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

1. The National Lacrosse League held its draft last night and Josh Byrne, who was named the Rookie of the Year in Major League Lacrosse this summer after leading Hofstra with 66-points as a senior, was the No. 1 overall pick. Byrne was picked by Buffalo. Rochester went to the well in Columbus three times, selecting Jake Withers, Austin Shanks and Eric Fannell from Ohio State with the No. 2, No. 5 and No. 6 picks. Other notable early picks were Princeton's Zach Currier going No. 3 to Calgary and Virginia's Zed Williams going No. 4 to defending league champion Georgia.

2. There was big news in Major League Lacrosse as well, as Long Island sent two draft picks to Denver to pick up attackman Mike Bocklet in a trade. The oldest of three Bocklet brothers playing in the MLL, he ranked second in the league with 37 goals last year.

3. We continued our look at this year's class of inductees into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame yesterday, profiling former Johns Hopkins and UMBC coach Don Zimmerman. "I was amazed at how much teaching he did on a daily basis," said former Hop goalie Quint Kessenich. "A lot of that is carried into my broadcast work. I hear myself sounding a lot like Coach.”

4. The NCAA Division II Championships Committee is recommending the expansion of the NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championships. If the recommendation goes through, in 2019 the men's championship would go from 8 to 12 teams and the women's championship would go from 12 to 16 teams.

5. Our Myth Busters series took a look at lacrosse balls and highlighted the importance for safety considerations to use NOCSAE approved balls.

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What We’re Watching

A lot of NCAA lacrosse schools launched their first day of full-team practices on Monday. Here's a look at the Towson men's lacrosse team's first practice - as they get ready to play the U.S. men's national team on October 8.

The Michigan women's team also has reason to be happy, as it begins play at its new home stadium.

What’s On Tap

  • Veteran women's lacrosse official Laurette Payette will be profiled from this year's National Lacrosse Hall of Fame induction class.

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