• The Division III lacrosse tournaments begin this afternoon on campus sites across the country. In the men's tournament, five first-round games will be played today and eight second-round contests will commence on Saturday. Since 1999, Salisbury, Middlebury and Cortland State have won all of the possible titles and each of the three programs received a bye into the second round this year. Salisbury is the only undefeated team in the country with a perfect 18-0 record.

• The women's tournament also begins today with first-round action, although there will be nine games instead of five. Just like its men's program, Salisbury's women's team is undefeated and received a bye to the second round. The 20-0 Sea Gulls are led by senior Sue Ackermann, who enters the postseason with 160 goals and 140 assists for her career. Ackermann was named Capital Athletic Conference player of the year for the second consecutive season and hopes to lead Salisbury to its first-ever national championship in the sport.

• Our conversation about verbal commitments is beginning to heat up. A lot of the comments have been pretty impassioned, so don't hesitate to weigh in.

• There was an interesting story in the Indianapolis Star the other day, comparing the Purdue baseball program to the Chicago Cubs. I know what you're thinking: can there really be two baseball teams within 100 miles of one another with that much misfortune? The answer is yes. While the Cubs haven't been to the World Series since 1908, the Boilermakers haven't won a Big Ten title since 1909. Currently in second-place with a 17-7 conference record, Purdue is in the mix for the elusive league crown this spring. We'll keep tabs on Purdue as it tries to break its streak before the Cubbies.

• Let's get back to Cortland State for a second. The Division III program had a huge weekend and we've yet to discuss it. On Saturday, both lacrosse programs won conference championships to earn bids to their respective NCAA tournaments. The women's team beat Brockport State, 14-13, while the men thumped Geneseo State, 19-6. On Sunday, the Red Dragon baseball team beat Brockport State, 12-5, to win the SUNYAC championship and earn an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament. On the same day, the softball program turned in a 3-1 win over Buffalo State in the league championship to also qualify for the NCAA tourney. Two weeks ago, the men's track and field team won the conference title.