Lacrosse

The University of South Florida is introducing women's lacrosse and beach volleyball in 2025 and 2026, respectively.

Unseeded Florida, which has won 20 in a row, plays top-seeded and defending national champion Northwestern in the first semifinal game Friday in Cary, North Carolina.

Two years ago the Florida High School Athletic Association, or FHSAA, passed a wildly unpopular mandate, requiring girls lacrosse players to wear head…