PHILADELPHIA and CHICAGO, December 8, 2020 – The National Lacrosse League® (@NLL), the world’s most successful professional lacrosse league, today announced it is extending its 2020 partnership with Wilson Sporting Goods® (@Wilson), naming Wilson and their protective equipment and apparel brand EvoShield® (@EvoShield) as an official supplier of performance driven sports protective gear for the 2021 season. “The National Lacrosse League is proud to continue our partnership with Wilson for a second season. Our goal is to work with best in class brands and help them grow in the sport of lacrosse ..read more

The Bandits Frank Brown on the Values of Lacrosse Well Beyond the Box  Frank Brown will enter his fourth season in the NLL when play resumes this spring. Now on the Buffalo Bandits, Brown, one of a growing number of Indigenous players in the NLL, had a standout collegiate career at Hobart College before turning professional, playing outdoors in the MLL as well as box.     The NLL’s Devan Kaney recently caught up with Frank to talk more about his roots, the legacy of Indigenous peoples, and the game of lacrosse. You can watch ..read more

PHILADELPHIA, PA and WILMINGTON, NC, November 16, 2020 – The National Lacrosse League (@NLL), the longest running professional lacrosse league in the world, today announced a milestone 5-year partnership with Wolf Athletics (@WolfAthletics).  Extending through the 2025 Season, Wolf Athletics has been named as The Official Goal of the League, as well as an Official Equipment Sponsor. “We are genuinely excited to be collaborating with a company like Wolf Athletics for their professionalism, sheer drive, and engineering savvy they are bringing into the National Lacrosse League. Our goal ..read more

Who am I? Who are we? These are some of the questions we have been asking ourselves since the COVID-19 pandemic drastically altered our lives. It has forced many of us to reevaluate what and who is most important to us. They are also the same questions being asked by the Rochester Knighthawks players and coaches as they continue to search for identity and cohesion following a shortened first year as an NLL franchise. With a 2-10 record when the 2020 NLL season was canceled due to the pandemic, the Knighthawks didn’t achieve the win-total they would’ve hoped for, but they didn’t come out empty ..read more

In 1992, Gatorade created one of the most iconic commercials in history. The moment after the 60-second ad went off the airwaves, it seemed everyone wanted to be like Mike. When Michael Jordan eventually retired from basketball (for good) in 2003, a fresh-faced Marshall Powless was only three years old. It didn’t take him many more years to figure out who he wanted to be. Although, he never wanted to be like Mike; he wanted to be like his older brother, Johnny Powless, who is seven years Marshall’s senior “All I ever wanted was to be like Johnny,” Marshall said. “Putting up points, playing the ..read more

It didn’t look the same, it didn’t sound the same, draft day negotiations were held in an atypical fashion, but the 2020 NLL Entry Draft provided the familiar sense of excitement, surprise, and intrigue that we are have grown accustomed to over the years. Following the expected 1st overall selection of Jeff Teat going to the New York Riptide, the draft was filled with storylines including significant trades, players dropping below expectations, teams leaving undeniable footprints of their strategy, and Americans becoming ever-more present box prospects. With one of the earliest draft day trade ..read more

The complete rundown of the 2020 Draft Selection Show. Tune in on September 17th on NLL Facebook, YouTube or B/R Live.   ..read more

THE MEMBERSHIP-LED COMMUNITY IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION, ALONG WITH CULTURAL AND GENDER INTELLIGENCE, IN THE SPORTS INDUSTRY   September 10, 2020 (New York, NY) –  Today a group of esteemed sports business executives have united to launch a first-of-its-kind, industry-wide, and mission-driven community called PRO SPORTS ASSEMBLY (“The Assembly”) – a 501(c)(3) organization for people who work in professional sports which aims by 2030 to achieve parity in opportunity, pay and leadership amongst its workforce. Designed to keep leagues, teams and unions both knowle ..read more

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