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

1. The Minto Cup, Canada’s junior box lacrosse national championship, ended Saturday when the Coquitlam Adanacs defeated the Brampton Excelsiors 10-8 in overtime in Calgary.

William Clayton and Ethan Ticehurst scored in overtime. Clayton finished with three goals and four assists to lead the way for Coquitlam, which won the best-of-five series 3-1. Goalie Christian Del Bianco, the rare NLL starter with junior eligibility remaining, made 29 saves and was named Minto Cup MVP.

But the series will be remembered mostly as a flashpoint for officials of all sports who are fed up with verbal abuse from players, coaches and fans.

Game 2 had to be postponed from Wednesday to Thursday when the Minto Cup crew refused to take the floor after the suspension of Excelsiors forward Jeff Teat was overturned upon appeal. Teat and his father, Brampton coach Dan Teat, had been assessed match penalties at the end of Game 1 for reportedly threatening officials. Dan Teat’s suspension was upheld.

According to correspondence tweeted by play-by-play announcer Jake Elliott, an ad hoc committee reinstated Jeff Teat — who said he swore at the official but did not threaten him — based on video evidence and his reputation as a seldom-penalized player with no previously documented run-ins with referees. Additionally, the referees did not participate in the hearing.

Since I’ve had no reply and the document is to be made public anyway here is the @MintoCup2018 Committee’s findings and rulings from the appeals hearing for Jeff and Dan Teat. #Lacrosse pic.twitter.com/52fHWuLbay

— Jake Elliott (@PxP4Sports) August 25, 2018

Several Canadian lacrosse referee associations stood in solidarity with the Minto Cup officials and refused to send replacements. But the risk of litigation was enough to get the original crew to agree to withdraw from the competition and allow referee-in-chief Greg Hart to assemble a new group of officials to close out the series.

Hart and Ron McQuarrie, the Canadian Lacrosse Association’s Minto Cup convener, issued a joint statement on the matter Saturday.

The joint statement from Minto Cup 2018 CLA Convenor Ron McQuarrie and Minto Cup 2018 CLA Referee in Chief Greg Hart pic.twitter.com/C0rcgZAECq

— Minto Cup 2018 (@MintoCup2018) August 25, 2018

2. Team USA was honored for its men’s world championship victory in a special pregame ceremony before the second game of a doubleheader Saturday between the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees at Camden Yards. The U.S. contingent included players Paul Rabil and Kyle Hartzell, assistant coach Tony Resch, strength and conditioning coach Jay Dyer and athletic trainer Brad Mountcastle.

Tonight we welcomed the men's Team USA lacrosse team, the 30-time Federation of International Lacrosse World Champions, for a special pregame ceremony. @USAMLax won the title last month in the World Cup of Lacrosse in Israel, defeating Team Canada in the last second. pic.twitter.com/bHAdRplzPq

— Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) August 26, 2018

Thanks @Orioles for hosting us at #Birdland! pic.twitter.com/GKANukKtq8

— US Men's National Team (@USAMLax) August 25, 2018

3. Move-in week means college lacrosse teams are reconvening on campus for the first time since the spring and introducing freshmen to the scene. Fall ball is around the corner.

Welcome back @stonybrookmlax offense! A quick round of mini golf @TikiActionPark then back to @_jaymauro house for swimming and food!! #seawolvesunited @SBAthletics pic.twitter.com/T9mfiUl62h

— cmgibson (@cmgibson55) August 25, 2018

Great to have our entire team and their families together to start the year! #BlueHens pic.twitter.com/TdDIc96WwE

— Delaware Men’s Lacrosse (@DelawareMLAX) August 25, 2018

Great opening weekend for the Blue Jays! Saturday:
- Team bbq/crabfeast
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- Freshman welcome on historic Homewood Field!
2018 - 2019 has officially begun! pic.twitter.com/opnJkZE0jj

— JHU Men's Lacrosse (@jhumenslacrosse) August 26, 2018

Moving day for the 2019 team. Hello Freshman #RetrieverNation pic.twitter.com/w4H9oYm5XM

— UMBC Men's Lacrosse (@UMBC_MLax) August 25, 2018

I know this is to welcome the @UVAMensLax Class of 2022, but part of me still believes it’s a nod to returning captain Ryan Conrad (No. 22). pic.twitter.com/wetbnl3fuf

— Vincent Briedis (@VincentBriedis) August 24, 2018

The Boys Are Back in Town!!!#GoHoos pic.twitter.com/AwO2RWV34C

— Virginia Men's Lacrosse (@UVAMensLax) August 24, 2018

Coach Myers welcoming the Freshmen and their families this morning at Breakfast. Exciting times on college hill. Thanks to our support staff for taking the time to join us! #Brotherhood #DMGB #Rollpards pic.twitter.com/NbICVViQsR

— Lafayette Lacrosse (@LafayetteMLAX) August 24, 2018

4. Kara Mupo is joining the college coaching ranks. Mupo, the former Northwestern star and the WPLL’s top goal scorer in its inaugural season this summer, will join Stanford’s staff as offensive coordinator in 2018. She replaces Chelsea Gamble, who left to become the head coach at Oregon.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Iroquois wunderkind Austin Staats is forfeiting his remaining college eligibility to enter the NLL.

• Wheelchair lacrosse is not for the fainthearted.

• Kellenberg (N.Y.) two-sport star Matt Sluka has drawn interest from Johns Hopkins, Denver, North Carolina, Penn State and Loyola, but he would prefer to play football in college.

• Manhasset (N.Y.) girls’ lacrosse coach Danielle Gallagher’s contract will not be renewed and her players are not happy about it, especially not after Gallagher led the Indians to a state championship and No. 1 national ranking.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Kyler Francis, a 13-year-old box lacrosse player for the Georgia Swarm’s bantam club team, went viral with this toe drag to one-handed behind-the-back combo during the sixth-annual Junior NLL tournament in Oakville, Ontario. The goal was No. 1 on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” Top 10 Plays on Saturday.

This goal is UNREAL and the kid is only 13 #SCtop10

(via @GeorgiaSwarmLAX) pic.twitter.com/Xwv4TJ1yC2

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 26, 2018

Rob Pannell ices down after a busy summer.

.@robpannell3 needed a nice long ice bath after a season of setting records, winning a gold medal and being named MVP... #NBFreeze pic.twitter.com/DCt0J7JY8e

— Warrior Lacrosse (@warriorlax) August 26, 2018

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