A Cross Lacrosse Shouldn't Bear

by David WhitleyFiled under: Lacrosse Virginia's men's lacrosse team is about to play its first games since the murder of Yeardley Love. No matter what happens in the NCAA tournament, the verdict is already in. Lacrosse players are preppy murderers, rapists and drunks. That's the only conclusion you could draw from the coverage of Love's death. Something about lacrosse makes people crazy. And I don't mean the players. This headline from Deadspin.com nicely sums it up. "Are The White Boys of Lacrosse Predestined To Be D***s?" No, but media, academia and now much of America are predestined to believe that. The arrest of George Huguely has sent them into Duke Mode, triggering a judgmental backlash no other sport would have to endure. It's not that lacrosse kills people. The sport's image makes it an irresistible target: Rich and white. I've never played lacrosse, but I have always been white. Therefore, I must admit prejudice in thi...