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NEWS ABOUT: lacrosse

lacrosse stories: 4 news summaries

Viagra May
Give Athletes
an Advantage

Study probes increased 'oxygen-carrying' capacity in blood

Nov 23, 08 5:58 AM CST
(Newser) - Researchers are investigating whether Viagra provides athletes with an unfair advantage at high altitudes, the New York Times reports. By dilating blood vessels, Viagra may increase an individual's oxygen-carrying capacity. The test subjects in the Marywood University study are lacrosse players, who laugh off classmates'  teasing that comes with taking... More »

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lacrosse • cycling • Viagra • sports doping • World Anti Doping Agency

Mich. Lax Team Suspended
After Bum Invite

Booted for mooning would-be prom date a bare-butted question

May 1, 08 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Michigan high school student thought up a novel way to ask for a prom date. He and 12 lacrosse teammates spelled out "Will You Go to the Prom With Me?" on their butts and mooned the girl at a match, reports the Ann Arbor News. The girl said... More »

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high school • lacrosse • high school sports • Proms • high school students

College Athletes Scrape for Cash for Low-Profile Sports

Cleaning and car washes fill funding gaps

Aug 24, 07 5:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Football and basketball squads are big money makers for colleges, but less popular spectator sports have trouble just staying afloat. How much trouble? Penn State's fencing team clears trash at the football stadium after games to earn funds for the team,  reports the New York Times. Star athletes at... More »

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NCAA • Penn State • Rutgers • lacrosse • soccer • athlete • swimming • college • Utah • fencing • college sports

Duke Players Cleared

NC attorney general characterizes prosecutor as excessive zealous

Apr 11, 07 11:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Three Duke lacrosse players charged with raping and kidnapping a stripper 13 months ago were finally exonerated today when all the remaining charges against  them were dropped. Roy Cooper, North Carolina's attorney general, accused Mike Nifong, the district attorney who brought the charges—and then withheld DNA evidence of the... More »

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Duke University • Duke Blue Devils • lacrosse • Mike Nifong • Roy Cooper • trial • Crystal Gail Magnum • Duke lacrosse

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