: 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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There are now leagues in six other sports, from ice hockey and lacrosse to rugby and volleyball, and female athletes like Caitlin Clark, Alex Morgan, Simone Biles and Katie Ledecky are household names.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
At the time, Mangum was an exotic dancer who had been hired to perform at an off-campus Duke lacrosse team party on March 13, 2006.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Hannah Epstein, who played professional lacrosse in Israel, is the show’s director of photography.
—Adam Jahns, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
Games with small balls—baseball, tennis, cricket, lacrosse—required additional equipment, like a stick, bat or racquet, that took time to master.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2024
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
At the time, Mangum was an exotic dancer who had been hired to perform at an off-campus Duke lacrosse team party on March 13, 2006.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Hannah Epstein, who played professional lacrosse in Israel, is the show’s director of photography.
—Adam Jahns, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
Games with small balls—baseball, tennis, cricket, lacrosse—required additional equipment, like a stick, bat or racquet, that took time to master.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Lacrosse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lacrosse. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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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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