Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Uganda outlasted Kenya 9-8 in triple overtime Saturday in Nairobi in the first-ever Africa Association of Lacrosse qualifier for the last spot at the 2023 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship. Thirty teams will compete next summer in San Diego.
2. Two professional lacrosse leagues are joining the Sixes movement. An Athletes Unlimited exhibition Dec. 17 and the Premier Lacrosse League Championship Series — a five-day campaign in February — will be played using a 6v6 format. Both events are at The St. James in Springfield, Va.
3. A Montana father and son reportedly broke a Guinness World Record when they passed two lacrosse balls back and forth 40 times in one minute.
4. In National Lacrosse League preseason action, Panther City defeated New York 13-10, Saskatchewan beat Toronto 16-14, Georgia topped Albany 12-10, Vegas defeated Colorado 12-9 and Buffalo beat Philadelphia 13-9. The exhibition schedule concludes next weekend and the regular season starts Dec. 2.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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President Joe Biden’s granddaughter got married on the White House lawn and there was a lacrosse reference.
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Newsday published an obituary about lacrosse legend Bob Rule, who died earlier this month.
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Harlem Lacrosse is making inroads in Los Angeles with programs at Compton High School, Davis Middle School and Walton School in Compton.
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How the NLL preseason has allowed Indigenous players to play in front of Indigenous communities.
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Nine ways athletes can overcome rejection in sports.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Two vivid examples of why box lacrosse breeds the most skilled players in the world.
First, props to the New York Riptide for this camera angle trailing 1v1 breakaways during preseason warmups. Note the deception in Jeff Teat’s release.
Training Camp, Week II. Another day to get better.#RiptideRising pic.twitter.com/X2pdqcUPPN
— New York Riptide (@newyorkriptide) November 19, 2022
Next, the organized chaos of an Albany Firewolves shuttle.
Weekend 4/4 of Training Camp has begun pic.twitter.com/j0mWObfhFM
— Albany FireWolves (@AlbFireWolves) November 19, 2022