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The World Box Championships are all wrapped up, so we talk about the performances on both the men's and women's sides of the event, plus some of my favorite stories. We also talk about why events like this should mean so much to the "Grow The Game" crowd. Then, we move on to the next major international lacrosse event, the USA Lacrosse Experience. Team USA will play Puerto Rico, Colombia...

We start things off with some PLL Championship viewership discussion. The PLL looking at schedule changes to avoid the NFL, a new media rights deal, and some of the other things that can grow viewership particularly in the postseason. Then, it's mailbag time. Your questions answered on topics like PLL Free Agency, Head Coach candidates, NIL, PLL Awards, events this spring, and a whole lot more. Ho...

The second day of PLL Championship Weekend, PLL hosted Street Lacrosse at the Capitolo Playground in Philadelphia. The event featured local food, artists, celebrities like Jason Kelce, Flava Flav, and Jeffrey Wright, and of course plenty of lacrosse. Hear from Michael Sowers, Kyle Harrison, TD Ierlan, Jordie from Barstool, Mike Rabil, and Paul Rabil about why this event is special, and what it doe...

It's Media Day! The PLL is hosting media members for team press conferences and interviews leading up the Sunday's Championship Game. We talk to a number of players from both the Utah Archers and Maryland Whipsnakes. This episode will feature interviews mashed back to back, rapid fire, in the way they were recorded in the Independence Ballroom at the Philadelphia Marriott. Guests are, in order: Ma...

100 Episodes of Sticks In! A long ride that has been fun and I'm so thankful for everyone who has ever listened in. A special guest for the episode, PLL Co-Founder and President Paul Rabil. On the day before the PLL Quarterfinals, we look back at the 2024 regular season. We talk the first year of having teams attached to home markets. What it takes to build a true home atmosphere, what markets had...

The postseason is here! We are talking about both matchups in the PLL Quarterfinals, happening this weekend at Gillette Stadium. We talk through the news of Jack Rowlett's suspension and how that could impact the game. Then, we talk through the battle of the veteran led Whipsnakes vs the young guns of the Outlaws, and how that can play out. But first, PLL Award nominees are out. We go through each...

The penultimate weekend of PLL lacrosse is in the books. We recap all the action from Denver, and talk about how the results are shaping the playoff picture heading into the last week of the season. Three teams are alive for two playoff spots, and we still can crown a winner of the West. Plus, we break down the lone deal on trade deadline day. Jackson Morrill being acquired from the Whipsnakes by...

Back after a break, we are talking PLL Hall of Fame weekend in Baltimore! First, we cover the trade that sends Ryan Conrad to the Whipsnakes in the wake of the Tucker Dordevic injury. Then, it's the action from Baltimore. A pair of blowouts means the playoff field is nearly set, but the top six are still battling for seeding. The Whipsnakes dig deep to go 2-0, Denver is cooking, Philly is eliminat...

The second half of the Premier Lacrosse League season got underway in Fairfield. We recap the action from the games, talk scenarios going forward towards the playoffs, major moments, and more. Plus, Carolina Chaos head coach Andy Towers joins the show. We talk his beginnings in the lacrosse world, the legends he has played and coached both with and against, becoming a PLL head coach and how that a...

The PLL regular season is already halfway done! We take a quick look back at the All Star break. We talking through the various skills competitions, what was great about them, and possibly ways in which they can be improved (just the accuracy contest). We talk about why the game itself is one of the better All Star games in pro sports, and a spend a few minutes getting into one of the more talked...

Back after a week off, and recapping the latest in PLL action. Boston homecoming is in the books, we talk the games at Harvard Stadium. We start by looking at the master class from the Atlas and marveling at Jeff Teat's first half of the season, and then we wonder just who deserves the ire for the performance from the Outlaws and Brennan O'Neill. Then, Asher Nolting joins the pod. We talk about hi...

The Premier Lacrosse League is back off the league bye! The action is in Minnesota this week. Neutral site means that all eight teams are in action. We break down each of the four matchups for the weekend, plus a little extra talk on some of the roster moves from the week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data fo...

We are talking all the result from the PLL Weekend in Philadelphia. Atlas stay hot, Waterdogs and some faceoff talk, and the Carolina vs Utah rock fight. Plus, Michael Sowers joins the pod. We talk about coming from a public school program in PA, playing at Princeton and the ride to Duke, his career under legendary lacrosse coaches in college and the pros, not to mention playing for his dad, and a...

It's Week Three of the PLL Season! First, we talk about the trade that sent Levi Anderson to the Maryland Whipsnakes, and a 4th round pick back to the California Redwoods. We discuss the possible motivations for both teams to make the deal, and ask the question, who called who? Then, it's the weekend preview. It's Philadelphia homecoming weekend, so the Waterdogs have a double header. We talk abou...

PLL Week 2 is in the books! We talk through all the action from the weekend in Charlotte for the Carolina Chaos homecoming weekend. We spend a good bit of time on the jaw dropping performance of Brennan O'Neill, and the way he has the power to change the pro lacrosse landscape. Then, Austin Kaut joins the podcast. We talk about his long ride from Springfield Delco High, the recruiting journey that...

It's the second week of the PLL season, and the league is going to be in Charlotte for Carolina Chaos homecoming weekend. After a few thoughts on the content and action from Week 1, we get into the week two slate. We look at the interesting parts of each matchup, the personnel, what we learned from week one that can teach us things in week two, and more. Plus, we talk briefly on Chris Gray being o...

PLL Week One is in the books. We recap all the action from the first weekend of games up in Albany. Plus, Xander Dickson joins the show. We talk about growing up in a family of athletes, competing in everything, adapting his game at the college and pro level, the Atlas suddenly being the top team in the PLL, playing with great feeders like Jeff Teat and Connor Shellenberger, and getting a team fin...

PLL season is upon us! We start by sharing a few thoughts on training camp, then we run through the info that came from the press conferences with coaches on Thursday. We talk through some of the surprising roster moves, and preview each of the weekends games. Plus, we have an interview with Denver Outlaws rookie LSM Jake Piseno. We talk through finding his way to lacrosse, training with Ric Beard...

After a long journey home, we talk through the action from the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship Weekend. We cover Notre Dame's dominance, Maryland's game planning, Adelphi playing old school, and the all our shootout of the Tufts/RIT game in DIII. I add some color with comments from coaches after the games, and start to look ahead to the PLL season. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pc...

A new set of PLL trading cards is here, and it includes base cards, autographs, and numbered parallels to chase. We talk to card expert Todd Tobias about the PLL producing the cards themselves, the new set, the possibilities in the secondary market, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's a massive lacrosse weekend, and we're talking through all of it. We start with a look at the NLL Finals which get going Friday night in Albany, as the Firewolves will look to upset the Bandits and claim the cup in the best of three series. Then, it's the Saturday slate. And not just the DI slate. We talk the quarterfinal matchups between Notre Dame and Georgetown, and Duke and Maryland, that...

We take a look back at the chalky opening round of the NCAA DI men's lacrosse tournament. The games where we maybe had a shot for an upset, the blowouts, the upset picks that became anything but upsets, and some of the other storylines of the weekend. Then, it's the DI Media All Americans. We go through the final winners, and I give you my ballot for the spots, and talk through the differences and...

NCAA tournament time is here! We spend a few minutes looking at the bracket, and the tournament resumes of the teams that got in. We talk Maryland as a host, Penn vs Penn State, and the committee getting the bracket just about right. Then, we preview all eight tournament games this weekend. Who can pull off the upsets, who are the trendy underdog picks going to be, and who are the star players who...

After a long day and night, we are recapping all the action from the 2024 PLL Draft. We go team by team, talking about each pick the clubs made from one of the most stacked classes in years. We also look at some of the major surprises like: Pat Kavanagh sliding to 6th TJ Malone sliding to the 3rd round The Redwoods trading for Cole Kastner The big names that went undrafted The first overall pick d...

The NLL Playoffs are out to a fiery start. We talk through all four quarterfinal matchups, breaking down the unbelievable goalie play, chippy end for the Halifax Thunderbirds, a star emerging for PCLC, and Josh Byrne being a cold blooded assassin. Then, it's the Tuesday Top 20. We go through the latest media poll and talk about all the results from the end of the regular season. Who is alive in co...