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PLL and WLL play lacrosse’s first game on water as sports leagues consider alternative venues

PLL and WLL play lacrosse’s first game on water as sports leagues consider alternative venues

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PLL and WLL play lacrosse’s first game on water as sports leagues consider alternative venues

Tomorrow, the men’s Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) and its new women’s arm, the Women’s Lacrosse League (WLL), will be playing the sport’s first-ever match on a river — a stunt tied to mutual brand partner Whirlpool.

Athletes Unlimited shuts down its lacrosse league as the sport’s calendar becomes crowded

Athletes Unlimited shuts down its lacrosse league as the sport’s calendar becomes crowded

Athletes Unlimited shuts down its lacrosse league as the sport’s calendar becomes crowded

On Wednesday, Athletes Unlimited (AU) announced it’s indefinitely suspending its AU Pro Lacrosse league. After jumpstarting opportunities in four sports — softball, basketball, lacrosse, and volleyball — within the past four years, this is the first time the company has suspended operations for one of its leagues.

December 20, 2024

Women’s Lacrosse League launches amid sport’s continued growth

Women’s Lacrosse League launches amid sport’s continued growth

Women’s Lacrosse League launches amid sport’s continued growth

On Wednesday, the men’s Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) launched the Women’s Lacrosse League (WLL), a new pro women’s league set to take the field in February 2025. PLL communications manager Grace Hamilton chatted with The GIST yesterday to shed light on the league’s decision to go pro on the women’s side.

November 15, 2024

It’s championship weekend for women’s and men’s lacrosse

It’s championship weekend for women’s and men’s lacrosse

It’s championship weekend for women’s and men’s lacrosse

Both the women’s and men’s national tournaments wrap up this weekend.

Northwestern’s Izzy Scane will make history in the NCAA women’s lacrosse tourney this weekend

Northwestern’s Izzy Scane will make history in the NCAA women’s lacrosse tourney this weekend

Northwestern’s Izzy Scane will make history in the NCAA women’s lacrosse tourney this weekend

No. 1 Northwestern’s sixth-year attacker Izzy Scane is the women’s lacrosse moment, and as the national tourney kicks off today, she’s proving why.

Top NCAA women’s lacrosse teams are fighting for automatic NCAA bids in conference tourneys

Top NCAA women’s lacrosse teams are fighting for automatic NCAA bids in conference tourneys

Top NCAA women’s lacrosse teams are fighting for automatic NCAA bids in conference tourneys

Teams are feverishly trying to lock down conference tournament trophies — and the automatic berths to the national tournament that come with them — ahead of Sunday’s selection show.

Two of NCAA women’s lacrosse’s top teams meet in a national championship rematch tomorrow.

Two of NCAA women’s lacrosse’s top teams meet in a national championship rematch tomorrow.

Two of NCAA women’s lacrosse’s top teams meet in a national championship rematch tomorrow.

One of the sport’s spiciest rivalries will add another chapter with a rematch of the 2023 national championship game.

February 28, 2024

Everything you need to know about the 2024 NCAA women’s lacrosse season

Everything you need to know about the 2024 NCAA women’s lacrosse season

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Everything you need to know about the 2024 NCAA women’s lacrosse season

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February 09, 2024

Who can stop No. 1 Northwestern's quest for a second straight national women's lacrosse championship?

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Getting emotional watching figure skating

January 13, 2026

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Getting emotional watching figure skating

Getting emotional watching figure skating

Axels, and lutzes, and salchows, oh my.

Still picking your jaw up off the floor after last weekend’s national figure skating championships? Same. That’s why today’s episode of The GIST of It is a twizzling, axel-filled ode to the newly-named figure skating Olympians representing the USA and Canada at the Milano Cortina Games next month. Tune in to hear co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz wax poetic about one of the Olympics’ most popular sports.

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How NCAA lacrosse works

How NCAA lacrosse works

How NCAA lacrosse works

Channel your inner Regina George and grab your lacrosse stick because this spring sport has exploded in popularity over the last decade, spreading from its East Coast roots to the Big Ten’s Midwest and beyond.

August 02, 2023

Who will take the crown in men's and women's college lacrosse?

Who will take the crown in men's and women's college lacrosse?

Who will take the crown in men's and women's college lacrosse?

Four elite women’s lax teams will duke it out in today’s semifinals for a chance to dance in Sunday’s championship game — same for the men in tomorrow’s semis and Monday’s ’ship.

NCAA women's lacrosse Elite Eight preview

NCAA women's lacrosse Elite Eight preview

NCAA women's lacrosse Elite Eight preview

Eight teams take tomorrow’s field for a chance to dance at Memorial Day weekend’s semis, and with all five finalists for the Tewaaraton Award (aka the Heisman of lacrosse) still twizzling, the season’s best lax is still ahead.

The 2023 college lacrosse season has arrived

The 2023 college lacrosse season has arrived

The 2023 college lacrosse season has arrived

Time to tap into your inner Regina George because lacrosse, aka lax, season is upon us.

February 10, 2023