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

1. The World Lacrosse U19 Women’s World Championship is officially underway. Opening ceremonies were Wednesday at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, highlighted by the debut of the Kenyan national team — the first women’s lacrosse team from Africa to compete internationally.

KenyaLacrosse , which overcame great odds and strife to get to Peterborough, arrives for @2019u19wclax opening ceremonies pic.twitter.com/vmAk0k9TrQ

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) July 31, 2019

Twenty-two teams are competing in the event, some of which used the opening ceremonies as an opportunity to make cultural connections and statements. From the Peterborough Examiner:

Many of the athletes expressed themselves through dress, song and in the case of Kenya, in dance. After the ceremonies Kenyan players taught Mexican players their traditional dance.

The players of Haudenosaunee, the Iroquois Nations, painted red hands over their mouths signifying the silence around missing and murdered Indigenous women.

2. New Balance/Warrior terminated its contract with Premier Lacrosse League co-founder Paul Rabil, saying he violated the terms of the endorsement deal he signed in 2017 by wearing Adidas during practice and games, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.

Adidas is the PLL’s apparel sponsor. New Balance founder and chairman Jim Davis owns the Dallas Rattlers of Major League Lacrosse and previously had an even greater ownership stake in the league from which Rabil and more than 120 players defected to form the PLL.

In the article, Rabil said “there’s never been an expectation in pro team sports” that an athlete would wear any jersey other than the one required by the team or league’s sponsorship deal. “100 years of precedent say no,” he said, “and 100 years into the future will say no.”

Over a number of years, I’ve proudly worked with Warrior and New Balance — and they’ve been great partners. I’m disappointed in their decision, but remain resolute in the mission of the PLL to build a new future for players and our sport. https://t.co/xfeINKR8vz

— Paul Rabil (@PaulRabil) July 31, 2019

3. Short-stick defensive midfielders are rising in prominence and notoriety in professional lacrosse, evidenced by the four specialists who competed in the Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• How do you do the Voodoo that you do so well? Box lacrosse returns to Portland.

• Australia’s U19 team looked strong in a pre-championship friendly against defending champ and host Canada.

• A former Canadian coach is hosting the Chinese U19 team in Erin.

• Lacrosse All Stars and Barstool Sports weighed in on the Rabil-New Balance saga.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Tom Schreiber’s brilliance, quantified.

.@TomSchreiber26 can make a BTB pass in 1/10th of a second.

It takes the same amount of time for a defender to even process what's happening...

Soul & Science Ep. 3 is LIVE! pic.twitter.com/9uM6Pi3yqa

— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) July 31, 2019

WHAT’S ON TAP

• The World Lacrosse Women’s U19 World Championship starts with seven preliminary round games, all of which will be streamed on Lax Sports Network.

• The U.S. and other Pool A teams open Friday at Trent University. Catch the first edition of the Team USA vlog today.

  That’s a wrap from tonight’s Opening Ceremonies ⁣
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  Go behind the scenes of the fun in tomorrow’s pic.twitter.com/yJ0pENuAkG

  — U.S. Women's National Team (@USAWLax) August 1, 2019

• Remembering Navy’s legendary equipment manager, Tommy Adams.

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