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

1. The Black Lacrosse Alliance announced a partnership with Players Coalition, the human rights organization founded by NFL players Anquan Boldin and Malcolm Jenkins.

The Black Lacrosse Alliance, launched during the PLL’s Championship Series last month, joins five other professional leagues in partnering with Players Coalition.

“Through this partnership, we believe we can make impactful changes in the BIPOC community and improve racial inequality across the nation,” said Redwoods LC star  Jules Heningburg. “Ultimately, we hope these improvements, over time, can really generate more equal access to Lacrosse and allow BIPOC to flourish in everything the sport has to offer. ”

Read more on the unprecedented announcement.

2. Major League Lacrosse has finalized the nominees for the David Huntley Man of the Year finalists.

The list goes as follows: Isaiah Davis-Allen (Chesapeake Bayhawks), Mikie Schlosser (Denver Outlaws), Tommy Palasek (Philadelphia Barrage), Mark Ellis (New York Lizards), Zach Goodrich (Boston Cannons) and Kris Alleyne (Connecticut Hammerheads).

Read more on the contributions from the finalists.

3. Fairfield women’s lacrosse coach Laura Field knows leadership is necessary in the time of COVID-19.

Field reflected on leading her Stags team during the pandemic in the IWLCA blog “Behind the Whistle.”

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Deadspin tracked down the former lacrosse coach of Method Man. Alan Hadish had not expected to hear his name on the PLL broadcast with Method Man, but he reacted to the big moment.

• A group of Columbus (Ohio) police officers teamed up with the city’s Urban Lacrosse Academy to teach inner-city children a new game.

• The North Carolina Lacrosse Coaches Association wrote a letter asking the High School Athletic Association to reconsider starting the season in January, asking for April to not conflict with boys’ soccer and football.

• Dan Carey, who was recently named the general manager of Canada’s U20 national team, says that gold is the goal in 2021.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

The Premier Lacrosse League dropped a teaser for Part 3 in their documentary series on Waterdogs LC.

Teaser of the final episode of Building the Pack dropping tomorrow night.

A 3-part all-access documentary on the @PLLWaterdogs presented by @vineyardvines pic.twitter.com/KhSXHXRnF2

— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) August 19, 2020

Blaze Riorden and his pre-game ritual of tapping each pipe.

Every. Single. Game.
 @BRiorden10 pic.twitter.com/kMUHUFJBY8

— Chaos Lacrosse Club (@PLLChaos) August 19, 2020

WHAT'S ON TAP

• The MLL Man of the Year will be announced.

• We go 5-and-5 with Chaos LC defenseman Mark Glicini.

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