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President Joe Biden and the White House support Indigenous lacrosse team for the 2028 Olympics
President Joe Biden is pushing to allow the Indigenous nation that invented lacrosse to play under its own flag when the sport returns to the Olympics in 2028. Biden's position, announced Wednesday at the White House Tribal Nations Summit, is a request for the International Olympic...
Olympic sports bodies want talks with IOC after cricket and others were added to 2028 LA program
GENEVA (AP) — Olympic sports bodies want urgent talks with the IOC about possible cuts in their revenue shares and athlete quotas at the 2028 Los Angeles Games because cricket and other newcomers were added to the program. The International Olympic Committee last month approved...
Column: Haudenosaunee deserves a lacrosse team of its own at the 2028 Olympics
They call it the “medicine game," which is a bit of a misnomer because lacrosse is more than just a game to the Haudenosaunee people. Much more. It's the spirit of their ancestors. It's a ceremonial tradition that has been passed down through the generations. It's...
Lacrosse at the Olympics gives Indigenous communities a chance to see their sport shine
One of the first gifts any member of the Onondaga Nation receives is called a “crib stick” — a small lacrosse stick given to babies that symbolizes the importance of that sport to people who invented it. Nearly 1,000 years after lacrosse was first played on fields that could...
Cricket and flag football among 5 sports given Olympic status for 2028 Los Angeles Games
MUMBAI, India (AP) — Cricket is an Olympic sport again. Flag football gets in for the first time. Five sports were finally added to the 2028 Los Angeles Games by the International Olympic Committee on Monday with baseball-softball, lacrosse and squash also confirmed for the...
Boxer Claressa Shields, basketball player Natalie Schneider win Sportswoman of the Year awards
NEW YORK (AP) — Boxer Claressa Shields and basketball player Natalie Schneider won the Sportswoman of the Year awards at the Women’s Sports Foundation's annual dinner. Shields, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, won in the individual category, while Schneider, a three-time...
Flag football and cricket are among five sports nearing inclusion for 2028 Los Angeles Olympics
MUMBAI, India (AP) — Flag football and cricket were among five sports that took their next step Friday toward inevitably being added to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The International Olympic Committee executive board recommended all five sports — including baseball-softball,...
Florida State adds women's lacrosse after a report showed school was not Title IX compliant
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Seventeen months after a report showed Florida State was not in compliance with Title IX laws, the Seminoles formally added women’s lacrosse to become more equitable with its athletic scholarships. Athletic director Michael Alford on Tuesday announced the...
Column: Flag football at the Olympics? Stop chuckling, it might happen
Flag football at the Olympics? Admit it: You chuckled a bit at the thought. Well, hold the laughter. This apparently is a serious thing, though it's increasingly difficult to keep a straight face with anything involving the International Olympic Committee. ...
