PLL Mock Merger Draft: Dividing MLL Talent

Last week, Premier League Lacrosse and Major League Lacrosse merged, turning the Boston Cannons into Cannons Lacrosse Club as the eighth PLL outfit and casting tons of questions around the professional field lacrosse world. There is plenty of dust to settle before the PLL can start its first season as the sole face of pro field lacrosse. An […]

Lacrosse Taught Me Nothing in Life Comes Easy

Chaos and Halifax Thunderbirds player Tyson Bell explains how lacrosse taught him the important lesson that nothing in life comes easy.

Nothing in life comes easy. Lacrosse taught me that. I’ve taken a difficult road to be where I am in the sport. I had to work extremely hard academically to salvage my career after making mistakes in the classroom, and it didn’t come easy. I got a later start than most players, let alone professionals, […]

PLL Merger, Hybrid Model? Flex Force

This week continue our PLL Merger fantasies and talk about what the league might look like moving forward, including some interesting ideas about a possible hybrid tour model. Then we talk to Tom Herbert, the brain behind the Flex Force. What is a flex force? “For years, lacrosse players were forced to come up with […]

Billy Dee Smith Gave Me My First Stick

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Most people who play professional lacrosse first picked up a stick before they could walk. Then there’s me – I didn’t do it until I was 13. It was Billy Dee Smith who gave it to me. He ran the camp where I first learned the game. Before picking up a stick, I was a […]

A Deep Dive into the PLL & MLL Merger

Marcus Holman Ohio Machine 2017 MLL Championship August 19, 2017; Frisco, TX, USA; Ohio Machine Vs. Denver Outlaws at Ford Center at the Star, Frisco, TX. Photography Credit: Jerome Miron

When the news broke about the PLL and MLL merging, it felt very similar to when the PLL was first announced just over two years ago. There was certainly a buzz of excitement, but for many people, there were now a lot more questions, and there are not many answers … yet. It’s important to […]

My Cousin Stole My Style

Tyson Bell shares his style guide, which is similar to his cousin's, Latrell Harris. But his little cousin copied him, and you should know.

My cousin, Latrell Harris, shared his style guide with Lax All Stars recently, and we dress pretty similarly. I guess the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree. I would like the record to show that he copies me, though, not the other way around. I’m older; I did it first. The most important […]

Tyson Bell Went From Being Tutored to Tutoring

Tyson Bell

Tyson Bell intended to play at Syracuse. When he was finishing his high school days at Everest Academy, a number of colleges came calling for his lacrosse services. Syracuse was one of those schools. Syracuse eventually joined a long list of programs to send an invitation to the product of St. Catharines, Ontario, and it […]

How David ‘Bezh’ Butler Became a Figure in Great Lakes Lacrosse

David 'Bezh' Butler has become a household name in Great Lakes lacrosse for his stick making after taking up the sport a decade ago.

David Bezhigaabaw Butler (Bezh) is one of the best Ojibwe stick makers out there. His ability to create a quality stick is widely known, and he has become one of the go-to stick makers of Great Lakes style lacrosse. Great Lakes lacrosse has seen a renaissance over the last decade. The game had gone largely […]

Top 20 Lacrosse Destinations – Where You Have To Go

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Lacrosse events across the world were cancelled in 2020 in the wake of the pandemic, marking the first summer that many of us “lifetime players” went lacrosse-less for years, if not decades. There’s no time like the present to add these top 20 lacrosse destinations for adult lacrosse to your bucket list! Folks like PrimeTime […]

The Many Lessons of Playing Lacrosse

Latrell Harris entered the NLL as one of the youngest players ever drafted. Four years and a career later, he reflects his lessons learned.

You learn a lot playing lacrosse. You especially learn a lot playing it professionally. I entered the NLL at age 18 after being one of the youngest-ever players drafted into the league. Only one team showed me much interest before the 2016 NLL Draft, and you can guess which team I still play for now […]

Tracksuits, Joggers & Long Sleeves – My Guide to Style

Latrell Harris tracksuits

I don’t have a picky style. I’m not much of a formal person. You won’t usually see me in something with a collar or buttons. My style is about comfort first and foremost, and you can get that easier with other kinds of clothes. That does not mean I never clean up, though. When duty […]

Best NCAA Lacrosse Pairs of the Decade – Finals Match-Ups + VOTE!

Best NCAA Lacrosse Pairs of the Decade - First Round Match-Ups

At long last, we’ve reached our finals for the best NCAA lacrosse pairs of the decade. More than 30 programs were considered here, but in the end, there can only be one champion. Only one duo shall reign supreme.  After victories in the semifinals, our top-two seeds have survived upset and now find themselves exactly […]