 2007–08),<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while also appearing an additional five times as league finalists (4x by the Revolution, 1x by the Patriots). Additionally, their teams have completed their regular seasons with the best record five times in their respective leagues (3x by the Patriots: 14–2 in 2003, 14–2 in 2004, 16–0 in 2007; 2x by the Celtics: 66–16 in 2007–08, 62–20 in 2008–09). </p><p>In the 2010s, their professional teams rivaled their 2000s achievements, winning six additional championships (three by the Patriots: 2014, 2016, 2018; two by the Red Sox: 2013, 2018; and one by the Bruins: 2010–11), while also appearing an additional six times as league finalists (2x by the Patriots, 2x by the Bruins, 1x by the Celtics, and 1x by the Revolution). Additionally, their teams have completed their regular seasons with the best record four times in their respective leagues (2x by the Patriots: 14–2 in 2010, 14–2 in 2016; one <a href="/wiki/Presidents%27_Trophy" title="Presidents' Trophy">Presidents' Trophy</a> by the Bruins: 117 PTS in 2013–14; 1x by the Red Sox: 108–54 in 2018). </p><p>In the 2020s, the Celtics won a championship in 2024, while also appearing an additional time as a league finalist in 2022. Additionally, Boston's professional teams have completed their regular seasons with the best record four times in their respective leagues (two presidents' Trophies by the Bruins: 100 PTS in 2019–20, 135 PTS in 2022–23; one <a href="/wiki/Supporters%27_Shield" title="Supporters' Shield">Supporters' Shield</a> by the Revolution: 22–5–7 in 2021; 1x by the Celtics: 64–18 in 2023–24). </p><p>When the Bruins won the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals, the city of Boston became the first city in the 21st century to have at least <a href="/wiki/Major_professional_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada" title="Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada">four of its major professional league teams</a> win a league championship, and became the first city to have championships in four major professional leagues within a ten-year span, accomplishing this feat in a span of six years, four months, and nine days (from the Patriots' championship win on February 6, 2005, to the Bruins' championship win <a href="/wiki/2011_Stanley_Cup_Finals#Game_seven" title="2011 Stanley Cup Finals">on June 15, 2011</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Los Angeles would accomplish this same feat in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This sporting achievement was what <a href="/wiki/Dan_Shaughnessy" title="Dan Shaughnessy">Dan Shaughnessy</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a></i> dubbed as Boston completing the "Grand Slam of North American sports."<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of April 2024, at least one of Boston's four major pro sports teams has played in the final four of their respective sports playoffs, MLB's <a href="/wiki/ALCS" class="mw-redirect" title="ALCS">ALCS</a>, NFL's <a href="/wiki/AFC_Championship_Game" title="AFC Championship Game">AFC Championship Game</a>, or the Eastern Conference Finals in the NBA and NHL, in every year since 2010. Since 2002, <a href="/wiki/Duck_tour" title="Duck tour">duck boats</a> provided by <a href="/wiki/Boston_Duck_Tours" title="Boston Duck Tours">Boston Duck Tours</a> have been used as Boston's championship parade vehicles, starting with the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> after the Patriots won <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVI" title="Super Bowl XXXVI">Super Bowl XXXVI</a> over the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Rams" title="St. Louis Rams">St. Louis Rams</a>. As a result of this recent practice, the catch phrase "cue the duck boats" has been used whenever a Boston sports team has won a championship in advance of its celebratory parade.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While much of the parade routes over the years consisted of the duck boats staying on land, some featured them traversing both the land and across the <a href="/wiki/Charles_River" title="Charles River">Charles River</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Soccer">Soccer</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Soccer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bostonsc.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7e/Bostonsc.jpg/220px-Bostonsc.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7e/Bostonsc.jpg/330px-Bostonsc.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7e/Bostonsc.jpg/440px-Bostonsc.jpg 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="330" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Boston_Soccer_Club" title="Boston Soccer Club">Boston S.C.</a> (later re-named the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Bears_(soccer)" title="Boston Bears (soccer)">Bears</a>) of the American Soccer League club photo, 1926</figcaption></figure> <p>According to American folklore, <a href="/wiki/Pilgrims_(Plymouth_Colony)" title="Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony)">Pilgrim</a> fathers observed a form of soccer called <a href="/wiki/Pasuckuakohowog" title="Pasuckuakohowog">pasuckuakohowog</a> that was played by Native Americans along the Massachusetts coast as early as 1620, the earliest observance of soccer of any form in what is currently the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1862, The <a href="/wiki/Oneida_Football_Club" title="Oneida Football Club">Oneida Football Club</a> in Boston was the first organized team to play any kind of "football/soccer" in the United States. It was founded by Gerrit Smith "Gat" Miller, a graduate of the Latin School of Epes Sargent Dixwell, a private <a href="/wiki/College_preparatory_school" class="mw-redirect" title="College preparatory school">college preparatory school</a> in Boston, who grew tired of the chaotic, disorganized, and very violent games that arose from different schools, as well as the rule variations of soccer that existed as a by-product of no formal rules for the game during that era. Miller organized other recent preparatory school graduates from relatively elite public (state) schools in the area, such as <a href="/wiki/Boston_Latin_School" title="Boston Latin School">Boston Latin School</a> and the <a href="/wiki/English_High_School_of_Boston" class="mw-redirect" title="English High School of Boston">English High School of Boston</a> to join this team that played their games at <a href="/wiki/Boston_Common" title="Boston Common">Boston Common</a>. Between 1862 and 1865, playing against other pickup teams within Boston's collegiate community, the Oneidas never lost a match.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Like American football historians, soccer historians trace the origins of their sport in the region to the Oneida Football Club and their brand of football that they played called the "Boston Game", which was a hybrid of both sports today that featured a rounded ball that could be kicked, carried, and thrown. The Boston game would go on to be introduced to <a href="/wiki/Yale_University" title="Yale University">Yale University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Columbia_University" title="Columbia University">Columbia University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cornell_University" title="Cornell University">Cornell University</a>, and Boston's <a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a>. This hybrid form of football, that would evolve into what is now American football, would eventually adopt codified rules based primarily on those established for English rugby, gained prominence and acceptance within the college circles, and upper-class status, relegating the uncodified "soccer" variety of the game to working-class status, that was adopted by the immigrant communities that brought along their soccer customs and traditions with them to the region. </p><p>In 1923, the world's first <a href="/wiki/Indoor_soccer" title="Indoor soccer">indoor soccer</a> league with 11-a-side teams on a full-sized field opened the winter season at the Commonwealth Cavalry Armory in Boston. </p><p>In 1924, the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Soccer_Club" title="Boston Soccer Club">Boston Soccer Club</a> was formed and played in the professional <a href="/wiki/American_Soccer_League_(1921%E2%80%931933)" title="American Soccer League (1921–1933)">American Soccer League</a>, which comprised teams based in the northeastern U.S. region. The team was later renamed the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Bears_(soccer)" title="Boston Bears (soccer)">Boston Bears</a> in 1929 and played for an additional few seasons before the league folded in 1933 due to the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression_in_the_United_States" title="Great Depression in the United States">Great Depression in the United States</a>. </p><p>At the inaugural <a href="/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1930 FIFA World Cup">FIFA World Cup in 1930</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bert_Patenaude" title="Bert Patenaude">Bert Patenaude</a> (from <a href="/wiki/Fall_River,_Massachusetts" title="Fall River, Massachusetts">Fall River, Massachusetts</a>) scored the first <a href="/wiki/Hat-trick" title="Hat-trick">hat-trick</a> in World Cup play.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="United States men's national soccer team">USMNT</a> finished in third place.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:New_England_Revolution_at_Pizza_Hut_Park.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/New_England_Revolution_at_Pizza_Hut_Park.jpg/220px-New_England_Revolution_at_Pizza_Hut_Park.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/New_England_Revolution_at_Pizza_Hut_Park.jpg/330px-New_England_Revolution_at_Pizza_Hut_Park.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/New_England_Revolution_at_Pizza_Hut_Park.jpg/440px-New_England_Revolution_at_Pizza_Hut_Park.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2468" data-file-height="1500" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/New_England_Revolution" title="New England Revolution">New England Revolution</a> club photo in 2007</figcaption></figure> <p>1967 brought about the birth of nationwide professional soccer featuring two competing leagues. Of the two, Boston only played in the <a href="/wiki/United_Soccer_Association" title="United Soccer Association">United Soccer Association</a> and was represented by the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Rovers" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Rovers">Boston Rovers</a>, whose roster was composed of players from <a href="/wiki/Shamrock_Rovers_F.C." title="Shamrock Rovers F.C.">Shamrock Rovers F.C.</a> from the <a href="/wiki/League_of_Ireland" title="League of Ireland">League of Ireland</a> as well as guest players. They played their home matches at the <a href="/wiki/Manning_Bowl" title="Manning Bowl">Manning Bowl</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lynn,_Massachusetts" title="Lynn, Massachusetts">Lynn, Massachusetts</a>. In 1968, the United Soccer Association and the <a href="/wiki/National_Professional_Soccer_League_(1967)" title="National Professional Soccer League (1967)">National Professional Soccer League</a> merged to become the <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a>-backed, major professional <a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%9384)" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League (1968–84)">North American Soccer League</a> (NASL). Boston was represented that year by the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Beacons" title="Boston Beacons">Boston Beacons</a> who played their lone season at <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a>. In 1974–76, Boston was represented in the league by the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Minutemen" title="Boston Minutemen">Boston Minutemen</a> who played their home games in various stadiums within Greater Boston, including <a href="/wiki/Nickerson_Field" title="Nickerson Field">Nickerson Field</a> and <a href="/wiki/Foxboro_Stadium" title="Foxboro Stadium">Foxboro Stadium</a>. From 1978 to 1980, Greater Boston was represented in the league by the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Tea_Men" title="New England Tea Men">New England Tea Men</a> who played out of Foxboro Stadium. The team would relocate to <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida" title="Jacksonville, Florida">Jacksonville, Florida</a> after three seasons. </p><p>After the NASL folded on March 28, 1985, a new nationwide professional soccer league would re-emerge in 1996 in the form of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a> (MLS) following the success of the <a href="/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1994 FIFA World Cup">1994 FIFA World Cup</a> (with <a href="/wiki/Foxboro_Stadium" title="Foxboro Stadium">Foxboro Stadium</a> as one of nine venues).<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greater Boston would be represented by the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Revolution" title="New England Revolution">New England Revolution</a>, who play all their home games in <a href="/wiki/Foxborough,_Massachusetts" title="Foxborough, Massachusetts">Foxborough, Massachusetts</a>. <a href="/wiki/Gillette_Stadium" title="Gillette Stadium">Gillette Stadium</a> has served as the Revolution's current home stadium since 2002. The club's nickname "Revolution" refers to the New England region's significant involvement in the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolution" title="American Revolution">American Revolutionary War</a> that took place from 1775 to 1783. The Revolution have participated in five <a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup" title="MLS Cup">MLS Cup</a> finals in <a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2002" title="MLS Cup 2002">2002</a>, <a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2005" title="MLS Cup 2005">2005</a>, <a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2006" title="MLS Cup 2006">2006</a>, <a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2007" title="MLS Cup 2007">2007</a>, and <a href="/wiki/MLS_Cup_2014" title="MLS Cup 2014">2014</a>, but have not yet won. They won the 2021 <a href="/wiki/MLS_Supporters%27_Shield" class="mw-redirect" title="MLS Supporters' Shield">MLS Supporters' Shield</a> for the best regular season record.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Notable footballers who played in Boston include Portuguese legend <a href="/wiki/Eus%C3%A9bio" title="Eusébio">Eusébio</a>, and U.S. national team members: <a href="/wiki/Taylor_Twellman" title="Taylor Twellman">Taylor Twellman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clint_Dempsey" title="Clint Dempsey">Clint Dempsey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alexi_Lalas" title="Alexi Lalas">Alexi Lalas</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Billy_Gonsalves" title="Billy Gonsalves">Billy Gonsalves</a> (a native of Fall River, Massachusetts and was nicknamed the "Babe Ruth of American Soccer" during his career).<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Basketball">Basketball</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> basketball team, who play at the <a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>, were a founding member of the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Association_of_America" title="Basketball Association of America">Basketball Association of America</a>, one of the two leagues that merged to form the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA). The Celtics have the distinction of having more championships than any other NBA team, with eighteen championships from 1957 to 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They had a remarkable run of titles from the 1956–57 until the 1968–69 seasons, winning 11 of 13 championships in that span, including an NBA record 8 titles in a row from 1958 to 1959 until 1965–66, under legendary center <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a>. </p><p>The list of Celtics who are members of the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Basketball Hall of Fame">Basketball Hall of Fame</a> include, among others, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Havlicek" title="John Havlicek">John Havlicek</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Cowens" title="Dave Cowens">Dave Cowens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Larry_Bird" title="Larry Bird">Larry Bird</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sam_Jones_(basketball,_born_1933)" title="Sam Jones (basketball, born 1933)">Sam Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nate_Archibald" title="Nate Archibald">Nate Archibald</a>, original owner Walter Brown, and longtime coach and team president <a href="/wiki/Red_Auerbach" title="Red Auerbach">Red Auerbach</a>, who worked for the team until his death in 2006 at age 89. Longtime announcer <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Most" title="Johnny Most">Johnny Most</a> was also honored by the Basketball Hall of Fame as a recipient of the <a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy_Media_Award" title="Curt Gowdy Media Award">Curt Gowdy Media Award</a>. After finishing with a record of 24–58 in <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2006–07</a>, the team acquired <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Ray Allen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a>, respectively, to aid longtime Celtics star <a href="/wiki/Paul_Pierce" title="Paul Pierce">Paul Pierce</a> make up one of the best defensive and offensive lineups in NBA history. With help of up-and-coming <a href="/wiki/Rajon_Rondo" title="Rajon Rondo">Rajon Rondo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kendrick_Perkins" title="Kendrick Perkins">Kendrick Perkins</a>, and head coach <a href="/wiki/Doc_Rivers" title="Doc Rivers">Doc Rivers</a> the team once again made history by winning the <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Finals" title="2008 NBA Finals">2008 NBA Finals</a> and their 17th championship against <a href="/wiki/Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry" title="Celtics–Lakers rivalry">long-time rivals</a> the Lakers. </p><p>One of the most notable athletes from Greater Boston was Hall of Famer <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Patrick Ewing</a> who grew up in <a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts" title="Cambridge, Massachusetts">Cambridge, Massachusetts</a> and attended the <a href="/wiki/Cambridge_Rindge_and_Latin_School" title="Cambridge Rindge and Latin School">Cambridge Rindge and Latin School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ewing won Olympic gold medals as a member of the <a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="1984 United States men's Olympic basketball team">1984</a> and <a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team">1992 U.S. men's basketball teams</a><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was selected as one of the <a href="/wiki/50_Greatest_Players_in_NBA_History" title="50 Greatest Players in NBA History">50 Greatest Players in NBA History</a> in 1996 and as one of the <a href="/wiki/NBA_75th_Anniversary_Team" title="NBA 75th Anniversary Team">75 Greatest Players in NBA History</a> in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ice_hockey">Ice hockey</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Ice hockey"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TD_Garden_(crop).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/TD_Garden_%28crop%29.JPG/250px-TD_Garden_%28crop%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/TD_Garden_%28crop%29.JPG/375px-TD_Garden_%28crop%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/TD_Garden_%28crop%29.JPG/500px-TD_Garden_%28crop%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3184" data-file-height="1920" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a> is the home venue for NHL's <a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Bruins</a> and NBA's <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Celtics</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>, above <a href="/wiki/North_Station_(Boston)" class="mw-redirect" title="North Station (Boston)">North Station</a>, is the home to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a> <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a> team of the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a> (NHL). The Bruins, founded in 1924, were the first American member of the NHL and an <a href="/wiki/Original_Six" title="Original Six">Original Six</a> franchise, and have won six <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cups</a>, most recently in <a href="/wiki/2011_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2011 Stanley Cup Finals">2011</a>, when they defeated the <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks" title="Vancouver Canucks">Vancouver Canucks</a> in seven games. The Bruins' first venue—the team is the only one of the Original Six teams to have its original venue still in existence—was the former Boston Arena on Huntington Avenue, having been built in 1910 under that name, which now exists as <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_University" title="Northeastern University">Northeastern University</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Matthews_Arena" title="Matthews Arena">Matthews Arena</a>. It is the oldest purpose-built indoor ice hockey arena still in use in the world for the sport, used for <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_Huskies" title="Northeastern Huskies">Northeastern Huskies</a> <a href="/wiki/Hockey_East" title="Hockey East">collegiate ice hockey</a> and basketball in the 21st century. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Hockey_Hall_of_Fame" title="Hockey Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a> players such as forward <a href="/wiki/Milt_Schmidt" title="Milt Schmidt">Milt Schmidt</a>, and defensemen <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Shore" title="Eddie Shore">Eddie Shore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Bourque" class="mw-redirect" title="Raymond Bourque">Raymond Bourque</a> and the legendary <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Orr" title="Bobby Orr">Bobby Orr</a> have played for the Bruins, as well as the NHL's tallest-ever player, Slovakian-born defenseman <a href="/wiki/Zdeno_Ch%C3%A1ra" title="Zdeno Chára">Zdeno Chára</a>, a former captain of the Bruins. The team has been managed and coached by Hall of Famers such as team founder <a href="/wiki/Charles_Adams_(ice_hockey)" title="Charles Adams (ice hockey)">Charles Adams</a> (namesake of hockey's old <a href="/wiki/Adams_Division" title="Adams Division">Adams Division</a>), <a href="/wiki/Art_Ross" title="Art Ross">Art Ross</a> (donor and namesake of the NHL's <a href="/wiki/Art_Ross_Trophy" title="Art Ross Trophy">trophy</a> for annual scoring champion), <a href="/wiki/Walter_A._Brown" title="Walter A. Brown">Walter A. Brown</a>, Schmidt, and <a href="/wiki/Harry_Sinden" title="Harry Sinden">Harry Sinden</a>. Orr was voted the greatest athlete in Boston history in the <i><a href="/wiki/Boston_Globe" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Globe">Boston Globe</a></i> newspaper's poll of New Englanders in 1975, beating out baseball and basketball stars such as <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell (basketball)">Bill Russell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Carl Yastrzemski</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bob_Cousy" title="Bob Cousy">Bob Cousy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since their initial meeting on December 8, 1924, the longest-standing rivalry in the NHL is the one between the Bruins and their Canadian archrival, the <a href="/wiki/Bruins%E2%80%93Canadiens_rivalry" title="Bruins–Canadiens rivalry">Montreal Canadiens</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These two teams have met 34 times in the NHL's <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="Stanley Cup playoffs">Stanley Cup playoffs</a>, with Montreal taking 18-straight playoff series from the Bruins between 1946 and 1987. </p><p>Boston's local colleges are also very strong in hockey. <a href="/wiki/Boston_College_Eagles_men%27s_ice_hockey" title="Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey">Boston College</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boston_University_Terriers_men%27s_ice_hockey" title="Boston University Terriers men's ice hockey">Boston University</a> are always competitive and at the top of the college rankings, both competing in the <a href="/wiki/Hockey_East" title="Hockey East">Hockey East</a> conference. Since 2001, Boston College has won four national championships (2001, 2008, 2010, and 2012) and Boston University has won one (2009). BC and BU, along with the <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_Huskies" title="Northeastern Huskies">Northeastern Huskies</a>, also of Hockey East, and the <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Crimson" title="Harvard Crimson">Harvard Crimson</a> of <a href="/wiki/ECAC_Hockey" title="ECAC Hockey">ECAC Hockey</a>, compete in the <a href="/wiki/Beanpot_(ice_hockey)" title="Beanpot (ice hockey)">Beanpot</a>, considered<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (January 2024)">by whom?</span></a></i>]</sup> the most prestigious in-season collegiate hockey tournament. It is played on the first two Mondays of February at <a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>, with the semi-final matchups rotating on a year-to-year basis. Although neither the <a href="/wiki/Boston_College_Eagles_women%27s_ice_hockey" title="Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey">BC</a> or <a href="/wiki/Boston_University_Terriers_women%27s_ice_hockey" title="Boston University Terriers women's ice hockey">BU</a> women's teams have secured national championships, they have together eight Hockey East titles since 2010. </p><p>Boston also has a rich recent history in professional women's hockey. The <a href="/wiki/Boston_Pride" title="Boston Pride">Boston Pride</a> were a charter franchise of the <a href="/wiki/National_Women%27s_Hockey_League" class="mw-redirect" title="National Women's Hockey League">National Women's Hockey League</a> (NWHL) and its most successful team, winning three <a href="/wiki/Isobel_Cup" title="Isobel Cup">Isobel Cup</a> titles. The NWHL, which rebranded as the Premier Hockey Federation in 2021, was purchased and ultimately dissolved in 2023 as part of an effort to create a new, unified North American women's professional league.<sup id="cite_ref-phf-sale-espn_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-phf-sale-espn-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Boston was awarded one of the new <a href="/wiki/Professional_Women%27s_Hockey_League" title="Professional Women's Hockey League">Professional Women's Hockey League</a> (PWHL) six charter franchises.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Boston_Fleet" title="Boston Fleet">Boston Fleet</a> hosts games in <a href="/wiki/Lowell,_Massachusetts" title="Lowell, Massachusetts">Lowell</a>, and debuted on January 3, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the inaugural season, Boston Fleet made it to the finals competing for the <a href="/wiki/Walter_Cup" title="Walter Cup">Walter Cup</a>, but lost to Minnesota Frost in Game 5.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Baseball">Baseball</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Baseball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fenway_Park_1996.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Fenway_Park_1996.jpg/220px-Fenway_Park_1996.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Fenway_Park_1996.jpg/330px-Fenway_Park_1996.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Fenway_Park_1996.jpg/440px-Fenway_Park_1996.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>A baseball game at <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a>, August 1996</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> are a founding member of the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB), and one of the four American League teams (the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">White Sox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Guardians" title="Cleveland Guardians">Guardians</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Tigers</a> are the others) to still play in their original city. The "BoSox", or "Sox" as they are colloquially called, play their home games at <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a>, located near <a href="/wiki/Kenmore_Square" title="Kenmore Square">Kenmore Square</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Fenway-Kenmore" class="mw-redirect" title="Fenway-Kenmore">Fenway</a> section of Boston. Built in 1912, it is the oldest sports arena or stadium in active use in the United States among the four major professional sports. Boston was also the <a href="/wiki/Huntington_Avenue_Grounds" title="Huntington Avenue Grounds">site</a> of the first game of the first baseball <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a>, in 1903. The Boston-New York baseball rivalry has existed since May 7, 1903: the <a href="/wiki/Yankees%E2%80%93Red_Sox_rivalry" title="Yankees–Red Sox rivalry">Red Sox-Yankees rivalry</a>, with the New York team then being known as the "Highlanders", from their <a href="/wiki/Upper_Manhattan" title="Upper Manhattan">Upper Manhattan</a> <a href="/wiki/Hilltop_Park" title="Hilltop Park">home field location</a>. The 1903 World Series was played between the Red Sox (then known as the "Americans") and the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the team still played at the <a href="/wiki/Huntington_Avenue_Grounds" title="Huntington Avenue Grounds">Huntington Avenue Grounds</a> (the site is now a part of <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_University,_Boston" class="mw-redirect" title="Northeastern University, Boston">Northeastern University</a>). The Sox won that series and eight more since then (1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013, and 2018). The <a href="/wiki/2004_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="2004 Boston Red Sox season">2004</a> team is said to have broken the 86-year-long "<a href="/wiki/Curse_of_the_Bambino" title="Curse of the Bambino">Curse of the Bambino</a>." There have been many legendary players on the team including <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young" title="Cy Young">Cy Young</a>, <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Ted Williams</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Carl Yastrzemski</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Fisk" title="Carlton Fisk">Carlton Fisk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Wade Boggs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">Jim Rice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Pedro Martínez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Roger Clemens</a>, and <a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">David Ortiz</a>. </p><p>For the first half of the 20th century, Boston had two Major League Baseball franchises. The <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Boston_Braves" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Boston Braves">Boston Braves</a>, operated in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> from 1871 to 1952 before relocating to <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</a>, and finally moving to their current home, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>. They played their home games at <a href="/wiki/South_End_Grounds" title="South End Grounds">South End Grounds</a> (1871–1914) and <a href="/wiki/Braves_Field" title="Braves Field">Braves Field</a> (1915–1952). In 1914, the Braves performed one of the most memorable comebacks in major league history, going from last place to first place in two months, becoming the first team to win a <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_League_pennant_winners" title="List of National League pennant winners">pennant</a> after being in last place on the Fourth of July. The Braves went on to sweep Connie Mack's heavily favored Athletics in four games in the <a href="/wiki/1914_World_Series" title="1914 World Series">1914 World Series</a>. The franchise is the oldest continuous professional sports franchise. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="American_football">American football</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: American football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Holy_Cross_vs_Boston_College_(Fenway_Park_1916).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Holy_Cross_vs_Boston_College_%28Fenway_Park_1916%29.jpg/220px-Holy_Cross_vs_Boston_College_%28Fenway_Park_1916%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Holy_Cross_vs_Boston_College_%28Fenway_Park_1916%29.jpg/330px-Holy_Cross_vs_Boston_College_%28Fenway_Park_1916%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Holy_Cross_vs_Boston_College_%28Fenway_Park_1916%29.jpg/440px-Holy_Cross_vs_Boston_College_%28Fenway_Park_1916%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2371" data-file-height="1813" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Holy_Cross_Crusaders_football" title="Holy Cross Crusaders football">Holy Cross</a> plays <a href="/wiki/Boston_College_Eagles_football" title="Boston College Eagles football">Boston College</a> at Fenway Park in 1916</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Boston_game">The Boston game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: The Boston game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Boston Game is thought to be the origin of <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a>, played by <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a> <a href="/wiki/University-preparatory_school" class="mw-redirect" title="University-preparatory school">prep schools</a>. In 1855, manufactured inflatable balls were introduced. These were much more regular in shape than the handmade balls of earlier times, making kicking and carrying more skillful. Two competing versions had evolved during this time; the "kicking game" which resembled soccer and the "running" or "carrying game" which resembled <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a>. hybrid of the two, known as the "Boston game", was played by a group known as the <a href="/wiki/Oneida_Football_Club" title="Oneida Football Club">Oneida Football Club</a>. The club, considered by some historians as the first formal <a href="/wiki/Football_club" class="mw-redirect" title="Football club">football club</a> in the United States, was formed in 1861 by schoolboys who played the "Boston game" on <a href="/wiki/Boston_Common_(park)" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Common (park)">Boston Common</a>. They played mostly among themselves early on; though they organized a team of non-members to play a game in November 1863, which the Oneidas won easily. The game caught the attention of the press, and the "Boston game" continued to grow throughout the 1860s.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_professional_football">Early professional football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Early professional football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first professional <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) franchise in the city was the <a href="/wiki/1929_Boston_Bulldogs_season" title="1929 Boston Bulldogs season">Boston Bulldogs</a>, who only played a single season (in 1929) since relocating from <a href="/wiki/Pottsville,_Pennsylvania" title="Pottsville, Pennsylvania">Pottsville, Pennsylvania</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Boston_Braves_(NFL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Braves (NFL)">Boston Braves</a> were established in 1932, under the ownership of <a href="/wiki/George_Preston_Marshall" title="George Preston Marshall">George Preston Marshall</a>. At the time the team played in <a href="/wiki/Braves_Field" title="Braves Field">Braves Field</a>, home of the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Boston_Braves" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Boston Braves">Boston Braves</a> baseball team in the National League. The following year, the club moved to <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a>, home of the American League's <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>, whereupon owners changed the team's name to "Boston Redskins." To round out the change, Marshall hired <a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Dietz" title="William Henry Dietz">William "Lone Star" Dietz</a>, who was thought to be part <a href="/wiki/Sioux" title="Sioux">Sioux</a>, as the team's head coach. However, Boston wasn't much of a football town at the time and the team had difficulty drawing fans. In fact, the <a href="/wiki/1936_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1936 NFL Championship Game">1936 NFL Championship Game</a> was moved to the <a href="/wiki/Polo_Grounds" title="Polo Grounds">Polo Grounds</a> in New York City due to apathy and low support in Boston. In 1937, Marshall moved the franchise to Washington, D.C. </p><p>In 1944, the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Yanks" title="Boston Yanks">Boston Yanks</a> were established (the 3rd NFL franchise in Boston's history), playing their home games at Fenway Park and competing until 1948. The Yanks are the only officially defunct NFL team ever to have the <a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_National_Football_League_draft_picks" class="mw-redirect" title="List of first overall National Football League draft picks">first overall NFL draft pick</a>. They had it twice, in 1944 and 1946. Both times they selected a quarterback from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Notre_Dame" title="University of Notre Dame">University of Notre Dame</a>: <a href="/wiki/Angelo_Bertelli" title="Angelo Bertelli">Angelo Bertelli</a> (1944) and <a href="/wiki/Frank_Dancewicz" title="Frank Dancewicz">Frank Dancewicz</a> (1946), both <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> natives. Owner <a href="/wiki/Ted_Collins_(manager)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ted Collins (manager)">Ted Collins</a> moved his "defunct" Yanks franchise to New York City in 1949, where it continued for one year as the Bulldogs and two years known as the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yanks" title="New York Yanks">New York Yanks</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modern_professional_football">Modern professional football</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Modern professional football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Gillette_Stadium02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Gillette_Stadium02.jpg/220px-Gillette_Stadium02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Gillette_Stadium02.jpg/330px-Gillette_Stadium02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Gillette_Stadium02.jpg/440px-Gillette_Stadium02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Gillette_Stadium" title="Gillette Stadium">Gillette Stadium</a> is the home stadium of the NFL's <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In 1959, Boston business executive <a href="/wiki/Billy_Sullivan_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Billy Sullivan (American football)">Billy Sullivan</a> was awarded a franchise (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Patriots" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Patriots">Boston Patriots</a>) in the <a href="/wiki/American_Football_League" title="American Football League">American Football League</a> (AFL), bringing professional football back to Boston. Throughout the 1960s, the team lacked a permanent home field, playing at <a href="/wiki/Nickerson_Field" title="Nickerson Field">Nickerson Field</a> (at the time still known and configured as <a href="/wiki/Braves_Field" title="Braves Field">Braves Field</a>), <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Stadium" title="Harvard Stadium">Harvard Stadium</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Boston_College" title="Boston College">Boston College</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Alumni_Stadium" title="Alumni Stadium">Alumni Stadium</a>. In 1970, the <a href="/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger" title="AFL–NFL merger">AFL merged</a> with the <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a> and the Patriots joined the league (the AFL- NFL merger was announced in <a href="/wiki/1966_American_Football_League_season" title="1966 American Football League season">1966</a>, the first season of <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> competition).The following year, the franchise was re-named the New England Patriots. From 1971 to 2002, the team played at <a href="/wiki/Foxboro_Stadium" title="Foxboro Stadium">Foxboro Stadium</a> in the town of <a href="/wiki/Foxborough,_Massachusetts" title="Foxborough, Massachusetts">Foxborough, Massachusetts</a> which is located 22 miles (45 km)<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> southwest of downtown Boston. The 2002 season brought the opening of <a href="/wiki/Gillette_Stadium" title="Gillette Stadium">Gillette Stadium</a>, located next door to Foxboro Stadium. </p><p>Businessman <a href="/wiki/Robert_Kraft" title="Robert Kraft">Robert Kraft</a>, who at the time owned Foxboro Stadium and the team's lease for it, purchased the team in 1994 for $175 million, ensuring the Patriots would remain in New England amid a shuffle of owners and rumors of a relocation to <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a>. The team experienced a <a href="/wiki/Brady%E2%80%93Belichick_era" title="Brady–Belichick era">recent surge of success</a>, mostly with the turn of the century. The team has made 11 <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> appearances and won six of them – <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVI" title="Super Bowl XXXVI">XXXVI (2001)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXVIII" title="Super Bowl XXXVIII">XXXVIII (2003)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXIX" title="Super Bowl XXXIX">XXXIX (2004)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIX" title="Super Bowl XLIX">XLIX (2014)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LI" title="Super Bowl LI">LI (2016)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_LIII" title="Super Bowl LIII">LIII (2018)</a> – and became the only team to go <a href="/wiki/2007_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2007 New England Patriots season">16–0 in the regular season</a> (in 2007) since the NFL expanded to a 16-game schedule in 1978. Notable people among the team include head coach <a href="/wiki/Bill_Belichick" title="Bill Belichick">Bill Belichick</a> and star quarterback <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady" title="Tom Brady">Tom Brady</a>, who among others would help make the Patriots consistently successful. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rugby_union">Rugby union</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Rugby union"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Rugby_football" title="Rugby football">Rugby</a> in Boston has a strong following; the city is home to numerous amateur, college and semi-professional sides. The city has three teams in the former premier division of USA <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Super_League_(United_States)" title="Rugby Super League (United States)">Rugby Super League</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mystic_River_Rugby_Club" title="Mystic River Rugby Club">Mystic River Rugby Club</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Irish_Wolfhounds" title="Boston Irish Wolfhounds">Boston Irish Wolfhounds</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Boston_RFC_(United_States)" title="Boston RFC (United States)">Boston RFC</a>. The current top flight of the sport, <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Rugby" title="Major League Rugby">Major League Rugby</a>, has the Boston-based <a href="/wiki/New_England_Free_Jacks" title="New England Free Jacks">New England Free Jacks</a> who joined the league in 2020. The team has won two MLR shields after defeating the San Diego Legion in 2023 and the Seattle Seawolves in 2024. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rugby_league">Rugby league</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Rugby league"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Boston_13s" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston 13s">Boston 13s</a> founded in 2009, play in the North Conference of the <a href="/wiki/USA_Rugby_League" title="USA Rugby League">USA Rugby League</a>, they won the USARL National Championship in 2015. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_sports_teams">Other sports teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Other sports teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Club </th> <th scope="col">League </th> <th scope="col">Gender </th> <th scope="col">Sport </th> <th scope="col">Venue </th> <th scope="col">Established </th> <th scope="col">Disbanded </th> <th scope="col">Championships </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Lobsters" title="Boston Lobsters">Boston Lobsters</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/World_Team_Tennis" class="mw-redirect" title="World Team Tennis">WTT</a> </td> <td>Mixed </td> <td>Tennis </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ferncroft_Country_Club" title="Ferncroft Country Club">Ferncroft Country Club</a> </td> <td>2005 </td> <td>2015 </td> <td>None </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Demons" title="Boston Demons">Boston Demons</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Australian_Football_League" title="United States Australian Football League">USAFL</a> </td> <td>Men's </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> </td> <td>Ipswich River Park </td> <td>1997 </td> <td> </td> <td>USAFL Premierships (Div. 1): 1998, 1999 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Cannons" title="Boston Cannons">Boston Cannons</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Premier_Lacrosse_League" title="Premier Lacrosse League">PLL</a> </td> <td>Men's </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Field_lacrosse" title="Field lacrosse">Lacrosse (Outdoor)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gillette_Stadium" title="Gillette Stadium">Gillette Stadium</a> </td> <td>2001 </td> <td> </td> <td>2 Steinfeld Cups </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Breakers" title="Boston Breakers">Boston Breakers</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Women%27s_Soccer_League" title="National Women's Soccer League">NWSL</a> </td> <td>Women's </td> <td>Soccer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Field" title="Jordan Field">Jordan Field</a> </td> <td>2001/2009<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>2018 </td> <td>None </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Aztec_(WPSL)" title="Boston Aztec (WPSL)">Boston Aztec</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premier_Soccer_League" title="Women's Premier Soccer League">WPSL</a> </td> <td>Women's </td> <td>Soccer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amesbury_Sports_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Amesbury Sports Park">Amesbury Sports Park</a> </td> <td>2005 </td> <td>2017 </td> <td>1 WPSL Title </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/BOS_Nation_FC" title="BOS Nation FC">BOS Nation FC</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Women%27s_Soccer_League" title="National Women's Soccer League">NWSL</a> </td> <td>Women's </td> <td>Soccer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/White_Stadium" title="White Stadium">White Stadium</a> </td> <td>2026 </td> <td> </td> <td>None </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;">Boston Massacre <br /> Boston Derby Dames </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Flat_Track_Derby_Association" title="Women's Flat Track Derby Association">WFTDA</a> </td> <td>Women's </td> <td>Flat track roller derby </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amesbury_Sports_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Amesbury Sports Park">Amesbury Sports Park</a> </td> <td>2005 </td> <td> </td> <td>None </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;">Boston Whitecaps </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Ultimate" title="Major League Ultimate">MLU</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Ultimate Frisbee </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bowditch_Field" title="Bowditch Field">Bowditch Field</a> </td> <td>2012 </td> <td>2016 </td> <td>2 MLU Championships </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Pride" title="Boston Pride">Boston Pride</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Premier_Hockey_Federation" title="Premier Hockey Federation">PHF</a> </td> <td>Women's </td> <td>Ice hockey </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warrior_Ice_Arena" title="Warrior Ice Arena">Warrior Ice Arena</a> </td> <td>2015 </td> <td>2023 </td> <td>3 Isobel Cups </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Fleet" title="Boston Fleet">Boston Fleet</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/PWHL" class="mw-redirect" title="PWHL">PWHL</a> </td> <td>Women's </td> <td>Ice hockey </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tsongas_Center" title="Tsongas Center">Tsongas Center</a> </td> <td>2023 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Renegades_(WFA)" title="Boston Renegades (WFA)">Boston Renegades</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Football_Alliance" title="Women's Football Alliance">WFA</a> </td> <td>Women's </td> <td>American Football </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Harry_Della_Russo_Stadium&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harry Della Russo Stadium (page does not exist)">Harry Della Russo Stadium</a> </td> <td>2015 </td> <td> </td> <td>1 IWFL title (2010) <p>7 WFA titles (2011, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023) </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Storm_(UWLX)" title="Boston Storm (UWLX)">Boston Storm</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Women%27s_Lacrosse_League" title="United Women's Lacrosse League">UWLX</a> </td> <td>Women's </td> <td>Lacrosse </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barnstorm_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Barnstorm (sports)">"Barnstorming" format</a> </td> <td>2016 </td> <td>2018 </td> <td>None </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Uprising" title="Boston Uprising">Boston Uprising</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Overwatch_League" title="Overwatch League">OWL</a> </td> <td>Mixed </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Overwatch_(video_game)" title="Overwatch (video game)">Overwatch</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Citizens_Bank_Opera_House" class="mw-redirect" title="Citizens Bank Opera House">Citizens Bank Opera House</a> </td> <td>2017 </td> <td>2023 </td> <td>None </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Breach" title="Boston Breach">Boston Breach</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty_League" title="Call of Duty League">CDL</a> </td> <td>Mixed </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty" title="Call of Duty">Call of Duty</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MGM_Music_Hall_at_Fenway" title="MGM Music Hall at Fenway">MGM Music Hall at Fenway</a> </td> <td>2021 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="font-weight: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/New_England_Free_Jacks" title="New England Free Jacks">New England Free Jacks</a> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Rugby" title="Major League Rugby">MLR</a> </td> <td>Men's </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rugby_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="Rugby Union">Rugby Union</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Veterans_Memorial_Stadium_(Quincy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Veterans Memorial Stadium (Quincy)">Veterans Memorial Stadium</a> </td> <td>2018 </td> <td> </td> <td>2 MLR titles </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Boston is home to three professional <a href="/wiki/Lacrosse" title="Lacrosse">lacrosse</a> teams, including the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Cannons" title="Boston Cannons">Boston Cannons</a> of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Lacrosse" title="Major League Lacrosse">Major League Lacrosse</a>, who play at <a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Stadium" title="Harvard Stadium">Harvard Stadium</a>. The <a href="/wiki/National_Lacrosse_League" title="National Lacrosse League">National Lacrosse League</a> team in Boston is the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Blazers" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Blazers">Boston Blazers</a>, who began in the <a href="/wiki/2009_NLL_season" title="2009 NLL season">2009 season</a> and play at the <a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Boston_Storm_(UWLX)" title="Boston Storm (UWLX)">Boston Storm</a>, who began in the <a href="/wiki/2016_UWLX_season" title="2016 UWLX season">2016 season</a>, is one of the original four teams of the <a href="/wiki/United_Women%27s_Lacrosse_League" title="United Women's Lacrosse League">United Women's Lacrosse League</a>. </p><p>Two different women's soccer teams known as the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Breakers" title="Boston Breakers">Boston Breakers</a> have been charter members of three separate professional leagues. The original version, founded in 2001, played in the short-lived <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_United_Soccer_Association" title="Women's United Soccer Association">Women's United Soccer Association</a>. The Breakers were resurrected in 2009 to play in WUSA's equally short-lived successor, <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Professional_Soccer" title="Women's Professional Soccer">Women's Professional Soccer</a> (WPS). After WPS folded following its 2011 season, the Breakers remained in operation, playing the 2012 season in the newly established semi-pro <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Premier_Soccer_League_Elite" title="Women's Premier Soccer League Elite">WPSL Elite</a>. In December 2012, the Breakers were announced as one of the eight charter teams of the new <a href="/wiki/National_Women%27s_Soccer_League" title="National Women's Soccer League">National Women's Soccer League</a>, which began play in 2013. While the WUSA and WPS Breakers played at Harvard Stadium, the NWSL team played its first season at the smaller Dilboy Stadium in <a href="/wiki/Somerville,_Massachusetts" title="Somerville, Massachusetts">Somerville</a>. The NWSL Breakers moved to Harvard Stadium for the 2014 season, and then moved to the nearby venue now known as Jordan Field, where they remained until their demise after the 2017 season. </p><p>In September 2023, the NWSL announced that a Boston team would start play in 2026.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team announced its branding as <a href="/wiki/BOS_Nation_FC" title="BOS Nation FC">BOS Nation FC</a> in October 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There have been other professional sports teams to play in the city, such as the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Beacons" title="Boston Beacons">Boston Beacons</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boston_Minutemen" title="Boston Minutemen">Boston Minutemen</a> of the <a href="/wiki/North_American_Soccer_League_(1968%E2%80%9384)" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Soccer League (1968–84)">NASL</a>. Boston's first all-female flat-track <a href="/wiki/Roller_derby" title="Roller derby">roller derby</a> league, Boston Derby Dames, formed in May 2005. The league is among the original members of the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Flat_Track_Derby_Association" title="Women's Flat Track Derby Association">Women's Flat Track Derby Association</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_sports">College sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: College sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Harvard_Stadium_57235.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Harvard_Stadium_57235.jpeg/220px-Harvard_Stadium_57235.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Harvard_Stadium_57235.jpeg/330px-Harvard_Stadium_57235.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Harvard_Stadium_57235.jpeg/440px-Harvard_Stadium_57235.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="4091" data-file-height="2316" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Harvard_Stadium" title="Harvard Stadium">Harvard Stadium</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Boston's many colleges and universities are active in college athletics. There are four <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a> Division I members in the city: <a href="/wiki/Boston_College_Eagles" title="Boston College Eagles">Boston College</a> (member of the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast Conference</a>), <a href="/wiki/Boston_University_Terriers" title="Boston University Terriers">Boston University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Patriot_League" title="Patriot League">Patriot League</a>), <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_Huskies" title="Northeastern Huskies">Northeastern University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Coastal_Athletic_Association" title="Coastal Athletic Association">Coastal Athletic Association</a>), and <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Crimson" title="Harvard Crimson">Harvard University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ivy_League" title="Ivy League">Ivy League</a>). </p><p>All except Harvard, which belongs to <a href="/wiki/ECAC_Hockey" title="ECAC Hockey">ECAC Hockey</a>, belong to the <a href="/wiki/Hockey_East" title="Hockey East">Hockey East</a> conference in hockey. The hockey teams of these four universities meet every year in a four-team tournament known as the "<a href="/wiki/Beanpot_(ice_hockey)" title="Beanpot (ice hockey)">Beanpot Tournament</a>", played at the TD Garden (and the Boston Garden before that) over two Monday nights in February.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The oldest continuously used indoor and outdoor sports stadiums in the world are used by Boston schools: <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Stadium" title="Harvard Stadium">Harvard Stadium</a> (built in 1903) and the aforementioned <a href="/wiki/Matthews_Arena" title="Matthews Arena">Boston Arena</a> (now known as Matthews Arena, built in 1910), which is used by Northeastern University. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Amateur_and_participatory_sports">Amateur and participatory sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Amateur and participatory sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Boston has amateur and participatory sports and recreation. The 18-mile loop through the <a href="/wiki/Paul_Dudley_White" title="Paul Dudley White">Paul Dudley White</a> Bicycle Path runs on both sides of the river within the <a href="/wiki/Charles_River_Reservation" title="Charles River Reservation">Charles River Reservation</a> for bicyclists and runners. Boston is also home is the oldest continuously operating community sailing program in the United States.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> It is located in Boston along the Charles River Esplanade between the <a href="/wiki/Longfellow_Bridge" title="Longfellow Bridge">Longfellow Bridge</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Hatch_Shell" class="mw-redirect" title="Hatch Shell">Hatch Shell</a>. <a href="/wiki/Community_Boating,_Inc" class="mw-redirect" title="Community Boating, Inc">Community Boating, Inc</a> offers members instruction for sailing and windsurfing, and allows members to use CBI-owned sailboats on the Charles River. The <a href="/wiki/Boston_Ski_and_Sports_Club" title="Boston Ski and Sports Club">Boston Ski and Sports Club</a> offers team sports leagues in Basketball, <a href="/wiki/Ultimate_(sport)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ultimate (sport)">Ultimate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dodgeball" title="Dodgeball">Dodgeball</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">Football</a>, Tennis, Volleyball, Golf, and other indoor and outdoor sports. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Boston_Marathon_2010_in_Wellesley.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Boston_Marathon_2010_in_Wellesley.JPG/220px-Boston_Marathon_2010_in_Wellesley.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Boston_Marathon_2010_in_Wellesley.JPG/330px-Boston_Marathon_2010_in_Wellesley.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Boston_Marathon_2010_in_Wellesley.JPG/440px-Boston_Marathon_2010_in_Wellesley.JPG 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>2010 Boston Marathon</figcaption></figure> <p>The city is home to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Marathon" title="Boston Marathon">Boston Marathon</a>, one of the best known sporting events in the city. It is a 42.195-kilometre (26.219 mi) run from <a href="/wiki/Hopkinton,_Massachusetts" title="Hopkinton, Massachusetts">Hopkinton</a> to Copley Square in the Back Bay and the world's oldest annual marathon,<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> running on <a href="/wiki/Patriots%27_Day" title="Patriots' Day">Patriots' Day</a> in April. </p><p>The city is home to the <a href="/wiki/Head_of_the_Charles_Regatta" title="Head of the Charles Regatta">Head of the Charles Regatta</a>. <a href="/wiki/Longwood_Cricket_Club" title="Longwood Cricket Club">Longwood Cricket Club</a> (despite its name) is the oldest tennis club in the <a href="/wiki/New_World" title="New World">New World</a>,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> located in <a href="/wiki/Chestnut_Hill,_Massachusetts" title="Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts">Chestnut Hill</a>. It is the site of the first <a href="/wiki/Davis_Cup" title="Davis Cup">Davis Cup</a> competition. Boston is the start and finish for the <a href="/wiki/Boston%E2%80%93Montreal%E2%80%93Boston" title="Boston–Montreal–Boston">Boston–Montreal–Boston</a> cycling event. </p><p>Boston's TD Garden is expected to host the 2020 <a href="/wiki/Laver_Cup" title="Laver Cup">Laver Cup</a>, an international men's tennis tournament between two teams (Team World vs Team Europe). <a href="/wiki/John_McEnroe" title="John McEnroe">John McEnroe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Borg" title="Björn Borg">Bjorn Borg</a> will reprise their roles as captains in this fourth edition of the tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2015, the city was picked by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Olympic_Committee" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Olympic Committee">United States Olympic Committee</a> to represent the nation in the bidding for the <a href="/wiki/2024_Olympic_Games" class="mw-redirect" title="2024 Olympic Games">2024 Olympic Games</a>. But seven months later, the city withdrew itself from consideration amid concerns of the financial burdens associated with hosting the Olympics.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Los Angeles was then selected as the US candidate and was ultimately awarded the right to host the <a href="/wiki/2028_Summer_Olympics" title="2028 Summer Olympics">2028 Summer Olympics</a>. </p><p>Boston is one of the eleven U.S. host cities for the <a href="/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2026 FIFA World Cup">2026 FIFA World Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rivalries">Rivalries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Rivalries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Sports_in_Boston" title="Special:EditPage/Sports in Boston">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a> in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2014</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Babe_Ruth_Red_Sox_1918.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Babe_Ruth_Red_Sox_1918.jpg/220px-Babe_Ruth_Red_Sox_1918.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Babe_Ruth_Red_Sox_1918.jpg/330px-Babe_Ruth_Red_Sox_1918.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Babe_Ruth_Red_Sox_1918.jpg/440px-Babe_Ruth_Red_Sox_1918.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3366" data-file-height="2447" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a> prior to his trade to the New York Yankees, c. 1918</figcaption></figure> <p>While a number of cities and teams have rivalries with Boston, regional proximity has made Boston intense rivals with <a href="/wiki/Sports_in_New_York_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Sports in New York City">New York</a>. Teams in Boston and New York offer some of the best rivalries in their respective sports. However, none are more famous than the longtime feud between the <a href="/wiki/Yankees%E2%80%93Red_Sox_rivalry" title="Yankees–Red Sox rivalry">Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees</a> in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>. The viciousness and fierceness of the rivalry has led to the New York – Boston rivalry being evident between the <a href="/wiki/Jets%E2%80%93Patriots_rivalry" title="Jets–Patriots rivalry">Patriots and the Jets</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Celtics%E2%80%93Knicks_rivalry" title="Celtics–Knicks rivalry">Celtics and the Knicks</a> and the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_rivalries#Boston_Celtics_vs._Brooklyn_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association rivalries">Celtics with the Brooklyn Nets</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a>. The second-oldest rivalry in Boston sports is the one between the Bruins and their <a href="/wiki/Bruins%E2%80%93Canadiens_rivalry" title="Bruins–Canadiens rivalry">archrival</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a>, which began in 1924 and often has been as intense as the Sox-Yankees rivalry for Boston sports fans. </p><p>In addition to the Bruins-Canadiens ice hockey rivalry, the B's often clash with the <a href="/wiki/Bruins-Flyers_rivalry" class="mw-redirect" title="Bruins-Flyers rivalry">Philadelphia Flyers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Sabres" title="Buffalo Sabres">Buffalo Sabres</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a> and have a history with the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Hurricanes" title="Carolina Hurricanes">Carolina Hurricanes</a> due to the franchise having formerly been known as the <a href="/wiki/Hartford_Whalers" title="Hartford Whalers">Hartford Whalers</a> and located in <a href="/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut" title="Hartford, Connecticut">Hartford, Connecticut</a>. The Bruins have also been longtime rivals with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a> due to the fact that both teams are members of the NHL's Original Six franchises, a group that also includes the Maple Leafs and Canadiens. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry" title="Celtics–Lakers rivalry">rivalry</a> between the Celtics and the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> is the most storied in the Association as the two teams have met in the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> 12 times and together account for a total of 35 NBA championships, more than half the total number of championships in the league. The Celtics also have rivalries with the <a href="/wiki/Celtics%E2%80%9376ers_rivalry" class="mw-redirect" title="Celtics–76ers rivalry">Philadelphia 76ers</a> (considered by many to be the NBA's second greatest rivalry after Celtics-Lakers), especially during the 1960s when centers <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Bill Russell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> battled for supremacy, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Celtics%E2%80%93Pistons_rivalry" title="Celtics–Pistons rivalry">Detroit Pistons</a>, particularly during the late 1980s when the Pistons were about to supplant the Celtics as the best team in the NBA Eastern Conference. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sports_in_Boston&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sports_in_Massachusetts" title="Sports in Massachusetts">Sports in Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sports Museum">The Sports Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._cities_with_teams_from_four_major_sports" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. cities with teams from four major sports">U.S. cities with teams from four major sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multiple_major_sports_championship_seasons" title="Multiple major sports championship seasons">Multiple major sports championship seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Boston" title="Timeline of Boston">Timeline of Boston</a> (includes sports events)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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.cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFShaughnessy2017" class="citation web cs1">Shaughnessy, Dan (February 18, 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2017/02/18/boston-football-glorious-but-baseball-still-connects/Zz9EFFHm7bv9EpqxqKw32K/story.html">"In Boston, football is glorious but baseball still owns our hearts"</a>. Boston Globe Media<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 17,</span> 2019</span>. <q>Yes, we are a football town, but it turns out baseball is not dead.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=In+Boston%2C+football+is+glorious+but+baseball+still+owns+our+hearts&rft.pub=Boston+Globe+Media&rft.date=2017-02-18&rft.aulast=Shaughnessy&rft.aufirst=Dan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bostonglobe.com%2Fsports%2Fredsox%2F2017%2F02%2F18%2Fboston-football-glorious-but-baseball-still-connects%2FZz9EFFHm7bv9EpqxqKw32K%2Fstory.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASports+in+Boston" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFinn2017" class="citation web cs1">Finn, Chad (July 11, 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2017/07/11/the-red-sox-dont-have-much-time-before-the-patriots-are-back-to-steal-the-spotlight">"The Red Sox don't have much time before the Patriots are back to steal the spotlight"</a>. Boston Globe Media<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 17,</span> 2019</span>. <q>They've long since seized the title as the most popular team in New England.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=The+Red+Sox+don%27t+have+much+time+before+the+Patriots+are+back+to+steal+the+spotlight&rft.pub=Boston+Globe+Media&rft.date=2017-07-11&rft.aulast=Finn&rft.aufirst=Chad&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boston.com%2Fsports%2Fboston-red-sox%2F2017%2F07%2F11%2Fthe-red-sox-dont-have-much-time-before-the-patriots-are-back-to-steal-the-spotlight&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASports+in+Boston" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBoswellFisher1992" class="citation book cs1">Boswell, John; Fisher, David (1992). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=2SEKOQAACAAJ&q=fenway+park+is+legendary"><i>Fenway Park: Legendary Home of the Boston Red Sox</i></a>. 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