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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...

Scratch that — I never thought it would happen. Not one month ago, I stumbled upon a phrase I told myself to memorize, because it perfectly summed up the answer to the question I get asked most often. That question is: “Why do you care about pro lacrosse so much?” The phrase is: “Duty is a weapon that does not break.” (Thanks, Kieron Gillen). The Premier Lacrosse League has absorbed Major League Lacrosse. It is being framed as a new beginning more than an end. But in reality, this is the end —at the very least of an era— of professional lacrosse as we knew it. We all should have...

The merger ends the era of two dueling operations and cements PLL as the sole pro field lacrosse league. The PLL will add the expansion Cannons LC as its eight team, rebranding MLL’s Boston Cannons. MLL players — Lyle Thompson among the most noteworthy — will enter the PLL’s Player Pool. “Over the past two years the PLL has punched through expectations and garnered commercial viability that the sport has never seen,” said Paul Rabil to Sportico. “Today, as the PLL embarks on season three, we do so armed with 20 years of MLL history.” The news was met with praise Wednesday:

Launched from the historic moon shot pad at cape canaveral as you heard him saying, blasting off on a tree-day journey to the international space station. the first florida launch for spacex since one of its rockets exploded last year and they announced a few days ago they're going to have to delay their robotic mission to mars by two years, so that won't happen until 2020, making today extra special. will carr is following this from our west coast newsroom with an eventful weekend. i understand this one almost didn't happen. >> reporter: that's right, harris, it did today after it was suppose...

Launched from the historic moon shot pad at cape canaveral as you heard him saying, blasting off on a tree-day journey to the international space station. the first florida launch for spacex since one of its rockets exploded last year and they announced a few days ago they're going to have to delay their robotic mission to mars by two years, so that won't happen until 2020, making today extra special. will carr is following this from our west coast newsroom with an eventful weekend. i understand this one almost didn't happen. >> reporter: that's right, harris, it did today after it was suppose...