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JDRF named Official Charity of All-Star Game presented by Moe’s Southwest Grill

By Lacrosse Playground | June 4, 2013 |
Boston, Mass. (Tues., June 4, 2013) - Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional lacrosse league, named the JDRF as the official charity of the MLL All-Star Game presented by Moe’s Southwest Grill. MLL will work to raise funds and awareness for JDRF, the leading global, charitable organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Read More...

Inner City Lacrosse Featured On NBC Nightly News (Video)

By Lacrosse Playground | December 1, 2012 |
Friday evening, NBC Nightly News featured a segment with Inner City Lacrosse, an organization that facilitates the growth of lacrosse in communities where options to play are almost nonexistent. Michael Gary, the Founder, has always viewed lacrosse as a stepping stone to get kids to not only grow on the field, but also in the classroom. With the help of Men's and Women's Lacrosse coaches from neighboring Trinity and Yale, Gary has been able to see his vision come into fruition. Read More...
Mar 2, 2012; Princeton, NJ, USA; John Hopkins Blue Jays goalie Pierce Bassett (33) makes save against the Princeton Tigers at Princeton. Mandatory Credit: Jim O'Connor-US PRESSWIRE

Mucho Lacrosse Videos for the Diehard Fan, #ILOVELAX

By Lacrosse Playground | November 19, 2012 |
We get a mixture of lacrosse videos every week, which we love. We'll take lacrosse anywhichway we can. And since you've found your way to LPG, you must love lacrosse just as much. Included within this post are videos from almost every level of lacrosse. Watch Duke's highlights from last season in HD, learn what lacrosse means to the Onondaga Nation nation, find out how one organization inspires an entire community, and more. Read More...

MLL Partners with HEADstrong for All-Star Game

By Lacrosse Playground | February 7, 2012 |
BOSTON, Mass. (February 7, 2012) – Major League Lacrosse (MLL) announced Tuesday it has partnered with the HEADstrong Foundation and will use the 2012 MLL All-Star Game as a vehicle to raise awareness and funds for those affected by blood cancer. The game will take place at FAU Stadium in Palm Beach County, FL on Saturday, June 30 at 7:30 PM, EST. Read More...

Crooked Arrows, the First Mainstream Lacrosse Movie, is Seeking EXTRAS to be Featured in the Championship Game

By Lacrosse Playground | August 1, 2011 |
Crooked Arrows, the first mainstream lacrosse movie, is seeking people of all ages to be extras for a lacrosse game to be filmed on August 13th in Danvers, MA. The movie is an underdog sports story (think Mighty Ducks, Hoosiers, and Miracle) that celebrates the sport and features a Native American high school team's unlikely run to the prep school lacrosse league championship. Read More...

Incase You Missed It: Lacrosse Played on the White House Lawn

By Lacrosse Playground | July 15, 2011 |
WASHINGTON –– The White House hosted its first-ever lacrosse clinic today on the South Lawn featuring some of the nation’s best lacrosse players showcasing the health benefits of the nation’s fastest growing sport to 100 youth as part of the First Lady’s Let’s Move! in Indian Country (LMIC) initiative. Read More...

3rd Annual Breakout Lacrosse Classic Is May 21

By Lacrosse Playground | May 20, 2011 |
Washington, DC – Breakout Lacrosse and the DC Lacrosse Association are proud to present the 3rd Annual Breakout Lacrosse DC Classic on Saturday, May 21 at Catholic University. The Lacrosse Classic consists of games played in the in the nation's capital featuring six boys' varsity teams -- Georgetown Day, Gonzaga, Sidwell Friends, St. John's, St. Albans, and Wilson High School -- along with invited guest Eleanor Roosevelt High School from Greenbelt, Maryland. Keep Reading...

MLL Names Charity of All-Star Game

By Lacrosse Playground | May 2, 2011 |
Boston, Mass. (May 2, 2011) - Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today its annual 2011 Sports Authority MLL All-Star Game will serve as a platform to raise funds and awareness for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), the leading charitable funder and advocate of type 1 diabetes research worldwide. Keep Reading...

Rooftop Party for Lacrosse

By Lacrosse Playground | June 9, 2010 |
Help support Kelly for the Cure and MetroLacrosse Thursday June 10 by attending a fundraiser to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society & MetroLacrosse. MetroLacrosse is an innovative non-profit organization that provides year-round sports-based youth development programs. MetroLacrosse is an amazing organization and one example of securing the growth and future of the sport. Keep Reading...

Rooftop Party for Lacrosse

By Lacrosse Playground | May 19, 2010 |
Help support Kelly for the Cure and MetroLacrosse June 10 by attending a fundraiser to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society & MetroLacrosse. MetroLacrosse is an innovative non-profit organization that provides year-round sports-based youth development programs. MetroLacrosse is an amazing organization and one example of securing the growth and future of the sport. More information on Metro and the event AFTER THE JUMP....

2nd ANNUAL BREAKOUT LACROSSE DC LACROSSE CLASSIC

By Lacrosse Playground | May 13, 2010 |
(Washington, DC) – The DC Lacrosse Association is proud to present the 2nd Annual Breakout Lacrosse DC Classic on Saturday, May 22 at Woodrow Wilson High School in Northwest, D.C. The Lacrosse Classic consists of games featuring seven boys’ varsity lacrosse teams in the Nation’s Capital. Keep Reading...

Catching Up: Former Hobart Laxer Marcus Craigwell

By Lacrosse Playground | November 12, 2009 |
We like to keep tabs on fellow laxers. Periodically, Lacrosse Playground features profiles and interviews with what lacrosse players are doing in the business world. This week we spoke with Marcus Craigwell, Assistant Program Manager with MetroLacrosse and former Hobart laxer. >>READ MORE

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