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partly to its increasing popularity
as a college sport.
Suffolk Downs is the Boston
area’s only thoroughbred
racetrack, where bets are taken
on both live and simul cast
races. Fans of the fast-paced
men’s lacrosse can watch the
Boston Cannons (Major League
Lacrosse) play their home games
at the Harvard Stadium in Allston.
Tennis fans can catch a
glimpse of world class tennis
players by cheering on the
Boston Lobsters of the World
Team Tennis League. The team’s Boats taking part in the Head of the Charles Regatta in October
roster and home venue changes
almost every year, and most the entire length of the course one, with multitudes of spec-
matches are held in July (check to cheer on the runners. tators crowding both banks of
the team’s website for details). The other major event of the the river, spread out on blankets
Each year on Patriots Day (a city sporting year is the Head of the and enjoying picnics and beer
holiday on the third Monday of Charles Regatta. The world’s as they cheer on the rowers.
April), the largest event on the largest two-day rowing
sports calendar takes place. competition is held annually College Sports
The Boston Marathon has during the third weekend of
burgeoned since its inception October on the Charles River. Boston’s major colleges actively
in 1897, and now It involves more than compete in a number of sports,
approximately 15,000 6,000 crew members, with the major events occurring
participants, who represent clubs, during the winter and fall. The
including many top uni versities, and annual Harvard–Yale football
runners from all over colleges from around game takes place on the
the world, take on the world. The 3-mile Saturday before Thanksgiving
the challenge of the (5-km) course runs and is usually a fun and spirited
26.2-mile (42.2-km) upstream from Boston event, both on and off the field.
course. The marathon University boathouse to The sport that Boston colleges
starts in the town of Eliot Bridge. With up to are best at, however, is ice
Hopkinton, west of 80 boats in each race, hockey, and the biggest event
Boston, and finishes crews set off at short on the calendar is the fiercely
Downtown at the intervals and are contested Beanpot hockey
Boston Public timed along the tournament. This is held at TD
Library on Boylston Detail from plaque course. Garden over two weekends in
Street. More than half celebrating the This is a major social early February and involves the
a million people line Boston Marathon event, as well as a sports area’s major colleges.
DIRECTORY
Baseball American Other Sports New England
Football Revolution
Boston Red Sox Boston Cannons Gillette Stadium
Fenway Park, New England Patriots Harvard Stadium, (see New England
4 Yawkey Way. Gillette Stadium, 65 N Harvard St., Allston. Patriots).
Tel (617) 746-9933.
Tel (617) 267-1700. Route 1, Foxboro. ∑ revolutionsoccer.net
∑ redsox.com Tel (617) 931-2222 Boston Lobsters Suffolk Downs
Tel (877) 617-5627.
(Ticketmaster). Route 1a, East Boston.
Basketball ∑ ticketmaster.com ∑ bostonlobsters.net Tel (617) 567-3900.
Boston Celtics ∑ patriots.com Boston Marathon ∑ suffolkdowns.com
Boston Athletic
TD Garden, Ice Hockey Association.
1 Causeway St. Tel (617) 236-1652.
Map 1 C2. Boston Bruins ∑ bostonmarathon.org
Tel (617) 931-2222 TD Garden Head of the
(Ticketmaster). (see Boston Celtics). Charles Regatta
∑ celtics.com ∑ bostonbruins.com ∑ hocr.org

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