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University of Maryland Girls Make Your Dreams Come True

By Lacrosse Playground | April 20, 2010 |
The girls from The U are at it again making a music video for Hall & Oates' You Make My Dreams Come True. They made the video on an away trip, which also features highlights from their game at UPenn.

Travis Reed Discusses Music and the Maryland vs. Hopkins Rivalry

By Lacrosse Playground | April 15, 2010 |
This week's pregame playlist is provided by Maryland's Travis Reed. If you didn't already know, Reed is a gregarious and prodigious music aficionado. Music and Quotes after the jump.

Mark Sanchez Picks Up A Lacrosse Stick

By Lacrosse Playground | April 12, 2010 |
Jets Quarterback Mark Sanchez made a stop at the Big City Classic this past weekend to play with the University of Virginia players. MORE PICS...

5 Songs That Get Georgetown’s Chris Nixon Fired Up

By Lacrosse Playground | April 1, 2010 |
LPG is going to make it a weekly occurrence to bring you the playlists from the top players in the country. This week's playlist is from Georgetown defenseman Chris Nixon. Nixon is literally manhandling his opponents this year and can rip top cheese from 20 yards away. Check what gets him pumped up before every game right now. View Playlist

Grip N' Rip: Max Hubbard

By Lacrosse Playground | March 31, 2010 |
Each week Lacrosse Playground features a different lacrosse athlete as part of our “Grip ‘N Rip” series, where we’ll find out what the best use to fine tune their game. This week we are featuring Swarthmore's scoring threat Max Hubbard. Hubbard is Jesse Hubbard's brother, who continues the great legacy established by his older brother by ripping nets and rocking Warrior. Check out how Jesse and Max string their wands after the Jump. Keep Reading

New York Times: An Explosion of Growth for an Age-Old Game

By Lacrosse Playground | March 22, 2010 |
The New York Times published a great read about the growth of lacrosse today. The article boasts about low-level college teams making waves in the sport across America. The article even talks about a Navy Vs. Johns Hopkins game forty years ago in Houston that sparked the interest of soon-to-be fans. What isn't mentioned is the impact this growth is having on manufacturers. With the growth of the sport comes added sales. Companies will continue to sell items at a high rate for years to come, and we will also see more new companies pop up on the scene like Maverik for instance. MORE AFTER THE JUMP...

Dunk Hi ‘Be True: College Colors Program’

By Lacrosse Playground | January 4, 2010 |
One of Nike's most popular styles over the past decade, the Dunk has been the focus of countless variations since it's re-release in 2001. The 2010 series is based on the classic college colors, with alternating textured panels between each colorway. The colorways match college teams such as (from left to right) St. John’s, Iowa State, Syracuse, Kentucky, and Michigan.

The LAS LEGENDS T-Shirt Series

By Lacrosse Playground | December 31, 2009 |
The guys at LAS have just released new shirts that are emblazoned with the most memorable and legendary players from Syracuse, Johns Hopkins, Virginia, and Princeton. The idea for the shirts spawned from popular Hip Hop shirts that display the best rappers like Tupac and Biggie. Let us know what you think in the comment section. More after the jump.

Weekly Mashup

By Lacrosse Playground | November 20, 2009 |
Each Friday the Weekly Mashup brings you links to some of the articles you may not have seen that involve lacrosse or lacrosse players. Here are some of the newsmakers from this week.