For the second consecutive year, the Maryland Terrapins men’s lacrosse team is going to the NCAA Final Four. The Terps, who are the only remaining unseeded team in the tournament, knocked off No. 2 seed and fellow state rival Johns Hopkins 11-5 last Saturday in Annapolis.

It was a rough weekend for the University of Maryland’s lacrosse programs — both the men’s and women’s teams lost in championship games over the weekend.

For the first time since 2006, the Maryland men’s lacrosse team is heading to the Final Four. The unseeded Terps (12-4) dramatically upset top-ranked Syracuse (15-2) in a NCAA quarterfinal at Gillette Stadium on Sunday.

We don’t spend very many words on Washington Catholic Athletic Conference lacrosse here at DCist. But if the high schoolers in that league are going to start scoring goals from 80 yards out on a regular basis, well, we’ll have to rethink that editorial decision.

George HuguelyUniversity of Virginia senior and men’s lacrosse player George Huguely has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Yeardley Love, 22, a fourth-year student who also played lacrosse at the university. The Charlottesville Daily-Progress reported this morning that Huguely, who is a native of Chevy Chase, Md. and attended the Landon School in Bethesda, stands accused of murdering Love. Love was found dead in an off-campus apartment early this morning…

Hey there, Washington. We’re sorry to say there isn’t a lot of cheery news this morning. For starters, the rain is finally back. Um, it should be over by Friday. That’s optimisitic, right? In fact, the headlines this morning were so tough for us to swallow (see below), we feel the need to at least try to brighten up your day just by linking to Cute Overload. Because nothing says we love you like…

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You’d have to be living under a rock to have missed the furor over allegations that several Duke lacrosse players raped an exotic dancer they’d hired to perform at a team party. The story has developed local connections, as well, as we’ve learned that suspect Colin Finnerty will face assault charges for a separate incident here in Washington, and David Evans, originally from Bethesda, recently became the third individual indicted in the case. Questions echoing…