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June 14, 2004

Downtown Syracuse takes long shot at lacrosse stadium Post-Standard Downtown takes a long shot at a lacrosse stadium-possible shit at relocated US Lacrosse

Lax to the Max Sports Illustrated

Life-saving investment Newsday The Nassau PAL, with help from the Louis J. Acompora Memorial Foundation, has undertaken an ambitious program to add AEDs to every park and facility they use.

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Resource Center

Lax Swami explains his system March 3, 2004

TSA grant supports youth sports camp Feb 20, 2004
The Arizona Republic
Phoenix Tourism & Sports Authority grant to ASU camps supports transportation, piggybacks with federal grants available--sends 350 kids to summer sports camp

13 Percent of High Schools Have Drug-Testing Policy (pdf) Feb 18, 2004
National Federation of State HIgh School Associations

A problem at hand Feb 17, 2004
Washington Post
Hockey Tries to Curb Fighting at Prep Level

Our neighbors to the North Feb 16, 2004
From Lax.com
Canadians, trained on indoor lacrosse, can make great field lacrosse players

NCAA panel to re-examine recruiting rules Feb 13, 2004
Boston Globe
"We say you can't have inappropriate recruiting activities, but how exactly do you translate that? That's the question we have to answer right now," Brand said.

System out of whack exposed by naked truth Feb 13, 2004
The Buffalo News
Williams ...was charged with a felony and several misdemeanors for allegedly setting off fire extinguishers in his Gainesville hotel, grabbing a woman against her will and hitting a man at a bar - all in the span of five hours during a visit to Florida. Now he faces up to five years in state prison on the felony count, and a year in the county jail on each misdemeanor.

Phoenix region youth sports get first Tourism and Sports Authority funds Feb 13, 2004
The Arizona Republic

Plano Sports Authority seeks 2nd indoor sports facility Feb 12, 2004
Dallas Morning News

Brine recalls Triad XP helmet Feb 10, 2004
e-lacrosse

Mentor to appeal OHSAA ruling Feb 10, 2004
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Coaches take note: Mentor legal argument claims basketball team's missed school days for Utah tournament were "field trip", not recorded as absent on students' report cards, therefore, no violation of OHSAA rules

Sports Commentary: Crazy Cameron Crazies Feb 10, 2004
Chronicle
Dear Cameron Crazies... You suck...I mean, honestly. Let’s just be rational. You get back early from vacation to go spend $133.84 (plus tax) at Wal-Mart for the Eureka! Nine-Person, Three-Room Getaway Tent. You ditch your dorm room...and head to a lawn. Not a campsite in the mountains with a vista you could write home about....Rather, it’s a strip of grass, where you call Donald Wine your god...You create your own website for Tent No. 6, with a minute-by-minute schedule so that you don’t get booted to the waitlist by Donald and his nerd battalion, donning those LINE MONITOR windbreakers that you would just kill for. You’d even trade it for your parka, which you’re going to need tonight in that muddy pit in the middle of campus because you’d rather go to the Student Health Center for mild pneumonia when your shift’s over in the morning than miss your chance to get a super cool orange wrist band for the UVa game.

Head of Stamford Youth Foundation honored for his work Feb 6, 2004
Stamford Advocate

deBeer President Jim Muhlfelder dies unexpectedly Feb 4, 2004

US Lacrosse statement on National development Program Feb 4, 2004

Gretzky's father credits lacrosse with Wayne Gretzky's hockey skills Feb 2, 2004
Calgary Sun
"It sure helped Wayne," said Walter of his son's involvement in the sport during the summer months. "Because in lacrosse, you learn how to fake and he used those same fakes, or moves, in hockey. It sure helped him, no doubt about that. Knowing the different moves, dropping his shoulder and such like you have to do in lacrosse ..., really helped him."

Elitism in Youth Sports yields physical fatness Feb 2, 2004
NY Times

Prime Punter Feb 1, 2004
Newsday
Setauket's Sauerbrun says he's the best ever
Lacrosse star could have played lax at Syracuse, but chose football

Game Review: Complete. No other word describes EA Sports' College Football 2004 Jan 30, 2004

DA: Sex parties used to recruit players Jan 30, 2004
Philadelpia Inquirer
A prosecutor claims sex parties have been used to lure football recruits to the University of Colorado and police may have helped cover up problems that include the alleged rapes of three women.

Minnesota athletic director plans probe amid strip-club scandal Jan 30, 2004
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Recruits were taken to Deja Vu Nightclub in downtown Minneapolis during at least three weekends and also engaged in underage drinking at a campus bar.

The "art" of recruiting at Minnesota Jan 30, 2004
Sports Business News
Several recruits said they went to a handful of bars over the two days, with Gophers players acting as their hosts, and said the players were provided alcohol if they wanted it.

Tony Cullen Memorial Tournament this Sunday-in Greensboro Jan 29, 2004
Deep South Tournament honoring Toney Cullen venue changed to Greensboro from Duke fields

Coaches' training porgrams on the rise Jan 29, 2004
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Practice match against inexperienced coach leaves Alabama wrestler a quadriplegic Jan 29, 2004
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Referee's alleged profanity creates a stir Jan 29, 2004
Dallas Morning News
Parents stunned by retort during game; officials will investigon

Tour of Victoria with Gary Gait Jan 28, 2004
e-lacrosse.com

Charlotte Lacrosse Boosters to Meet Feb 18th Jan 28, 2004
Discussion to include Charloote Mecklenberg Schhools recognition of lacrosse as varsity sport

Want to ref lacrosse in Rome in late March? Jan 25, 2004

McDonald's Heiress gives $1.5 Billion to Salvation Army to build youth-focused community centers Jan 25, 2004
Charlotte Observer
The group operates 1,400 community centers, and the Kroc center is the most ambitious. Kroc financed it with $92 million, and it includes an indoor skateboard park, a fitness center, a library with Internet access, and soccer, lacrosse and football fields on a 12-acre campus in San Diego

Lax Stringing Tutorial (pdf) Jan 23, 2004
from Lax.com

Town keeps Delhomme well grounded Jan 21, 2004
by Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer
Hails from 'Crawfish Captial of the World'--competitive, decent, hard-working, family man.

English Lacrosse: Swithinbank goal stuns Wilmslow Jan 21, 2004
Daily Telegraph

Carmel (Indianapolis) Youth Sports begins background checks on all 2, 100 coaches and administrators Jan 21, 2004
Indianapolis Star

Women's Post Collegiate Club Council launches web site Jan 20, 2004

Young Conservative, toast of talk radio, center of California high school battle Jan 20, 2004
LA Times
Teen claims political harassment after clashes with fellow students over what they call racist writings

Good luck comes in threes at Souderton Jan 20, 2004
Philadelphia Inquirer
Magical run- 3 daughters, 26 varsity letters- is nearly done for Houseals.

College Basketball Ref collapses, dies during game in Virginia Jan 19, 2004
Washington Post

Lacrosse is the State Sport of Maryland (pdf) Jan 16, 2004
Baltimore Sun

5 tips for choosing a college Jan 16, 2004
StudentSports.com

OHSAA's Muscaro is ready to retire Jan 15, 2004
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Commissioner of Ohio High School Athletic Association to retire after 15 years

IWLCA Partners with the AlumniAthlete Network Jan 14, 2004

Howard County (Baltimore) schools find 16 ineligible athletes Jan 13, 2004
Sun
Howard County school officials announced yesterday that they will launch a sweeping examination of the academic eligibility of high school athletes after an investigation into improper grade-changing at Columbia's Oakland Mills High School uncovered 16 ineligible students participating in activities ranging from varsity football to cheerleading.

NCAA - Brand lauds crackdown on rogue coaches Jan 12, 2004

High schools spend on sports top provide well rounded education Jan 12, 2004
The Business Journal of Kansas City

Suitland suspends coach for season Jan 11, 2004
Washington Post
Used player in JV and varsity basketball game on same day

High School Sports - Atlanta Journal Constitution Series: Playing with Danger-Our High School Athletes at Risk Jan 9, 2004

Athlete Deaths test school policies-Creating a safer playing field (pdf)
Five athletes died during the 2002-03 school year, prompting officials and families to push for changes.
Who's watching our kids? (pdf)
Schools aren't medically ready for severe injuries, putting young athletes at risk.
Teens driving teens unsafe (pdf)
Systems' travel policies pose risk to high school athletes.
Series Follow-Up: Jeopardy answers now found by schools (pdf) Jan 9, 2004
Safer athletics: Metro schools reacting after a spate of athletes' deaths in Georgia in 2002-2003.

LA Times Lax Lampooning Columnist Follow Up Column: Sincerely, a Guy Who Made Sport of Lacrosse Jan 8, 2004
LA Times

Judge rules ex-coach should stay in jail Jan 7, 2004
Philadelphia Inquirer

Youth Sports - Much adu about something for U.S. Soccer Jan 7, 2004
Philadelphia Inquirer
At issue is whether American youth are being exploited by U.S. Soccer in order to be more competitive on the world stage.

The Big East Conference announced that five institutions have accepted invitations for membership into the league. Those schools are: DePaul University, the University of Cincinnati, the University of Louisville, Marquette University, and the University of South Florida. The additions were authorized by a vote of the league's presidents....

The Lacrosse Journal to launch new lax magazine Jan 5, 2004

Trawling for players in England Jan 3, 2004
Daily Telegraph
Forming team for ILF Championships in Prague this summer

Kobe Bryant court case chosen AP 2003 Sports Story of the Year Dec 30, 2003

N.F.L. Wildcard Teams Analysis (pdf) Dec 30, 2003
Baltimore Sun

The future of fair play: Consider it a toss up (pdf) Dec 29, 2003
New York Times

ACC stakes claim as nation's best Dec 29, 2003
Washington Post
Four Teams Are Ranked in Top 10 as Conference Play Heats Up Once Again

Finally, lacrosse beomes year-round sport for locals Dec 29, 2003
Morris County, NJ Daily Record

Winning isn't everything--this arena is real (pdf) Dec 29, 2003
ESPN.com
U nlike other publicly-financed stadium projects, Glendale, Arizona doesn't rely on the team winning to make its new arena real

General Guidelines for Athletic Departments on student-athlete health care Dec 29, 2003
National Association of Athletic Trainers

Jewish boxers are looking to make a comeback (pdf) Dec 27, 2003
New York Times
Promoters hope that a small crop of unbeaten prospects will bring some ever-elusive crossover fans to boxing

More N.F.L. players turn to guns for a sense of security (pdf) Dec 26, 2003
New York Times

An ex-lineman and wrestler becomes a star in Japan Dec 25, 2003
New York Times

An enriching experience for all Dec 25, 2003
Washington Post
On Bowl Trips, Players Get Perks, Coaches Pad Pockets and Host Cities Fill Coffers

US Lacrosse grant winners announced Dec 24, 2003

Taylor's admissions tarnish his fame Dec 24, 2003
by Ira Berkow, New York Times
Lawrence Taylor has admitted that he played many games unfairly and illegally. For that, his bronze bust should be removed from its pedestal at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Bidding for NJ Nets enters new rounds Dec 24, 2003
New York Times
Ratner adds millions to his bid for Nets--seeks to move team to Brooklyn

Soccer star Beckman switch to Madrid is voted AP worldwide No. 1 sports story of 2003 Dec 23, 2003

They'll take Manhattan Dec 22, 2003
NY Times Op-Ed Column
NY Jets Football Club multi-billionaire owner wants NYC and NY State to gift him 1 billion dollars of Manhattan Island

'Monday Night Football' scheduling changes on tap Dec 22, 2003
St. Louis Post Dispatch

Missouri 's Athletics Department faces awkward period Dec 22, 2003

Youth hockey struggles to teach parents "it's just a game" Dec 19, 2003
Detroit Free Press

Self protection for millionaires Dec 19, 2003
Chris Isidore, CNN/Money
Baseball union had no choice but to stop its best-paid player from accepting less to change teams.


Al Michaels to become voice of another sport Dec 19, 2003
New York Times

Notre Dame gets fat new N.B.C. deal Dec 19, 2003

Seven year pact signals stay as solo Dec 19, 2003
ESPN.com

Kroenke's Next Play Dec 18, 2003
Denver Post
Sports empire builder envisions sports TV outlet for his growing stable of teams

A little too eager to toot own horn Dec 18, 2003
By Bud Shaw, Cleveland Plain Dealer
If NFL players were in Cus ter's 7th Cavalry, we would know exactly how the massacre went down.

Military-inspired hemets will soon hit the market Dec 18, 2003
Use military technology used to protect paratroopers; replaces traditional foam cushioning with shock-absorbing pads

College players get schwag bags at bowls Dec 17, 2003
ESPN.com

Colorful history of AFL, Book, DVD Dec 17, 2003
LA Times

Sports Videos: Blessing or Curse Dec 15, 2003
by Chris Isidore, CNN/Money
Sports videos sales see tremendous growth, but are sports helped or hurt?

Bid for LA Dodgers is so highly leveraged it could jeopardize approval Dec 15, 2003
LA Times

Clarett's lawyers attack N.F.L. eligibility rules Dec 14, 2003

In '64, a teenager showed he could play in the N.F.L. Dec 14, 2003
New York Times
Andy Livingston and the Bears

Earning a degree of success Dec 14, 2003
Boston Herald
Man left paralyzed by motorcycle accident gets black belt

Lance Armstrong at Banner Elk Dec 14, 2003
Charlotte Observer

Judge in Clarett case will get an N.F.L. education Dec 11, 2003
NY Times

Sports Biz
LeBron's gone, but ESPN is back with Sebatian Dec 11, 2003
Washington Post
Road paved to chnage way high school sports get TV coverage?

Two groups vying for NJ Nets; moving to Brooklyn? Dec 11, 2003
ESPN.com

College leaders reject playoff idea Dec 11, 2003
LA Times

US Lacrosse and Lacrosse Magazine issue advertising content policy Dec 10, 2003
"The sexual, violent and/or drug overtones of some of the advertisements which have recently appeared (or were denied publication) are pushing the envelope of offensiveness, and some have surpassed what this committee perceives as tasteful. Of particular concern recently is the objectification of women."-US Lacrosse and Lacrosse Magazine

North Carolina teens and parents getting good looks in lacrosse Dec 9, 2003
by Gerald Goulder, editor YouthLascrosseUSA.com
NCHSAA varsity lacrosse sanction within 2-3 years

Basic Stretching Exercises Dec 9, 2003

Sports Biz
Nextel to test NASCAR fans $$ with $700 million 10-year sponsorship deal Dec 8, 2003
Espn.com

Athletes "in denial" about concussions Dec 7, 2003

Flushing money down the bowls Dec 6, 2003
Sports Biz Commentary by Chris Isadore, CNN/Money
Most bowls are money losers for the teams on the field, but entrenched interests keep them in place

Judge tosses Olympics bribery case Dec 6, 2003
Washington Post
In Judge's 18 years on the federal bench, he had never seen a case so devoid of "criminal intent or evil purpose." He said the evidence never met the legal standard for bribery, and the case "offends my sense of justice."

Raiders say no thanks to shrink Dec 5, 2003

FBI, NFL conducting hate mail probe Dec 5, 2003
Washington Post
Six pieces of hate mail to black players, their teams or cheerleaders spark probe

Sports Biz
Brine wins $2 million from STX in damages on patent infringment suit Dec 5, 2003

A hard case from the streets makes good Dec 4, 2003
New York Times

Minneapolis Star-Tribune readers respond to 3 part series: "Beyond the Game" Dec 4, 2003

Sports Nutrition Intro Dec 4, 2003

Lax coach explains teen sex Dec 2, 2003

Australian Lax Update Dec 2, 2003

Sports Biz
The cost of changing coaches Dec 2, 2003
ESPN.com
Severance clauses cost a tidy sum

New Indoor facility Howard County, Md. (pdf) Dec 1, 2003
Sun

SportsZone thrives in Indianapolis Dec 1, 2003

Book: Maryland sports stories Dec 1, 2003
1973 Lax Champs practiced at Redskins Park before beating Hopkins in OT on astroturf

NY Times on Heisman: Jason White, Oklahoma; it's open and shut case Dec 1, 2003

Sports Business

Dashing Diversification Dec 1, 2003
NO way! Damon Dash CEO of hip hop Roc-A-Fella Enterprises went to exclusive NYC prep school, played lax in Connecticut? Now runs $500 million hip hop biz

Gary Gait Lax Weekly radio show starts Dec 13th on Denver ESPN affiliate Radio 560

Gait led High School National Developmental Program announced Dec 1, 2003
128 teams to rank players

Beyond the Games: Its Hard to Refuse Corporate Cash, Part 2 Nov 25, 2003
Mineapolis Star Tribune

Beyond the Games: End of Innocence, Part 3 Nov 25, 2003
Minneapolis Star Tribune

SportsBiz: High Schools are Hot Markets Nov 25, 2003
Star Tribune

Sports Biz & Law: Cubs Ticket Sale (scalping?) business upheld Nov 25, 2003
Chicago Tribune

Glendale Arizona arena opening pushed back Nov 25, 2003

Former Army Laxman Tom Sheckells inducted into HOF Nov 24, 2003
Army Lacrosse article

Legendary UNC Coach Scroggs inducted into US Lacrosse Hall of Fame Nov 24, 2003
Led Carolina to 3 NCAA D1 Championship Titles

Innocence lost in high school sports Nov 24, 2003
Minneapolis Star Tribune

Calvert Hall lacrosse players Joe Amoyal (Maryland), Jeff Reynolds (Maryland), Kevin Buchanan (Ohio State) and Ryan Browning (UMBC) will sign today.

Costly family affair Nov 24, 2003
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Tracks how one family spent almost $10,000 on youth sports

Beyond the games: Prep sports success has a price Nov 24, 2003
Minneapolis Star Tribune
This is the new look of high school sports, which increasingly appears like the big business model of major college athletics. High school athletics, once a symbol of youthful innocence, is now a place of corporate sponsorships, ever-expanding budgets, state-of-the-art facilities, recruitment, year-round training, summer camps and specialization

Open enrollment has had a huge effect on high school sports Nov 24, 2003

StrengthCon offers complete package for prospective college athlete Nov 24, 2003
Minneapolis Star Tribune

Western North Carolina Youth Lacrosse starts December 6th Nov 24, 2003
New youth program in Asheville area will serve 5 high schools, 4 middle schools

57,000 brave sub-zeroe temps to watch outdoor NHL match Nov 24, 2003

MLS to add 2 markets in 2005--Cleveland and one moreNov 24, 2003

The People's Game Nov 24, 2003
New York Times Magazine
More pople in China play basketball than soccer!

Sheckells was best at making others better Nov 23, 2003
Washington Post
US Lacrosse HOF Inductions

Make you airport experience smooth Nov 23, 2003
Chicago Sun Times

Chris Heinz learns the campaign ropes Nov 23, 2003
Boston Globe
Patomac School and lacrosse are prerequisites in some political circles.

PA. HS gets creative using public funds to convert football stadium to multi-use recreational complex adding soccer and lacrosse

Out for more than the game-Lax Jamboree in Plano, Texas Nov 22, 2003
The Dallas Morning News

Turf wars flare over park plan in Oregon Nov 22, 2003

NJ Lacrosse Hall of Fame to honor Darren McGurn Nov 22, 2003

Suburban Philly school system may add middle school lax Nov 22, 2003

North Middlesex Youth Lacrosse fundraiser huge success Nov 22, 2003

Youngsters pumping iron Nov 21, 2003
Wilmington News Journal
Is this a good idea at 12 years old?

Keep mind focused on task Nov 21, 2003
CampusChamps.com
Focus on the process of execution not winning,losing

**NFL Commish: No tests for drug THG prior to Oct 6 discovery of drug Nov 21, 2003
Washington Post

**Browns' GM Policy may be selling his shares to clear deck to be next NFL Commish Nov 21, 2003

**SportsBiz: Much Adu about nothing Nov 21, 2003
by Chris Isadore, CNN/Money Columnist

SI article on youth sports a must read for parents Nov 20, 2003

Sinking sportsmanship Nov 20, 2003
by Rick Davis, Palm Springs Desesrt Sun

**BCS changes swaying Irish to confer-ence Nov 20, 2003
Boston Globe

**Tagliabie is concerned about fairness to the 4 Raider players: HBO's Peter King noted last night that Upshaw met with NFL Exec VP/Labor Relations Harold Henderson in N.Y. to discuss the retroactive testing. King: "What is fair, Upshaw asked, about having a sample that was taken four or five months ago, at least three months before THG was ever discovered, and making this cause celeb and a huge issue. (NFL Commissioner) Paul Tagliabue thought so much of this that he entered the discussion ... and now is concerned about the overall fairness of this"
"Inside The NFL," HBO, 11/19

**4 Raiders will meet with NFL Players Association Cheif Upshaw on THG controversy Nov 19, 2003
New York Times

Expert: Concussion recovery time is key Nov 19, 2003
The Durham Herald-Sun

Ohio Judge allows felon to stay in local jail through Saturday's Ohio State-Michigan game instead of immediate incarceration in prison Nov 19, 2003

**CSTV to acquire OCSN--firm builds, maintains college's sports webs Nov 19, 2003

Tainted pass costs coach his job Nov 19, 2003

Will Mepham be a learning tool Nov 19, 2003
Newsday column
Hazing incidents on Long Island

Base people bring lacrosse to Dayton Nov 18, 2003
Wright-Patterson Air Foce Base Skywriter

NY State tax on Native American sales of cigarettes could cost state in the end, Onondogas say Nov 18, 2003
Post-Standard

**14 year old signed to play Major League Soccer Nov 18, 2003
New York Times

**Drugs in sports creating games of illusion Nov 18, 2003
New York Times
No result in any elite sport can be trusted with reasonable certainty to have been achieved without performance-enhancing drugs, a number of American scientists say.

Gates reveals "Action Stick" at Comdex: anti couch potato nextgen joy stick Nov 18, 2003
CNN
"We did a study that showed playing with this for a half hour was better than swimming or jogging,"

Bad behavior has no zip code Nov 18, 2003
By Philadelphia Inquirer columnist John Grogan

**SportsNation: ESPN survey ranks fans most popular sports franchises Nov 18, 2003

**NFL, Union clash on re-tested old smapls for THG Nov 18, 2003

**ESPN ads 'Americanize' the NHL Nov 18, 2003
Ad Week

**Notre Dame and NBC talk new deal Nov 18, 2003

Movie plucks teen laxer from crowd, liefts to stardom Nov 17, 2003
Boston Herald

**Irish hunt for league Nov 17, 2003
Chicago Tribune

CSTV "Coach" Series to highlight how coaches impact young lives (pdf) Nov 17, 2003
Sun

Daniel 1988-2000: A child's suicide, unending grief and lessons learned (pdf) Nov 17, 2003
St. Petersburg Times Floridian
(Editor: Only for the strong of heart--written by Daniel's mother)

**Plymouth Sports Dome expands Nov 17, 2003

**Feminist lawyers put different spin on Title IX Nov 17, 2003
Editorial by Gil Spencer, The Daily Times
West Chester University

Stress plaguing many youngsters Nov 17, 2003
Bergen County Record
New kind of growing pains

**Breaking cinderella's slipper Nov 14, 2003
by Chris isadore, CNN/Money SportsBiz columnist
NCAA rule is killing basketball tournaments that help upstart schools compete in March Madness.

Adults take joy out of youth sports Nov 14, 2003
by Chris Collingsworth
Special to NFL.com

**Portland's Big Foot Lacrosse srore opens second location Nov 13, 2003

Judge rules in favor of Gymnasts NOv 13, 2003
Philadelphia Inquirer
West Chester University ordered to reinstate Women's Gymnastics

**ESPN ready to talk with ACC, Big East (pdf) Nov 13, 2003
Washington Post
Will reallignments make for more TV money?

Give an inch, Virginia Swim officials will take a mile (pdf) Nov 13, 2003
Washington Post
National high school swim records taken away; Virginia pool was one half inch too short

**US Lacrosse posts position opening-Director of Marketing Nov 13, 2003

Decision to fly Inadian flag creates rift in NY school district Nov 12, 2003
Houston Chronicle

**Surburban Maryland school district debates naming rights policies Nov 12, 2003
Issue raised after lacrossew group sought to re-name field after dead lax ref. Tight school budgets open the way for corporate naming rights?

Poll at Princeton says extracurricular activities affect students' priorities Nov 12, 2003
The Daily Princetonian

**Revoked golf scholarship at UNC-Greensboro basis of lawsuit Nov 12, 2003
Greensboro News & Record
Fornmer student sues alleging disability discrimination: obessive-compulsive mental disorder improper basis for revoking athletic scholarship

South Bend Middle School PE teacher wins State Award (pdf) Nov 12, 2003
1999 National dead-lift and bench press Champion teaches PE:
"We try to make it a kind of a diverse program." "We don't want to have the image of a teacher throwing out a ball," he said. They have golf outings and teach activities such as lacrosse and roller skating.

**The international pastime Nov 12, 2003
by Chris Isadore, CNN/Money SportsBiz columnist
Japanese ratings for world series shows big push by US sports, but big bucks still scarce

NC Lax Coaches Clinic this Saturday Nov 15th Nov 11, 2003

Officials Clinic at Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, NC on Sunday Nov 23rd (pdf) Nov 11, 2003

**Portland region Youth Sports Foundation Fundraiser Saturday night Nov 11, 2003

**Hockey governing bodies to announce 'Relax its just a game' PSA campaign Nov 11, 2003

Sentencing delayed for lax coach convicted in boys Philly youth lax sex scandal

**New performance enhancing drug in sport: Tetrahydrogestrinone Nov 11, 2003
Athletes are the abused when sports trun to drugs

Anti-arson project is aimed at young (pdf)Nov 11, 2003
Sun
Signed pact with county seeks to stop curious kids from becoming criminals

Another report on high school sports specialization: Plano (Dallas) Texas football hurt by growth of more sports opportunities Nov 11, 2003
Dallas Morning News'

**Massapequa AD takes gas up pipes for allowing name on college bar wall of fame Nov 11, 2003
Newsday

**The Business of Sports: Frontier Airlines builds its brand through sports marketing Nov 11, 2003
NLL Colorado Mammoth part of tie-in

Ex-lacrosse coach to be sentenced in sex case Nov 10, 2003
Philadelphia Inquirer

**Leading Lacrosse Nov 10, 2003
Memphis Commercial-Appeal
Stickhead Lacrosase scores in Memphis

**The Business of Sports- Lacrosse Manufacturer K2 buys Paintball manufacturer Brass Eagle Nov 10, 2003

**The Business of Sports (and Medicine)-NFL studying cause and effect of concussions Nov 10, 2003
Washington Post
NFL researchers are building a computer model to conduct electronic "virtual" tests of any conceivable helmet design - for football, ice hockey, lacrosse or other contact sports.

**Special interest groups balkanizing the world of sports Nov 10, 2003
Providence Journal

English Lax: Stockport beats Cheadle-title race wide open Nov 10, 2003

**Trying to fill Jordan's shoes Nov 7, 2003
New York Times
18 year old LeBron James is lighting up NBA arenas and TV ratings

Philly soccer coach says he was assaulted by players' father after practice Nov 6
Philadelphia Inquirer

**US Lacrosse teams with CSTV to make lax-TV Nov 5, 2003
But most of US cable homes can't get CSTV; Time Warner Cable boycotts CSTV

**Doping scandal requires athletes to become more careful about meds Nov 5, 2003

**The business of college sports: Georgia university systems Adams scandal Nov 5, 2003
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The peripheral opponent: As parents take a more active role in their child's sport, coaches, naturally, are feeling the pressure Nov 5, 2003
Ventura County Star

Charges filed after youth game fight; parents confronted man shouting obsenities Nov 5, 2003
Cincinnati Enquirer
Coach and youth stabbed

**Queens University and Charlotte plan 75 acre athletic complex

**LeBron: $100 million-plus bargain Nov 5, 2003
by Chris Isadore, CNN/Money SportsBiz columnist

**Big East adds 5 schools (pdf) Nov 5, 2003
Sun
Cincinnati, Louisville and South Florida will join the league in 2005-06, while Marquette and DePaul will join for all sports except football.

**GM recalls Lacrosse car's name Oct 26, 2003
Tornoto Star
Manual or automatic?

Gary Gair Stick Clinics this weekend Oct 26, 2003
Nov 1-2 at Calvery Hall in Baltimore

Face-Off Camp--Paul Cantabene's Old Lacrosse School Oct 26, 2003
Novemnber 23rd at UMd.

**SportsBiz: Sports' Main Event-ESPN-Cable bout Oct 24, 2003
by Chris Isadore, CNN/Money SportsBiz Columnist
ESPN and cable operator Cox's fight over fees paid network could change sports economics

Schools add luxuries to help lure students Oct 24, 2003
Daily Pennsylvanian
50 person spas adjoin large rec pools with water volleyball, water basketball nets, indoor lax at Ohio State

Little Brother of War Movie Site Oct 24, 2003

Steroids main ingredient in many a winning recipe (pdf) Oct 24, 2003
Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun
Preston says "Ho-Hum"

Father-vs-Umpire fracas tests new NY youth sports law Oct 23, 2003
New York Times

Of all the cities in all the world, it's Hartford Oct 23, 2003
New Yrok Times
Skateboard heaven

In defense of scalpers Oct 21, 2003
Chris Isadore, CNN/Money SportsBiz Columnist
Brokers help, not hurt fans, but both brokers and fans should fear teams' move into the business

Parents' golf tounrament saves Troy High School lacrosse in Albany Oct 20, 2003
Albany Times-Union

Second coach charged in NJ football coach brawl Oct 20, 2003
Philadelphia Inquirer
Invoking rarely used youth-sports-violence law; No doubt great experience for game's 14 year old referee

Officials worry concealed guns may affect youth sports in parks Oct 20, 2003
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Do youth lax organizations post no handguns?

NLL-Ridell sign 2004 jersey deal. Calgary's NLL owner to sell team-says can't compete with NHL owners who also own NLL teams

Soccer Moms become Soccer Playing Moms in Connecticut Oct 15, 2003
if this happens in lacrosse who will drive the kids? (okay--don't send any letters, its just a joke)

Kent Denver laxers, brothers win Colorado State Tennis Titles Oct 15, 2003
"It's kind of silly," Will said. "Both of us play lacrosse and we get hurt during the tennis season."

Amanda Walton awarded ECAC Award of Valor Oct 15, 2003
During her freshman year, Walton was one of just four athletes in Ivy League history to be named Rookie of the Year in two sports. Walton needed just two seasons as a lacrosse offender to earn a spot in Yale's top five all-time high scorers list. She was also named First Team All American in field hockey, and First Team All Ivy in both field hockey and in lacrosse. Awarded 2002 NCAZ Inspiration Award

FaceOff Georgia magazine debuts in Atlanta Oct 15, 2003

Kroenke, Sports owner active in giving to youth sports foundation Oct 15, 2003

Yale Editorial: Grades, Scores of college athletes are dramatically lower--lowest 25th persentile Oct 11, 2003
Athletics injures Yale's mission

Valuable club sports deserve more respect, funding than D-I's Oct 11, 2003
Western Michigan University Column

NY defibrillator law goes into effect Oct 11, 2003
Starting September 1, all public schools will be required to have automated external defibrillators on school premises and at all school-related events, in accordance with a law recently signed by Governor George Pataki.

Making after school special Oct 11, 2003
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Lacrosse for youth program started by Philly businessman

Skating on this ice Oct 11, 2003
by Chris Isadore, CNN/Money SportsBiz Commentary
Future of NHL at risk-faces strong lieklihood of lockout, declining TV money

Plyometrics explained

Plyometircs Article (from sportsfitnessadvisors.com)

Plyometric Exercises (from sportsfitnessadvisors.com)

Idaho Lacrosse: Jennifer Schmutzler teaches the beauty of lacrosse, and fundementals of life, without boundaries Oct 10, 2003
The idaho Statesman

Towson stadium named for Johnny Unitas because he watched a men's lax game at Towson Oct 10, 2003
Really!

Michigan HS Athletic Assn Exec Dir addresses state of HS sports Oct 10, 2003

NC Chapter Co-Sponsors 1st Annual NC Lacrosse Coaches Clinic Oct 10, 2003
Saturday November 15, 2003-NC State University

King County (Seattle) Washington makes $500,000 in youth sports grants Oct 10, 2003
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce

Freemont, Nebraska Community Foundation funds 4 new youth sports fields
Arlington Youth Sports: $10,000 for the Arlington Youth Sports Complex Project. This is a project to build four ball fields, a concession stand and a walking trail around the complex in Arlington. The Walker Fund will provide $7,000 of this grant and the foundation $3,000.

Youth athletic training becoming big business (pdf) Oct 8, 2003
Sun
Opportunities for coaches, too

Lax coach and on line publisher Craig Shirley ins in the political spotlight Oct 8, 2003

Are you ready for non-stop football? Oct 8, 2003
SportsBiz Commentary by Chris Isadore, CNN/Money
Its all football, all the time on 2 new TV nets

Coach may be a banker, too (pdf) Oct 8, 2003
Sun
High schools: Shortages force teams to look outside teaching ranks for its coaches, putting police, real estate agents - even a college student - in charge

Kettelbells: An old fashioned variation on barbells Oct 4, 2003

Indoor sports centers springing up filling demand for endless seasons Oct 3, 2003


A life hangs in balance - Part 1 of 3 Oct 3, 2003
by Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer
For most of 17 seconds, Adam Quilty looks like a star. He has never been much of an athlete. But this slice of videotape displays Adam's most glorious athletic moment -- a darting sprint past three defenders in a lacrosse game for Charlotte's Vance High. Then the videotape shows a lot more. Too much more, really. It scares everyone who sees it. Adam is 17 years old when those momentous 17 seconds begin. He is racing toward the goal. When they end, Adam has collapsed to the ground. Untouched. His heart has stopped.

Doctors seek the cause of the mysterious collapse - Part 2 of 3 Oct 3, 2003
by Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer
When paramedic Ryan Jones lowers the defibrillator paddles to Adam Quilty's chest for the third time, the 17-year-old Charlotte Vance High lacrosse player has been without a pulse for 19 minutes. There's a doctor on the scene -- Chuck Frederick. By chance, he had been refereeing this lacrosse game in Greensboro when Adam collapsed and his heart stopped. Frederick, an anesthesiologist, caught up to Adam seven seconds after the fall. Soon afterward, the doctor and a certified athletic trainer at the game had begun cardiopulmonary resuscitation, trying to save Adam's life. The CPR has helped. Adam isn't dead. But Dr. Frederick thinks to himself that even if Adam doesn't die, serious brain damage is likely.

Goal of playing again propels Adam's recovery - Part 3 of 3 Oct 3, 2003
by Scorr Fowler, Charlotte Observer

Use of emergency medical equipment growing Oct 3, 2003
by Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer

Want to save a life Oct 3, 2003
by Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, kept Vance High lacrosse player Adam Quilty alive for 19 minutes after the Charlottean suffered a cardiac arrest in March 2000. A portable defibrillator -- also called an automatic external defibrillator (AED) -- was able to shock his heart back into rhythm.

Lacrosse scores big goal Oct 2, 2003
FHSAA votes to recognize but not sanction lacrosse

Wynne steps down as Espiscopal Academy Lax Coach Oct 2, 2003
John Wynne, who started the Episcopal Academy boys' lacrosse program 26 years ago, has decided to step down as the EA varsity boys' lacrosse head coach.

Grants available from US Lacrosse Oct 2, 2003
Youth Equipment Grants, Positive Coaching Grants, Coaches Travel Clinic Grants

Lacrosse trying to grow roots in New Zealand Oct 2, 2003

Lax in England Oct 2, 2003

Sticks and stones may break some bones...Lacrosse in Japan Oct 2, 2003

NFL team can keep Redskins trademark Oct 2, 2003
Federal judge rules

Expansion not part of ACC meeting Oct 2, 2003

ACC issues denial on Notre Dame discussions; Newspapers stand by their reports Sept 26, 2003
Notre Dame to join ACC in stages starting in 2004 or 2005-every sport except football. Other reports says ND discussions ongoing with Big Ten.

NCAA ruling has ACC scrambling again Sept 26, 2003

Youth "Game Termination" rule for fan behavior Oct 1, 2003

Warriors Players Club weekend for boys 12-18 Oct 1, 2003
Gilman School October 18-19

NLL Draft October 25th Oct 1, 2003
Team order by rounds

NLL changes eligibility age Oct 1, 2003
Prospects not playing at US colleges must now be 21

ACC Pursuing Notre Dame as 12th Member School Sept 26, 2003

NCAA's Brand: Changes Better Than Even to Defeat D3 Proposal Adverse to JHU Lax Sept 26, 2003

Boys High School Academic All Americans (pdf) Sept 26, 2003

NFL Redskins' Name May Have to Go in Trademark Litigation Sept 26, 2003
By Chris Idsadore, CNN/Money SportsBiz Column

NFL Youth Movement Has Its Limits Sept 24, 2003
By Chris Idsadore, CNN/Money SportsBiz Column
More underclassmen are being drafted, but Clarett will have a tough time challenging NFL age rules.

NFHS Future Coaches Program Sept 24, 2003
Program available for students 14 and over

Our covert industrial operatives inside the Brine International Corporate HQ have sent us photos of the NEW Brine Lax Helmets Sept 24, 2003
New models appear extremely well ventilated

NCAA Lax News Sept 3, 2003
Championship weekend is week BEFORE Memorial Day weekend, officials get paid more

Canadian Juniors: St. Catharines beats Burnaby to win Minto Cup Sept 1, 2003
MVP overcomes family tragedy, attended father's funeral day prior

The Ultimate Fantasy Sept 1, 2003
by Chris Isadore: Sports Biz Commentary (CNN/Money)
Sports Fantasy Games have grown steadily to reach 15M players, but profits are a new game.

In a state of lacrosse nuts, the diehards battle for glory at the Ocean City Classic Sept 1, 2003
by Kostya Kennedy, Sports Illustrated

Sports Biz: Redskins' last stand? August 24, 2003
by Chris Isadore, CNN/Money
Team's trademark protections at risk as 11-year court battle over its name comes to a head.

Plyometrics explained August 11, 2003

Plyometircs Article (from sportsfitnessadvisors.com) August 11, 2003

Plyometric Exercises (from sportsfitnessadvisors.com) August 11, 2003

Sports Biz by Chris Isadore: The food ban in Philadelphia Eagles' new stadium August 10, 2003

Tattoo blamed in death of 21 year old UC-Davis student August 10, 2003
by Meredith May, San Francisco Chronicle
Former Cali lax champion dies

Rebuilding reputation not easy for high profile professional athletes August 2, 2003
Palm Beach Post

Are fans growing tired of behavior of professional athletes? August 2, 2003
The Financial Times

DeBeer parent bought by K2 August 2, 2003

Plyometrics Explained July 31, 2003

Pick Up Games in Long Island for College and Post-College Players: Contact lipickuplax@yahoo.com

Investment Bankers Recommend Aquisitions in Lax Market for Growth to Sporting Goods Manufacturer July 31, 2003

Advertisers worry: Who's Next? July 28, 2003
Case against popular NBA star Kobe Bryant could chill other athlete endorsement deals.
SportsBiz Commentary by Chris Isadore, CNN/Money

Teen killed in punching game July 28, 2003
San Jose Mercury News
Please protect teens from stupid risks of injury

National Alumni Challenge Lacrosse Games September 5-7 in Philadelphia (pdf)
Alumni encouraged to play for their teams July 20, 2003

Long Islanders shine in World Games July 15, 2003
Newsday

Female lax coach in Pa. admits to teenange sex with boys she coached
Hosted underage beer parties, too

The Daily Princetonian Dictionary defines "lacrosse": lacrosse, n. The new king sport. Princeton's men's team won the national title in 1992, 1994, 1996 1997 and 1998. The women were national champs in 1994 as well.

SportsBiz: Greed stikes out: White Sox thought catering to fat cats was way to riches, but luxury boxes have been a money loser.
by Chris Isadore, CNN/Money July 13, 2003

New York Times reports Ohio State's Clarett received oral exams July 13, 2003

Denver's Kroenke Sports Enterprises is sports owner of the future July 12, 2003
(by Matt Branaugh, Denver Daily Camera)

Lax Officials who attended 2003 THE Lacrosse Officials Camp rate the camp July 11, 2003

LeBron James lives up to his billing July 9, 2003
(by Jackie MacMullan, Boston Globe)

James is dazzling in debut July 9, 2003
(by Branson Wright, Plain Dealer)

Insurance for your sports organization-policy definitions explained July 9, 2003

SportsBusinessNews' Annual MLB Bang for the Buck financial analysis of Pro Baseball July 9, 2003
Bang for the Buck studies, exclusive to SportsBusinessNews.com, has turned towards America’s Pastime and poured over countless statistics from the world of Major League Baseball.

SportsBiz: Armstrong: Sports' invisible superstar July 9, 2003
(by Chris Isadore, CNN/Money)

US Men win World U-19 Games! July 6, 2003
(by Jeff Zrebiec, Sun)