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1. US Lacrosse Magazine’s #BestOfLax polls for the men’s and women’s player categories are live.

Penn State’s Grant Ament and Maryland’s Megan Taylor shot ahead after late surges Wednesday.

The other men’s finalists are Matt Rambo, Pat Spencer and Lyle Thompson. The other women’s finalists are Sam Apuzzo, Dempsey Arsenault and Caitlyn Wurzburger.

There’s one day left to vote.

2. World Lacrosse’s Olympic movement is gaining momentum. US Lacrosse CEO and World Lacrosse VP Steve Stenersen wrote about the process and strategies — including the somewhat controversial addition of a new small-sided discipline of the sport — in his latest column.

WHAT WE’RE READING

  • SB Nation site Inside NU calls Pat Spencer a “wild card” for the Wildcats this season as he transitions from lacrosse at Loyola to basketball at Northwestern.

  • Andrei Svechnikov’s historic “lacrosse goal” impresses man who made the shot famous.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

CBS Sports’ Evan Washburn appeared on Lax Sports Network to offer his take on how the NCAA’s name, image and likeness rules will affect lacrosse.

 

 

Cathy Reese’s National Lacrosse Hall of Fame induction speech.

WHAT’S ON TAP

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