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Lacrosse returns to its roots in final

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Lacrosse is growing. It's expanding and migrating across the country. But in Monday's NCAA men's championship, the sport will take a trip down history lane.

Story | Conversation | May 21, 2009

Welcome to ACC 101. Class is in session. Please take your seats.

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

A new calendar year means a new ACC season. Will UNC go undefeated? Not if Duke has anything to say about it. Will Clemson suffer another late-season slide? Dana O'Neil takes a look.

Story | Conversation | January 03, 2009

Carolina is king, but BC is surprising

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

The 2008-09 college basketball season is almost 2 months old. And the nonconference portion of the schedule is nearly complete. So it's time to take a look at where the ACC stands with conference play on the horizon.

Story | Conversation | December 23, 2008

Syracuse seniors take long, strange trip to championship

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

Last year, Syracuse went 5-8 and became the first Orange team to fail to qualify for the NCAA tournament since 1982. But what that team lacked in wins it made up for in perspective -- a key ingredient in the 2008 championship run.

Story | Conversation | May 26, 2008

Lacrosse's perennial powers flex their muscles in the semifinals

Dana O'Neil, ESPN.com

This year, to signify that burgeoning growth, lacrosse was supposed to extend membership to a new champion: Duke. But a funny thing happened on the way to all this neatly packaged new beginning: lacrosse went retro.

Story | May 24, 2008

Wildcats outlast Virginia en route to third title

Dana O'Neil, Special to ESPN.com

Down 12-7 in the second half, Virginia scored four unanswered goals. Suddenly what was presumed to be Northwestern's date with destiny started to look an awful lot like Duke's date with disaster. Yet the Wildcats hung on for their third straight title.

Story | Conversation | May 27, 2007

Role reversal in rematch of 2005 women's lacrosse title game

Dana O'Neil, Special to ESPN.com

Two short years ago, Virginia was the blue-blooded favorite seemingly destined to win its fourth NCAA title. A whole lot has changed since Northwestern dashed the Cavs' championship hopes.

Story | Conversation | May 25, 2007

Championship weekend celebrates sport, not scandal

Dana O'Neil, Special to ESPN.com

If there is a black cloud hovering about lacrosse, it was hard to spot during a clear blue sky weekend in Philadelphia, where the parking lots around the stadium were stuffed with adult fans kicking back and relaxing before the games and kids, some smalle

Story | Conversation | May 28, 2006

Reid, Minutemen set sights on Cavaliers, title

Dana O'Neil, Special to ESPN.com

Massachusetts upset second-seeded Maryland, 8-5, in Saturday's NCAA men's lacrosse semifinal game to advance to Monday's national championship at Lincoln Financial Field against top-seeded Virginia, 17-10 winners over Syracuse.

Story | Conversation | May 27, 2006