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lacrosse

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A game of ball, originating among the North American Indians, now the popular field sport of Canada, and played also in England and the United States. Each player carries a long-handled racket, called a "crosse". The ball is not handled but caught with the crosse and carried on it, or tossed from it, the object being to carry it or throw it through one of the goals placed at opposite ends of the field.

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You can play lacrosse all over the world provided you know where the goalposts are. Peter Greenaway

Whirlyball is only the most awesome sport on the planet! It's like bumper cars plus lacrosse meets basketball. St. Vincent (musician)

Which looks like a mixture of lacrosse and second-degree manslaughter. David Feherty

I grew up in Michigan, so I played hockey, football and basketball. I played a little bit of lacrosse, too. My brother played more lacrosse and ran track. Steven Yeun

Of course, the downside of attending a fictional school is that our lacrosse team sucks. Ally Carter

I played lacrosse for a hot second, but I was mainly a swimmer - captain of my swim team. Grace Gummer

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