Denver's move to Big East could force Johns Hopkins to look elsewhere

Denver's announcement Thursday that it will leave the Eastern College Athletic Conference and move to the Big East for immediate membership next season could impact Johns Hopkins’ search for a conference that the program can call home.

Johns Hopkins has no plan to redshirt Phil Castronova or hasten his return

Phil Castronova, who tore his left Achilles tendon during pre-game warm-ups before Johns Hopkins’ annual rivalry game with Loyola on April 27, is expected to return in time for next season.

Review & preview: Johns Hopkins

Here is the third installment of a series that checks in with the seven Division I programs in the state to give a glimpse into the past and the future. Teams are scheduled to appear according to the chronological order in which their seasons ended. Wednesday’s visit was with Mount St. Mary’s. Thursday’s visit is with Johns Hopkins.

Patriot League lacrosse tournaments expanding with addition of Loyola, BU

The Patriot League announced on Wednesday that its men's and women's lacrosse tournaments will expand to six teams beginning in 2013-14 with the addition of Loyola and Boston University.

Well-hatched plan backfired on Mount St. Mary's objective of reaching NCAA tournament

When Mount St. Mary’s took the unusual route of redshirting attackman Cody Lehrer, midfielder Eric Ososki and long-stick midfielder Mark Burns so that they would be able to use their final year of eligibility in 2013, the move appeared risky but well-conceived with the winner of the Northeast Conference tournament earning the league’s first automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament.

Review & preview: Mount St. Mary's

Here is the second installment of a series that checks in with the seven Division I programs in the state to give a glimpse into the past and the future. Teams are scheduled to appear according to the chronological order in which their seasons ended. Tuesday’s visit was with Navy. Wednesday’s visit is with Mount St. Mary’s.

Lagging attendance should convince NCAA to return Final Four to smaller venues

The time has come for the NCAA to return the championship weekend to smaller stadiums and venues.

Navy still high on Tucker Hull and returning offense

This past season was one not to remember for Navy’s Tucker Hull. The soon-to-be senior attackman recorded career lows in goals (13), assists (eight), shots (54) and shooting percentage (24.1) after posting 47 points in 2011, which was the highest mark by a Midshipman since Jon Birsner accumulated 54 in 2006.

Review & preview: Navy

Here is the opening installment of a series that checks in with the seven Division I programs in the state to give a glimpse into the past and the future. Teams are scheduled to appear according to the chronological order in which their seasons ended. So Tuesday begins with a visit with Navy.

Syracuse notebook: Lasting memories will outweigh pain of loss, Desko says

With a 5-3 record in title games, Syracuse’s John Desko has experienced the highs and lows as the coach of the sport’s most decorated program. But none of the players who absorbed Monday’s 16-10 loss to seventh-seeded Duke in a NCAA tournament final at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia had never faced that setback, leaving it to Desko to address his team.

Duke notebook: Brendan Fowler was steadiest, most unlikely weapon

To hear John Danowski explain it, he had no idea what he was getting in Brendan Fowler. In fact, the Duke coach had not met Fowler until August of his freshman year.

Duke vs. Syracuse: Three things to watch

Syracuse owns a 6-3 advantage in this series, but the teams have split the past four meetings since 2009. Duke has won the past two contests – both occurring last season, including a 12-9 victory in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Postscript from Stevenson vs. Rochester Institute of Technology

Dimitri Pecunes went from being a question mark to providing the exclamation point on No. 4 Stevenson’s magical run.

Duke paying attention to playing full 60 minutes against Syracuse

Duke is less than 24 hours away from tangling with top-seeded Syracuse in Monday’s NCAA tournament final. But it is one 60-minute session that concerns the seventh-seeded Blue Devils.

Syracuse unfazed by disadvantage at faceoffs

All season, Syracuse has dealt with a decided disadvantage at faceoffs. So why should Monday’s NCAA tournament final against seventh-seeded Duke at Lincoln Financial Field here be any different?

Terps' Schwarzmann, Aust, Sea Gulls' Wheatley, Bollhorst named Players of the Year

Maryland’s Katie Schwarzmann and Alex Aust and Salisbury’s Ashton Wheatley and Katie Bollhorst were named the top players at their positions by the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Association Saturday night at the annual All-America banquet.

Denver Final Four notebook

PHILADELPHIA // No one would accuse Bill Tierney of being wishy washy.

Syracuse Final Four notebook

Syracuse’s senior class is seeking to avoid becoming the first group since 1999 to graduate without capturing a national championship. That determination could be best embodied by senior midfielder JoJo Marasco.

Stevenson vs. Rochester Institute of Technology: Three things to watch

These two programs will meet for the third time, but this will be their first matchup in the NCAA tournament. Stevenson has won the previous two contests in this series, including a 12-11 overtime victory on Feb. 12.

Nerves could dominate first few minutes of Stevenson-RIT NCAA title game

For the first time since Hobart defeated SUNY-Cortland in Division III’s first NCAA tournament in 1980, two first-time title-game participants will compete in the championship final when No. 4 Stevenson and No. 3 Rochester Institute of Technology clash Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

Denver vs. Syracuse: Three things to watch

Denver vs. Syracuse: Three things to watch

Cornell vs. Duke: Three things to watch

Cornell has dominated this series, winning six of nine meetings – including three of the last four. But Duke has had the upper hand in the NCAA tournament, winning both contests against the Big Red.

Little argument with end-of-year Division I individual honors

Handing out individual awards can be a delicate affair as there is usually some gray area for interpretation and analysis. But it would seem that few would be able to question the individual honors announced by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association on Friday morning.

Quint Kessenich: Previewing the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse final four

Lacrosse players don't dream of the beach on Memorial Day weekend.

Loyola's Crane, Towson High's Skinner named Unsung Hero Award winners

The One Love Foundation announced Thursday that North Carolina’s Zoe Skinner (Towson High) and Loyola’s Jason Crane (Chesapeake-Anne Arundel) have been selected as the 2013 Yeardley Reynolds Love Unsung Hero Award winners.  Now in its third year, the award celebrates selfless acts of initiative and commitment performed by Division I lacrosse players; it is named after the former Notre Dame Prep and Virginia player.  Skinner and Crane are being rewarded based on their exceptional dedication, integrity, humility, hard work, community service, leadership, kindness and sportsmanship, traits Yeardley exemplified on and off the field.