The American Game: A Conversation with S.L. Price
April 11 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Join us at the Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center on Saturday, April 11, 2026, for a book talk with S. L. Price, author of The American Game: History and Hope in the Country of Lacrosse.
In this talk, Price explores lacrosse from its sacred beginnings with the Haudenosaunee people to its modern collegiate and professional forms, examining how this uniquely North American sport reflects culture, history, and identity.
Event Details
When: Saturday, April 11 | 12:30 PM
Where: Skä•noñh Great Law of Peace Center (6680 Onondaga Lake Pkwy, Liverpool, NY 13088)
Light refreshments will be served.
This event is free and open to the public. Please RSVP: ohamuseum@cnyhistory.org
This talk is the perfect lead-in to the Syracuse vs. Virginia men’s lacrosse game at 4:00 PM at the JMA Wireless Dome.
About S.L. Price
S. L. Price was a senior writer at Sports Illustrated from 1994 to 2019. His work has also appeared in Vanity Fair, The New York Times, TIME, and The Oxford American. Over the course of his career, he has covered ten Olympic Games, two World Cups, and more than four dozen Grand Slam tennis championships, and has interviewed Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama.
Price is the author of five books, including Playing Through the Whistle and Heart of the Game, and his work has appeared nine times in The Best American Sports Writing anthology.