: a goal game in which players use a long-handled stick that has a triangular head with a mesh pouch to catch, carry, and throw the ball
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A lot of her favorite Milwaukee memories have to do with lacrosse, like when the team won Big East tournament titles in 2016 and '17.
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Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
Athletes looking to improve performance in sports that involve short, high-intensity bursts, such as football, rugby, lacrosse, soccer, hockey, or certain track and field events (e.g., sprinting).
—Jennifer Lefton, Ms, Rd/n, Cnsc, Fand, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
Events making their Olympic debut at the L.A. Games are men's and women’s flag football and squash – while baseball, softball, lacrosse and cricket will all return, according to Yahoo! Sports.
—Danielle Jennings, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2024
Yet, the most significant problem is that the U.S. continues to decide that parenting is more like running a marathon than playing lacrosse—an individual pursuit rather than a team sport that involves parents and non-parents alike.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 16 Oct. 2024
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Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
Athletes looking to improve performance in sports that involve short, high-intensity bursts, such as football, rugby, lacrosse, soccer, hockey, or certain track and field events (e.g., sprinting).
—Jennifer Lefton, Ms, Rd/n, Cnsc, Fand, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
Events making their Olympic debut at the L.A. Games are men's and women’s flag football and squash – while baseball, softball, lacrosse and cricket will all return, according to Yahoo! Sports.
—Danielle Jennings, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2024
Yet, the most significant problem is that the U.S. continues to decide that parenting is more like running a marathon than playing lacrosse—an individual pursuit rather than a team sport that involves parents and non-parents alike.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Lacrosse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lacrosse. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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lacrosse
noun
la·crosse
lə-ˈkrȯs 
: a game played on a field in which players use long-handled sticks with shallow nets for catching, throwing, and carrying the ball
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