U.S. Lacrosse convention to return to Baltimore

The annual U.S. Lacrosse National Convention will return to its hometown of Baltimore in 2009 after a six-year hiatus.

Baltimore beat out Philadelphia to land the national convention, which will be held in the city through 2011. The first convention will be Jan. 15 through 18 at the Baltimore Convention Center. Philadelphia has been the convention?s host city for the past several years.