Some reading from around the lacrosse world for your Thursday afternoon.
Big early-season contest in girls high school action between McDonogh (MD) and Vero Beach (FL). Laurel Pfahler over at LaxMagazine.com has the game story here.
It took overtime to decide the outcome between No. 1 Cortland and No. 4 Stevens in a huge mens DIII game played in Virginia Beach yesterday. Over at Lacrosse All-Stars, Connor Wilson has the game story.
Huge win for Duke over UNC last night in men’s DI action on ESPNU. Over at InsideLacrosse.com, Peter Koutroumpis had a running blog during the game.
Mitch Sherman at ESPN.com wrote a fascinating piece on recruiting deregulation and the NCAAs recent pull-back. While the article is focused on football, the ramifications for all college sports are noteworthy. Read the story here.
With the big NFL news of Wes Welker leaving the Patriots and heading to the Broncos, Bill Barnwell at Grantland.com explains former Wesleyan Lacrosse alum Bill Belichicks methods when signing players.