America celebrated Independence Day and fireworks were in full affect in the MLL as the race for the playoffs tightens. New York returned to its winning ways and secured a playoff berth as well as its one hundredth win in franchise history against rival Chesapeake 15-13. Since the Lizards never fell out of first place with their two losses it points to reports of their collapse were greatly exaggerated. New…
After another weekend of intense lacrosse there are only two teams tied for second place, Boston and Ohio, while the three third place teams are looking for an edge to secure a playoff berth. Chesapeake, Rochester, and Denver were left scratching their heads after their losses as their playoff chances are decreasing. New York remains in first place despite losing to the Florida Launch 16-12. Charlotte and Florida remain in…
As I am writing this my fiancé is not having a good Monday. Greg Gurenlian’s New York Lizards lost 13-12 to the Charlotte Hounds, the Florida Launch lost in the last seconds to the Boston Cannons 19-18, the Ohio Machine lost in overtime to the Chesapeake Bayhawk 12-11s, and the Rochester Rattlers lost to the Denver Outlaws in that Seventies overtime game22-21. Mel’s team loyalties lie with her favorite players…
The people close to me understand that I have a certain fondness for a particular malted beverage that started in Boston and is named after a father of the American Revolution. This fondness may border on a certain obsession due the fact I do not frequent establishment that fail to carry my brand. So as I did my All Star piece, I was thinking about all of the people in…
For the second week in a row the New York Lizards took the best punches from a team with a losing record and came away with an 18-11 win over the Florida Launch. Florida led at the end of the first quarter, but New York tied the score to the end first half. While the Launch kept the score close in the third, the Lizards’ offense put in eight goals…
Since this is my All Star Team, I made it bigger than 40 players with four face off specialists and add SSDM! Make it fun for the players and the fans. I also want to give a nod to some guys that have been having solid years. Attack: Couple of surprises here Will Manny Rob Pannell Kieran McArdle Ben Rubeor-Makes plays when the Bayhawks need them. Marcus Holman Matt Gibson-Key…
In another crucial weekend several MLL teams secured wins that positioned them for a run at the playoffs while others proved that they still had fight left in them. New York avoided what many prognosticators dubbed a trap game against the Charlotte Hounds. The Lizards doubled up on the Hounds and looked to have the game in hand. Greg Gurenlian and Brendan Fowler fired the opening shots in what has…
In the most lop sided week of the season, New York finally met someone that could not beat them and the Rattlers are tied for third place without playing a game. Welcome to the craziness of the MLL as teams change their rosters and welcome their draft picks from college and almost all of the indoor players. This transition helped the Denver Outlaws as they returned their line up from…
This weekend in the MLL played out according to script as New York continued steamrolling its way towards the championship and a 6-0 record going into their bye week. The Lizards defeated the Bayhawks by a score of 15-14 to remain in first place. Despite the closeness of the score, New York had answers for every Chesapeake attempt to take the lead. Despite the loss, the Bayhawks are tied for…
As the MLL wraps up the first part of the season, the New York Lizards are proving that they are the cream of the league as they went 5-0 in a rematch against the Boston Cannons. There was no way, I believed, the second game in New York would live up to the excitement of the previous week’s game in Boston that was decided by one goal. Well, much like…