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

1. The sports world made a powerful statement against racial injustice last night as numerous teams and leagues canceled games, including all three NBA playoff games.

Matt Holman of the EMW Foundation and national tournament director for the MCLA, continued a series of conversations on race in lacrosse last night. A great lineup of panelists included US Lacrosse CEO Steve Stenersen.

Matt Holman @emw_foundation has done a great job hosting "Overtime: A Candid Conversation Series On Racism In Lacrosse" for past few months. I always learn a lot from taking part in these conversations with other great people in the game. New episode up: https://t.co/ZKYrkDzsqx

— Trevor Tierney (@trevor_tierney) August 26, 2020

2. An anonymous donor has endowed the head women’s lacrosse coaching position at Princeton, recognizing the contributions of National Lacrosse Hall of Fame coach Chris Sailer.

3. Lauren Davenport, manager of athlete development for US Lacrosse, with a strong essay on the importance of building relationships to help people from different races better understand each other.

Davenport writes, “Having time and genuine moments to build relationships goes a long way, especially when we make space to learn about the person in front of us, for the other person to be themselves and to allow the interactions with the person to fill in gaps instead of making up our own information.”

Lauren Davenport, the manager of athlete development at @USLacrosse, is back with advice on how to make lacrosse more welcoming.

"Regardless of what form it takes, the theme is the same: Actions must be taken to try to make a space as safe as possible."https://t.co/IPLfoQ8eLU

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) August 26, 2020

4. David Vatz of Inside Lacrosse caught up with several U.S. women’s national team players and coaches as they train for next summer’s world championship in unusual circumstances.

5. Jada Foy, a goalie from Orlando who graduated from the University of the District of Columbia, one of the few Historically Black Colleges and Universities to field a varsity lacrosse program, in 2020. In the latest IWLCA “Behind the Whistle” blog, the new assistant coach at Albertus Magnus shares her struggles with being one of the few Black players in her lacrosse experience and her thoughts on what the sport can do to improve.

6. Dr. Richard Hinton and U.S. national team strength and conditioning coach Jay Dyer share some tips on returning to play in the COVID-19 era in a video produced in conjunction with US Lacrosse partner MedStar Sports Medicine.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Pro lacrosse players Mark Glicini and Max Adler signed one-year contracts with the San Diego Seals of the National Lacrosse League.

• Quint Kessenich celebrated 20 years of calling Major League Lacrosse games on television in 2020.

• Fifteen prospects to watch for the September National Lacrosse League draft.

• Elizabethtown College head coach Chris Perzinski has been hired as the defensive coordinator for the men’s lacrosse team at Jacksonville.

• Nassau County (N.Y.), one of the top areas for high school lacrosse in the country, announced on Wednesday that it was postponing all high school sports until 2021, but will try to play all three traditional seasons (fall, winter, spring) this academic year in a condensed calendar from January through June.

• Sunshine State Lacrosse looks at the remarkable success of what it billed the “Last Chance U” of lacrosse — Onondaga Community College.

• The Positive Coaching Alliance, a longtime national partner of US Lacrosse, is accepting nominations for its Double-Goal Coach Award.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Kyle Harrison shows no mercy for his nephew.

My nephew wanted the smoke yesterday at my parents house....goteeeeem. pic.twitter.com/4HkmIjOMTG

— Kyle Harrison (@KyleHarrison18) August 24, 2020

WHAT’S ON TAP

• Goalie Gussie Johns, a gold medalist from the 2017 U.S. women's team, will be the next featured athlete for our 5-and-5 series..

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