: 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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Already married to the former Joan Johns who also graduated from Patterson Park, Mr. Runk squeezed in earning a master’s degree and teaching at an area high school between two stints coaching men’s lacrosse for the Wildcats.
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024
One area, in particular, that ESPN+ excels is in its coverage of men's and women's NCAA sports, including basketball, baseball, field hockey, football, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling).
—PCMAG, 18 Oct. 2024
All five of the Tufts lacrosse players have been released from the hospital after they were diagnosed with a life-threatening muscle condition, rhabdomyolysis, after participating in a Navy SEAL-type workout during practice.
—Danielle Jennings, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
Sports on the service will include football, basketball, soccer, baseball, hockey, rugby, wrestling, lacrosse, softball, volleyball, field hockey, cross country, fencing, golf, gymnastics, swimming, tennis, track & field, rowing and water polo.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024
One area, in particular, that ESPN+ excels is in its coverage of men's and women's NCAA sports, including basketball, baseball, field hockey, football, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling).
—PCMAG, 18 Oct. 2024
All five of the Tufts lacrosse players have been released from the hospital after they were diagnosed with a life-threatening muscle condition, rhabdomyolysis, after participating in a Navy SEAL-type workout during practice.
—Danielle Jennings, Peoplemag, 26 Sep. 2024
Sports on the service will include football, basketball, soccer, baseball, hockey, rugby, wrestling, lacrosse, softball, volleyball, field hockey, cross country, fencing, golf, gymnastics, swimming, tennis, track & field, rowing and water polo.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Lacrosse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lacrosse. Accessed 15 Dec. 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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