Stick happens.
Looking for another event that permits boistious nationlism and the unrequited disdain for other countries? Well, there's a solution: the 2006 World Lacrosse Championships.
Featuring 21 nations and a host of former Syracuse greats, the 2006 World Lacrosse Championships will display the best lacrosse played this summer. The favorites entering the tournament appear to be the United States (gunning for its seventh consecutive title), Canada (boasting some of the world's finest box lacrosse players and arguably the game's finest finisher -- Gary Gait), and Australia (the Aussies have never finished out of the medals).
Plus, this is the only time this year that all three Powell Brothers will grace the field at the same time.
CSTV will apparently provide live coverage of a handful of games on its network and through its streaming video feature on CSTV.com:
Featuring 21 nations and a host of former Syracuse greats, the 2006 World Lacrosse Championships will display the best lacrosse played this summer. The favorites entering the tournament appear to be the United States (gunning for its seventh consecutive title), Canada (boasting some of the world's finest box lacrosse players and arguably the game's finest finisher -- Gary Gait), and Australia (the Aussies have never finished out of the medals).
Plus, this is the only time this year that all three Powell Brothers will grace the field at the same time.
CSTV will apparently provide live coverage of a handful of games on its network and through its streaming video feature on CSTV.com:
The schedule and bracket looks as follows:LONDON, Ont. and NEW YORK – Lacrosse fans can tune to CSTV and visit CSTV.com to see the action from the 2006 ILF World Lacrosse Championships from London, Ontario, Canada. Three live games will be broadcast, including the championship game, and there is also a free, live video streaming feed of the matches at CSTV.com.
The broadcast schedule is as follows:
Saturday, July 15
Canada vs. Iroqouis 1:30 p.m. EST
Sunday, July 16
Canada vs. USA 4:00 p.m. EST
Saturday, July 22
Championship Final 3:30 p.m. EST
The broadcast team for the event features play-by-play personality Jason Chandler and color analyst Paul Carcaterra, a former Syracuse All-American lacrosse player. Throughout the tournament, fans can visit CSTV.com to access the news, results, and analysis from the event.
The 2006 World Lacrosse Championships feature a record 21 international teams, 43 festival teams, and 21 youth teams competing from all over the globe. The tournament begins with games on Friday, July 14 at both TD Waterhouse Stadium and the North London Athletic Fields, wrapping up with the championship game and closing ceremonies on Saturday, July 22 beginning at 3:30 p.m. Games can also be seen on CBC Television. The event is expected to bring more than 100,000 players, coaches, spectators and officials into the London area, with an economic impact in the range of $20 million.
Schedule (all times Eastern)If you're interested in following the stats, they can be found here.
Thursday July 13
Opening Ceremonies, 7:30 p.m., TD Waterhouse Stadium
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Friday July 14
TD Waterhouse Stadium
Iroquois vs. England, 12:30 p.m.
USA vs. Australia, 4 p.m.
Canada vs. Japan, 7:30 p.m. (CBC Country Canada)
North London Athletic Fields
Ireland vs. Hong Kong, 12:30 p.m.
South Korea vs. Netherlands, 12:30 p.m.
Finland vs. Spain, 12:30 p.m.
Scotland vs. Italy, 4 p.m.
Germany vs. New Zealand, 4 p.m.
Bermuda vs. Czech Republic, 4 p.m.
Byes: Wales, Latvia, Czech Republic
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Saturday July 15
TD Waterhouse Stadium
USA vs. England, 10 a.m.
Canada vs. Iroquois, 1:30 p.m. (CBC TV)
Japan vs. Australia, 5 p.m.
North London Athletic Fields
Italy vs. Ireland, 12:30 p.m.
South Korea vs. Germany, 12:30 p.m.
Czech Republic vs. Finland, 12:30 p.m.
Hong Kong vs. Wales, 4 p.m.
New Zealand vs. Latvia, 4 p.m.
Spain vs. Denmark, 4 p.m.
Byes: Scotland, Netherlands, Bermuda
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Sunday July 16
TD Waterhouse Stadium
Australia vs. England, 12:30 p.m.
Canada vs. USA, 4:00 p.m. (CBC Country Canada, CSTV)
Japan vs. Iroquois, 7:30 p.m.
North London Athletic Fields
Italy vs. Hong Kong, 12:30 p.m.
Germany vs. Netherlands, 12:30 p.m.
Czech Republic vs. Spain, 12:30 p.m.
Scotland vs. Wales, 4 p.m.
Latvia vs. South Korea, 4 p.m.
Finland vs. Bermuda, 4 p.m.
Byes: Ireland, New Zealand, Denmark
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Monday July 17
TD Waterhouse Stadium
England vs. Japan
Iroquois vs. USA
Canada vs. Australia, 7:30 p.m. (CBC Country Canada)
North London Athletic Fields
Wales vs. Italy, 12:30 p.m.
Netherlands vs. New Zealand, 12:30 p.m.
Denmark vs. Czech Republic, 12:30 p.m.
Ireland vs. Scotland, 4 p.m.
Latvia vs. Germany, 4 p.m.
Spain vs. Bermuda, 4 p.m.
Byes: Hong Kong, South Korea, Finland
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Tuesday July 18
TD Waterhouse Stadium
Japan vs. USA, 12:30 p.m.
Australia vs. Iroquois, 4 p.m.
Canada vs. England, 7:30 p.m. (CBC Country Canada)
North London Athletic Fields
Wales vs. Ireland, 12:30 p.m.
Netherlands vs. Latvia 12:30 p.m.
Denmark vs. Finland, 12:30 p.m.
Hong Kong vs. Scotland, 4 p.m.
New Zealand vs. South Korea, 4 p.m.
Czech Republic vs. Bermuda, 4 p.m.
Byes: Italy, Germany, Spain
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Wednesday July 19
TD Waterhouse Stadium
Blue 4th Place vs. Red 1st Place, 12:30 p.m.
Blue 3rd Place vs. Orange 1st Place, 4 p.m.
Blue 2nd Place vs. Yellow 1st Place, 7:30 p.m.*
North London Athletic Fields
Red 4th Place vs. Yellow 4th Place, 12:30 p.m.
Yellow 2nd Place vs. Orange 3rd Place, 4 p.m.
Yellow 3rd Place vs. Orange 4th Place, 4 p.m.
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Thursday July 20
TD Waterhouse Stadium
Loser Blue 3rd/Orange 1st vs. Blue 5th Place, 12:30 p.m.
Semifinals:
Blue 1st Place vs. Winner Blue 4th Place/Red 1st Place, 4 p.m.
Winner Blue 2nd/Yellow 1st vs. Winner Blue 3rd/Orange 1st, 7:30 p.m. *
North London Athletic Fields
Orange 5th Place vs. Yellow 5th Place, 9 a.m.
Loser Red 4th/Yellow 4th vs. Red 5th Place, 12:30 p.m.
Loser Yellow 2nd/Orange 3rd vs. Winner Yellow 3rd/Orange 4th, 12:30 p.m.
Red 2nd Place vs. Winner Orange 2nd/Red 3rd, 12:30 p.m.
Blue 6th Place vs. Loser Blue 4th/Red 1st, 4 p.m.
Loser Blue 2nd/Yellow 1st vs. Winner Yellow 2nd/Orange 3rd, 4 p.m.
Loser Orange 2nd/Red 3rd vs. Winner Red 4th/Yellow 4th, 4 p.m.
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Friday July 21
North London Athletic Fields
19th Place Game, 12:30 p.m.
17th Place Game, 12:30 p.m.
15th Place Game, 4 p.m.
13th Place Game, 4 p.m.
11th Place Game, 4 p.m.
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Saturday July 22
North London Athletic Fields
9th Place Game, 9 a.m.
7th Place Game, 9 a.m.
5th Place Game, 9 a.m.
TD Waterhouse Stadium
** Bronze Medal Game: Semifinal Losers (CBC Country Canada)
** Championship Game: Semifinal Winners, 3:30 p.m. (CBC Sports Saturday)
* Canada's games will be played at 7:30 p.m. if they play July 19 or July 20.
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Blue Division
Canada
USA
Iroquois
England
Japan
Australia
Red Division
Hong Kong
Ireland
Scotland
Italy
Wales
Orange Division
Germany
South Korea
Latvia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Yellow Division
Bermuda
Czech Republic
Finland
Denmark
Spain
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Past Winners
2002 – Perth, Australia
Gold: USA; Silver: Canada; Bronze: Australia
1998 – Baltimore, USA
Gold: USA; Silver: Canada; Bronze: Australia
1994 – Manchester, England
Gold: USA; Silver: Australia; Bronze: Canada
1990 – Perth, Australia
Gold: USA; Silver: Canada; Bronze: Australia
1986 – Toronto Varsity Stadium
Gold: USA; Silver: Canada; Bronze: Australia
1982 – Baltimore, USA
Gold: USA; Silver: Australia; Bronze: Canada
1978 – Manchester, England
Gold: Canada; Silver: USA; Bronze: Australia
1974 – Melbourne, Australia
Gold: USA; Silver: Australia
1967 – Toronto Varsity Stadium
Gold: USA; Silver: Australia; Bronze: Canada
UPDATE:
America get trounced 15-9 by Canada in the gold medal game.
This marks the US's first lost in this competition since 1978 when the Red, White, and Blue got beat by the Canucks 17-16 in OT.
Uncontrollable weeping can begin right now.
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