Headgear Reduces Concussions in High School Girls’ Lacrosse, Study Shows

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports A University of Florida study includes data from roughly 350,000 games and practices in more than 30 states. Headgear for girls has been mandated in Florida since 2015, and remains hotly debated.https://nyti.ms/3Dn16wV

Chris Hogan Left Lacrosse. A League Has Given Him, and Others, a Path Back.

By BY MARISA INGEMI from NYT Sports The former N.F.L. wide receiver has joined the Premier Lacrosse League, where pros in other sports have found opportunities on the field.https://nyti.ms/3zgmeDI

Building a Lacrosse Powerhouse Out of Overlooked Recruits

By BY DAVID WALDSTEIN AND JACKIE MOLLOY from NYT Sports “We’re going to show them what they missed,” Coach Joe Spallina says of Stony Brook’s ability to compete with Division I heavyweights in women’s lacrosse.https://nyti.ms/2RtZuPq

Lacrosse Plays On in the Pandemic, Creating Tough Calls for Families

By BY JOE DRAPE AND JERÉ LONGMAN from NYT Sports The contentious debate about whether to play or cancel summer recruiting showcases has resembled the tense and divided national response to the coronavirus itself.https://nyti.ms/2XWqKpP

Is This Pro Lacrosse’s Moment? This Star Is Betting Everything on It

By ANDREW COTTO from NYT Sports Paul Rabil wants to give lacrosse players a chance to finally become full-time pros like him. And investors believe there’s a hungry fan base for his new Premier Lacrosse League.https://nyti.ms/2NXNnHR

As College Lacrosse Levels the Field, Its Former Powers Aren’t Cheering

By MATTHEW GUTIERREZ from NYT Sports The rapid growth of lacrosse has pushed the game far beyond the East Coast. And once dominant college programs like Syracuse have been swept aside as the competition has stiffened.https://nyti.ms/2VNdN1L

Lacrosse Casts Its Net Farther From the Coast, and Pulls In New Recruits

By JOE DRAPE from NYT Sports A sport once linked to suburbs and private schools up and down the Eastern Seaboard finds converts further afield, and is looking in cities for more.https://nyti.ms/2FKi3Dc