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

1. College lacrosse is back.

Utah gave Denver all it could handle and Cameron Herbert gave the lacrosse world all it could watch Saturday — opening day of the 2021 NCAA season.

The young Utes’ near-upset of No. 7-ranked Denver featured a 16-save performance by sophomore goalie Zack Johns in his first career start and a behind-the-back goal by the Pioneers’ JJ Sillstrop that made ESPN’s “SportsCenter.” Utah’s Tyler Bradbury and Denver’s Ethan Walker each scored hat tricks.

Bellarmine defeated Mercer 9-7 in the earlier game Saturday, the first official contest of the season. It wasn’t pretty, with the teams combining for 53 turnovers. But lacrosse of any kind was a sight for sore eyes, brought to thousands of viewers via Periscope by Bellarmine’s Cameron Herbert, who live-streamed and commented on the game using his iPhone and emerged as a cult hero of the action-starved lacrosse community.

2. Our NCAA Preview Edition reaches US Lacrosse members this week. The No. 6-ranked North Carolina men and Northwestern women were featured here Friday. Follow @USLacrosseMag on Twitter and Instagram as we unveil this special dual-cover magazine at 10 a.m. Eastern.

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Pro lacrosse player Chris Bocklet, whose recovery from a traumatic brain injury sustained while longboarding was featured here last week, posted an update on his status on Instagram.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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WHAT’S ON TAP

  • Dual covers dropping on our social media channels (@USLacrosseMag) at 10 a.m. Eastern.

  • We’re inside the top five of our NCAA preview rollout, today featuring the No. 5-ranked Virginia men and Stony Brook women.

  • In recognition of Black History Month, our friends and content partners over at Blaxers Blog have assembled a list of the most influential figures in Black lacrosse history.

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