Seven Stories and One Set of Beats: May 17, 2012

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DU Lacrosse Watch Parties Around USA
Hang out with Denver fans! (There actually are some.)

Competitive lacrosse landscape forcing Syracuse out
It used to be a rite of passage for each Syracuse team to play until Memorial Day, a spring tradition for us to cheer on the Orange through championship weekend—something we took for granted. We just can’t expect that level of sustained success anymore.

NCAA D1 College Lacrosse Tournament: Quarterfinal Projected Winners!
There are four fantastic quarterfinal match ups going down this weekend in men’s Division 1 NCAA lacrosse! The winners go on to the Final Four, which will be played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA on Memorial Day Weekend.

Previewing the quarterfinal round of the NCAA men's lacrosse tournament
Mark Dixon previews the NCAA men's lacrosse tournament quarterfinals.

Syracuse University lacrosse team will return bulk of starting close defense, midfield lines in 2013
However, the Orange will have to replace the scorers it leaned on heavily down the stretch.

Cummings Finds Redemption With Winning Goal
One week before he made the play of his life to extend his distinguished career and bring his fellow Terrapins along for one more chapter in his final NCAA tournament, Maryland senior attackman Joe Cummings owned up to a huge mistake by pointing the finger at himself in front of his teammates.

Legend of 'Shocker' Grows for UVa Lacrosse
Defensive midfielder Chris LaPierre is a two-time All-ACC selection for the UVa men's lacrosse team.

Today's beats: Scramble!