My MLL Internship Curved by COVID-19
Editor’s Note: Welcome MLL intern and Journalism major Katie McNulty to the platform. She has quite an interesting perspective on the 2020 MLL season, so it’s only fitting to let her tell her story. On July 16th, I got up at 5:30 a.m. ready to take on the day. I was so excited I couldn’t […]
NLL Will Not Complete 2019-2020 Season, Shifts Focus to Next Season
National Lacrosse League Elects to Shift Attention to Next Season Decision Made After Lengthy Discussions and Scenarios Considered Philadelphia, June 4, 2020 – The National Lacrosse League (@NLL), the longest running and most successful professional lacrosse league in the world, today announced that the League is focusing its attention and efforts on preparing for the […]
Reusable Face Shields For Doctors: Make A Difference With Us!
Lacrosse All Stars has teamed up with Justin Skaggs at Wood Lacrosse Sticks, the Kohelet yeshiva school in Pennsylvania, and the Give & Go Foundation to host the #ShieldedWarriorCampaign! Every dollar donated supports the manufacturing of reusable face shields for medical professionals on the frontlines of the COVID-19 virus. The supply chain setup by Justin Skaggs and Kohelet […]
WPLL Cancels 2020 Season
The Women’s Professional Lacrosse (WPLL) announced today that it will cancel its 2020 season, which was scheduled to begin on June 13 at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, N.Y. WPLL CEO and Founder Michele DeJuliis remarked: We will always put the health, safety, and well-being of our athletes, fans, partners and staff first. A […]
PLL Postpones Start of 2020 Season
The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) has announced that the league will postpone the start of its 2020 season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 season was scheduled to begin play on May 29-30 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA. PLL Co-Founder and CEO Mike Rabil said: The health of our players, coaches, fans and […]
Lacrossewear Shifts To Protective Masks
Lacrossewear, a uniform and apparel supplier based in Florida, has shifted its business operations from lacrosse to making protective masks. Wells Dusenbury form the South Florida Sentinel shares the full story: On first glance, it seems like a typical Monday morning at Lacrossewear’s Coconut Creek facility. Inside its 12,000-square foot headquarters, the sports apparel company’s […]
Landon School Player, Pilot Delivers Medical Supplies
Sixteen year old TJ Kim can’t play lacrosse this season for Landon School because of COVID-19, but he can still fly an airplane! TJ received flight lessons for his fifteenth birthday, and he was hooked from the start. He and his family came up with the idea of delivering medical supplies to rural hospitals after […]
Joe Tsai Donates PPE to New York
Editor’s note: Cristina Alesci and Shannon Liao from CNN Business report on the Tsai Foundation’s recent donation to the State of New York. Joe Tsai, co-founder of Alibaba, is an owner in the PLL and NLL. Joe Tsai, the billionaire co-founder of Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba, and his wife Clara Wu Tsai, have donated 2.6 […]
Division I Council extends eligibility for student-athletes impacted by COVID-19
Editor’s note: The NCAA Division I Council has announced approval of an additional season for DI student-athletes participating in spring sports: DI Council grants waiver to allow additional eligibility for spring sport athletes whose seasons were impacted by COVID-19: https://t.co/aC03MEa5UQ pic.twitter.com/XeVaxI85Ib — Inside the NCAA (@InsidetheNCAA) March 30, 2020 The Division I Council on Monday […]
Social Distancing, Lacrosse-Style
Lacrosse teams, or at least buddies, from all over the US are getting creative when it comes social distancing and improving their stick skills… Take Chase Stephens and Peter Alessi, juniors at Scranton Prep in Honesdale, PA for example: This story started with a :10 second video shot by Richelle Stephens from Honesdale and sent […]
Men’s U19 World Championship Will Not Be Held in 2020
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, USA — World Lacrosse and the Limerick 2020 Organizing Committee are confirming today that the Men’s U19 World Championship, originally scheduled for July 9-18, 2020 in Limerick, Ireland, will not be held in 2020. The potential health risks and uncertainty posed by the global pandemic brought about by the COVID-19 virus are simply too great […]
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