Thu Jun 3 2021 | Matt DaSilva | College
PHOTO BY CECIL COPELAND
The lacrosse community has rallied once more for a former college All-American who has suffered a traumatic brain injury because of a vehicular accident.
Hakeem Lecky, the Jamaican-born Syracuse lacrosse star who was a two-time captain and an honorable mention All-American as a senior in 2015, was reportedly riding home from work in New York City on a scooter May 22 and struck by another vehicle.
Lecky’s former teammate, Derek Maltz, started the GoFundMe page “Helping Hakeem Lecky” to assist with medical expenses and long-term rehabilitation care much in the way that Casey Powell and Adam Ghitelman did for former Virginia All-American Chris Bocklet, whose recovery from an electric skateboard accident and global aphasia has been documented on this site and on “Overtime” with Paul Carcaterra.
Tue May 25 2021 | Matt Hamilton | Podcast
Casey Powell is a trailblazer in the game of lacrosse, both on and off the field.
A Carthage, N.Y. native, he changed the Carthage High School program for the better under coach Kirk Ventiquattro. He wore the No. 22 at Syracuse and quickly became one of the greatest lacrosse players in college lacrosse history. He then became one of the faces of the newly founded Major League Lacrosse, starring for the better part of 12 seasons.
However, he’ll always be a trailblazer for his family arguably the most successful in the history of the sport. The oldest of three brothers, Powell ushered in an era of Syracuse lacrosse that lasted a decade. Now, all three brothers are National Lacrosse Hall of Fame members.
Alabama show white residents have lower vaccination rates than Black residents. In particular,
national polls showed conservative white men are some of the most hesitant in the nation to take the coronavirus vaccine.
“I did 10 years in the military and I was pretty much a guinea pig,” said Brandon Aday, 33, a white resident of Amory, Miss. “You get told to go here, go there and you just get needles on your arm.”
Aday said there’s a common sentiment in the South: “I’m American, I can do what I want and You ain t going to take my guns.”
For him, having a choice is most important.
Thursday May 13th, 2021 12:12pm
The National Lacrosse League (@NLL), the largest and most successful professional lacrosse property in the world, today announced the 20 nominees for the NLL Hall of Fame Class of 2021 presented by GAIT Lacrosse. Inductees from among the group, which includes 17 all-time great players and three builders, will be announced in June with a ceremony planned for this fall.
The Class of 2021 will represent the first additions to the Hall since 2016. This year’s induction will also celebrate the 15
th anniversary of the Hall’s establishment with the inaugural members inducted in 2006.
“This is indeed an impressive selection of candidates whose contributions to lacrosse and the NLL span several eras and the breadth of North America,” said NLL Commissioner Nick Sakiewicz. “We are honored to be continuing the tradition of honoring the greats and we look forward to selecting the next inductees for the most prestigious individual honor i