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

1. Well, it’s official. The Premier Lacrosse League, a venture largely led by Paul Rabil, launched yesterday and will debut a six-team, 14-week season June 1, 2019.

 

Rabil leaves Major League Lacrosse as its all-time leading scorer to become its leading competitor. He’ll play in the PLL and serve as its chief strategy officer, having already secured a media rights deal with NBC Sports Group and a diverse group of investors. The PLL will compensate its players, many of whom have switched over from the MLL, with full-time salaries and a benefits package.

 

We’ll have more on this developing story today. Scroll down for additional media coverage.

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2. Utah got its first taste of NCAA men’s lacrosse fall ball over the weekend at Tierney Field on the campus of US Lacrosse, and here’s a photo gallery of the Utes’ matchup with UMBC courtesy of John Strohsacker.

3. More photos from fall ball, as Kevin Tucker covered the sixth annual University City Classic in Philadelphia.

The men’s event included Colgate, Delaware, Drexel, Hobart, Lafayette, Penn, Robert Morris, and Syracuse, and it raised funds for the Headstrong Foundation.

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Lax Sports Network interviewed Evan Washburn for some analysis of the new Premier Lacrosse League.

 

LSN also brought on Greg Gurenlian to talk about the potential for simplified faceoff rules in the PLL.

 

WHAT’S ON TAP

  • Cover time. Watch for a look at the November edition of US Lacrosse Magazine as that issue mails to US Lacrosse members this week.

  • We’ll have follow-up and reaction on the launch of the PLL.

  • Also today, our #BestOfLax voting continues with the release of four finalists for the Best Men’s Performance of 2018.

  • We’ll have several fall ball focus stories this week, including looks at the Boston University women and Ohio State men.

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