: 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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Athletes looking to improve performance in sports that involve short, high-intensity bursts, such as football, rugby, lacrosse, soccer, hockey, or certain track and field events (e.g., sprinting).
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Mary Choy, Verywell Health, 18 Apr. 2025
Maryland men’s lacrosse made sure not to get sunk by a bitter foe.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
The complex’s outdoor component is expected to include eight full-sized baseball fields with artificial turf infields, which can convert to 14 youth baseball or softball fields, or to multipurpose fields for lacrosse, soccer or flag football.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2025
The college team at Johns Hopkins University was invited to represent the United States but did not make the trip, and lacrosse was dropped as an Olympic sport thereafter.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Mary Choy, Verywell Health, 18 Apr. 2025
Maryland men’s lacrosse made sure not to get sunk by a bitter foe.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2025
The complex’s outdoor component is expected to include eight full-sized baseball fields with artificial turf infields, which can convert to 14 youth baseball or softball fields, or to multipurpose fields for lacrosse, soccer or flag football.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 17 Apr. 2025
The college team at Johns Hopkins University was invited to represent the United States but did not make the trip, and lacrosse was dropped as an Olympic sport thereafter.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Lacrosse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lacrosse. Accessed 25 Apr. 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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