1. TC in her element.

Yesterday we unveiled the cover to the November edition of USA Lacrosse Magazine featuring Taylor Cummings. Stay tuned for contents from the edition, including the cover story about Cumming by Kenny DeJohn.

Unveiling our November edition cover, featuring @tcummings_21 like you've never seen her before.

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— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) October 25, 2021

2. “Few have impacted so many.”

Jerry Schnydman died Monday after a long bout with cancer at the age of 77. A three-time All-American as a dominant faceoff specialist and midfielder at Johns Hopkins, Schnydman was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2003.

“He admitted me to college, became a mentor, supporter no matter what and true friend,” legendary former Johns Hopkins player and coach and current Syracuse assistant Dave Pietramala tweeted Monday. “Few have impacted so many.”

More here.

3. The National Lacrosse League inked a multi-year broadcast deal with ESPN.

All of the league’s games this season, which begins on Dec. 3, will air on ESPN+ or one of ESPN’s linear networks. Back in July the league also announced a multi-year deal where TSN will air games in Canada.

“Over five years we’ve gone from nothing… to this,” NLL commissioner Nick Sakiewicz told Sportico. “I get asked all the time, like, how does a league like ours get exposure? How do we play with the big boys? And it’s an evolution.”

4. Pat Spencer is one step closer to the NBA.

The 2019 Tewaaraton Award winner and Loyola alum made the training camp roster for the Capital City Go-Go, an NBA G League team based in Washington, D.C. “It’s the next step for me in pursuit of my NBA goal," Spencer told Inside Lacrosse Monday.

After spending a graduate year playing basketball at Northwestern, Spencer went overseas to play for the Hamburg (Germany) Towers.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Two Western Connecticut State men’s lacrosse players died and a third was hospitalized after a car crash Friday in Colchester, Connecticut.

• Inside Lacrosse’s fall scrimmage notes from this weekend’s games at Hopkins that also featured Harvard, Hobart, High Point and Richmond.

• Lacrosse All Stars on how Ben Wineburg revived Brockport’s dormant lacrosse program.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Grant Ament breaks down the art of feeding in part one of our “Game Ready” series with the Premier Lacrosse League Attackman of the Year.

One of lacrosse's rising stars sharing his secrets.

with @GrantAment, sponsored by @warriorlax.

Check out Part 1 of the series, where the @PLLArchers star breaks down the art of feeding.

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— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) October 26, 2021

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