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The natives called it dehuntshigwa'es meaning, "men hit a rounded object". Supposedly Native North American tribes used to play marathon games, often to the death of the last remaining team member. I guess back then they used a human skull for the ball, and gameplay was incredibly brutal. Since Wiki is the be-all-end-all of modern knowledge you can research it for yourself here.

Anywho, they've made some hockey-style modifications to pro LAX. Most noticably, the goalie is now super-padded and larger than a hockey goalie. It's almost laughable. These goalies also execute splaying hockey-style saves. In "standard" Lacrosse, the goalie basically wears the same sort of padding that the regular players wear, but they use a much larger stick head to make saves. Often, standard goalies (college, high school, etc...) don't wear lower body padding, except for a cup and maybe shin guards.

Also, pro Lacrosse utilizes line changes on every possession, much like hockey. Accordingly, they've changed the position names from "Attack" to "Offense", and "Middie" to "Transition".

I saw alot of checking into the glass, and penalty calls for roughing, slashing, etc... Fortunately, I also saw some fights, but I'm wondering if they weren't encouraged to lure back customers for the next game.

In the end, the NY Titans beat the Chicago Shamroxx (gay "XX" suffix) 11 to 9. If you dig Lacrosse, or are curious, why not go see a game? If nothing else, it will be a relatively affordable way to see something at The Garden.

PS. If you're the announcer for these games, please shut the fuck up until you can take notes and learn how to correctly call a game like pro announcers. We don't need you to narrate everything happening on the field and embarrass you're self by saying things like, "Here come the Titans" on a possession, or "Ohhh, too bad Titans, you'll get them next time." (Said in nasally, dorky white guy voice...)