The Smartlink Day of Rivals is an annual college lacrosse double-header event played in

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, USA, between two pairs of traditional

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. The event takes place in

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, the home field of the

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of the

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. The first event took place on April 11, 2009, between the Johns Hopkins–Maryland and

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–

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games, the two most intense and storied lacrosse rivalries. The 2010 event featured the same match-ups with a total attendance of 20,911. Johns Hopkins declined to extend its contract with the event for the 2011 edition, and will instead play Maryland at

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.Johns Hopkins opts out of Face-Off Classic and Day of Rivals
''The Baltimore Sun'', June 15, 2010. Similarly, the Army–Navy game will be held at Annapolis in 2011 instead.

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Day of Rivals
official website
Lacrosse's Day of Rivals
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'', April 10, 2009.
Johns Hopkins Renews Commitment to Face-Off Classic, Adds Day of Rivals to Schedule
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Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hemisphere. It consi ...

, July 14, 2008.
Day of Rivals: History on Display

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, April 9, 2009.
Navy: Day of Rivals to include Army-Navy Men's Lacrosse Battle
NCAA, July 14, 2008.
Smartlink Day of Rivals: Johns Hopkins-Maryland the Grandaddy of them all
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'', April 8, 2009. College lacrosse competitions in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 2009 2009 establishments in Maryland Lacrosse in Baltimore {{lacrosse-stub

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