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Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:

1. Our September/October cover story features the U.S. men’s national team’s journey to becoming the 2018 FIL gold medalists.

It was on the 10th day, in the seventh game and 560th minute and with one second remaining in the FIL World Championship, that Tom Schreiber etched his name in lacrosse lore.

“A team had to make a play, and we were the ones to make it,” Matt Danowski said. “The game was won. It wasn’t given to us.”

Read how the U.S. became a team of destiny from a players-only retreat to two weeks on “the kibbutz” in Israel. Plus, take a flip through the pages of this issue’s digital edition.

2. Major League Lacrosse visited US Lacrosse on Thursday to continue strategizing for the future of the sport.

3. Girls’ lacrosse is the fastest-growing sport at the high school level, according to the National Federation of State High School Associations.

What We’re Reading

  • Georgia Swarm coach Ed Comeau was named the general manager of Canada’s box lacrosse team for the 2019 world championship.

  • Inside Lacrosse takes a look at the top rising juniors to watch as the Sept. 1 contact date nears.

  • College Crosse has begun building its college men’s and women’s information matrix pages for the 2019 season.

  • Check out a black-and-white photo gallery from an Ohio State men’s lacrosse practice.

  • Virginia Tech women’s lacrosse shared its fall ball schedule.

  • The Georgia Swarm also shared a photo gallery of one of its youth clinics.

  • 3d Lacrosse reviews “its busiest summer” yet with more than 16,000 people, 500 teams and 340 college coaches attending its tournaments.

  • Vinnie Ricasio, creative director at The Art of Lax, shares the meaning behind one of his paintings, titled “Everything Counts,” pictured below.

What We’re Watching

Sept. 1 is Saturday and U.S. gold medalist Paul Rabil (Johns Hopkins ‘08) takes an inside look at the recruiting process, the reality of scholarships and the recent legislation. Fellow Team USA teammate Kyle Hartzell (Salisbury ’08) makes a special appearance.

Which men’s teams should we not sleep on in 2019? Travis Eldridge shares his take.

In case you missed it, Kyle Harrison recently released Episode 1 of a video series called “Maryland,” which documents his move back to the state after a decade away.

What’s On Tap

  • Read about Team USA’s MVP Michael Ehrhardt from the September/October edition.

  • Saturday marks Sept. 1, the day prospective student-athletes can begin interacting with college coaches.

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