Lacrosse news

• 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 ‘First Celebrity Athlete,’ a Century Before Social Media

  07-07-2025 11:02 via nytimes.com
  A new project by the History Channel explores the triumphs and injustices of Jim Thorpe’s career. “He’s one of the greatest Americans,” the director Chris Eyre said.
  
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• They Invented Lacrosse. Will They Be Allowed to Play It in the Olympics?

  14-05-2025 23:29 via nytimes.com
  Lacrosse returns to the Olympics in 2028, on American soil. Why won’t the I.O.C. let Indigenous North American teams compete?
  
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• They Invented the Game. Will They Be Allowed to Play It in the Olympics?

  13-05-2025 17:46 via nytimes.com
  Lacrosse returns to the Olympics in 2028, on American soil. Why won’t the I.O.C. let Indigenous North American teams compete?
  
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• 11 High School Lacrosse Players Face Charges in Hazing of Teammates

  30-04-2025 23:35 via nytimes.com
  The teenagers in Syracuse, N.Y., turned themselves in after the district attorney gave them 48 hours to surrender. He called the episode “hazing on steroids.”
  
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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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• 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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