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There are a lot of similarities between Jackson Morrill and his father, Mike. Both grew up in Baltimore to US Lacrosse Hall-of-Fame fathers. Both are and were stellar attackmen. Both played with a high IQ to outsmart opponents and earn big roles. But one similarity came to fruition only this past season when Jackson made the decision to spend his fifth year of eligibility at Denver to play for coach Bill Tierney, who coached Mike as an assistant coach at Johns Hopkins in the 1980s.  Tierney and Mike won the 1985 and 1987 national titles with those dominant Blue Jays teams. Now, Jackson is go...

Wednesday April 28th, 2021 8:45am (Photo by Nat LeDonne/Duke Athletics) A draft class of 32 of the most accomplished players of their respective programs joined the PLL ranks on Monday night. From Tae Kwon Do black belts to water polo goalies, many of them have other talents off the field too. From IL feature stories to the gold mine that is team player bios, here is one fact about each 2021 PLL College Draft selection.  1. Jeff Teat, Atlas: IL’s first-ever No. 1 recruit (in the class of 2016) from Canada became just the third player ever to be selected first in both outdoor and indoor p...

PLL Draft Recap: Possibly the Deepest Draft in Pro Lacrosse History Tue Apr 27 2021 | Nelson Rice | Pro If for some reason you needed more proof of the absurd level of talent on the field every weekend this spring, look no further than last night’s Premier Lacrosse League College Draft. The advent of the NCAA’s blanket eligibility waiver last spring in light of the COVID-19 pandemic created one of the most exciting college lacrosse seasons in recent memory. It also made this year’s draft class one of the deepest in pro lacrosse history — maybe even the deepest. In a sign of the times...

Photo Courtesy of Syracuse Athletic Communications) Duke took down Virginia in overtime on Thursday. Manhattan, Delaware and Georgetown all won in extra time. Mac O’Keefe is now the career goals leader in DI lacrosse. The Heels rolled the Orange out of the Carrier Dome. Saint Joe's, Delaware and Towson all won vital games. I was able to watch Michigan at Penn State on Friday night. While it wasn’t the prettiest game you’ll ever see — especially on the defensive side of the ball — the compete level was high, as both teams let if fly. Mac O'Keefe eclipsed the all-time career goal-scor...

Photo Jeffrey A. Camarati/North Carolina Athletics) It was reasonable to expect Denver to come out like the sharper team vs. North Carolina on Sunday a.m. — Quint said as much on the broadcast. After all, the Pioneers were playing their third game, whereas the Tar Heels were making their 2021 debut. Denver had come out hot vs. Duke on Friday. Face-off specialist Alec Stathakis looked to have sorted out the adjustment to the new rules vs. the Blue Devils. Point of fact, the Pios did come out like the sharper teams midfielder Jack Hannah split left to right and canned a sidearm shot to open t...