Paul Rabil of the Boston
Cannons lifts the Steinfeld Cup
after winning the 2012 Major
League Lacrosse Championship
• Boston's four major sports franchises (Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, Red Sox) have
won a combined 33 world titles, including seven in the last 11 years
• Two other prominent sports leagues (MLS, MLL) have teams in the Boston area,
and the Boston Cannons won the 2011 MLL championship
• BU is one of four Division I universities in the city, joining Boston College,
Harvard and Northeastern
• The Terriers have claimed five NCAA men's ice hockey championships, including
their most recent in 2009
• The east end of BU's campus is adjacent to Fenway Park, home of the Boston
Red Sox and one of the nation's most iconic sporting venues
