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• Navy SEAL Whose Lacrosse Workout Left Tufts Players Hospitalized Is Called Unqualified

  31-01-2025 23:43 via nytimes.com
  
  The session, which left nine players hospitalized, was run by a person who lacked credentials, a review commissioned by the university found.
  
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• Tufts Lacrosse Players Recovering After Navy SEAL-Led Workout Draws Inquiry

  26-09-2024 15:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Nine players were hospitalized with a serious and rare muscle condition called rhabdomyolysis in the days after the 45-minute workout, according to the university.
  
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• Lacrosse Is Coming to the Olympics. Will Its Inventors Be There?

  20-10-2023 13:19 via nytimes.com
  
  A Native American team that has won medals at the world championships, is not currently eligible for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
  
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• Haudenosaunee Lacrosse Team May Not Be Eligible for 2028 L.A. Olympics

  20-10-2023 02:42 via nytimes.com
  
  A Native American team that has won medals at the world championships is not currently eligible for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles because it does not represent a recognized nation.
  
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• Native American Lacrosse Team May Not Be Eligible for the 2028 L.A. Olympics

  19-10-2023 18:13 via nytimes.com
  
  A Native American team that has won medals at the world championships is not currently eligible for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles because it does not represent a recognized nation.
  
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• L.A. Olympics to Include Cricket, Flag Football and Lacrosse

  10-10-2023 18:16 via nytimes.com
  
  Flag football, softball, squash and lacrosse would also be included in 2028 under the proposal.
  
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• A Plan to Shake Up the Olympic Menu Includes Cricket

  10-10-2023 18:16 via nytimes.com
  
  Flag football, softball, squash and lacrosse would also be included in 2028 under the proposal.
  
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• The Sports to Watch This Weekend

  25-05-2023 22:46 via nytimes.com
  
  The Indy 500 and Monaco Grand Prix will excite racing fans, while European soccer clubs will face their big moments.
  
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• How Indigenous Athletes Are Reclaiming Lacrosse

  27-07-2022 12:45 via nytimes.com
  
  The Haudenosaunee Nationals lacrosse teams have a big ambition: competing in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
  
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• The Pain May Never Fade for Delaware State’s Players. I’ve Been There, Too.

  13-05-2022 12:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The law enforcement stop and search of the Delaware State women’s lacrosse team bus recalls experiences our columnist had while traveling as a pro tennis player.
  
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• Police Search of Delaware State University Team Draws Outrage

  10-05-2022 23:47 via nytimes.com
  
  The bus of the women’s lacrosse team was pulled over last month by Georgia sheriff’s deputies and searched by a drug-sniffing dog. Delaware officials called video of the search “disturbing.”
  
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• Headgear Reduces Concussions in High School Girls’ Lacrosse, Study Shows

  08-10-2021 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  A University of Florida study includes data from roughly 350,000 games and practices in more than 30 states. Headgear for girls has been mandated in Florida since 2015, and remains hotly debated.
  
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• Just by Playing, These Goalies Made Crucial Saves

  14-07-2021 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Covid-19 protocols sometimes left teams without a traditional goaltender, meaning another player had to put on a lacrosse helmet or soccer gloves to keep the games going.
  
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• Chris Hogan Left Lacrosse. A League Has Given Him, and Others, a Path Back.

  13-06-2021 06:01 via nytimes.com
  
  The former N.F.L. wide receiver has joined the Premier Lacrosse League, where pros in other sports have found opportunities on the field.
  
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• At Stony Brook, a Lacrosse Powerhouse Built of Overlooked Recruits

  04-05-2021 23:00 via nytimes.com
  
  “We’re going to show them what they missed,” Coach Joe Spallina says of Stony Brook’s ability to compete with Division I heavyweights in women’s lacrosse.
  
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• Lacrosse Plays On in the Pandemic, Creating Tough Calls for Families

  13-08-2020 11:00 via nytimes.com
  
  The contentious debate about whether to play or cancel summer recruiting showcases has resembled the tense and divided national response to the coronavirus itself.
  
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• Youth Sports Worry About Weathering Pandemic, and Future Play

  20-04-2020 09:00 via nytimes.com
  
  Will parents and children be eager to return to team sports once the threat of the coronavirus outbreak has passed?
  
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• Tears and Disbelief as Coronavirus Cancels Youth Sports

  16-03-2020 20:40 via nytimes.com
  
  Millions of children sit home as competitions go dark, though some are trying to play limited games.
  
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• Is This Pro Lacrosse’s Moment? This Star Is Betting Everything on It

  18-07-2019 15:40 via nytimes.com
  Paul Rabil wants to give lacrosse players a chance to finally become full-time pros like him. And investors believe there’s a hungry fan base for his new Premier Lacrosse League.
  
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• A Hotbed for Lacrosse? Harlem Makes Its Case

  18-05-2019 01:17 via nytimes.com
  Frederick Douglass Academy in Harlem is playing for its third straight New York City boys’ lacrosse title. The team is a sign of progress for a sport seen as elite, suburban and mostly white.
  
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• A Hotbed for Lacrosse? A School in Harlem Makes Its Case

  18-05-2019 01:17 via nytimes.com
  Frederick Douglass Academy in Harlem is playing for its third straight New York City boys’ lacrosse title. The team is a sign of progress for a sport seen as elite, suburban and mostly white.
  
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• A Harlem Team Is Changing the Face of Lacrosse

  18-05-2019 01:17 via nytimes.com
  Frederick Douglass Academy in Harlem is playing for its third straight New York City boys’ lacrosse title. The team is a sign of progress for a sport seen as elite, suburban and mostly white.
  
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• College Lacrosse Leveled the Field. Its Old Powers Aren’t Cheering.

  07-05-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  The rapid growth of lacrosse has pushed the game far beyond the East Coast. And once dominant college programs like Syracuse have been swept aside as the competition has stiffened.
  
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• As College Lacrosse Levels the Field, Its Old Powers Aren’t Cheering

  07-05-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  The rapid growth of lacrosse has pushed the game far beyond the East Coast. And once dominant college programs like Syracuse have been swept aside as the competition has stiffened.
  
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• As College Lacrosse Levels the Field, Its Former Powers Aren’t Cheering

  07-05-2019 11:00 via nytimes.com
  The rapid growth of lacrosse has pushed the game far beyond the East Coast. And once dominant college programs like Syracuse have been swept aside as the competition has stiffened.
  
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• Back Home in Toronto, John Tavares Is the Center of Attention

  20-09-2018 19:03 via nytimes.com
  Tavares is the first homegrown hockey superstar to play for the Maple Leafs since Charlie Conacher in the 1930s, creating high expectations.
  
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• In Israel, Building a Lacrosse League From Scratch

  30-06-2018 13:00 via nytimes.com
  Eight years ago, lacrosse was a sport largely unknown in Israel. Now, thanks to an American-born entrepreneur, the country is about to host a world championship.
  
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• Loyola Maryland’s Pat Spencer named Outstanding Attackman in men’s lacrosse

  24-05-2018 17:55
  Pat Spencer and the rest of the Loyola Maryland men’s lacrosse team will not take part in championship weekend, but the junior attackman can take some solace in knowing that his successful season did not go unnoticed. The Davidsonville resident and Boys’ Latin graduate was named the country’s top...
  
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• Digest (May 24): Friedman, Kahoe, Haugen, Wescott among new members of National Lacrosse Hall of Fame

  24-05-2018 08:51
  US Lacrosse announced the Class of 2018 for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, and the nine-member group includes three players and one coach with ties to the Baltimore metropolitan area. Two women's lacrosse players in Leigh Buck Friedman of then-Towson State and Friends and Alex Kahoe of Maryland,...
  
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• Sharing the offensive wealth a key to Maryland women's lacrosse team's title bid

  24-05-2018 00:20
  Maryland’s Megan Whittle never has to worry if a face-guard takes her out of the offense for a while or even for a game. It doesn’t bother the rest of the Terps too much either. The senior Tewaaraton Award finalist has scored 83 goals this season, but the rest of the starting lineup has scored...
  
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• Three players, one coach with local ties to be inducted into National Lacrosse Hall of Fame

  23-05-2018 19:35
  US Lacrosse announced the Class of 2018 for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, and the nine-member group includes three players and one coach with ties to the Baltimore metropolitan area. Two women’s lacrosse players in Elizabeth Leigh Bradley Friedman of Towson and Alex Kahoe of Maryland, one...
  
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• Men’s lacrosse National Player of the Week (May 22): Justin Guterding, Duke

  23-05-2018 16:00
  Senior attackman Justin Guterding became the NCAA's all-time leader in goals after scoring three times in the No. 4-seeded Blue Devils' win against No. 5 seed Johns Hopkins in Sunday's NCAA Division I tournament quarterfinal round.
  
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• Previewing the semifinals of the NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

  23-05-2018 15:00
  NCAA Division I women's lacrosse preview as Maryland-Boston College and North Carolina-James Madison square off in the NCAA Division I women's lacrosse semifinals Friday at Stony Brook.
  
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• Five questions with Maryland men’s lacrosse player Jack Welding

  23-05-2018 14:00
  The sophomore defenseman's performance against Cornell sophomore attackman Jeff Teat played a role in the top-seeded Maryland men's lacrosse team's 13-8 victory in an NCAA tournament quarterfinal Sunday.
  
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• By the numbers for men’s lacrosse (May 22)

  22-05-2018 15:00
  A look at some numbers involving Maryland, Yale, Albany and Duke men's lacrosse.
  
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• Preston: Maryland's Bubba Fairman has found his scoring touch at just the right time

  21-05-2018 18:55
  All season there has been hype about freshman midfielder Bubba Fairman being the next star lacrosse player at Maryland. There have even been suggestions that one day he might be given the famed No. 1 jersey worn by other Maryland greats such as Andrew Whipple and Matt Rambo. That day doesn’t seem...
  
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• Mike Preston: Maryland's Bubba Fairman has found his scoring touch just at the right time

  21-05-2018 18:55
  All season there has been this hype about freshman midfielder Bubba Fairman being the next star lacrosse player at the University of Maryland. Even suggesting that one day he might wear the famed No. 1 jersey worn by other Maryland greats such as Andrew Whipple and Matt Rambo. That day doesn’t...
  
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• Division I men’s lacrosse week in review for teams in Maryland (May 21)

  21-05-2018 17:00
  A look back at how the Maryland, Johns Hopkins and Loyola Maryland men's lacrosse teams from the state fared in action from this past week.
  
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• Maryland men’s lacrosse finds offense from sources other than Connor Kelly

  21-05-2018 14:00
  The senior midfielder and Tewaaraton Award finalist for the Maryland men's lacrosse team was limited to a single goal, but the No. 1 seed Terps got plenty of production in their win in Sunday's NCAA Division I tournament quarterfinal.
  
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• Preston: Inconsistency catches up with Hopkins lacrosse as quarterfinal rally falls short vs. Duke, 14-9

  21-05-2018 02:35
  Fourth-seeded Duke scores five goals in the last seven minutes to thwart fifth-seeded Johns Hopkins and set up an NCAA men's lacrosse semifinal against top-seeded Maryland.
  
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• Maryland men’s lacrosse stifles Cornell's Teat in 13-8 win, returns to national semifinals

  20-05-2018 23:10
  The Maryland men's lacrosse team advanced to its fifth consecutive Final Four after taking care of unseeded Cornell, 13-8, in Sunday's NCAA Division I tournament quarterfinal at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis.
  
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• Reigning men's lacrosse champ Maryland beats Cornell, 13-8, returns to national semifinals

  20-05-2018 20:20
  The Maryland men’s lacrosse team is back in the Final Four. The top-seeded Terps firmly squelched any notion of an upset bid by unseeded Cornell and cruised to a 13-8 victory in a Division I tournament quarterfinal at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis on Sunday afternoon. Maryland...
  
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• Johns Hopkins vs. Duke men’s lacrosse: Three things to watch

  20-05-2018 15:00
  Johns Hopkins’ 12-7 advantage in this series has been trimmed by Duke’s three-game winning streak that includes a 19-6 shellacking in an NCAA tournament first-round game last season. The Blue Jays own a 29-12 record in the quarterfinals, but had lost in four straight appearances before knocking...
  
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• Cornell vs. Maryland men’s lacrosse: Three things to watch

  20-05-2018 14:00
  Maryland has dominated this series, posting a 14-3 record. But Cornell has won three of five meetings in the NCAA tournament. The Big Red are 13-7 in the quarterfinal round, but are making their first appearance at this stage since 2013. The Terps are 25-11 in the quarterfinals, including 6-0 under...
  
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• By the numbers for women's lacrosse (May 22)

  20-05-2018 02:45
  Here’s a look at some of the numbers that stood out in the NCAA women’s lacrosse quarterfinals: 2.75 — The average margin of victory in Saturday’s Division I quarterfinals was just 2.75 goals. 4 — All four teams in the Division I semifinals have a Tewaaraton Award finalist — Maryland’s Megan Whittle,...
  
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• Loyola Maryland can't find rhythm in 8-5 loss to Yale in NCAA men's lacrosse quarterfinal

  20-05-2018 00:05
  For the second straight year, Loyola Maryland’s men’s lacrosse season ended with a three-goal loss in an NCAA tournament slugfest; No. 3 seed Yale topped the Greyhounds, 8-5, in Saturday’s quarterfinals. No. 6 seed Loyola (13-4) was led by a career-high 19-save performance from junior goalie Jacob...
  
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• Whittle's late goals help Maryland beat Navy, 17-15, in NCAA women's lacrosse quarterfinal

  19-05-2018 22:55
  Maryland’s all-time leading scorer Megan Whittle didn’t score a goal until the final 11 minutes of Saturday’s NCAA women’s lacrosse tournament quarterfinal. In the end, only her timing mattered. With Navy giving the defending national champions about all they could handle, the senior Tewaaraton...
  
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• Loyola Maryland vs. Yale men’s lacrosse: Three things to watch

  19-05-2018 14:00
  Loyola Maryland has won all three meetings in this series against Yale, including a 14-13 double-overtime win in the 1990 NCAA Division I tournament semifinals. The Greyhounds are 4-9 in the quarterfinal round and have won their past two appearances at this stage of the tournament (2012 and 2016)....
  
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• NCAA Division I tournament quarterfinal preview: Johns Hopkins vs. Duke

  19-05-2018 12:00
  No. 5 seed Johns Hopkins (12-4) vs. No. 4 seed Duke (14-3) When: Sunday, 2:30 p.m. Where: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis Coaches: Dave Pietramala, Johns Hopkins; John Danowski, Duke Players to Watch: Kyle Marr, junior, attackman, Johns Hopkins; Justin Guterding, senior, attackman,...
  
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• NCAA Division I tournament quarterfinal preview: Cornell vs. Maryland

  19-05-2018 11:00
  Cornell (13-4) at No. 1 seed Maryland (13-3) When: Sunday, noon Where: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis Coaches: Peter Millman, Cornell; John Tillman, Maryland Players to Watch: Jeff Teat, sophomore, attackman, Cornell; Connor Kelly, senior, midfielder, Maryland Outlook: The Terps...
  
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