SAN DIEGO — The youngest player on the U.S. men’s national team turned out to be its steeliest.

Brennan O’Neill, the 21-year-old college player on a team of pros, scored five goals Saturday to lead the United States to a 10-7 victory over rival Canada in the gold medal game of the World Lacrosse Men’s Championship at Snapdragon Stadium.

O’Neill earned MVP honors, leading the U.S. to its 11th world championship in 14 iterations of the sport’s flagship international event that dates to 1967. Just a junior at Duke when he was selected to the 23-man roster in December, the Tewaaraton […]

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