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

1. The January edition of US Lacrosse Magazine dropped for members on Thursday. Lacrosse star Myles Jones graces the cover — a nod to the growing influence of social media in the sport.

Also included in the issue is an all-access look at the Utah men’s lacrosse program as it heads toward its first season. Check back today for a full breakdown of the issue.

First edition of 2019 — featuring @MylesJones_15 and the sport’s social media movement — drops today @uslacrosse members nationwide pic.twitter.com/Eb0rHtGIi2

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) December 27, 2018

2. A few quick NLL nuggets from Thursday.

• The Saskatchewan Rush signed Mike Messenger to a three-year deal, allowing him to join the team for the season opener against the New England Black Wolves tonight. He finished last season with eight goals, four assists, 22 caused turnovers and 92 loose balls.

• The Rochester Knighthawks announce their all-time team. Check out the list of names.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• New England Black Wolves coach Glenn Clark is used to being on the move, but never moreso than his current position.

• College Crosse previews Richmond and Navy’s 2019 schedules.

• Madie Nicpon, a lacrosse player at Suffern (N.Y.) who had a nerve donation following wisdom teeth surgery, will ride on a float in the Rose Bowl Parade for the company that supplied the nerve graft.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Travis Eldridge of Lax Sports Network shares some of his top matchups for the 2019 NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse season.

With nearly every @NCAALAX schedule released, let's look at the most interesting non-conference games of 2019.

My Top 5 most intriguing non-conference games to look forward to:

-@LehighLacrosse vs. @UVAMensLax
-@PennStateMLAX vs. @CornellLacrosse
-@LoyolaMLAX vs. @DukeMLAX pic.twitter.com/rydtNymX6D

— Travis Eldridge (@tgeldrid) December 27, 2018

Three cheers for new laxer Noah!

Noah got a lacrosse stick!pic.twitter.com/2822AMJefG

— Matt Chiesa (@chiesa42) December 27, 2018

Episode 1 of the State of the League series on the PLL's new YouTube channel.

WHAT’S ON TAP

• We’ve got plenty of NLL action going on this weekend. Tonight, Saskatchewan battles New England (7:30 p.m. ET), Georgia faces Toronto (7:30 p.m.), Vancouver and Buffalo meet (7:30 p.m.) and San Diego goes for win No. 2 against Calgary (9 p.m.). Tomorrow, the Wings meet the Rochester Knighthawks (7:30 p.m.).

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