Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:

1. The latest story from our partnership with Blaxers Blog is here.

Brian Simpkins wrote about his roots in the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and how lacrosse has helped him connect to his ancestors. He wrote the piece as a reaction to the tumultuous past few months for the Iroquois Nationals.

“I fully understood the Haudenosaunee’s feeling of rejection and advocated for their inclusion in The World Games,” he wrote. “As a result of their initial exclusion, the lacrosse community turned its outrage into an outpouring of unilateral solidarity for Indigenous lacrosse appreciation and inclusion.”

For more of Simpkins’ personal story, head here.

2. Former Tufts football and lacrosse coach Rich Beal has died.

Beal was coached Tufts men’s lacrosse from 1996-1999. He died unexpectedly Monday at 57.

The Tufts Athletics Family mourns the passing of former football and lacrosse coach Rich Beal. Coach Beal was a Jumbo from 1996-99 and was one of the nicest guys you could meet. For more information https://t.co/wwrVsejIAM

— Tufts Jumbos (@TuftsAthletics) September 24, 2020

3. Inside Lacrosse polled college coaches about the likelihood of a spring season.

The overall results were that there is “moderate” optimism for the spring. Of the women’s coaches who responded, 61 percent were moderately confident. Men’s coaches were 63 percent confident.

For more, head here.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• US Lacrosse has announced its latest sanctioned tournament, The Relentless Games from the HEADstrong Foundation.

• On Syracuse.com: The Powell brothers asked for tributes to legendary Syracuse coach Roy Simmons Jr., and the lacrosse community responded in force. 

• A story from SW News Media about Nina Polk, a 2020 Prior Lake High School (MN) graduate who has played for Twin Cities Native Lacrosse and uses the sport to stay connected to her Native American culture.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Yesterday was John Grant Jr. day, and Major League Lacrosse Twitter did not disappoint.

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— Major League Lacrosse (@MLL_Lacrosse) September 25, 2020

WHAT’S ON TAP

• More content from our September/October magazine will hit the website today.

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