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New England

Spectator Sport entertainment in New England

  1. Newport International Polo

    Tranquilly set amid the stone barns and walls of the 100-acre Glen Farm (established in the 1600s), bring a picnic basket for a fieldside tailgate and watch the US team take on Egypt, Jamaica and other Olympic-caliber squads. Crowds aren’t large and you’ll be close enough to hear snorting horses and walloping mallets. The season runs from May to September.

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  2. New England Patriots

    The three-time Super Bowl champs play football in a new state-of-the-art stadium that’s just 50 minutes south of Boston, but it’s hard to get a ticket (most seats are sold to season-ticket holders). From I-93, take I-95 south to Rte 1. Otherwise, direct trains go to Foxborough (off Map p71) from South Station.

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  3. Boston Bruins

    The Bruins, under the former star power of Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito and Ray Bourque, play ice hockey at Banknorth Garden. That is, when they are not involved in a labor dispute.

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  4. Boston Celtics

    From October to April, the NBA Boston Celtics play basketball, and the NHL Boston Bruins play ice hockey.

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  5. New England Revolution

    The local soccer team also plays in Foxborough.

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