Ice hockey, basketball, baseball, soccer and softball are some of the popular Boston sports. Few of the notable sports clubs in Boston include Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics, Boston Red Sox, New England Revolution, New England Patriots and New England Riptide. Boston Red Sox emerged as the champion of 2007 World Series of Major League Baseball. The NBA championships have been won for 16 times by Boston Celtics. The international title of ice hockey like Stanley Cup was won for 5 times by the Boston Bruins. Many other national and international tournaments have been dominated by sporting teams of Boston.
There are a number of stadiums in Boston, where international tournaments are held. Few of these Boston stadiums include Fenway Park, TD Banknorth Garden, Gillette Stadium and Harvard Stadium.
Most of the educational institutions in Boston encourage sporting activities of their students. The teams of the Boston institutions like Northeastern
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University, Boston University and Boston College are registered in the Hockey East conference. The ECAC Hockey League is participated by the ice hockey team of Harvard University.
The mentioned Boston sports are popular not only among the local people, but are enjoyed by huge number of spectators across the country. The spectators also show their passion for other forms of sports as well. One of the other popular sports of Boston is athletics. The Boston Marathon is held every year in the city and is said to be one of the oldest road events of the world. Skiing is another popular sport in Boston and there are a number of clubs in Boston like Boston Ski & Sports Club that promote adventure sports to a large extent.
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Boston Bruins
Boston Celtics
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