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In this week's Tailgate, IL's Terry Foy and Nick Ossello are stationary as they discuss Army's dramatic 14-13 win over Rutgers in Michie Stadium, Hopkins pair of losses that bring them crashing back to earth (and the credit Loyola's defense deserves for that), Ohio State's pitchers' duel vs. Carolina, Virginia's explosion vs. Harvard, Maryland's rebound vs. Syracuse, Penn's matchup superiority vs. Georgetown and more.

The Division I men’s lacrosse season kicks into high gear this week with many teams making their 2023 debuts along with several Top 20 matchups. D-Fly and Dixie are here to prepare you for all the excitement. In addition to previewing the weekend’s marquee games, they look back at the significance of surprises last week, recap a Top 20 midweek game and sit down for a lengthy and thoughtful interview with Loyola head coach Charley Toomey. You don’t want to miss this conversation.WEEKEND PREVIEWSFRIDAYDenver (1-1) at No. 16 Duke (2-1), 4 p.m., ESPNUSATURDAYNo. 10 Penn at No. 12 Georgetown (0-1), noonNo. 6 Johns Hopkins (2-1) at No. 11 Loyola (1-0), noonNo. 18 Syracuse (3-0) at No. 9 Maryland (1-1), 1 p.m.No. 17 Harvard at No. 1 Virginia (1-0), 4 p.m.SUNDAYNo. 19 North Carolina (2-0) at No. 6 Ohio State (2-0), noonNo. 5 Yale at No. 21 Villanova (1-0), noonGIVE & GOIn this week’s action-inspired Give & Go, Dan introduces Dix to the world of betting futures, looking at Fan Duel odds for the 2023 NCAA champion. Walking through the betting odds, here are some of the current numbers as of Feb. 17:Maryland +400, Notre Dame +550, Virginia +600, Georgetown +850, Duke +1000, Princeton +1000, Cornell +1400, Yale +1400, Syracuse +1600, Penn +1800, Ohio State +1800, Rutgers +1800, North Carolina +1800, Brown +2500, Johns Hopkins +2500, Army +3000, BU +3000, Denver +3000, Loyola +3500, Delaware +3500, Harvard +3500 Who are you investing in today?

Kap and Caleb link up in the IL office for an in-studio recording of another loaded episode of the DIII podcast. Listen in as the duo reviews last weekend, previews this week’s action, and reveal some secret aspirations. Be sure to stick around for the end when things get contentious in a wild segment of the Big Dog’s Big Takes.

In a special "on the road" edition of The Tailgate, IL's Terry Foy and Nick Ossello return for the 2023 season to discuss an epic weekend of upsets, starting with Johns Hopkins' 13-12 win over Georgetown. The weekend's "first time beating that opponent in years" is highlighted by Air Force's 12-10 win over Denver. They discuss Loyola's impressive 12-7 upset of Maryland, then Nick wonders which was the biggest win: Vermont over BU, UMass over Army or Binghamton over Marist? They end with an examination of the season's most annoying conversation to-date: Joey Spallina's shooting struggles vs. Vermont in Week 0.

D-Fly and Dixie help get you set for Week 1 of the 2023 season on the IL weekend preview podcast. As always, they review big-picture takeaways from last week, touch on mid-week action and preview the biggest games on the weekend slate. In addition, the fellas sit down with new Providence head coach Bobby Benson for a fun conversation that covers a lot of ground. You won’t want to miss it. In a Grammys-inspired Give & Go, the guys reflect on 50 Years of Hip Hop. Mark is tasked with the near-impossible job of ranking five Hall of Fame artists: Run-DMC, LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, NWA, Public Enemy. GAME PREVIEWSSATURDAYArmy at UMass, noonNo. 8 Duke (2-0) at No. 18 Jacksonville (0-1), noonMichigan at No. 1 Virginia, noonNo. 3 Georgetown at Johns Hopkins (1-0), 1 p.m.No. 2 Maryland (1-0) at Loyola, 1 p.m.SUNDAYPenn State (1-0) at Villanova, noon

In this episode of Shooting Space, Official Lax Girl, a.k.a. Tari Kandemi, chats with Syracuse attacker Emma Ward about coming back from injury, how she's stayed mentally strong throughout her multiple injuries and how she was able to step up so quickly as a freshman.

IL’s Dan Kaplan sits down with Caleb "The Big Dog" Abney to chat all things Division III lacrosse as the preseason winds down. Dive in with the guys as they chat about Kap’s Top 30, All-Americans and Caleb unveils a new segment of Big Dog’s Big Takes. The 2023 season is officially here and the guys look forward to producing a weekly podcast for the benefit of D3 Nation.

D-Fly and Dixie celebrate the kickoff to the fresh 2023 season with the first Inside Lacrosse Weekend Preview podcast of the year. In addition to catching up on personal matters - including Dixie’s recovery from his October pickleball injury - the fellas set the table for lacrosse fans by covering major stories entering the season, engage Notre Dame head coach Kevin Corrigan in a hearty discussion, preview the big games of the weekend and rank hair band front men in this week’s Give & Go segment.In the interview with Corrigan, the three discuss the sudden end to the 2022 season for ND and how the Irish have moved forward, his long career in South Bend, the Kavanaugh brothers, Ryder Garnsey, coaching against his proteges, navigating the transfer portal and other changes to college athletics, scheduling challenges for Midwest schools, Irish basketball coach Mike Brey, the go-to restaurants in South Bend and much more. Don't miss it.WEEKEND PREVIEWSReal live college lacrosse games. That count. Including a pair of DI debuts for Lindenwood and Queens this weekend. Cool historical moments for those two programs.SATURDAYMount St. Mary’s at Navy, noonNo. 15 Saint Joseph’s at Army West Point, 1 p.m.No. 20 Richmond at No. 2 Maryland, 1 p.m.Utah at No. 17 Denver, 2 p.m.Johns Hopkins at No. 18 Jacksonville, 7 p.m.SUNDAYHoly Cross at Providence, 1 p.m.

We're nearly at the start of the 2023 season, so now's your chance to cram for the test: What has happened since last season ended? Coaching news, conference realignment, the Transfer Portal, new rules and a lot more — IL's Terry Foy, Matt Kinnear and Kevin Brown have got you covered.

With the Preseason Inside Lacrosse Media Poll being unveiled on Monday, IL's Matt Kinnear, Kevin Brown and Terry Foy discuss some of the most significant preseason expectations, including Virginia vs. Maryland for No. 1, which team checks in too low (Penn), how to regard Duke and Notre Dame and much, much more.

D-Fly & Dixie get together to catch up on lacrosse and life before Thanksgiving. There's a lot to talk about including pickleball injuries, college fall ball, the Lacrosse Dad Life, Thanksgiving and the World Cup. Whether you're road tripping or hosting Turkey Day, this podcast is for you.

For the third week of fallball action, IL's Kevin Brown, Matt Kinnear and Terry Foy discuss what Foy took away from watching Syracuse, Loyola, Villanova and High Point scrimmage, while Brown shares his thoughts after visiting Georgetown, Delaware and Virginia practices and Kinnear provides his observations from Navy and Rutgers.

Back for a second week of fallball action, IL's Kevin Brown, Matt Kinnear and Terry Foy discuss the Fall Classic at USA Lacrosse, including Maryland's outings vs. the Team USA split squads, Princeton hosting Ohio State, Hopkins hosting Fairfield and UMBC and Virginia, Penn State, Lehigh and Richmond heading to Centreville, Va., for the American Boy Foundation Fall Brawl.

IL's Matt Kinnear, Kevin Brown and Terry Foy discuss the first week of fallball action, including Maryland's 12-5 scrimmage win over Cornell at Springfield (Pa.) and Harvard's 19-18 outing vs. North Carolina at Georgetown Prep (Md.).Additionally, they discuss the practice visits that have occurred — Kinnear's stops at Saint Joseph's and Bellarmine, Foy's drop-ins at Johns Hopkins and Loyola.

Matt Kinnear and Kevin Brown welcome on PLL Championship MVP Michael Sowers and PLL regular season MVP Trevor Baptiste to talk about the season that was, the Waterdogs coming out on top, representing Team USA, and what to look forward to in 2023. If you like valuable podcast guests, you've come to the right spot. (edited)

Tari chats with Northwestern star and AU standout player Lauren Gilbert about her first-ever pro season and the transition from college to the pros.

Chaos defenseman Jack Rowlett joins the show to discuss defending the Chaos' title in Philadelphia against the Waterdogs (0:00-27:38) before PLL CEO Mike Rabil reflects on the culmination of the league's fourth season with a new trophy (27:39-40:36). PLL social manager Emma Adams (40:37-59:25) explains how the behind the scenes of how the league works with its players to create social media strategies and personalities.

Atlas attackman and Rookie of the Year nominee Chris Gray talks his season, adjustments for the Atlas going forward, why Eric Law is underrated and what to expect in the PLL Semifinals.

Nick Ossello and Dan Arestia join Dan Kaplan and Kevin Brown to preview the first round of the 2022 PLL playoffs, discuss what matchups to watch out for, and provide takeaways from "Fate of a Sport."

"Fate of a Sport," a documentary about the creation of the Premier Lacrosse League, debuts today on ESPN+. The film's director (and former Johns Hopkins attackman) Michael Doneger joins IL's Terry Foy to discuss how he got into show business, what appealed to him about this project, how the work unfolded and what actually ended up on the screen.

Dan Kaplan and Kevin Brown host this week's PLL Happy Hour Podcast, where they recap the games from Utah and break down what's at stake in the final week of the regular season. If you like podcasts with bad math and great analysis, then this is the podcast for you.

Charlie Bertrand has emerged as a star —and a fixture on SportsCenter— in his sophomore pro campaign. He talks about the Redwoods vs. Waterdogs, who he's emulated his game after, his career at Merrimack and Virginia, hockey background and more.

Danny Logan talks with IL's Matt Kinnear and Kevin Brown ahead of this week's PLL games in Denver. He talks the atmosphere in Peter Barton Stadium, why the Atlas was the perfect team for a young player to thrive in, why playing multiple sports is key and more.

Ahead of Week 7 of the PLL season, IL's Kevin Brown is joined by Redwoods LC attackman Rob Pannell and the New England Lacrosse Journal's Kyle Devitte to discuss what's in store from Dallas and the rest of the second half of the season.

The Chrome rookie attackman and Army West Point grad is anything but flashy. But he's an all-star, a contender for Rookie of the Year, and he's helping the Chrome take the league by storm. Listen to his interview with Matt Kinnear on the PLL Podcast.

There's a pair of Canadian legends and gold medalists on the podcast this week. Dana Dobbie and John Grant, Jr., join to discuss their World Games wins, what they love about Sixes, the international growth of the game and much, much more.

Who's the worst team in PLL? We talk tiers of teams as we near the season's midpoint. Special guest Dan Arestia joins us from Lacrosse Flash and Pickswise to give us his takes for the weekend in Minnesota.

Archers rookie attackman Connor DeSimone joins the IL PLL Happy Hour crew featuring Terry Foy, Dan Kaplan and special guest Joe Keegan to discuss his assimilation with Marcus Holman, Will Manny, Tom Schreiber and the rest of the squad, whether he can shoot a bow and arrow and what it'll be like to return to Homewood Field.

Asher Nolting joins the Happy Hour crew to talk his first few weeks in the league, doubters of his skillset, playing with Lyle and a few "welcome to the pros" moments from defenders.

We're back with the Happy Hour. We make our end-of-year predictions for MVP, Rookie of the Year, champions and more. Plus, former Navy goalie Ryan Kern stops by to break down the Week 1 goaltending. Betting lines for Week 2 and much more.

The 2022 season is in the books. Nick and Terry know you don't care about their thoughts on the Final Four — you saw that. So, after a brief recap, they go over their "Of the Years": Best Moment Worst Moment Biggest Surprise Funniest Moment Goal Game Player Team

In the final episode (maybe?) of the 2022 season, D-Fly and Dixie salute the Maryland Terrapins and give some well-deserved, heartfelt props to their archrival. Ugh. They dive into Championship Weekend and the positives and negatives of Hartford as a host city. In this conversation they talk about the benefits of Hartford, how to weather a storm delay, and the food options of beautiful Hartford. The guys also debate the final Inside Lacrosse Top 20 of the season, do not talk about next season, salute Tewaaraton winner Logan Wisnauskas, and then get into a Listener Mailbag. In a music-inspired Give & Go, a reader asks what are the Kid Songs that were sticky.

It happens every year. Seventy-three teams set sail on the journey in February, and only four are left come Memorial Day Weekend. The final four. Two of the challengers return to familiar waters after a long hiatus, finding joy and redemption after a lost season in 2021. One contender is making its maiden voyage to Championship Weekend, sailing in unchartered waters of an unprecedented, breakthrough campaign. And one heavy favorite looks to reach its destiny and drop anchor among the all-time best teams.Starting with news and notes, the guys talk about Hopkins’ new Offensive Coordinator, other coaching news and conference realignment. After discussing the Quarterfinal games and each of the four participants, they preview the Semifinal games on Saturday and wonder if any team can upend Maryland.Both Saturday games are available on ESPN2. Monday’s Final is on ESPN.Saturday, May 28 from East Hartford, Conn.No. 7 Cornell (13-4) vs. No. 6 Rutgers (15-3), noonNo. 5 Princeton (11-4) vs. No. 1 Maryland (16-0), 2:30 p.m.Monday, May 30 from East Hartford, Conn.Cornell/Rutgers Winner vs. Princeton/Maryland Winner, 1 p.m.In this week’s starter-inspired Give & Go, Dan and Mark rank appetizers. While you’ll be hungry for more, enjoy every morsel of the 2022 season while it’s still here.

The boys are back to have a chat heading in to Championship Weekend. A ton of RIT and Union talk, each team specifically and the matchup specifically. And The guys take a look back at last week's action and how the Quarters/Semis played out. A loaded episode thats a ton of fun and even includes a recognizable pump-up speech.

On a very special episode of the Playing Catchup Podcast, IL's Alyssa Murray Cometti and Maggie Koch interview legendary North Carolina and U.S. Women's National Team soccer player Mia Hamm about the growth of women's sports, her journey as an athlete, being a lacrosse mom and much, much more. Murray is then joined by Rachael DeCecco to preview the NCAA Women's Semifinals and Tewaaraton race.

Peet Poillon and Matt Bocklet are back for a solo episode in which they talk about NCAA Quarterfinal venue selection, the Final Four teams, head and assistant coach openings and the transition to the summer club season.

Well that wasn't as dramatic as the First Round.On the heels of Maryland's 18-9 win over Virginia in the last of four NCAA Quarterfinal games, IL's Terry Foy and Nick Ossello dive into the games, moving from the Terps to the Tigers, who beat Yale 14-10, to Rutgers' 11-9 win over Penn and finishing with Cornell's 10-8 win over Delaware.

On the eve of Quarterfinal Weekend, D-Fly & Dixie sit down with IL contributor and author of We Showed Baltimore, Christian Swezey, to break down the four titanic matchups. Before they get into the game previews, they talk about the incredible crowds and game day atmosphere of the first-round games, the IL All-American Team and the departure of John Grant, Jr. from Johns Hopkins.The guys then go in-depth to break down each of the Quarterfinal games on Saturday and Sunday. All games are available on ESPNU. Saturday, May 21 from Hempstead, N.Y.No. 3 Penn (11-4) vs. No. 6 Rutgers (14-3), noonNo. 4 Yale (12-4) vs. No. 5 Princeton (10-4), 2:30 p.m.Sunday, May 22 from Columbus, OhioNo. 7 Cornell (12-4) vs. un-seeded Delaware (13-5), noonNo. 1 Maryland (15-0) vs. un-seeded Virginia (12-3), 2:30 p.m.In this week’s Emmy-inspired show, Dan and Mark talk about the best current programming available on cable and streaming, while Swezey sits idly by. Destiny is indeed All.

IL's Dan Kaplan and links up with Caleb Abney to discuss all things DIII lacrosse. Listen in as they discuss the Elite 8 and how the remaining field came to be set. Caleb throws out some predictions and the guys go back and forth on which site Kaplan should attend. That and much more here in the Quarterfinal/Semifinal edition of the DIII pod.

From 29 to eight in four days — ILWomen's Alyssa Murray Cometti, Halley Griggs and Rachael DeCecco reflect on a jam-packed Friday and Sunday set of DI women's games, diving in on Syracuse's win over Princeton, North Carolina's domination of Virginia and Jacksonville's upset vs. Stanford. They finish with their Quarterfinal predictions as this coming Thursday promises to be another great day of action.

IL's Terry Foy and Nick Ossello are back to unpack the first round of the NCAA Tournament, starting with the Delaware Blue Hens' shocking upset over Georgetown. They then go through each of the weekend's games, starting with Princeton's defensive lockdown of BU, Penn's Sam Handley reliance, Yale-Saint Joe's unbridled playmaking, the electric atmosphere at Brown-UVA, Luke Wierman's improvement on display in Maryland's win over Vermont, Gavin Adler's production despite his assignment in Cornell's win over Ohio State and Rutgers' offensive explosion vs. Harvard. They end with Nick saying many, many nice things about the NCAA selection committee.

This week, D-Fly & Dixie present your guide for the first round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Tournament, one of our favorite episodes of the year. Definitely the longest. The show begins with some thoughts on the tournament field and reactions to Selection Sunday. Both Dan and Mark get a chance to rant a bit, and it’s quite healing. They then review both Vermont and Delaware’s victories in the mid-week NCAA play-in games before getting into the game previews. Eight games on tap. Four each day. All available on ESPNU.This week’s guest is Harvard head coach, Gerry Byrne. In his first full season at the helm in Cambridge, Byrne and the Crimson earned an at-large berth and are preparing to face Rutgers on Sunday. The guys cover Harvard’s lost season, building culture with a young, inexperienced group, the surprising dominance of the Ivy League in 2022, earning a bid at the possible expense of his old team, Harvard’s team leaders, game planning for Rutgers, Boston’s food scene and music documentaries.In an Italian restaurant-inspired Give & Go, the fellas provide a definitive ranking of the very best pastas. Mangia!

Welcome back for the bittersweet NCAA Tournament pod, marking that the end is near but will be absolutely loaded with action. Join Caleb "The Big Dog" Abney and Dan Kaplan as they dive in on a conference championship weekend and the selection show. The boys are back in town to take a deep look in to how brackets take shape, make some predictions, and have a ton of fun talking DIII lax.

With summer around the corner, LI Sting founder Ken Miller joins IL's Terry Foy along with his coaches Kevin Donovan and Mark Glicini to discuss how and why he developed Sting, his philosophy around running the organization, the utilization of video to select players and more.

In the wake Selection Sunday's NCAA Tournament bracket reveal, IL's Terry Foy talks to Loyola AD Donna Woodruff, who chaired the Committee, as well as Harvard coach Gerry Byrne, Penn coach Mike Murphy, Ohio State coach Nick Myers, Yale coach Andy Shay, Saint Joseph's coach Taylor Wray and Manhattan coach Drew Kelleher.

IL's Dan Kaplan and Caleb "the Big Dog" Abney get together for another awesome episode of the IL DIII podcast. As always the guys have a ton of fun chatting through the DIII landscape, and there are tons of storylines. With conference play rounding out and the big dance looming, the guys have a ton to discuss. Join as they react to conference voting, the Wednesday night results, and dive in on a loaded weekend.

Thursday of Championship Week is the single-best day of the year for college lacrosse fans. It’s a marathon day of intriguing rematches of playoff-worthy teams battling for their postseason lives. Championship Thursday is so significant and so awesome that this week’s D-Fly & Dixie Podcast is delivered a day early to get you pumped and prepped for a massive day of upsets, season-ending disappointments, survive-and-advance moments, but always high-caliber lacrosse.This is it. This is what every team in lacrosse has been gunning for since Fall Ball started nine months ago, namely to get better every day so that you are playing your best lacrosse in May. Everything is on the line - the glory of a conference championship, the league’s AQ and a trip to the NCAA Tournament.After discussing some news, including the RPI and head coach openings at Providence and St. John’s, the guys commence the game previews. In this week's food-inspired Give & Go, you finally get the definitive ranking of over-the-counter salad dressings that you've all been starving for.Let’s get it.

In the midst of a season in which they’ve clearly been “ahead of schedule,” Harvard assistants Neil Hutchinson and Will Corrigan join Peet Poillon and Matt Bocklet to discuss the Crimson’s season, working for Gerry Byrne, fitting into the culture in Cambridge and life in Boston.

Five teams competed at the first women's edition of the annual European Box Lacrosse Invitational. The event is commonly called EBox, so the women's version has taken the nickname SheBox. The tournament was the first opportunity for women in Europe to play box lacrosse, which will have a women's world championship for the first time in 2024. This week on LaxBeat, host Stephen Stamp has conversations with five participants in the inaugural SheBox, which was universally acclaimed as a huge success. Lizzie Bottrill is from England, where she has been part of the national development field lacrosse team, and was one of three English women to play for Prague Sports at SheBox. Becky Moloney has been a goalie for Ireland's field team and is a driver of the sport in the nation. She played between the pipes for Team Eire, which was coached by Bellingham, Wash., native and Prague resident Garrett Goshorn at the tournament. Mac MacDonough and Delaney Benson both grew up in California and have both been living in Israel, where they put enormous time and energy into coaching lacrosse. They'll both be representing Israel at World Lacrosse championship this summer. The five guests have diverse backgrounds, but they all agree that SheBox was a huge first step for lacrosse in Europe and was a seminal moment in the growth of the women's box game.

The regular season is all but over — we're onto conference tournaments (aside from Duke-Notre Dame). Did this weekend's results ensure that only two (at most) ACC teams can make the NCAA Tournament? Terry and Nick start by discussing Yale's OT win vs. Harvard — one of the most entertaining games of the year — and Cornell's win over Princeton before transitioning to Notre Dame's one-sided win over Syracuse (continuing a trend) and touch on SoCon and Patriot League Madness.