Via the New York Times, an article on why - while lacrosse returns to the Olympics in 2028, on American soil - the I.O.C.won't let Indigenous North American teams compete:
Most lacrosse players tell the same story of falling [...]
Via The Harvard Gazette, an article on Harvard’s first Black lacrosse player, whose 1941 benching in the South sparked outcry:
In 1941, the Harvard men’s lacrosse team drove south for a game against the U.S. Naval Academy. [...]
December
7,
2023
Via Inside Lacrosse, a report that the White House has endorsed the idea of the Haudenosaunee Nation being included in the Olympic lacrosse pool:
President Joe Biden announced his support for the Haudenosaunee to compete at [...]
October
25,
2023
Via the New York Times, a report on the fact that a Native American team that has won medals at the world championships, is not currently eligible for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles:
At major lacrosse events, a team of [...]
Via Inside Lacrosse, a report on Israel Lacrosse's efforts to navigate recent terror with messages of hope:
There’s a picture that Ian Kadish, the Executive Director of Israel Lacrosse, was sent this week.
It was Mor [...]
October
1,
2023
Via SI.com, a look at how - in Canada - horrid discoveries have forced a humbling conversation about the sport's role in “cultural genocide” against Indigenous peoples:
On June 12, in the second week of the Premier [...]