Chamomile or coverup? Plot thickens around Ipswich lacrosse cigar suspensions.
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"Chamomile or coverup? Plot thickens around Ipswich lacrosse cigar suspensions." is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include NBC Boston, CBS News, Yahoo Sports and Fox News. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 28d ago.
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Coverage (5)
- Amid lacrosse team cigar controversy, Ipswich schools push back on ‘misleading' info NBC Boston · 46d ago
- Ipswich schools dispute parents' claim of fake cigars in photo that led to lacrosse semifinal forfeit CBS News · 46d ago
- Close but yes, cigar: Massachusetts lacrosse team's tea-filled cigar cover story falls apart after forfeiting state semifinal Yahoo Sports · 46d ago
- Graduation cigar saga involving HS lacrosse team boils over as school officials, family attorney trade barbs Fox News · 46d ago
- Chamomile or coverup? Plot thickens around Ipswich lacrosse cigar suspensions. The Boston Globe · 46d ago
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