Before this year, Hampton University, a historically black college since 1981, did not have a men’s NCAA Division 1 lacrosse program. But university student Michael Crawford and his mother Verina decided to start one. She shared their story with Martin Kessler from NPR’s Only A Game.
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- Martin Kessler, producer for Only A Game from NPR. He tweets @MartinKessler91.
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