Foxboro, MA

May 21st – 26th

NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Semifinals – ESPN2 - Saturday
Cornell vs Virginia ~ Syracuse vs Duke

NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship – ESPN2 – Monday
Syracuse vs Cornell

Thursday morning was rough. I had returned very late from the Cavs game. Only got a couple hours of sleep. But thankfully, I had pretty much packed before departing on the Cleveland mini-vaca.

I flew into Boston, via Washington, DC.


This trip lasts almost 2 weeks, but thankfully, in only 2 cities.
However, since I was not flying on Delta, my luggage could not exceed 50lbs/bag. Since it was such a long trip, I ended up having to check 2 bags. Which is never an easy feat to carry 2 pieces of luggage and my backpack.

Once I retrieved everything, I set out on the car rental shuttle bus. Then lugged all my crap to a car.

The drive to Foxboro isn’t very far, but traffic is always backed up. So it took about an hour.

After checking into the hotel, I set back out to pick up some essentials for the next 6 days.

On Friday, our set day went very well.

The event was being held at Gillette Stadium for the 2nd consecutive season.

The spelling of the city was once again a topic of discussion this year.
ESPN spells it “Foxboro”, however, the town itself spells it “Foxborough”.


On Saturday, I was once again amazed at the dedication of the fans!


Cornell & Duke advanced to the Championship game to be held on Monday.

Sunday was our edit day. It’s basically like another set day. We get these on Championship events so extra time can be put into the production value of the Championship game.

Since we only worked a couple hours on Sunday, I went over to the new mall next to the stadium once we were done. It’s pretty cool. There are numerous views of the stadium from various parts of the outdoor mall.

I wandered around for a while and then had dinner at “Five Guys”. It’s good, but it’s no “In & Out Burger” !


The Championship game on Monday was pretty exciting! I have been doing more & more lacrosse each season and this is my 3rd Championship – so I’ve gotten to know the game and the teams.

Here is an excerpt from an online game recap:
Syracuse men’s lacrosse team came from behind in dramatic fashion to win the 2009 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship, tying Cornell on an improbable goal with four seconds left and then claiming the Championship in overtime, 10-9.

After the game, I drove to Boston with my friend Heather. I was staying in Boston so I could be closer to the airport since we had a very early flight to Oklahoma City.

That evening we had a really nice dinner at The Palms. Then had a few drinks at the bar.

On Tuesday morning, we headed for the airport around 5am – ugh!