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...this was not the same as the renovations that have taken place over the past year. Recently, FieldTurf, an off-season bubble and new lights have been installed to greatly increase the stadium’s functionality. Both Crimson lacrosse teams now call the structure home, Major League Lacrosse’s Boston Cannons began play there in May, and the football team’s 2007 home-opener will be the squad’s first-ever Friday night game...
...itch. Major League Lacrosse’s Boston Cannons have inked a deal to play their 2007 home games at Harvard Stadium, making the Cannons the first professional sports franchise in 37 years to regularly compete at the venue. The 104-year-old stadium, which was recently lined with FieldTurf and given permanent lights, has not hosted a team from the pros since the NFL’s Boston Patriots played there in 1970. If not for the recent upgrades, the drought probably would have continued, Director of Athletic Communications Charles V. Sullivan said. “I think...
...after being notified of the Big Red’s lead on Saturday.“Thank you very much,” he said simply.SLIP ‘N SLIDEMother Nature offered a steady stream of rain throughout the afternoon, and the verdict was that the recently-installed FieldTurf at Dartmouth’s Memorial Field held up under the conditions. “Quite frankly, with the expectations we had of the weather, we thought we got off really easy,” Murphy said. “We didn’t think it was that...
...changes will come in phases—one of which is already complete. Over the summer, the familiar grass, a staple of the stadium for 103 years, was removed in favor of a new surface known as FieldTurf. According to the company that manufactures the surface, it is a synthetic system that uses sand and rubber to emulate soil and plastic for blades, taking on the biomechanical properties of natural grass. And judging from early reviews, things are working out well...
...inside guys are so fast,” Murphy said. “They’re not tall, but Matt Curtis and Mike Berg, they run like linebackers.”TURF TALK The game marked the first on Harvard’s new FieldTurf surface, installed over the summer. It opened to rave reviews from both Murphy and senior running back Clifton Dawson.“It felt great,” Dawson said. “You feel faster, you feel confident in your footing. Those are things that are important as a running back. You know...