Lots of Growth Articles

-Belgium Ready For World Debut

-Youth Lax Now Offered in St. Paul, MN

-Southern Lacrosse Growing

-How to Make it In America in Pro Lacrosse

-Tennessee HS Governing Body Does Not Add Lacrosse As Sponsored Sport

-Lacrosse Growth in Washington State

-Whitman College Lacrosse On Way to Being a Varsity Sport

-Lacrosse's Double Header Dilemma 

-Girls Lacrosse Growing in New Bedford, MA

-New Zealand Lacrosse Interest Growing

-Centenary Lacrosse Program Growing

-France Ready to Grow the Game

-Lacrosse Continuing to Grow in Alberta

Posted in: Belgium,Canada,Division III,France,High School,International,Louisiana,Massachusetts,Minnesota,New Zealand,Pro Salaries,Professional,Tennessee,Washington,Youth

MLL Commissioner Gross Talks Further Expansion

Will Major League Lacrosse return to California? Or are more new teams headed to the Southeast?

MLL commissioner David Gross addressed members of the lacrosse media Wednesday in advance of Saturday's MLL all-star game in Boston, and among the topics he addressed was league expansion. The expansion Charlotte Hounds and Ohio Machine are set to join the league for 2012, and Gross said Wednesday the league plans in January to announce two more teams to begin play for the 2013 season.

This supports the expansion plan that Lacrosse Magazine reported last December, in which the league named 19 target expansion markets. North Carolina, home of the recently fan-named Hounds, and Columbus, Ohio, where the Machine will play, were two of those markets.

But where will the new teams for 2013 be located? Gross said that returning the league to California — the league had teams in San Francisco and Los Angeles from 2006-08 — is a possibility. So, too, is adding teams in the Southeast.

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-Rise of College Club Sports

-Big South Adds Davidson (W)

Posted in: Canada,Conferences,Division I,International,Michigan,MLL,New Zealand,North Carolina,Professional,Rules,Youth

MLL Reveals Charlotte and Columbus Will Be Home to Next Franchises

Major League Lacrosse has approved expansion to Charlotte, N.C. and Columbus, Ohio for the 2012 season, according to Commissioner Dave Gross.

The league's Board of Managers met Friday and got the required 75% approval to add two new franchises.
Ideally, the league would like to expand to 16 teams by the end of the decade, adding two more in 2012, another two in 2013, and an additional six some time thereafter. The league has identified 19 potential markets to explore expansion, including Charlotte and Columbus.

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-Interview with New USC Coach Munday

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-Can Cal Lacrosse Be Saved?

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-Charlotte MLL Facebook

-MLL Comes to Columbus

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Posted in: California,Coaching Hires,College,Cut Sports,Division I,Division III,Georgia,MLL,New Zealand,NLL,North Carolina,Ohio,Professional,Texas,TV Coverage,Wisconsin