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  • • Lacrosse Companies, Athletes Mobilize in the Fight Against COVID-19
    When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” — Fred Rogers The lacrosse community does not need to look far to find people who are helping. From individual families and small business owners to large manufacturers, people associated with the sport are marshaling their resources to produce ...2020
  • • Evolution of state laws will make it harder for NFL to ban marijuana
    The NFL continues to ban marijuana use, despite dramatic changes in societal attitudes regarding the consumption of cannabis. But the pressure on the league to change its ways continues to mount. Nevada, the new home in 2020 of the Raiders, has become the first state to prohibit employers from refusing to hire employees based on [more]...2020
  • • McDonogh (Md.) Back on Top of Nike/USL High School Girls' National Top 25
    McDonogh (Md.) did not stay subdued very long. The Eagles, whose epic 198-game winning streak ended in last year’s IAAM-A Conference championship game, are back in the top spot of the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girl’s National Top 25 after narrowly defeating previous No. 1 Manhasset (N.Y.) 8-7 in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown Saturday on Long Island. Manhasset (N.Y.) slots in at No. 2, with unbeate...2019
  • • Remembering Mike Schambach, the Competitor, Family Man and Mentor
    That laugh. If you ever heard Mike Schambach laugh, even once, you remember it. He smiled often, a wide grin splashed above his dimpled chin, but when you really got him going, he’d break out into this sort of slow, high-pitched cackle that would inevitably get everyone else cracking up, too. And for all the passion and love Schambach brought to everything in life, simply being with his friends an...2018
  • • Wellesley (Mass.) Breakthrough Lands It in Nike/USL HSG National Top 25
    After losing in the sectional semifinals three straight seasons, Wellesley (Mass.) broke through in a big way. The previously unranked Raiders claimed their first Division 1 South championship and then kept on going — topping Longmeadow (Mass.) then topped previously unbeaten Walpole (Mass.) 7-5 en route to the Division 1 state championship. Wellesley thus enters the Nike/US Lacrosse High School G...2018
  • • Bishop Shanahan (Pa.) Nudges Into Nike/USL HS Boys' National Top 25
    With Massachusetts wrapping up its state tournaments last week — Boston College High (Mass.) solidified its national ranking with a convincing win over Acton Boxborough (Mass.) in the Division 1 final — the season’s final update of the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Boys’ National Top 25 includes just a subtle switch. Bishop Shanahan (Pa.), the PIAA-2A state champion in Pennsylvania previously recei...2018
  • • Longmeadow Rises in Nike/USL HS Girls’ National Top 25
    With the Massachusetts state finals on the horizon, Longmeadow (Mass.) jumped into this week’s Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls’ National Top 25 at No. 21 after a dominant postseason run, featuring its 17th straight regional (Western Mass.) championship title with a 15-2 rout of Minnechaug (Mass.). Meanwhile, in Missouri, MICDS (Mo.) captured its fifth state title in six years, jumping into the ...2018
  • • Boston College High Soars into Nike/USL HS Boys' National Top 25
    Boston College High (Mass.) makes its debut in the Northeast regional Top 10 and in the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Boys’ National Top 25 at No. 22. With victories over Needham (Mass.), Wellesley (Mass.) and Hingham (Mass.), the Eagles will play in the state title game Saturday against Acton Boxborough (Mass.). In the final in-season update for the Midwest region, Culver Military Academy (Ind.) h...2018
  • • Torrid Finish Sends CBA Soaring in Nike/USL HS Girls’ National Top 25
    Darien’s dethroning in Connecticut and Christian Brothers Academy’s rise in New York bore the greatest impact on this week’s Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls’ National Top 25. CBA, previously ranked No. 25, skyrocketed to No. 7 with its run to the New York Class A title. The Brothers, sitting at 5-3 near the end of April, finished on a tear, winning 13 straight games and not allowing any of its ...2018
  • • CT, NY Upsets Shake Up Nike/USL HS Boys' National Top 25
    Results of state tournaments in Connecticut and New York created tumult in the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Boys’ National Top 25. Darien (Conn.) and Victor (N.Y.), previously ranked in the top five and No. 1 and No. 2 in the Northeast, respectively, went down in state finals to previously unranked Ridgefield (Conn.) and Garden City (N.Y.). Ward Melville (N.Y.), meanwhile, moved up three spots to ...2018

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  • • Remembering Mike Schambach, the Competitor, Family Man and Mentor
    That laugh. If you ever heard Mike Schambach laugh, even once, you remember it. He smiled often, a wide grin splashed above his dimpled chin, but when you really got him going, he’d break out into this sort of slow, high-pitched cackle that would inevitably get everyone else cracking up, too. And for all the passion and love Schambach brought to everything in life, simply being with his friends an...2018
  • • California state Assembly members seeking to ban tackle football until high school
    Due to the growing concern about brain trauma in football, a couple of California lawmakers are seeking to ban tackle football until high school.Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento, and Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, D-San Diego, have introduced the “Safe Youth Football Act.” They say it will “prevent young athletes from sustaining long-term brain damage caused by repetitive tackling, hitting and blocking,” (h...2018
  • • Bridgewater-Raritan (N.J.) Upsets Ridgewood (N.J.) to Surge in Nike/USL HSG Top 25
    Bridgewater-Raritan (N.J.) picked up the biggest win of its season last week, and it came at a crucial time. It took down then-No. 2 Ridgewood (N.J.) 10-9 in the NJSIAA Group 4 semifinals behind a hat trick from Hannah Hollingsworth (Rutgers). Riding the wave, Bridgewater-Raritan capped the championship run with a 16-4 win over Eastern (N.J.). It's a pair of wins that moved it from No. 12 to No. 6...2017
  • • Jamesville-DeWitt Extends Win Streak to Rise in Nike/US Lacrosse HSB Top 25
    With No. 1 Landon's season finished, the focus shifted to the Northeast, where the New York state playoffs continued last week. Jamesville-DeWitt (N.Y.) just keeps winning, extending its streak to 17 games with wins over Johnson City (N.Y.) in the Class C play-in game and Canton (N.Y.) in the state quarterfinals. As a result, it moved from No. 12 to No. 8 this week's Nike/US Lacrosse High School B...2017
  • • The Pride of Hofstra: Kyle Gallagher's Miraculous Comeback
    E ach time Kyle Gallagher gets into his set position and prepares to take another faceoff, the Hofstra University freshman puts that incredibly scary experience further behind him. But with each passing day that finds Gallagher going about his business — as an exceptional student and as an unexpected specialist for the 10th-ranked Pride — it’s clear that Gallagher’s first collegiate season will al...2017

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  • • Remembering Mike Schambach, the Competitor, Family Man and Mentor
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  • • Lacrosse Companies, Athletes Mobilize in the Fight Against COVID-19
    When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” — Fred Rogers The lacrosse community does not need to look far to find people who are helping. From individual families and small business owners to large manufacturers, people associated with the sport are marshaling their resources to produce ...2020
  • • McDonogh (Md.) Back on Top of Nike/USL High School Girls' National Top 25
    McDonogh (Md.) did not stay subdued very long. The Eagles, whose epic 198-game winning streak ended in last year’s IAAM-A Conference championship game, are back in the top spot of the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girl’s National Top 25 after narrowly defeating previous No. 1 Manhasset (N.Y.) 8-7 in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown Saturday on Long Island. Manhasset (N.Y.) slots in at No. 2, with unbeate...2019
  • • Remembering Mike Schambach, the Competitor, Family Man and Mentor
    That laugh. If you ever heard Mike Schambach laugh, even once, you remember it. He smiled often, a wide grin splashed above his dimpled chin, but when you really got him going, he’d break out into this sort of slow, high-pitched cackle that would inevitably get everyone else cracking up, too. And for all the passion and love Schambach brought to everything in life, simply being with his friends an...2018
  • • Wellesley (Mass.) Breakthrough Lands It in Nike/USL HSG National Top 25
    After losing in the sectional semifinals three straight seasons, Wellesley (Mass.) broke through in a big way. The previously unranked Raiders claimed their first Division 1 South championship and then kept on going — topping Longmeadow (Mass.) then topped previously unbeaten Walpole (Mass.) 7-5 en route to the Division 1 state championship. Wellesley thus enters the Nike/US Lacrosse High School G...2018
  • • Longmeadow Rises in Nike/USL HS Girls’ National Top 25
    With the Massachusetts state finals on the horizon, Longmeadow (Mass.) jumped into this week’s Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls’ National Top 25 at No. 21 after a dominant postseason run, featuring its 17th straight regional (Western Mass.) championship title with a 15-2 rout of Minnechaug (Mass.). Meanwhile, in Missouri, MICDS (Mo.) captured its fifth state title in six years, jumping into the ...2018
  • • Torrid Finish Sends CBA Soaring in Nike/USL HS Girls’ National Top 25
    Darien’s dethroning in Connecticut and Christian Brothers Academy’s rise in New York bore the greatest impact on this week’s Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls’ National Top 25. CBA, previously ranked No. 25, skyrocketed to No. 7 with its run to the New York Class A title. The Brothers, sitting at 5-3 near the end of April, finished on a tear, winning 13 straight games and not allowing any of its ...2018
  • Delaware becomes first state to offer sports gaming since Supreme Court decision
    • Delaware becomes first state to offer sports gaming since Supreme Court decision
    Delaware moved quickly to take advantage of the recent Supreme Court ruling that opened the door for legalized gambling in all states....2018
  • • Stallions Stun SSSA, Skyrocket in National HS Girls' Top 25
    American Heritage-Delray dealt national power St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes (Va.) its first loss to a Florida team since 2012 and soared into the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls’ National Top 25 at No. 8 this week. The Stallions (11-0) also defeated Georgia juggernaut Milton (Ga.), leaping over Hutchison (Tenn.) as the top-ranked team in the South. The team faces another significant test Tuesda...2018
  • • Needham Joins Final Nike/USL HSG Top 25 With Upset of Longmeadow
    In the final in-season update of the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls Top 25, three teams found new spots at the bottom of the pack. Thanks to Needham (Mass.) upsetting previously-ranked Longmeadow (Mass.) in the Division 1 state championship game to jump in at No. 22, Archbishop Carroll (Pa.), the PIAA 3A champion, moved up two spots, while Bayport-Blue Point (N.Y.) dropped just one. Skip to: N...2017
  • • Garden City Claimed 14th State Title to Stay Near Top of Nike/USL HSG Top 25
    Longmeadow (Mass.), which knocked out previously ranked Franklin (Mass.) in the Division I state semifinals Monday to advance to the title game, and Fayetteville-Manlius (N.Y.), the Class B runner-up, join the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls Top 25 this week, but at the top still sits McDonogh (Md.), Garden City (N.Y.) and Glenelg (Md.). Skip to: National | Northeast | Mid-Atlantic | South | Mi...2017

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  • • McDonogh (Md.) Back on Top of Nike/USL High School Girls' National Top 25
    McDonogh (Md.) did not stay subdued very long. The Eagles, whose epic 198-game winning streak ended in last year’s IAAM-A Conference championship game, are back in the top spot of the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girl’s National Top 25 after narrowly defeating previous No. 1 Manhasset (N.Y.) 8-7 in a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown Saturday on Long Island. Manhasset (N.Y.) slots in at No. 2, with unbeate...2019
  • • Remembering Mike Schambach, the Competitor, Family Man and Mentor
    That laugh. If you ever heard Mike Schambach laugh, even once, you remember it. He smiled often, a wide grin splashed above his dimpled chin, but when you really got him going, he’d break out into this sort of slow, high-pitched cackle that would inevitably get everyone else cracking up, too. And for all the passion and love Schambach brought to everything in life, simply being with his friends an...2018
  • • Wellesley (Mass.) Breakthrough Lands It in Nike/USL HSG National Top 25
    After losing in the sectional semifinals three straight seasons, Wellesley (Mass.) broke through in a big way. The previously unranked Raiders claimed their first Division 1 South championship and then kept on going — topping Longmeadow (Mass.) then topped previously unbeaten Walpole (Mass.) 7-5 en route to the Division 1 state championship. Wellesley thus enters the Nike/US Lacrosse High School G...2018
  • • Bishop Shanahan (Pa.) Nudges Into Nike/USL HS Boys' National Top 25
    With Massachusetts wrapping up its state tournaments last week — Boston College High (Mass.) solidified its national ranking with a convincing win over Acton Boxborough (Mass.) in the Division 1 final — the season’s final update of the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Boys’ National Top 25 includes just a subtle switch. Bishop Shanahan (Pa.), the PIAA-2A state champion in Pennsylvania previously recei...2018
  • • Longmeadow Rises in Nike/USL HS Girls’ National Top 25
    With the Massachusetts state finals on the horizon, Longmeadow (Mass.) jumped into this week’s Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls’ National Top 25 at No. 21 after a dominant postseason run, featuring its 17th straight regional (Western Mass.) championship title with a 15-2 rout of Minnechaug (Mass.). Meanwhile, in Missouri, MICDS (Mo.) captured its fifth state title in six years, jumping into the ...2018
  • • Boston College High Soars into Nike/USL HS Boys' National Top 25
    Boston College High (Mass.) makes its debut in the Northeast regional Top 10 and in the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Boys’ National Top 25 at No. 22. With victories over Needham (Mass.), Wellesley (Mass.) and Hingham (Mass.), the Eagles will play in the state title game Saturday against Acton Boxborough (Mass.). In the final in-season update for the Midwest region, Culver Military Academy (Ind.) h...2018
  • • Torrid Finish Sends CBA Soaring in Nike/USL HS Girls’ National Top 25
    Darien’s dethroning in Connecticut and Christian Brothers Academy’s rise in New York bore the greatest impact on this week’s Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls’ National Top 25. CBA, previously ranked No. 25, skyrocketed to No. 7 with its run to the New York Class A title. The Brothers, sitting at 5-3 near the end of April, finished on a tear, winning 13 straight games and not allowing any of its ...2018
  • • CT, NY Upsets Shake Up Nike/USL HS Boys' National Top 25
    Results of state tournaments in Connecticut and New York created tumult in the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Boys’ National Top 25. Darien (Conn.) and Victor (N.Y.), previously ranked in the top five and No. 1 and No. 2 in the Northeast, respectively, went down in state finals to previously unranked Ridgefield (Conn.) and Garden City (N.Y.). Ward Melville (N.Y.), meanwhile, moved up three spots to ...2018
  • • Rematches Loom Large in Nike/USL HS Boys' National Top 25
    The Nike/US Lacrosse High School Boys’ National Top 25 could look very different a week from now than it does today. And it won’t take long to find out how. The MIAA semifinals today will feature rematches between four teams ranked in the top six — No. 3 McDonogh (Md.) vs. No. 6 Boys’ Latin (Md.) and No. 4 Calvert Hall (Md.) vs. No. 5 Loyola Blakefield (Md.). No. 8 St. Anthony’s (N.Y.), meanwhile,...2018
  • • Top 10 Intact, Unbeaten Northport (N.Y.) Debuts in Nike/USL HS Girls' National Top 25
    The top 10 in the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls' National Top 25 remained intact, but the upcoming IAAM A conference semifinals Tuesday and championship game Friday (at US Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md.) could shake things up soon. McDonogh (Md.), ranked No. 1 nationally, has run its incredible winning streak to 197 games and will face St. Paul's (Md), while No. 7 Notre Dame Prep (Md.) ...2018

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  • • Lacrosse Companies, Athletes Mobilize in the Fight Against COVID-19
    2020
  • • Remembering Mike Schambach, the Competitor, Family Man and Mentor
    2018
  • • Bishop Shanahan (Pa.) Nudges Into Nike/USL HS Boys' National Top 25
    2018
  • • Boston College High Soars into Nike/USL HS Boys' National Top 25
    2018
  • • CT, NY Upsets Shake Up Nike/USL HS Boys' National Top 25
    2018
  • • California state Assembly members seeking to ban tackle football until high school
    2018
  • • McDonogh (Md.) Dominates NDP to Stay Atop Nike/USL HS Girls' National Top 25
    We have three newcomers to the Top 25 this week, as Brighton (N.Y.), Ward Melville (N.Y.) and Milton (Ga.) all make the cut. Brighton stayed undefeated with a win over Pittsford (N.Y.), Ward Melville (N.Y.) did the same with a victory over Northpoint (N.Y.), while Milton beat Cambridge (Ga.) to win the Area 5 championship. But it's still McDonogh (Md.) leading the way, as it has all season long. I...2017
  • • The Legacy of Delaware Coach Bob Shillinglaw
    I t wasn’t the plan for Bob Shillinglaw to spend nearly four decades at Delaware, where his job is head lacrosse coach and calling is much greater. It just worked out that way, to the benefit of countless players throughout the First State. “I said ‘Listen, we’ll be here for three years and I’ll be the next head coach at Johns Hopkins or Maryland or whatever,’” Shillinglaw recalls telling his wife...2017
  • • The Pride of Hofstra: Kyle Gallagher's Miraculous Comeback
    2017
  • • Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls' National Top 25, Regional Top 10s
    Milton (Ga.) is 5-0 after rolling through its early schedule, but meetings with McDonogh (Md.) and Stephen's & St. Agnes (Va.) await. Can Milton keep the momentum going? Skip to: National | Northeast | Mid-Atlantic | South | Midwest | West Tag: High School RankingsCategory: High SchoolAuthor: Laurel PfahlerBody Section One:  National Top 25   March 7, 2017 W/L Prev ...2017

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  • • Nike Kobe 10 Elite 'Chester' Release Date, Pics and Retail Price
    2015
  • • Lacrosse Companies, Athletes Mobilize in the Fight Against COVID-19
    2020
  • • Evolution of state laws will make it harder for NFL to ban marijuana
    2020
  • • Prior Lake's Collins Named Epoch/LM HSB Player of Week
    Carter Collins, a junior attackman for the Prior Lake (Minn.) boys' lacrosse team, is the Epoch/Lacrosse Magazine National Player of the Week after fueling the Lakers unlikely run to their first state championship....2016
  • • Lincoln-Sudbury Claims State Title to Round Out Final Nike/USL HSB Top 25
    The Northeast and Midwest regions wrapped up their seasons over the weekend, but there were no changes in the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Boys' Top 25. No. 16 Lincoln-Sudbury (Mass.), the last of the Top 25 to finish its 2017 campaign, claimed its third straight state title, defeating Acton Boxborough (Mass.) 9-7 and Boston College High (Mass.) 8-7. Skip to: National | Northeast | Mid-Atlantic | ...2017
  • • California now recognizes NFL cheerleaders as employees
    When a stream of lawsuits exposed the extent to which NFL teams exploit cheerleaders financially, it was obvious that changes would be coming to the system for paying them. Via  the Associated Press, California has become the first state in the country to expressly make cheerleaders employees, for the purposes of minimum wage and overtime.…...2015
  • • Nike/US Lacrosse High School Boys' National Top 25, Regional Top 10s
    Torrey Pines (Calif.) joins the rankings after knocking off former No. 23 St. Ignatius, taking the top spot in the West. La Salle College (Pa.) also enters the top 25, while most of the most country hasn't started. Skip to: National | Northeast | Mid-Atlantic | South | Midwest | West ...2017
  • • MIAA Champ Calvert Hall (Md.) Headlines Nike/USL HS Boys' National Top 25
    Don’t tell Calvert Hall (Md.) this was a down year for the MIAA. The Cardinals scored five straight goals in the second half en route to a 12-6 victory over McDonogh (Md.) in the MIAA-A championship game last Thursday, giving them their first conference title since 2012. Calvert Hall is No. 8 in this week’s Nike/US Lacrosse High School Boys’ National Top 25, which also features some new blood in t...2017
  • • The Pride of Hofstra: Kyle Gallagher's Miraculous Comeback
    2017
  • • Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls' National Top 25, Regional Top 10s
    Mill Creek (Ga.) moves into the South Top 10 on the heels of its 100th victory, while California High (Calif.) advances in the West on the heels of a season-opening win over San Ramon Valley (Calif.). Plus, we unveil preseason write-ups for the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. Skip to: National | Northeast | Mid-Atlantic | South | Midwest | West Tag: High School GirlsCategory: High S...2017
  • • Bishop Ireton Cracks Top 10 in Nike/US Lacrosse HS Girls' National Top 25
    The WCAC champion Bishop Ireton became the Virginia independent schools (VISAA) champion, avenging last year’s loss to St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes (Va.) with a 9-8 overtime win in the finals rematch Sunday to finish the season on a 13-game winning streak. Just one new team cracked the the Top 25 this week: Middle Country (N.Y.), which recorded a 16-9 win over previously-ranked Shoreham-Wading Ri...2017
  • • Jarryd Hayne Impresses NFL Scouts, Close to Deal with Lions
    2014
  • • Needham Joins Final Nike/USL HSG Top 25 With Upset of Longmeadow
    2017
  • • McDonogh (Md.) Dominates NDP to Stay Atop Nike/USL HS Girls' National Top 25
    2017

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  • • McDonogh (Md.) Back on Top of Nike/USL High School Girls' National Top 25
    2019
  • • Remembering Mike Schambach, the Competitor, Family Man and Mentor
    2018
  • • Wellesley (Mass.) Breakthrough Lands It in Nike/USL HSG National Top 25
    2018
  • • Bishop Shanahan (Pa.) Nudges Into Nike/USL HS Boys' National Top 25
    2018
  • • Longmeadow Rises in Nike/USL HS Girls’ National Top 25
    2018
  • • Boston College High Soars into Nike/USL HS Boys' National Top 25
    2018
  • • Torrid Finish Sends CBA Soaring in Nike/USL HS Girls’ National Top 25
    2018
  • • CT, NY Upsets Shake Up Nike/USL HS Boys' National Top 25
    2018
  • • Rematches Loom Large in Nike/USL HS Boys' National Top 25
    2018
  • • Top 10 Intact, Unbeaten Northport (N.Y.) Debuts in Nike/USL HS Girls' National Top 25
    2018

First State rumors, scandals, hoax

  • • Jamesville-DeWitt Extends Win Streak to Rise in Nike/US Lacrosse HSB Top 25
    2017

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