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

1. Count Maryland head men's lacrosse coach John Tillman among those excited for this weekend's US Lacrosse Convention. LaxCon 2021, a two-day all-virtual event, begins today.

2. The Premier Lacrosse League announced on Thursday that it will return to its tour-based model for 2021. This season is set to begin on June 4 with the championship planned for Sept. 19.

3. After a rebuilding year was cut short in 2020, Boston College is aiming to get back to a championship level. The Eagles are No. 17 in the Nike/US Lacrosse Preseason NCAA Division I women’s rankings.

4. Dan Chemotti has already built something pretty special in a relatively short time at the University of Richmond. The Spiders’ men’s program is No. 17 in the Nike/US Lacrosse preseason rankings.

5. Lacrosse is very central to Keith Doubman’s walk across America, as evidenced by the lacrosse stick coming out of his signature backpack. He started in Lewes, Del., on May 17 and our Nelson Rice caught up with him near Baker, Calif., earlier this week.

6. This week’s Blaxers Blog catches up with Billy Daye, the former star goalie who led the Boston Cannons to the 2011 Major League Lacrosse championship as head coach.

7. In sponsored content, a look at how the Gait brothers and Gait Lacrosse are wired differently.

8. What does lacrosse mean? A powerful share from US Lacrosse board member and Premier Lacrosse League Head of Player Experience Brian Silcott.

WHAT WE’RE READING

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

World Lacrosse shares a trailer of a documentary about Kenya's women's lacrosse team's journey to the 2019 U19 world championship.

After a fall in which they weren’t even on campus as a group, the start of lacrosse practice is a little extra special for the Johns Hopkins men.

WHAT’S ON TAP

  • Our preseason Nike/US Lacrosse rankings countdown continues with our No. 16 teams — the Dartmouth women and Lehigh men..

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