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

1. Brady Wein, the pediatric cancer survivor whose playing debut was one of the most celebrated lacrosse stories of 2017, provided one last moment to remember on the eve of 2018 — inspiring Brady’s Bunch to a championship in the 10U/9U division of the Dick’s Sporting Goods Tournament of Champions in Wesley Chapel, Fla.

Check out NDP Lacrosse on Twitter for results from the other divisions.

2. The Georgia Swarm unfurled their NLL championship banner in the rafters of Infinity Energy Arena and, for the first time this season, resembled the team that put it there. The Swarm picked up their first win of the season Saturday, defeating visiting Rochester 14-11. Grammy Award-winning rapper 2 Chainz performed at halftime of the game, Georgia’s home opener. Toronto, New England and Colorado also were victorious over the weekend. Neil Stevens takes a spin around the league in his NLL Week 4 notebook.

3. The National Lacrosse League announced Monday a partnership with Facebook Watch to feature the newest show from NLL Productions. “ReLax,” which provides insights, reactions and analysis from the weekend’s games, debuted Monday. The NLL has focused on expanding not only the league, but also its digital footprint under commissioner Nick Sakiewicz.

4. The U.S. men’s national team returns to action Saturday at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., for the final evaluation before coach John Danowski finalizes the 23-man roster that will travel to Israel for the 2018 FIL World Championship. Here’s what to watch for at Team USA Spring Premiere.

WHAT WE’RE READING

  • A high school lacrosse player’s reference to a team comprised mostly of minority players as “convicts” and reactions to Paul Rabil’s Instagram photo of him wearing a shirt that said “Women Power” elicited strong reactions on social media, Inside Lacrosse reports.

  • Former Navy faceoff specialist Brady Dove has forged a special relationship with 7-year-old Grayson Osborne, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor just before his second birthday. They exchanged a meaningful goodbye before Dove left for Navy SEAL training, as reported by College Crosse.

  • Canadian junior hockey standout and Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Boris Katchouk credits lacrosse for much of his athletic development. (He has that in common with Lightning coach Jon Cooper.)

  • A father and son have developed virtual reality software for lacrosse goalie training.

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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

After a slow start to the NLL season, Toronto Rock forward (and US Lacrosse Magazine current edition cover boy) Tom Schreiber is back.

Rochester Knighthawks forward Kyle Jackson produced a video blog capturing the team’s 24-hour odyssey en route to Georgia for Saturday’s game against the Swarm.

“Playing lacrosse helps with my hand-eye coordination, the conditioning, sprinting back and forth down the entire field, just the hustle of it.” — Baltimore Ravens running back Alex Collins during an interview with Evan Washburn, just a couple of lacrosse guys talking shop

WHAT’S ON TAP

  • The January issue of US Lacrosse Magazine dropped last week. We’ll take you inside the edition.

  • Neil Stevens examines the Colorado Mammoth’s surprising 3-0 start after a tumultuous offseason.

  • We’re unveiling our Warrior/Brine Preseason Player of the Year finalists and asking fans to vote on Twitter.

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