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  • • Texans trying to get 15,000 fans in by October
    The AFC South could become the most open division in the league, at least in terms of letting fans in. The Texans announced that they’re trying to work with local officials to have as many as 15,000 fans for their second home game on Oct. 4 against the Vikings. “We have implemented all of the [more]...2020
  • • Calvert Hall (Md.) Retains No. 1 Ranking in Nike/USL High School Boys' National Top 25
    Two-time defending MIAA-A Conference champion Calvert Hall (Md.) has raced to an 8-1 start — its lone loss coming against the Canadian powerhouse Hill Academy (Ontario) — and has retained its No. 1 ranking in the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Boys’ National Top 25. Right behind the Cardinals are unbeaten Ward Melville (N.Y.) and St. Anthony’s (N.Y.), looking again like the teams to beat out of Long...2019
  • • Miami Marlins' odds of winning NL East laughable compared to division opponents
    Although every MLB team has a clean slate with Opening Day on the horizon, some have more reasons to be optimistic than others. Virtually everyone in baseball is aware 2019 will be yet another tough year for the Miami Marlins as they continue rebuilding. However, that doesn’t make the comparison between them and the rest of their National League East opponents any less stark. The NL East already a...2019
  • Mater Dei's Bruce Rollinson, Lawndale's Travis Clark nominated for NFL High School Coach of the Year Award
    • Mater Dei's Bruce Rollinson, Lawndale's Travis Clark nominated for NFL High School Coach of the Year Award
    Rollinson led the Monarchs to a Open Division championship in 2017 & 2018....2019
  • • 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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  • • 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
  • • McDonogh Finishes Another Season Unbeaten, Atop Nike/USL HS Girls' National Top 25
    McDonogh (Md.) finished off another undefeated season, this time beating No. 5 Notre Dame Prep 12-9 and taking home another IAAM championship. It should be noted, and will continued to be noted until McDonogh falls, that the win streak stands at 177. We also had three new teams crack the the Top 25 this week. Skaneateles (N.Y.) has won seven straight games, including a 9-6 victory over defending C...2017
  • • McDonogh Finishes Unbeaten Again, Leads Nike/USL HS Girls' National Top 25
    McDonogh (Md.) finished off another undefeated season, this time beating No. 5 Notre Dame Prep 12-9 and taking home another IAAM championship. It should be noted, and will continued to be noted until McDonogh falls, that the win streak stands at 177. We also had three new teams crack the the Top 25 this week. Skaneateles (N.Y.) has won seven straight games, including a 9-6 victory over defending C...2017
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  • • Miami Marlins' odds of winning NL East laughable compared to division opponents
    Although every MLB team has a clean slate with Opening Day on the horizon, some have more reasons to be optimistic than others. Virtually everyone in baseball is aware 2019 will be yet another tough year for the Miami Marlins as they continue rebuilding. However, that doesn’t make the comparison between them and the rest of their National League East opponents any less stark. The NL East already a...2019
  • • 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
  • • Cold Spring Harbor, Bishop Ireton Join Top 10 of Nike/USL HSG National Top 25
    The Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls’ National Top 25 saw Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.) and Bishop Ireton (Va.) move into the Top 10 this week, up eight spots to No. 5 and one spot to No. 10, respectively.  Plus, five teams hop into the rankings – No. 13 West Islip (N.Y.), No. 15 John Jay-Cross River (N.Y.), No. 19 North Rockland (N.Y.), No. 22 Oak Knoll (N.J.) and No. 25 Christian Brothers Academy ...2018
  • • Mount Sinai, Northport Move Into Top 10 of Nike/USL HSG National Top 25
    Mount Sinai (N.Y.) and Northport (N.Y.) both advanced in the rapidly unfolding New York state playoffs, and both enter the top 10 of the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls’ National Top 25 this week. The No. 5 Mustangs rallied late to defeat Rocky Point (N.Y.) in the Suffolk Class C semifinals, while the No. 6 Tigers remained undefeated this season with a win over Riverhead (N.Y.) in the Suffolk C...2018
  • • Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls' National Top 25 Stabilizes
    The dust has settled after Notre Dame Prep’s historic win over McDonogh, snapping the Eagles’ 198-game winning streak in the IAAM championship game, and the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls’ National Top 25 remains largely unchanged. Among top-10 teams who solidified their status with titles: No. 7 Georgetown Visitation (D.C.) claimed its first-ever ISL championship, defeating tournament Cinder...2018
  • • Culver (Ind.) Still No. 1 Despite End to 40-Game Winning Streak
    Despite suffering its first loss in more than a year, loss Culver Academy (Ind.) remains the No. 1-ranked team in the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Boys’ National Top 25. The Eagles’ 40-game winning streak came to an end against a familiar foe, The Hill Academy (Ontario), in the National Prep Championships final Sunday at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa. Culver dug itself out of a 5-1 hole to t...2018
  • • No. 1 McDonogh Survives to Stretch Streak to 195, Manhasset Up to No. 2 in Nike/USL HSG National Top 25
    Manhasset (N.Y.) took down Darien (Conn.) in a top-five showdown and Glenelg (Md.) broke through to beat a private school powerhouse in Bishop Ireton (Va.), both results creating significant movement in the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls' National Top 25. Manhasset is the new No. 1 in the Northeast after its big win and moves into the No. 2 spot nationally behind McDonogh (Md.), which preserve...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

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  • • Calvert Hall (Md.) Retains No. 1 Ranking in Nike/USL High School Boys' National Top 25
    Two-time defending MIAA-A Conference champion Calvert Hall (Md.) has raced to an 8-1 start — its lone loss coming against the Canadian powerhouse Hill Academy (Ontario) — and has retained its No. 1 ranking in the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Boys’ National Top 25. Right behind the Cardinals are unbeaten Ward Melville (N.Y.) and St. Anthony’s (N.Y.), looking again like the teams to beat out of Long...2019
  • • 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
  • • Cold Spring Harbor, Bishop Ireton Join Top 10 of Nike/USL HSG National Top 25
    The Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls’ National Top 25 saw Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.) and Bishop Ireton (Va.) move into the Top 10 this week, up eight spots to No. 5 and one spot to No. 10, respectively.  Plus, five teams hop into the rankings – No. 13 West Islip (N.Y.), No. 15 John Jay-Cross River (N.Y.), No. 19 North Rockland (N.Y.), No. 22 Oak Knoll (N.J.) and No. 25 Christian Brothers Academy ...2018
  • • Hills East, West Genny Advance in NYS Playoffs, Nike/USL HSB Top 25
    Lacrosse’s version of the New York Marathon is setting up for a feverish finish— next up: sectional finals Wednesday — and the results between now and the championship games June 9 will be most pertinent in determining the final Nike/US Lacrosse High School Boys’ National Top 25. Suffolk County (Section 11) and Central New York (Section 3) finalists Half Hollow Hills East and West Genesee (N.Y.), ...2018
  • • Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls' National Top 25 Stabilizes
    The dust has settled after Notre Dame Prep’s historic win over McDonogh, snapping the Eagles’ 198-game winning streak in the IAAM championship game, and the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls’ National Top 25 remains largely unchanged. Among top-10 teams who solidified their status with titles: No. 7 Georgetown Visitation (D.C.) claimed its first-ever ISL championship, defeating tournament Cinder...2018

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  • • Calvert Hall (Md.) Retains No. 1 Ranking in Nike/USL High School Boys' National Top 25
    2019
  • • 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
  • • Hills East, West Genny Advance in NYS Playoffs, Nike/USL HSB Top 25
    2018
  • • Culver (Ind.) Still No. 1 Despite End to 40-Game Winning Streak
    2018
  • • Severna Park, Bridgewater-Raritan Rise in Nike/USL HS Boys' National Top 25
    Landon (Md.) will finish the 2017 season atop the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Boys' National Top 25. With a win over then-No. 6 Bullis (Md.), Landon captured the IAC championship and finished its year with a 21-0 record. Nate Buller (Navy) scored five goals to help his team dismantle Bullis 18-7 to win its 31st conference title. Elsewhere, Bridgewater-Raritan (N.J.) and Severna Park (Md.) were so...2017
  • • McDonogh, Ridgewood Maintain Hot Streaks, Stay 1-2 In Nike/USL HS Girls' National Top 25
    Two newcomers join the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls' National Top 25 this week, as Oak Knoll (N.J.) handed then-national No. 10 Bridgewater-Raritan its first loss of the season then followed it up with a win over then-No. 7 Summit (N.J.), while Loyola Academy (Ill.) extended its winning streak to 10 games after dominating Hinsdale Central (Ill.) and East Grand Rapids (Mich.). But McDonogh (M...2017
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  • • 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
  • • Landon, Darien Stay Undefeated Atop Nike/USL HS Boys' National Top 25
    Manhasset (N.Y.) and New Caanan (Conn.) join the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Boys' National Top 25 this week with wins over then-No. 11 Chaminade (N.Y.) 8-7 and then-No. 12 St. Anthony's (N.Y.) 8-6, respectively. The top 10 remain the same as last week, with No. 1 Landon (Md.) continuing to roll, improving to 19-0, while No. 2 Darien (Conn.) advances to 12-0. No. 4 Cold Spring Harbor (N.Y.) is al...2017
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    How NFC South QBs can get back on track in wide-open division...2017
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  • • 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
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  • • Franklin (Mass.) Debuts at No. 21 in Nike/USL High School Girls' National Top 25
    Is Franklin the next big thing in Massachusetts girls’ lacrosse? The Panthers are among four new teams in this week’s Nike/US Lacrosse National Top 25, debuting at No. 21 with a 19-1 record as it proceeds into the state playoffs. Agnes Irwin (Pa.) and Christian Brothers (N.Y.) returned to the Top 25 at No. 22 and No. 23, respectively. The Owls capped a three-win week with a 14-7 PIAA championship ...2017

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  • • Calvert Hall (Md.) Retains No. 1 Ranking in Nike/USL High School Boys' National Top 25
    2019
  • • Miami Marlins' odds of winning NL East laughable compared to division opponents
    2019
  • • 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
  • • Cold Spring Harbor, Bishop Ireton Join Top 10 of Nike/USL HSG National Top 25
    2018
  • • Mount Sinai, Northport Move Into Top 10 of Nike/USL HSG National Top 25
    2018

Open Division rumors, scandals, hoax

  • • Jamesville-DeWitt Extends Win Streak to Rise in Nike/US Lacrosse HSB Top 25
    2017
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    2016
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