Deadspin: Lacrosse

Science! Proves That Men's Lacrosse Players Use More Drugs Than All Other College Athletes

Jack Dickey — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:45:00 EST

It May Be Professional Lacrosse's Season-Opener, But Teams' Fighting Skills Are In Midseason Form

Timothy Burke — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:30:00 EST

I'll admit professional lacrosse is a sport beyond my professional purview, so I didn't even know they had hockey-style fights. Last night's season-opener between Rochester and Philadelphia ended with a real rumbler, though, even bringing the goalies out for fisticuffs. In the end, the fight lasted about five minutes at the end of a 22-12 Rochester win. [CSN Philly, WCAU, and this YouTube] More »

Gather 'Round, Grove, Draper and Ronjohn: The Lacrosse All-Name Team Is Here

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:25:22 EST

What makes a great lacrosse name? There must be a whiff of old money and non-rhotic lockjaw, but it's more than that. In the spirit of Potter Stewart's test for obscenity ("I know it when I see it") and Katie Baker's beloved lacrosse family the Stanwicks (Sheehan, Wick, Coco, Tad, Steele, Wells and Covie), Inside Lacrosse has put together their annual All-Name teams. More »

The Boston Pro Lacrosse Team With A Mascot Who Loved Lap Dances Has Suspended Operations

Brian Hickey — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:00:00 EDT

Boston Blazers President and GM Doug Reffue announced — in a letter to "the Blazers community" on the team website — that the three-year-old National Lacrosse League franchise was temporarily closing up shop. They're looking "both locally and nationally" for a new home for the 2013 season. More »

We're Fairly Confident This Is The Best Lacrosse Save You'll See Today

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:50:06 EDT

Or maybe it's not. Maybe you've seen better. Maybe you spend all day trolling for videos of lacrosse saves, and you've got a list of 20-odd lacrosse saves that you think are better than this lacrosse save. In that case, why don't you take your lacrosse saves and open up a website devoted to lacrosse saves, and you and all your lacrosse save buddies can get together and talk about how we posted a lacrosse save that wouldn't even make your lacrosse save website's daily top 20 countdown. Prick. More »

Somebody Found It Worthwhile To Set A Pee-Wee Lacrosse Brawl To Music

Brian Hickey — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EDT

There's scant detail available about what happened here with the Allegany Arrows Minor Lacrosse team and their foes identified as "Tonowanta" per YouTube commenter Jimersonclayton's comment indicating, "Yeahh the tonowanda bench didnt clear cuz they were pussys and ran back and i was rockin one of ur guys punk ass." More »

Lacrosse Hidden-Ball Trick Video Makes Me Interested In Lacrosse For Another Hot Second

Brian Hickey — Sun, 15 May 2011 17:00:00 EDT

In a NCAA Tournament game against UNC, the Maryland Terrapins successfully pulled off the "hidden ball" trick. They went on to win the game 13-6 in no small part because people don't really ever recover from getting hidden-balled by guys named Drew Snider. More »

Lacrosse Hail Mary Video Makes Me Interested In Lacrosse For A Hot Second

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 10 May 2011 10:55:00 EDT

Gonzaga (HS in DC) clinched their conference title with a length-of-the-field hurl with 10 seconds left. I like this a lot more than those indoor lacrosse league that try to sell me on the fighting. More »

The UVA Lacrosse Murder Case Continues On Its Creepy Path To A Grand Jury

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:30:00 EDT

The District Court in Charlottesville, Va. has ruled that the now-infamous case that charges University of Virginia men's lacrosse player George Huguely with the murder of his then-girlfriend, women's team member Yeardley Love, has enough evidence to go to a grand jury. More »

Nothing Says Professional Lacrosse Like A Mascot Getting Several Lap Dances

Brian Hickey — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:30:00 EST

People are calling this affair at the Boston Blazers home opener last night "the most distasteful halftime show ever." Wait until they see the Black Eyed Peas in Dallas. More »

Tucker Virtue Finally Gets His Due

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:05:00 EST

Inside Lacrosse is back with their fourth annual All-Name Team, where Caldwell Rohrbach and Braxton Deaver rub shoulders with Draper Donley and Baxter Lanius IV. New this year: a women's team. Stereotypes ahoy! More »

In Case You Were Wondering What George Huguely's Absurd Defense Would Be

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 12:05:00 EST

Huguely told police he "shook [Yeardley] Love, and her head repeatedly hit the wall." Sure sounds like it was the Adderall Love was taking that killed her, as Huguely's attorneys are going to claim. More »

Stereotypical Laxer Is Not At All Stereotypical, Says Stereotypically Annoying New York Times Story

Katie Baker — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:45:06 EDT

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Yesterday's NYT slobjob of professional laxer Paul Rabil argues that he represents "a different way to think about lacrosse players." He's a big shaggy-haired white dude who went to an all-boys Catholic school in Maryland. Wow, what a brogue. More »

Ah, The Ol' Lacrosse Hidden Ball Trick

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:15:46 EDT

It might not have the Iroquois, but the World Lacrosse Championship does have the sneaky Japanese...What do you mean, 'racial stereotype?' It's the hidden ball trick! That's sneaky! More »

The Iroquois Nationals' Long Nightmare Is Almost Over

Katie Baker — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:50:10 EDT

The fourth-seeded Iroquois Nationals were supposed to play host-country England today at the lacrosse world championships. Instead they're taking tourist photos in Times Square and loitering outside JFK. What went wrong for the guys whose ancestors invented our most cherished sport? More »

Men From World's Most Insufferable Prestigious Universities To Decide Championship With Lacrosse-Off

David Matthews — Mon, 31 May 2010 15:30:00 EDT

That's right, the bros from Duke and the bros from Notre Dame are going to take some time away from icing other bros and play a game that involves nets and balls where neither Digger Phelps or Mike Krzyzewski will be involved. More »

Another Take On Lax Culture And The UVA Murder

David Matthews — Thu, 06 May 2010 17:55:37 EDT

"Imagine the families. Chevy Chase, Maryland and Cockeysville, Maryland are only about an hour apart. George Huguely and Yeardley Love had been dating for some time. The families had to have met, right?" Now that's a heart-breaking lede. [SB Nation] More »

George Huguely's Character Has Been Questioned Before

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 05 May 2010 14:45:00 EDT

Huguely was Tasered and charged two years ago with public intoxication and resisting arrest. "He was by far the most rude, most hateful and most combative college kid I ever dealt with," said the arresting officer. [NY Times] More »

By Virtue, Not By Force: Are The White Boys Of Lacrosse Predestined To Be Dicks?

Katie Baker — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:35:10 EDT

Or, in its original form, our question was, "Are lacrosse guys more prone to assholery than other sports?" sent to our gal Katie Bakes around 11 p.m. last night, since she's the closest thing we have to an expert on the sport. More »

More Details In Lacrosse Murder

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 04 May 2010 13:00:00 EDT

According to search warrant requests, George Huguely admitted to police that he kicked through Yeardley Love's door before choking her and slamming her head against the wall. Huguely's attorney says it was "an accident with a tragic outcome." [The Hook] More »

Virginia Lacrosse Player Charged In Murder Of Women's Team Member

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 03 May 2010 13:45:56 EDT

UVa senior George Huguely was arrested and charged with first-degree murder after the death of Yeardley Love, his girlfriend and member of the women's team. Now, Huguely's cameo in the Duke lacrosse case appears all the more poignant. More »

"Who Isn't Fighting?" Here's A Better, More Brutal Look At That Lacrosse Brawl

David Matthews — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:20:15 EDT

Yesterday, we learned of a ridiculous fight at a lacrosse game. Today, the NLL released a video that shows just how ridiculous that fight was. Some day, they will show this video to schoolchildren to teach them about Darwin. [NLLInsider.com] More »

Lacrosse Players Beat The Crap Out Of Each Other; Crowd Rejoices

David Matthews — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:40:57 EDT

The Boston Blazers and the Philadelphia Wings had a little lacrosse brawl Saturday, doing to each other what everyone has wanted to do to a lacrosse player at some point. Kudos to the quick-thinking music coordinator (Mötley Crüe!). [The700Level.com] More »

This Passes For Athlete Thuggery At A Northeast Private School

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:00:00 EDT

At Oregon, football players steal laptops from frat houses. At tiny (but expensive) Drew University, a lacrosse player is accused of stealing and re-selling priceless historical artifacts. More »

Duke Lacrosse Accuser Arrested For Assault

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:15:11 EST

The woman who falsely accused three Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 was arrested by Durham police after a domestic dispute. Charges include arson, assault and battery, identity theft, resisting an officer, child endangerment and attempted murder. So....yeah. [WRAL] More »

On Baxter! On Keaton! On Ridge, Ronjohn and Blaise!

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:15:55 EST

Because it's shaping up to be that kind of day....let's mock some prep school kids. Inside Lacrosse presents its All-Name Team. Apparently, someone actually named their son Remington Steele. A lot of Stephanie Zimbalist fans out there, I guess. More »

Lacrosse Players Accused Of Terrible Things, Media Braces For Impact

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:50:17 EST

Three Sacred Heart University lacrosse players have been charged with "conspiracy to commit sexual assault" on a female student in their dorm. Less surprising is that coverage of this story is already turning into a potential quagmire of hyperbolic accusations. More »

There is No Difference Between a Lacrosse Brawl and a Regular Brawl

Gourmet Spud — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:00:35 EDT

The video below is from Game 1 of the Mann Cup, Canada's national lacrosse championship. The New Westminster Salmonbellies beat the Brampton Excelsiors 12-9, but the real story was the sh*tshow that erupted during the second period. Observe: More »

Somewhere, Andy Bernard Is Crying To His Banjo

Ben Cohen — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:30:00 EDT

In one corner: No. 5 Cornell (ever heard of it?) coming off a monumental upset of top-seeded Virginia, leading 9-6 with about four minutes left in the NCAA final Monday. In the other: No. 2 Syracuse, defending national champion and, for once, the late-game underdog. More »

Monday's Lax Final Set, No One Outside Upstate New York Notices

Ben Cohen — Sat, 23 May 2009 17:15:00 EDT

Syracuse slams Duke in the Greg Paulus Bowl, Cornell shocks — shocks! — No. 1 Virginia in the nightcap. There really is nothing going on today. Softball on ESPN, lacrosse on ESPN2, Bernie Williams playing jazz on YES. Plus, Daulerio's making a packing list and checking it twice. [ESPN] More »

More Top Cheese From Our Favorite Lacrosse Emailer

Rick Chandler — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:30:43 EDT

Perhaps you've seen this amusing email that's been making the rounds, authored by a former college lacrosse player who's looking for a spot on a club team. Well, he's authored another one. More »

Overtime Is Always Hardest On The Play-By-Play Man

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:15:41 EDT

It's a good thing that Virginia-Maryland lacrosse game ended after seven overtimes, because this poor college radio announcer might not be with us today if it hadn't. [YouTube] More »

What The Heck... Let's Have A Lacrosse Fight

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:15:38 EST

This post is apropos of nothing, but it's a slow news day, so why not watch a bunch of swishy indoor lacrosse players smack the crap out each other. More »

Lacrosse Cheerleaders Gotta Keep A Heads Up

Will Leitch — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:10:56 EDT

You might have wondered why Major League Lacrosse would possibly need cheerleaders. Wonder no longer: Major League Lacrosse needs cheerleaders so they can be hit in the face by errant shots. Duh. More »

Things That Draw In Denver When Attendance Is Dead

KOGOD — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:03:47 EDT

As you may or may not know (probably the latter) the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche aren't doing so well from a financial standpoint. Hell, the Broncos have already begun downsizing. For some reason the city of Denver isn't stuffing enough cash into the coffers of their pro franchises. Of course there must be a way to draw fans in Denver, and the National Lacrosse League's Denver Mammoth have found it. More »

He's A LumberJax And He's OK

rickchand — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:10:59 EDT

Now you, too, can have a career in professional lacrosse. Just marry the owner! It's easy, and will result in absolutely no ribbing in the team locker room for years to come. More »

There Are Now No Gay Lacrosse Coaches (That We Know Of)

rickchand — Tue, 15 May 2007 14:30:16 EDT

Kyle Hawkins coached the Unversity of Missouri men's lacrosse team for nine seasons, but only this past season was it known that he is gay. And now — surprise! — he's been fired. More »

Send In The Clowns

rickchand — Mon, 14 May 2007 17:00:56 EDT

We have always been amused by lacrosse, which is America's oldest sport and tends to put us in the mind of butterfly collecting. It is also the only sanctioned activity in which it is legal to poke your opponent repeatedly with a stick. But we also knew that the pro version was missing one key ingredient: Drunken, loutish fans. Well, as you can see, problem solved. More »

Duke Lacrosse Rape Charges Dropped

Leitch — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:24:00 EST

For those of you who still consider the Duke lacrosse rape case a sports story — we haven't for a long time; anything that makes that many people on basic cable scream into the camera immediately eliminates it from contention around here — the news just broke from Raleigh's WRAL station: Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong has dropped all rape charges in the case. More »

Coach K Speaks!

Rick Chandler — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:15:26 EDT

Our long national nightmare is over. We can all rest a bit easier now, because Coach K is finally weighing in on the Duke lacrosse case. Our parents tell us stories of how they feared world events in the 1960s would overwhelm them, and how they would tune in to the CBS news every evening, and things would seem better. Somehow, the presence of Walter Cronkite made you understand that everything would be OK. And that's the way it is on the Duke campus now that Blue Devils basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski has spoken out ~~in full solidarity~~, um, ~~in utter opposition~~, ah, in lukewarm, half-hearted support of the Duke players in this high-profile controversy. Among Coach K's no-nonsense, take-no-prisoners quotes: More »