"Strong uses this as the ""Strong Hold"". An elevated variation, best known as Chris Jericho's ""Liontamer"", also exists. This variation of a normal Boston crab sees the attacking wrestler get a hold of both of the opponent's feet, then crossing both legs over before tucking both legs under its same armpit (i.e. left leg under wrestler’s left armpit). After completing this, the attacking wrestler turns the opponent face-down, stepping over him/her in the process to secure the hold. Similar to a normal Boston Crab, this move sees the attacking wrestler stand farther back. The step-back allows additional pressure to be"
"of the sport, Major League Rugby, does not currently have a Boston team, but the Boston-based New England Free Jacks are expected to join the league in 2020. The city has two rugby league teams who play in the USA Rugby League. They are the Boston 13s and Oneida FC. Both teams play out of Henry G. Steinbrenner '27 Stadium at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. On August 25, 2012, the Boston 13s hosted the 2012 USARL Championship Game losing out 22–28 to Jacksonville Axemen. Boston is home to three professional lacrosse teams, including the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse,"
"Sports in Boston Boston, the capital city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and largest city in New England, is home to several major league sports teams, including the Red Sox (baseball), the Celtics (basketball) and the Bruins (ice hockey). The New England Patriots (American football) and the New England Revolution (soccer) play at Gillette Stadium in nearby Foxborough, Massachusetts. Several Boston-area colleges and universities are also active in college athletics. Sports are a major part of the city's culture (as well as the culture of the Greater Boston area). Boston sports fans are known for their fanatical devotion to"
"in style. The bar hosts everything from informal drinking to annual presentations and the club is also available for hire for birthdays, weddings and other events. <br> Boston Rugby Club Boston Rugby Football Club is a Rugby union club from Boston, Lincolnshire. Boston Rugby Club was founded in 1927 by Ernst Clark, a gentleman with an interest in giving his boys and their friends something to do, or rather something to keep them out of trouble. The first 'home' pitch was off Rosebery Avenue in Mountains Field, an unused plot of farmland and the players turned out in blue and"
"Boston rivalry being evident between the Patriots and the Jets in the National Football League and the Celtics and the Knicks and the Celtics with the Brooklyn Nets in the National Basketball Association. The second-oldest rivalry in Boston sports is the one between the Bruins and their archrival, the Montreal Canadiens, which began in 1924 and often has been as intense as the Sox-Yankees rivalry for Boston sports fans. In addition to the Bruins-Canadiens ice hockey rivalry, the B's often clash with the Philadelphia Flyers, Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins and have a history with the Carolina Hurricanes"
"Dennis and Callahan and criticize Ryan, but NBC Sports's Tom Curran sided with Ryan. Bob Ryan Robert P. Ryan (born February 21, 1946) is an American sportswriter formerly for ""The Boston Globe"". He has been described as ""the quintessential American sportswriter"" and a basketball guru and is well known for his coverage of the sport including his famous stories covering the Boston Celtics in the 1970s. After graduating from Boston College, Ryan started as a sports intern for the ""Globe"" on the same day as Peter Gammons, and later worked with other Globe sports writing legends Will McDonough and Leigh"
"headed by Atlantic League founder & CEO and owner of the Long Island Ducks and Bridgeport Bluefish, Frank Boulton. The Blue Crabs were the runner-up in the 2009 Atlantic League Championship Series versus the Somerset Patriots. They again finished runner-up in the 2015 Atlantic League Championship Series versus Somerset. The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs official colors are Columbia blue, navy blue, and red. The primary logo depicts a navy blue crab outlined and detailed in khaki. The crab possesses red pincers and red eyes, with a scowl of determination. Centered above the crab is the ""Blue Crabs"" wordmark in white"
"the Boston Braves. The Fairfax Eagles joined the competition in 2007, and the Boston Thirteens joined in 2009. Another founder member, the Bucks County Sharks, suspended operations in 2010, while the Pittsburgh Vipers were added. In 2009, a new professional rugby league competition, the National Rugby League USA (NRLUS), was announced. The new league was to include administrators and talent from the AMNRL, and was intended to begin play in 2010. However, the league had not gotten off the ground. That year officials announced their hopes that play would begin in 2011, citing the late 2000s recession as a factor"
"Sports in Massachusetts Sports in Massachusetts have a long history with both amateur athletics and professional teams. Most of the major professional teams have won multiple championships in their respective leagues. Massachusetts teams have won 6 Stanley Cups (Boston Bruins), 17 NBA Championships (Boston Celtics), 5 Super Bowls (New England Patriots), and 9 World Series (8 Boston Red Sox, 1 Boston Braves). Early basketball and volleyball was created in Massachusetts, which homes the Basketball Hall of Fame (Springfield), the Volleyball Hall of Fame (Holyoke). Massachusetts also houses the Cape Cod Baseball League. It is also home to prestigious sports events"
"in Roxbury. The popular local teams in the area consist of the Boston Red Sox (baseball), Boston Bruins (hockey), Boston Celtics (basketball), the New England Revolution (soccer), and the New England Patriots (football). Less well known local teams also include the Boston Breakers (women's soccer) and Boston Cannons (lacrosse). Other notable sporting annual events include the Boston Marathon on the third Monday of every April, also known in Massachusetts and Maine as Patriot's Day. Boston is also home to the Charles Regatta. The Charles Regatta has been the world's largest rowing competition for the last 46 years. Boston Children's Museum"
"Floor! The Story of Irish Music in Boston"" (2015), produced by Newstalk. Rugby is popular with the Irish community in Boston. The Boston Irish Wolfhounds, a rugby union team, was founded in 1989, and the Boston Thirteens, a semi-professional rugby league football team, was founded in 2009. Boston also takes part in hurling and Gaelic football competitions organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association. In other sports, Irish Bostonians in the early 20th century founded the Royal Rooters, a Boston Red Sox fan club which evolved into Red Sox Nation; and ""Lucky the Leprechaun"", mascot of the Boston Celtics, is a"
"as well as others. These consist of several secondary sponsorships from local and regional businesses. Boston RFC (United States) Boston Rugby Football Club (also known as BRFC) is a rugby union team based in Boston, Massachusetts, US. The club competes in, and is governed by, the New England Rugby Football Union (their LAU), the Northeast Rugby Union (their TAU), and USA Rugby. The club was established in 1960, but they would not be recognized as a nationally competitive club until they were accepted into Super League, the premier division of club rugby in the United States. The club has also"
"Bill Sharman William Walton Sharman (May 25, 1926 – October 25, 2013) was an American professional basketball player and coach. He is mostly known for his time with the Boston Celtics in the 1950s, partnering with Bob Cousy in what some consider the greatest backcourt duo of all time. As a coach, Sharman won titles in the ABL, ABA, and NBA, and is credited with introducing the now ubiquitous morning shootaround. He was the first North American sports figure to win a championship as a player, coach, and executive. He was a 10-time NBA champion (having won four titles as"
"known as the Eagles, their colors are maroon and gold, and mascot is Baldwin the Eagle. The Eagles compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in all sports offered by the ACC. The men's and women's ice hockey teams compete in Hockey East. Boston College's men's ice hockey team has won five national championships. In 1825, Benedict Joseph Fenwick, S.J., a Jesuit from Maryland, became the second Bishop of Boston. He was the first to articulate a vision for a ""College in the City of Boston"" that would raise a new generation of leaders to"
"Maryland Crab Bowl The Maryland Crab Bowl is an annual high school football postseason all-star game that features some of the most outstanding players in the state of Maryland. The game is played at McDaniel College, between a team composed of players from Washington, D.C. area schools (the ""Washington"" squad) and one of players from Baltimore and elsewhere in the state (the ""Baltimore"" squad). As an all-star game, it provides high-school players with an additional opportunity to impress college football scouts and may increase their chances of being awarded a university athletic scholarship. The Washington team draws from schools in"
"the Celtics as the best team in the NBA Eastern Conference. 9 World Series titles 1 World Series title 5 Super Bowl titles 17 NBA titles 6 Stanley Cup titles Sports in Boston Boston, the capital city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and largest city in New England, is home to several major league sports teams, including the Red Sox (baseball), the Celtics (basketball) and the Bruins (ice hockey). The New England Patriots (American football) and the New England Revolution (soccer) play at Gillette Stadium in nearby Foxborough, Massachusetts. Several Boston-area colleges and universities are also active in college"
"remained until their demise after the 2017 season. There have been other professional sports teams to play in the city, such as the Boston Beacons and Boston Minutemen of the NASL. Boston's first all-female flat-track roller derby league, Boston Derby Dames, formed in May 2005. The league is among the original members of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association. Boston's many colleges and universities are active in college athletics. There are four NCAA Division I members in the city: Boston College (member of the Atlantic Coast Conference), Boston University (Patriot League), Northeastern University (Colonial Athletic Association), and Harvard University (Ivy"
"played called the ""Boston Game"", which was a hybrid of both sports today that featured a rounded ball that could be kicked, carried, & thrown. The Boston game would go on to be introduced to Yale University, Columbia University, Cornell University, & Boston's Harvard University. 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 & acceptance within the college circles, & upper-class status, relegating the uncodified ""soccer"" variety of the game to working class status, that was adopted by the"
"Boston Rugby Club Boston Rugby Football Club is a Rugby union club from Boston, Lincolnshire. Boston Rugby Club was founded in 1927 by Ernst Clark, a gentleman with an interest in giving his boys and their friends something to do, or rather something to keep them out of trouble. The first 'home' pitch was off Rosebery Avenue in Mountains Field, an unused plot of farmland and the players turned out in blue and white hooped shirts, as they still do. After match entertainment was at the White Hart Hotel. The hotel provided changing facilities which were an old shed out"
"an assistant coach with the Celtics. On April 2, 2009, ""Red Claws"" was announced as the winning name after a name-the-team contest. Voters in the contest could choose from the Red Claws, Beacons, Crushers, Destroyers, Swarm and Traps. The name and logo give homage to the lobster fishing industry, a major economic engine of the New England area. The use of ""Red"" in the team's name also serves to pay tribute to longtime Boston Celtics coach Red Auerbach. Maine Red Claws The Maine Red Claws are a professional minor league basketball team based in Portland, Maine. The Red Claws compete"
"(1950–78). Rugby will become the MIAA's 35th sport in 2016, following a 2015 MIAA vote that passed by a wide majority. 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. Sports in Massachusetts Sports in Massachusetts have a long history with both amateur athletics and professional teams. Most of the major professional teams have won multiple championships in their respective leagues. Massachusetts teams have won 6 Stanley Cups (Boston Bruins), 17 NBA Championships (Boston Celtics), 5 Super Bowls (New England Patriots), and 9"
"Boston RFC (United States) Boston Rugby Football Club (also known as BRFC) is a rugby union team based in Boston, Massachusetts, US. The club competes in, and is governed by, the New England Rugby Football Union (their LAU), the Northeast Rugby Union (their TAU), and USA Rugby. The club was established in 1960, but they would not be recognized as a nationally competitive club until they were accepted into Super League, the premier division of club rugby in the United States. The club has also contributed numerous international players to the United States national side. BRFC was formed in 1960"
"Also in 2006, Joe Hughes, BC ’03, was selected for the United States National Rugby Team, to compete in the Rugby World Cup in 2007. Although it competes at the highest intercollegiate level, Boston College Rugby is officially a club sport as determined by the Boston College Athletics Association. Membership is open to any Boston College undergraduate. As such, BCRFC membership reflects the diversity of Boston College and embodies the University's motto, ""Ever to Excel"". The Club's emphasis on academic achievement is evident in an average GPA of 3.4. Members of the Club partake in the University's Honors Program, and"
"in the form of Major League Soccer. Greater Boston would be represented by the New England Revolution, who play all their home games in Foxboro, Massachusetts. From 1996-2001, the Revolution played at Foxboro Stadium from 1996-2001; Gillette Stadium has served as the Revolution's current home stadium since 2002. Rugby 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 rugby union, the Rugby Super League – Mystic River Rugby Club, the Boston Irish Wolfhounds, and Boston RFC. The current top flight"
"selling its rights to the Winnipeg Jets in 1987 so that the Jets could move it to the Maritimes to become the Moncton Hawks. Boston Braves (AHL) The Boston Braves were a professional ice hockey team in Boston, Massachusetts. They were a member of the American Hockey League from 1971 to 1974. The early 1970s saw an unprecedented boom in the popularity of hockey in the greater Boston area, fuelled by the success of the Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito-led Boston Bruins. The Bruins had sold out all of their home games at the Boston Garden for years, and the"
"Boston Red Sox baseball and Boston Bruins hockey throughout the region, save for Fairfield County, Connecticut. Most of Connecticut, save for Windham county in the state's northeast corner, and even southern Rhode Island, receives the YES Network, which broadcasts the games of the New York Yankees. For the most part, the same areas also carry SportsNet New York (SNY), which broadcasts New York Mets games. Comcast SportsNet New England broadcasts the games of the Boston Celtics, New England Revolution and Boston Cannons. While most New England cities have daily newspapers, ""The Boston Globe"" and ""The New York Times"" are distributed"
"the Boston Irish Wolfhounds, fielded a rugby league side that joined the AMNRL on a trial basis. The Wolfhounds played an abbreviated two-game exhibition schedule to build interest in the sport in Boston, with the intention of playing a full schedule for the 2006 season. The next year the team ended its association with the Wolfhounds, adopting the name Boston Braves. They played through the 2006 season, winning only one game; they suspended operations at the end of the year. In 2009 a new leadership group led by Mikhael Nizam Shammas established a new team, which was named the Boston"
"invested in finding a suitable site, preferably in the urban core. On November 18, 2014, ""The Boston Globe"" reported that the Kraft family had met with city and state officials over a stadium in South Boston on a public lot off Interstate 93. The proposed site is adjacent to an industrial site that has been identified for the main Olympic stadium by the organizing group for Boston's now-failed bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, of which Robert Kraft was a member. The team's supporter's clubs are called the Midnight Riders, Rev Army, and The Rebellion. The name 'Midnight Riders'"
"(baseball), the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (hockey), the Connecticut Tigers (baseball), the Hartford Yard Goats (baseball), the Hartford Wolf Pack (hockey), the Lowell Spinners (baseball), the Manchester Monarchs (hockey), the New Britain Bees (baseball), the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (baseball), the Pawtucket Red Sox (baseball), the Portland Sea Dogs (baseball), the Providence Bruins (hockey), the Springfield Thunderbirds (hockey), the Vermont Lake Monsters (baseball), and the Worcester Railers (hockey). The NBA G League fields the Maine Red Claws based in Portland, Maine. The Springfield Armor in Springfield, Massachusetts previously played in the region. The Red Claws are affiliated with the Boston Celtics,"
"White Mamba"", a play on Kobe Bryant's nickname of ""The Black Mamba"". Brian Scalabrine Brian David Scalabrine (born March 18, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently a television analyst for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also the co-host of ""The Starting Lineup"", which airs weekdays from 7-10am ET on SiriusXM NBA Radio. Raised in Enumclaw, Washington, Scalabrine attended the University of Southern California after transferring from Highline College. As a member of the USC Trojans men's basketball team, Scalabrine was the top scorer and a leader in field goals"
"Sciences. Boston University's NCAA Division I Terriers compete in men's basketball, cross country, golf, ice hockey, rowing, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, and lacrosse, and in women's basketball, dance, cross country, field hockey, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, and track. Boston University athletics teams compete in the Patriot League, Hockey East, and Colonial Athletic Association conferences, and their mascot is Rhett the Boston Terrier. , a majority of Boston University's teams will compete in the Patriot League. On April 1, 2013, the university announced it would cut its wrestling program following the 2013-14 season. The Boston University"
"Rob Mariano Robert Carlo Mariano (born December 25, 1975), known by the nickname Boston Rob, is an American television personality, widely known for appearing in several reality shows, including ""Survivor"", and ""The Amazing Race"". In 2011, he won """" and the $1,000,000 prize in his fourth appearance on ""Survivor"" following previous appearances on "", """" and "". He appeared on The Amazing Race 7 and with his wife Amber (Brkich) Mariano, who was contestant on """" and the winner of Survivor: All Stars. Mariano was born in Hyde Park, Massachusetts, and raised in Canton, Massachusetts. He graduated Xaverian Brothers High"
"Bob Ryan Robert P. Ryan (born February 21, 1946) is an American sportswriter formerly for ""The Boston Globe"". He has been described as ""the quintessential American sportswriter"" and a basketball guru and is well known for his coverage of the sport including his famous stories covering the Boston Celtics in the 1970s. After graduating from Boston College, Ryan started as a sports intern for the ""Globe"" on the same day as Peter Gammons, and later worked with other Globe sports writing legends Will McDonough and Leigh Montville. Ryan announced in early 2012 his retirement from sports writing after 44 years"