The Los Angeles Riptide were a lacrosse team based in Carson, California. From 2006 to 2008, they played in Major League Lacrosse. They ceased operations before the 2009 season due to the economic situation in the United States.
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—Los Angeles Sportscaster. quoted in Independent Magazine (London, Sept. 28, 1991)
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