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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h3>Organized sports</h3> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ACeltics%20game%20versus%20the%20Timberwolves%2C%20Feburary%2C%201%202009.jpg%7Cthumb%7C250px%7C%5B%5BTD%20Garden%5D%5D%20in%20Boston%20is%20home%20to%20the%20%5B%5BBoston%20Celtics%5D%5D%20of%20the%20%5B%5BNational%20Basketball%20Association%7CNBA%5D%5D%20and%20the%20%5B%5BBoston%20Bruins%5D%5D%20of%20the%20%5B%5BNational%20Hockey%20League%7CNHL%5D%5D.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Celtics_game_versus_the_Timberwolves%2C_Feburary%2C_1_2009.jpg%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22alt%22%3A%22Celtics%20game%20versus%20the%20Timberwolves%2C%20February%2C%201%202009%22%2C%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22caption%22%3A%22%5B%5BTD%20Garden%5D%5D%20in%20Boston%20is%20home%20to%20the%20%5B%5BBoston%20Celtics%5D%5D%20of%20the%20%5B%5BNational%20Basketball%20Association%7CNBA%5D%5D%20and%20the%20%5B%5BBoston%20Bruins%5D%5D%20of%20the%20%5B%5BNational%20Hockey%20League%7CNHL%5D%5D.%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220015%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22new%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22TD%20Garden%20%28page%20does%20not%20exist%29%5C%22%20rel%3D%5C%22nofollow%5C%22%20data-uncrawlable-url%3D%5C%22L3dpa2kvVERfR2FyZGVuP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ%3D%3D%5C%22%3ETD%20Garden%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20in%20Boston%20is%20home%20to%20the%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220016%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22new%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Boston%20Celtics%20%28page%20does%20not%20exist%29%5C%22%20rel%3D%5C%22nofollow%5C%22%20data-uncrawlable-url%3D%5C%22L3dpa2kvQm9zdG9uX0NlbHRpY3M%5C%2FYWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x%5C%22%3EBoston%20Celtics%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20of%20the%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220017%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22new%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22National%20Basketball%20Association%20%28page%20does%20not%20exist%29%5C%22%20rel%3D%5C%22nofollow%5C%22%20data-uncrawlable-url%3D%5C%22L3dpa2kvTmF0aW9uYWxfQmFza2V0YmFsbF9Bc3NvY2lhdGlvbj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE%3D%5C%22%3ENBA%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20and%20the%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220018%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22new%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22Boston%20Bruins%20%28page%20does%20not%20exist%29%5C%22%20rel%3D%5C%22nofollow%5C%22%20data-uncrawlable-url%3D%5C%22L3dpa2kvQm9zdG9uX0JydWlucz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE%3D%5C%22%3EBoston%20Bruins%3C%5C%2Fa%3E%20of%20the%20%3Ca%20_rte_dataidx%3D%5C%220019%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22new%5C%22%20title%3D%5C%22National%20Hockey%20League%20%28page%20does%20not%20exist%29%5C%22%20rel%3D%5C%22nofollow%5C%22%20data-uncrawlable-url%3D%5C%22L3dpa2kvTmF0aW9uYWxfSG9ja2V5X0xlYWd1ZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE%3D%5C%22%3ENHL%3C%5C%2Fa%3E.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Celtics_game_versus_the_Timberwolves%2C_February%2C_1_2009.jpg/250px-Celtics_game_versus_the_Timberwolves%2C_February%2C_1_2009.jpg" width="250" height="188" class="image thumb withCaption" data-image-name="Celtics game versus the Timberwolves, February, 1 2009.jpg" data-image-key="Celtics_game_versus_the_Timberwolves%2C_February%2C_1_2009.jpg" type="image" /> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->The Olympic sports of basketball and volleyball were invented in Western Massachusetts (in Springfield at Springfield College and Holyoke, respectively). The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Basketball%20Hall%20of%20Fame%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Basketball%20Hall%20of%20Fame%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBasketball%20Hall%20of%20Fame%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="Basketball Hall of Fame (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQmFza2V0YmFsbF9IYWxsX29mX0ZhbWU/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Basketball Hall of Fame</a>, a shrine to the sport's history, is a major tourist destination in the City of Springfield. The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Volleyball%20Hall%20of%20Fame%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Volleyball%20Hall%20of%20Fame%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BVolleyball%20Hall%20of%20Fame%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="Volleyball Hall of Fame (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVm9sbGV5YmFsbF9IYWxsX29mX0ZhbWU/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Volleyball Hall of Fame</a> is located in Holyoke.<span data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20news%20%7Curl%3D%20http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fnews.bostonherald.com%5C%2Fnews%5C%2Fpolitics%5C%2Fview.bg%3Farticleid%3D1202148%7Ctitle%3DVolleyball%20pushed%20as%20official%20team%20sport%20of%20Mass%20%7Cwork%3D%5B%5BBoston%20Herald%5D%5D%20%7Cdate%3DOctober%204%2C%202009%20%7Caccessdate%3DOctober%2018%2C%202009%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-0 class=reference"><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-17113551215f924f3fb8d85%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255B%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ7e0c33e73e4a5073-nowiki-00000001-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E1%3Cspan%20data-rte-instance%3D%5C%2240-17113551215f924f3fb8d85%5C%22%20data-rte-meta%3D%5C%22%257B%2522type%2522%253A%2522ext%2522%252C%2522wikitext%2522%253A%2522%253Cnowiki%253E%255D%253C%255C%252Fnowiki%253E%2522%252C%2522lineStart%2522%253A%2522%2522%252C%2522placeholder%2522%253A1%252C%2522extName%2522%253A%2522nowiki%2522%257D%5C%22%20class%3D%5C%22placeholder%20placeholder-ext%5C%22%20contenteditable%3D%5C%22false%5C%22%3E%7F%27%5C%22%60UNIQ7e0c33e73e4a5073-nowiki-00000002-QINU%60%5C%22%27%7F%26%23x0200B%3B%3C%5C%2Fspan%3E%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22%23cite_note-0%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B%23cite_note-0%7C%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2265%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E1%3Cext%20_rte_wikitextidx%3D%5C%2266%5C%22%3E%3Cname%3Enowiki%3C%5C%2Fname%3E%3Cattr%3E%3C%5C%2Fattr%3E%3Cinner%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Finner%3E%3Cclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%3C%5C%2Fclose%3E%3C%5C%2Fext%3E%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Massachusetts has a long history with amateur athletics and professional teams. Most of the major professional teams have won multiple championships in their respective leagues. Massachusetts teams have won six <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Stanley%20Cup%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Stanley%20Cup%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BStanley%20Cup%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="Stanley Cup (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3RhbmxleV9DdXA/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Stanley Cups</a> (<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Boston%20Bruins%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Boston%20Bruins%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBoston%20Bruins%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="Boston Bruins (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQm9zdG9uX0JydWlucz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Boston Bruins</a>),<span data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" 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Other professional sports teams in Massachusetts include the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Springfield%20Falcons%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Springfield%20Falcons%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSpringfield%20Falcons%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="Springfield Falcons (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3ByaW5nZmllbGRfRmFsY29ucz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Springfield Falcons</a> AHL team, the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Worcester%20Sharks%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Worcester%20Sharks%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWorcester%20Sharks%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="Worcester Sharks (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV29yY2VzdGVyX1NoYXJrcz9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Worcester Sharks</a> AHL team, and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Springfield%20Armor%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Springfield%20Armor%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSpringfield%20Armor%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="Springfield Armor (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3ByaW5nZmllbGRfQXJtb3I/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Springfield Armor</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22NBA%20Development%20League%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22NBA%20Development%20League%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNBA%20Development%20League%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="NBA Development League (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTkJBX0RldmVsb3BtZW50X0xlYWd1ZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">NBA Development League</a> team. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Massachusetts is also the home of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cape%20Cod%20Baseball%20League%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Cape%20Cod%20Baseball%20League%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCape%20Cod%20Baseball%20League%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="Cape Cod Baseball League (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ2FwZV9Db2RfQmFzZWJhbGxfTGVhZ3VlP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Cape Cod Baseball League</a>, rowing events such as the <a 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data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" href="#cite_note-6"><span data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>7<span data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Boston%20Marathon%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Boston%20Marathon%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBoston%20Marathon%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="Boston Marathon (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQm9zdG9uX01hcmF0aG9uP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Boston Marathon</a>.<span data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7C%20title%20%3D%20114th%20Boston%20Maraton%20%7C%20publisher%3DBoston%20Athletic%20Association%20%7C%20accessdate%20%3DJune%206%2C%202010%20%7C%20url%20%3D%20http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fwww.bostonmarathon.org%5C%2Fbostonmarathon%5C%2F114thmarathon.asp%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-7" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-7 class=reference"><a 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class="new" title="Boston Cannons (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQm9zdG9uX0Nhbm5vbnM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Boston Cannons</a> are the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Major%20League%20Lacrosse%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Major%20League%20Lacrosse%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMajor%20League%20Lacrosse%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="Major League Lacrosse (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTWFqb3JfTGVhZ3VlX0xhY3Jvc3NlP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Major League Lacrosse</a> team.<span data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7C%20title%20%3D%20MLL%20Standings%20%7C%20publisher%3D%5B%5BMajor%20League%20Lacrosse%5D%5D%20%7C%20accessdate%20%3DOctober%2021%2C%202009%20%7C%20url%20%3D%20http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fmll-boston.stats.pointstreak.com%5C%2Fstandings.html%3Fleagueid%3D323%26seasonid%3D3806%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-12" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-12 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" href="#cite_note-12"><span data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>13<span data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> The <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Boston%20Breakers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Boston%20Breakers%20%28WPS%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBoston%20Breakers%20%28WPS%29%7CBoston%20Breakers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="Boston Breakers (WPS) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQm9zdG9uX0JyZWFrZXJzXyhXUFMpP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Boston Breakers</a> are the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Women%27s%20Professional%20Soccer%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Women%27s%20Professional%20Soccer%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWomen%27s%20Professional%20Soccer%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="Women's Professional Soccer (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV29tZW4lMjdzX1Byb2Zlc3Npb25hbF9Tb2NjZXI/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Women's Professional Soccer</a> in Massachusetts. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">A gymnastics center called Brestyan's American Gymnastics has also become well known in the competitive gymnastics world<span class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7Bby%20whom%7Cdate%3DAugust%202012%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22by%20whom%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</span> in the last decade for producing several internationally successful gymnasts like Olympic silver medalist and vault world champion <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Alicia%20Sacramone%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Alicia%20Sacramone%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAlicia%20Sacramone%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="Alicia Sacramone (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQWxpY2lhX1NhY3JhbW9uZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Alicia Sacramone</a>, 2011 world champion and two time Olympic Gold medalist <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Aly%20Raisman%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Aly%20Raisman%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAly%20Raisman%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="Aly Raisman (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQWx5X1JhaXNtYW4/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Aly Raisman</a>, and Canadian national team member <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Talia%20Chiarelli%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Talia%20Chiarelli%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTalia%20Chiarelli%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="Talia Chiarelli (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVGFsaWFfQ2hpYXJlbGxpP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Talia Chiarelli</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Several universities in Massachusetts are notable for their college athletics. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Boston%20College%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Boston%20College%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBoston%20College%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="Boston College (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQm9zdG9uX0NvbGxlZ2U/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Boston College</a> fields teams in the nationally televised <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Atlantic%20Coast%20Conference%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Atlantic%20Coast%20Conference%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAtlantic%20Coast%20Conference%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="Atlantic Coast Conference (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQXRsYW50aWNfQ29hc3RfQ29uZmVyZW5jZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Atlantic Coast Conference</a>, while <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Harvard%20University%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Harvard%20University%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHarvard%20University%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a> competes in the famed <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ivy%20League%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ivy%20League%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BIvy%20League%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="Ivy League (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSXZ5X0xlYWd1ZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Ivy League</a>. <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Boston%20University%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Boston%20University%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBoston%20University%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="Boston University (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQm9zdG9uX1VuaXZlcnNpdHk/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Boston University</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Northeastern%20University%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Northeastern%20University%20%28Boston%2C%20Massachusetts%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNortheastern%20University%20%28Boston%2C%20Massachusetts%29%7CNortheastern%20University%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="Northeastern University (Boston, Massachusetts) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" 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data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="University of Massachusetts Amherst (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVW5pdmVyc2l0eV9vZl9NYXNzYWNodXNldHRzX0FtaGVyc3Q/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">UMass</a> also participate in Division I athletics.<span data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%3E%7B%7Bcite%20web%20%7C%20title%20%3D%20College%20Football%20Teams%20%28FBS%20and%20FCS%29%20%7C%20publisher%3D%5B%5BESPN%5D%5D%20%7C%20accessdate%20%3DOctober%2018%2C%202009%20%7C%20url%20%3D%20http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fespn.go.com%5C%2Fcollege-football%5C%2Fteams%7D%7D%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-13" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-13 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" href="#cite_note-13"><span data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>14<span data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span><span data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" 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data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Division%20III%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Division%20III%20%28NCAA%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDivision%20III%20%28NCAA%29%7CDivision%20III%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="Division III (NCAA) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRGl2aXNpb25fSUlJXyhOQ0FBKT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Division III</a>, where <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22MIT%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22MIT%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMIT%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17113551215f924f3fb8d85" class="new" title="MIT (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTUlUP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">MIT</a>, <a 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