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

1. The future of college athletics in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic remains murky. The Ivy League announced Wednesday it will not hold any athletics competition in the fall semester, potentially setting off a ripple effect for other schools. Will fall sports move to the spring? What’s the impact on spring sports? There are more questions than answers.

Meanwhile, Stanford, annually the most successful NCAA Division I athletic program, announced that it is cutting 11 of its 36 varsity sports following the 2020-21 academic year. The Cardinal women’s lacrosse program was not included among the school’s cuts, but it's certainly a troubling sign for the sport if one of the nation's wealthiest schools is making cuts at that level.

2. North Carolina officially welcomed a pair of star transfers to its loaded women’s lacrosse roster yesterday, announcing that USC’s Kerrigan Miller and Dartmouth’s Katie Bourque will join the program for 2021.

3. The US Lacrosse First Stick Program has helped fuel growth for teams in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley Youth Lacrosse League.

4. From the July/August issue of US Lacrosse Magazine, a look at US Lacrosse’s Return to Play roadmap.

5. The Premier Lacrosse League unveiled the uniforms for its expansion franchise, Waterdogs LC.

WHAT WE’RE READING

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Lynchburg coach Steve Koudelka shares a clip of John Grant Jr., from the inaugural Major League Lacrosse season in 2001. Junior will be back in the league again this year.

WHAT’S ON TAP

  • Justin Lafleur takes a look at one of the benefits of the COVID-19 pandemic — the chance for families to reconnect. He takes a look the Kent family. 

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