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Letters to the Editor
Sat, 07/24/2010 - 01:00Readers sound off on the latest headlines, including the controversy surrounding an Iroquois lacrosse team, U.S. preparations for international competitions, Ralph Houk and managers of the Yankees.
Iroquois Lacrosse Players Lose Passport Dispute With the British
Sat, 07/17/2010 - 01:00The lacrosse team, known as the Nationals, had been embroiled in a dispute with the British about using tribal passports instead of ones issued by the United States or Canada.
No Trip for Iroquois Team
Sat, 07/17/2010 - 01:00Iroquois lacrosse players who refused to travel on passports issued by the United States and Canada because they did not consider themselves citizens of those countries have exhausted their last option for going to the sport’s world championship in England.
Passport Dispute Keeps Lacrosse Team in U.S.
Fri, 07/16/2010 - 01:00The team remains stranded at a Comfort Inn in Queens, denied visas by the British government and growing increasingly doubtful that it will be able to compete in the tournament at all.
England Again Says Lacrosse Team Cannot Enter
Thu, 07/15/2010 - 01:00The Iroquois national lacrosse team received permission on Wednesday from the State Department to travel on tribal passports, but England refused to grant visas.
Iroquois Team Turned Away From Flight by Passport Dispute
Wed, 07/14/2010 - 01:00Team officials expressed optimism that the State Department might still agree to allow them to get to the world lacrosse championships in England.
U.S. Rules May Bar Iroquois From Lacrosse Event
Tue, 07/13/2010 - 01:00The Iroquois helped invent lacrosse, but a passport dispute could prevent them from competing in the world championships.
Coach Follows His Father While Leading His Way
Wed, 06/02/2010 - 01:00John Danowski, whose father, Ed Danowski, was a football player and coach, has used his father’s model for guidance in reassembling the Duke lacrosse program.
Suddenly, Duke Ends Long Road to a Title
Tue, 06/01/2010 - 01:00The victory gave Duke its first lacrosse title, breaking up the monopoly that Syracuse, Princeton, Johns Hopkins and Virginia had held on the sport.
Maryland Escapes Hole and Halts a Long Reign
Mon, 05/31/2010 - 01:00The top-seeded Terrapins overcame an early six-goal deficit to defeat the second-seeded Wildcats in front of 9,782 fans, an N.C.A.A. women’s lacrosse record.
Duke vs. Notre Dame: Result Will Be a Men’s Lacrosse First
Sun, 05/30/2010 - 01:00The No. 5 Blue Devils’ victory in the final seconds pushes them to the title game against unseeded Notre Dame in a matchup of teams looking for their first championship.
Virginia and Cornell Prevail and Round Out Final Four
Sun, 05/23/2010 - 01:00The top-seeded Cavaliers squeaked past Stony Brook, 10-9, and the seventh-seeded Big Red cruised past unseeded Army, 14-5.
To Honor Teammate, Virginia Maintains Perspective as Its Season Ends
Sun, 05/23/2010 - 01:00The Cavaliers, still in mourning after the killing of Yeardley Love, were eliminated from the N.C.A.A. women’s lacrosse tournament by North Carolina.
Lessons From a Lacrosse Field Echo From West Point to Afghanistan
Thu, 05/20/2010 - 01:00Members of the West Point lacrosse team used the discipline they learned in preparing for war to engineer an upset of the defending N.C.A.A. champion.
Virginia Women’s Team Embraces the Moment
Mon, 05/17/2010 - 01:00Sharon Love sat in the stands Sunday wearing a blue-and-orange ribbon with angel’s wings, as Virginia won its first game since here daughter Yeardley Love was found dead.
Planting the Seeds of Lacrosse in Newark
Mon, 05/17/2010 - 01:00When East Side High in Newark added lacrosse as a team sport four years ago, many players had never heard of the game before.
Virginia Wins First-Round Lacrosse Game
Sun, 05/16/2010 - 01:00Playing for the first time since a team member was charged with murder, the Cavaliers routed Mount St. Mary’s.
