Covering the Intersection of Sports and the Law
This is one of my favorite posts, from November 2008. It covers the reach of high school football on Thanksgiving and touches upon our men and women in the military overseas. This post goes out to my cousin, Sgt. Brian Fitzgerald, who is presently in Afghanistan with the Marines. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Connecticut Sports [...]
Scott McCummings, an incoming freshman at UConn from Natick (Mass.) High School, and potential Huskies quarterback of the future, was named Male Athlete of the Year by the Metrowest Daily News. Here’s an excerpt of the article: Scott took the reins of the offense as a sophomore, and he never turned back. He threw for 14 touchdowns in his [...]
Natick High School (Mass.) football coach and athletic director Tom Lamb celebrated his retirement this past weekend. Michael Morton of the MetroWest Daily News wrote a great article on Coach Lamb’s legacy. Although Coach Lamb enjoyed a record-setting career, Morton’s story focused more on Lamb’s effect on the players that he coached: Those in attendance recalled [...]
Congratulations to Scott McCummings and Kevin Duffy, who signed letters of intent to attend and play football at UConn and Southern Connecticut, respectively. Both players attend Natick (MA) High School, my alma mater. Congratulations are also in order for Natick coach and Athletic Director Tom Lamb, who recently announced his retirement following Natick’s 12-1 season. Lamb [...]
With 2009 coming to a close, I have compiled a list of the top story lines and accompanying blog posts from the past year. Part I will list story lines 6 through 10; Part II will be posted tomorrow and will include 2 through 5; and the top story line will be posted on New Year’s Eve. Thank you for your readership, [...]
Ken McGagh / Daily News More on McCummings Sean Jacquet of the The MetroWest Daily News features Natick quarterback Scott McCummings, who has committed to UConn. According to Jacquet, UConn envisions using McCummings as a quarterback: Several other schools (Syracuse, Stanford, Harvard, Vanderbilt, Rutgers, Florida International) courted the 6-foot-2, 215-pound McCummings – Syracuse reportedly rated [...]
According to Desmond Connor of the Hartford Courant, UConn received an oral comittment from Scott McCummings, a quarterback from Natick High School (Natick, Mass). As a Natick football alum, this news brings great excitement. Although I haven’t seen McCummings play in person, I can assure the Husky faithful that he is well coached. Natick Head [...]
Here is Part II of my interview with Natick High School Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Tom Lamb, which covers recruiting and specialization, as well as the involvement of the legal system in high school athletics. Click here to see Part I of the interview with the Hall of Fame coach, which discussed advertising [...]
