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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.

July 09, 2025

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

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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

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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

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

May 24, 2024

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

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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.

May 10, 2024

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

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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.

May 01, 2024

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

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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

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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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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #513

NWSL star shares Jaedyn Shaw shares Gotham FC’s surprising anthem

December 02, 2025

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NWSL star shares Jaedyn Shaw shares Gotham FC’s surprising anthem

A moment for the champions.

Gotham FC star Jaedyn Shaw is in the house, and she has stories to share. On today’s episode of The GIST of It, Shaw sits down with The GIST’s Associate Managing Editor Lauren Tuiskula to spill the tea on Gotham’s NWSL Championship celebrations, plus tell us what it’s really like to score a game-winning goal. She shoots, she literally scores.

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