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Monday, May 13, 2013  Local fundraisers are asking for an extension to raise money for a turf field at Jamesville-DeWitt High School.

Monday, May 06, 2013  General Motors Co. is recalling 38,197 Chevrolet Malibu Eco, Buick LaCrosse and Buick Regal sedans in the U.S. because a defective battery control module could stall the engine or cause a fire.

Friday, April 26, 2013  A flash of pink spread dashed across the lacrosse field at Holland Stadium in Auburn on Friday night, as the Auburn High School lacrosse team honored Cheryl Schoonmaker, who has been diagnosed with Stage IV cancer.

Friday, April 26, 2013  A Fayetteville native has died following a car crash on Monday in Northern Virginia.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Tom Koster and Zack Blake both start for the C-NS lacrosse team this season, and while they share a bond on the field, the two share something else as well.

Monday, February 18, 2013  When Hakeem Lecky first arrived at Syracuse University, he went out to a practice field with some of his new lacrosse teammates. Most of them had been playing the game since they were 5 or 6-years-old, but Lecky had lived in Jamaica until he was 8-year-old and never even heard of lacrosse until he was in high school.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  Professional lacrosse is making a comeback in Central New York.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  The Iroqois Nationals will host the FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship in September, 2015. The significance is two-fold. It's the fist time the Championship will be played on home land, and means 15,000 spectators will descend on Centrl New York, pumping $4 million into the local economy.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012  Tully battles lacrosse rival Bishop Ludden and breast cancer in charity game

Thursday, May 10, 2012  It was a star-studded night in Syracuse Wednesday for the world premiere of "Crooked Arrows."

Monday, April 23, 2012  The Principal at Christian Brothers Academy confirms that he is investigating complaints against the Boys Varsity Lacrosse Coach and allegations of possible drug use by teammates.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  Five players on Rochester's professional lacrosse team have been charged in connection with a brawl at a Minnesota restaurant involving more than two dozen people.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011  A Syracuse University lacrosse player has been suspended indefinitely from the team after being charged with DWI.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011  It's been a rough couple of weeks for the SU football program with a number of arrests and injuries, but now that trouble seems to be creeping into Orange lacrosse program.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011  The Fayetteville-Manlius School Board recognized the athletic trainer and the chair of Section III Lacrosse for helping save the life of a J-D sophomore who collapsed after being hit by a ball.