The Greater Boston region is the only city/surrounding area in American professional sports in which all facilities are privately owned and operated. The Patriots and Revolution both own Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, the Red Sox own Fenway Park, and TD Garden is owned by Delaware North, owner of the Bruins. The Celtics rent TD Garden from Delaware North.
In 1999, Sports Illustrated published the fifty (50) greatest 19th and 20th century sports figures from each U.S. state. The criteria used was "not necessarily to where [the athletes] were born, but to where they first showed flashes of the greatness to come." The ten highest ranked Massachusetts athletes were as follows:[13]
The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) is an organization that sponsors activities in thirty-three sports, comprising 374 public and private high schools in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The MIAA is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), which writes the rules for most U.S. high school sports and activities. The MIAA was founded in 1978, and was preceded by both the Massachusetts Secondary School Principals' Association (MSSPA) (1942–78) and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Council (MIAC) (1950–78).
Rugby will become the MIAA's 35th sport in 2016, following a 2015 MIAA vote that passed by a wide majority.[15] As of 2015, there are 19 boys’ teams and 5 girls’ teams across the state, with the majority of the Catholic Conference schools fielding rugby teams.[15]
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6 and the Volleyball Hall of Fame Holyoke 6 Massachusetts also houses the Cape Cod Baseball League It is also home to prestigious sports events such as the Boston Marathon and the Head of the Charles Regatta The Falmouth Road Race in running and the Fitchburg Longsjo Classic in bicycle racing are also very popular events with long histories Alumni Stadium home of the Boston College EaglesFall River Massachusetts native Bert Patenaude front row center scored the first hat trick in FIFA World Cup history in 1930 for the United States The Greater Boston region is the only city surrounding area in American professional sports in which all facilities are privately owned and operated The Patriots and Revolution both own Gillette Stadium in Foxborough Massachusetts the Red Sox own Fenway Park and TD Garden is owned by Delaware North owner of the Bruins The Celtics rent TD Garden from Delaware North The PGA Tour Deutsche Bank Championship is a regular professional golf tour stop in the state Massachusetts has played host to nine U S Opens four U S Women s Opens two Ryder Cups and one U S Senior Open Many colleges and universities in Massachusetts are active in college athletics There are a number of NCAA Division I members in the state for multiple sports Boston College Boston University Northeastern University Harvard University College of the Holy Cross University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Massachusetts Lowell Contents 1 Notable athletes from Massachusetts 1 1 Sports Illustrated s 50 Greatest Sports Figures from Massachusetts 2 Major league professional teams 2 1 Current teams 2 2 Former teams 3 Major league professional championships 3 1 Boston Red Sox MLB 3 2 Boston Braves MLB 3 3 New England Patriots NFL 3 4 Boston Celtics NBA 3 5 Boston Bruins NHL 3 6 New England Whalers WHA 3 7 New England Free Jacks MLR 4 Minor league or semi professional clubs 5 College sports 5 1 NCAA Divisions I and II 5 2 NCAA Division III 5 3 NAIA 5 4 USCAA 5 5 NJCAA Division II 5 6 NJCAA Division III 6 High school 7 References 8 External linksNotable athletes from Massachusetts editMassachusetts has produced several successful Olympians including Thomas Burke James Connolly and John Thomas John Cena track amp field Butch Johnson archery Nancy Kerrigan figure skating Todd Richards snowboarding Albina Osipowich swimming Aly Raisman gymnastics Patrick Ewing basketball as well as Jim Craig Mike Eruzione Bill Cleary and Keith Tkachuk ice hockey 7 8 Notable soccer or association football players from Massachusetts include Bert Patenaude Billy Gonsalves Geoff Cameron Miles Robinson Sam Mewis and Kristie Mewis Patenaude and Gonsalves both inductees of the National Soccer Hall of Fame and natives of Fall River Massachusetts 9 10 played for the U S men s national team at the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930 hosted in Uruguay Patenaude scored the first hat trick in World Cup history 11 The USMNT finished in third place 12 Sports Illustrated s 50 Greatest Sports Figures from Massachusetts edit In 1999 Sports Illustrated published the fifty 50 greatest 19th and 20th century sports figures from each U S state The criteria used was not necessarily to where the athletes were born but to where they first showed flashes of the greatness to come The ten highest ranked Massachusetts athletes were as follows 13 Rank Name Sport Hometown Notes1 Rocky Marciano Boxing Brockton MA Held the world heavyweight title from 1952 to 19562 Doug Flutie American football Natick MA Played at Boston College won the Heisman Trophy in 19843 Patrick Ewing Basketball Cambridge MA Played at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School 2 Olympic gold medalist 1984 1992 selected as one of the 75 Greatest Players in NBA History in 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee4 Bobby Carpenter Ice hockey Beverly MA First U S player to jump from high school to NHL in 1981 5 Rebecca Lobo Basketball Southwick MA Massachusetts all time leading high school basketball scorer boys and girls Basketball Hall of Fame inductee6 Alberto Salazar Track amp field Wayland MA 3 New York Marathon winner 1980 82 Boston Marathon winner 1982 7 Tom Glavine Baseball Billerica MA 2 NL Cy Young Award 1991 1998 1995 World Series MVP Baseball Hall of Fame inductee8 Pie Traynor Baseball Somerville MA Posted a career batting average of 320 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee9 Harry Agganis BaseballAmerican football Lynn MA Played at Boston University Boston Red Sox 1954 55 College Football Hall of Fame inductee10 Johnny Kelley Track amp field Arlington MA Olympian competed in the Boston Marathon over 50 times winning twice nbsp Rocky Marciano Boxer nbsp Doug Flutie American football nbsp Patrick Ewing Basketball Hall of Famer nbsp Aly Raisman Olympic gymnast Major league professional teams editCurrent teams edit Club League Sport Venue capacity Founded ChampionshipsBoston Red Sox MLB Baseball Fenway Park 37 500 1901 9 World SeriesBoston Bruins NHL Ice Hockey TD Garden 17 565 1924 6 Stanley CupsBoston Celtics NBA Basketball TD Garden 18 625 1946 17 NBA titlesNew England Patriots NFL Football Gillette Stadium 68 750 1960 6 Super BowlsNew England Revolution MLS Soccer 1995 0 MLS Cups 1 Supporters ShieldBoston Cannons PLL Lacrosse Gillette Stadium 20 000 2001 2 Steinfeld Trophy MLL 0 PLL Trophy PLL New England Free Jacks MLR Rugby Union Fort Quincy 5 000 2018 1 MLR Shield Former teams edit Club League Sport Venue capacity Founded Dissolved ChampionshipsBoston Braves MLB Baseball Braves Field 40 000 1871 1952 1 World SeriesWorcester Brown Stockings Worcester Agricultural Fairgrounds 1880 1882Boston Reds Congress Street Grounds 1890 1891Boston Bulldogs NFL Football Braves Field 40 000 1929 1929Boston Redskins Fenway Park 35 000 1932 1936Boston Yanks 1944 1948Boston Breakers USFL Nickerson Field 15 000 1983 1984Boston Rovers NASL Soccer Manning Bowl 21 000 1967 1967Boston Beacons Fenway Park 33 375 1968 1968Boston Minutemen Alumni Stadium 30 000 Nickerson Field 15 000 1974 1976New England Tea Men Foxboro Stadium 60 000 1978 1980New England Whalers WHA Ice Hockey Boston Garden 14 448 1972 1974 1 Avco World TrophyMajor league professional championships editBoston Red Sox MLB edit 9 World Series titles 1903 1912 1915 1916 1918 2004 2007 2013 2018Boston Braves MLB edit 1 World Series title 1914New England Patriots NFL edit 6 Super Bowl titles 2001 XXXVI 2003 XXXVIII 2004 XXXIX 2014 XLIX 2016 LI 2019 NFL season 2018 LIII Boston Celtics NBA edit 17 NBA Finals titles 1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1968 1969 1974 1976 1981 1984 1986 2008Boston Bruins NHL edit 6 Stanley Cup titles 1929 1939 1941 1970 1972 2011New England Whalers WHA edit 1 Avco World Trophy 1973New England Free Jacks MLR edit 1 MLR Shield 2023Minor league or semi professional clubs edit nbsp The Fall River Rovers soccer club a semi professional club in the Southern New England Soccer League after winning the 1917 U S Open CupClub Sports Established a League VenueCannons Lacrosse Club Lacrosse Outdoor 2001 Premier Lacrosse LeagueBoston Pride Ice hockey 2015 Premier Hockey Federation Warrior Ice ArenaBoston Renegades Football 2015 Women s Football Alliance Dilboy StadiumBoston Storm Women s Lacrosse 2016 United Women s Lacrosse League Barnstorming formatBoston Thirteens Rugby league 2009 USA Rugby League Irish Cultural CenterBoston Uprising Esports 2018 OWL Citizens Bank Opera HouseMassachusetts Pirates Indoor football 2018 Indoor Football League DCU CenterNew England Revolution II b Soccer 2019 MLS Next Pro Gillette StadiumSpringfield Thunderbirds Ice hockey 2016 American Hockey League MassMutual CenterWestern Mass Pioneers Soccer 1998 USL League Two Lusitano StadiumBoston Breach Esports 2022 Call of Duty LeagueWorcester Railers Ice hockey 2017 ECHL DCU CenterBoston City FC Soccer 2015 USL League TwoWorcester Red Sox Baseball 2021 International League Polar Park The year the organization was established in Massachusetts Currently branded as Revolution II College sports edit nbsp Holy Cross takes on Boston College in 1916 at Fenway Park BC won the game 17 14 nbsp Julius Dr J Erving at UMass nbsp The Holy Cross Crusaders won the NCAA basketball championship in 1947 def Oklahoma Bob Cousy All American and NBA Hall of Famer is in the front row second from leftNCAA Divisions I and II edit School Nickname Division ConferenceBoston College Eagles I Atlantic Coast Conference Hockey EastBoston University Terriers I Patriot League Hockey EastNortheastern University Huskies I Colonial Athletic Association Hockey EastHarvard University Crimson I Ivy League ECAC HockeyCollege of the Holy Cross Crusaders I Patriot League Atlantic Hockey Hockey EastUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst Minutemen Minutewomen I Atlantic 10 Conference Hockey EastUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell River Hawks I America East Conference Hockey East 14 Merrimack College Warriors I Northeast Conference a Hockey EastStonehill College Skyhawks I Northeast Conference Independent men s ice hockey New England Women s Hockey AllianceAmerican International College Yellow Jackets I II Atlantic Hockey Northeast 10 ConferenceBentley University Falcons I II Atlantic Hockey Northeast 10 ConferenceAssumption University Greyhounds I II Northeast 10 Conference New England Women s Hockey AllianceIn addition to the schools listed here Franklin Pierce University a full Division II member located near the state border in Rindge New Hampshire plays its men s and women s ice hockey home games in Massachusetts on the campus of The Winchendon School FPU plays men s hockey in the Northeast 10 and women s hockey as a D I program in the New England Women s Hockey Alliance Merrimack will leave the Northeast Conference in July 2024 to join the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference NCAA Division III edit School Nickname Division ConferenceAmherst College Mammoths III Eastern College Athletic Conference New England Small College Athletic ConferenceAnna Maria College Amcats III Great Northeast Athletic Conference Eastern Collegiate Football ConferenceBabson College Beavers III New England Women s and Men s Athletic ConferenceBrandeis University Judges III University Athletic Association Intercollegiate Fencing AssociationBridgewater State University Bears III Eastern College Athletic Conference Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Little East ConferenceClark University Cougars III New England Women s and Men s Athletic ConferenceCurry College Colonels III Commonwealth Coast Conference Commonwealth Coast FootballDean College Bulldogs III New England Collegiate ConferenceEastern Nazarene College Lions III New England Collegiate ConferenceElms College Blazers III New England Collegiate ConferenceEmerson College Lions III New England Women s and Men s Athletic Conference Eastern College Athletic ConferenceEmmanuel College Saints III Great Northeast Athletic ConferenceEndicott College Gulls III Commonwealth Coast Conference Commonwealth Coast Football New England Collegiate ConferenceFitchburg State University Falcons III Massachusetts State College Athletic ConferenceFramingham State University Rams III Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic ConferenceGordon College Fighting Scots III Commonwealth Coast ConferenceLasell University Lasers III Great Northeast Athletic ConferenceLesley University Lynx III New England Collegiate ConferenceMount Holyoke College Lyons III New England Women s and Men s Athletic ConferenceMassachusetts College of Liberal Arts Trailblazers III Eastern College Athletic Conference Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic ConferenceMassachusetts Maritime Academy Buccaneers III Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference New England Women s and Men s Athletic ConferenceMassachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers III New England Women s and Men s Athletic ConferenceNichols College Bison III Commonwealth Coast Conference Commonwealth Coast Football New England Collegiate ConferenceRegis College Pride III Great Northeast Athletic ConferenceSalem State University Vikings III Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic ConferenceSimmons University Sharks III Great Northeast Athletic Conference North Atlantic ConferenceSmith College Pioneers III New England Women s and Men s Athletic ConferenceSpringfield College Pride III New England Women s and Men s Athletic ConferenceSuffolk University Rams III Great Northeast Athletic ConferenceTufts University Jumbos III New England Small College Athletic ConferenceUniversity of Massachusetts Boston Beacons III Little East Conference New England Hockey ConferenceUniversity of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs III Little East Conference Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic ConferenceWellesley College Blues III New England Women s and Men s Athletic ConferenceWentworth Institute of Technology Panthers III Commonwealth Coast Conference Great Northeast Athletic ConferenceWestern New England University Golden Bears III Commonwealth Coast Conference Commonwealth Coast FootballWestfield State University Owls III Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic ConferenceWheaton College Massachusetts Lyons III New England Women s and Men s Athletic ConferenceWilliams College Ephs III I New England Small College Athletic ConferenceWorcester Polytechnic Institute Engineers III New England Women s and Men s Athletic ConferenceWorcester State University Lancers III Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference NAIA edit School Nickname ConferenceFisher College Falcons IndependentUSCAA edit School Nickname ConferenceBay Path University Wildcats IndependentHampshire College Black Sheep Yankee Small College ConferenceNJCAA Division II edit School Nickname RegionMassasoit Community College Warriors 21NJCAA Division III edit School Nickname RegionBenjamin Franklin Institute of Technology Shockers 21Bristol Community College Bayhawks 21Bunker Hill Community College Bulldogs 21Holyoke Community College Cougars 21Mass Bay Community College Buccaneers 21Northern Essex Community College Knights 21Quinsigamond Community College Chiefs 21Roxbury Community College Tigers 21Springfield Technical Community College Rams 21High school edit nbsp Matt Hasselbeck Pro Bowl NFL quarterback playing at Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood MassachusettsMain article Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association MIAA is an organization that sponsors activities in thirty three sports comprising 374 public and private high schools in the U S state of Massachusetts The MIAA is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations NFHS which writes the rules for most U S high school sports and activities The MIAA was founded in 1978 and was preceded by both the Massachusetts Secondary School Principals Association MSSPA 1942 78 and the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Council MIAC 1950 78 Rugby will become the MIAA s 35th sport in 2016 following a 2015 MIAA vote that passed by a wide majority 15 As of 2015 there are 19 boys teams and 5 girls teams across the state with the majority of the Catholic Conference schools fielding rugby teams 15 References edit Stanley Cup Winners Hockey Hall of Fame Retrieved October 19 2009 Celtics History Championship Wins National Basketball Association Retrieved October 19 2009 Super Bowl History National Football League Retrieved October 19 2009 World Series Winners Records and Results and Postseason Series Retrieved October 30 2014 Le Miere Jason October 23 2021 New England Revolution win 2021 MLS Supporters Shield MLSsoccer com Retrieved October 23 2021 a b Volleyball pushed as official team sport of Mass Boston Herald October 4 2009 Retrieved October 19 2009 25 Olympians from Massachusetts GoLocalWorcester Retrieved May 7 2015 Ranking the Top 50 Athletes from Massachusetts May 30 2017 Jose Colin 1998 The American Soccer League The Golden Years of American Soccer 1921 1931 Scarecrow Press pp 11 477 Foulds Alan E 2005 Boston s Ballparks amp Arenas University Press of New England p 53 Williams Jack July 19 2015 Bert Patenaude the forgotten hero who scored the first ever World Cup hat trick The Guardian Retrieved July 21 2015 Timeline The 50 Greatest Sports Figures from Massachusetts Sports Illustrated December 27 1999 http www americaeast com ViewArticle dbml DB OEM ID 14000 amp ATCLID 669426 a b Tuesday s school roundup MIAA votes to add rugby for 2016 17 Boston Globe Eric Russo May 6 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sports in Massachusetts Massachusetts Sports Teams List 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sports in Massachusetts amp oldid 1185422580, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
