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Lewis Ratcliff a Guest on Over and Back at 7pm

March 25, 2013
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Tonight at 7pm on Over and Back the show will be joined by Washington Stealth forward Lewis Ratcliff. Hosted by InLacrosseWeTrust.com’s Scott Arnold, Over and Back airs every Monday night at 7pm with coverage of Canadian lacrosse and the NLL. Tonight Scott will discuss many topics with Ratcliff, including his two year ban from Canadian lacrosse, and his WLA team the Langley Thunder, for drug use. They will also discuss…

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Roundtable: Who is the best GM in the NLL?

March 23, 2013
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Today’s roundtable features NLL analysts Marisa Ingemi, Scott Arnold, Jack Goods, Jim Flannery and Rocco Granato. The discussion? Who is the best GM in the NLL, right now? You tell us in the comments who you agree with. Jack: Some teams certainly have a comparative advantage when it comes to getting players, like in Toronto and Buffalo. That can make certain GMs look even better because they have that edge….

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NLL Will Not Expand in 2014

March 20, 2013
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According to reports, the NLL will not bring in any new teams for the 2014 season. From commissioner George Daniel: “Adding expansion franchises in a year with an expiring CBA is next to impossible as any new owner would want to understand the system before investing,” adds George Daniel, NLL commissioner. No one filed applications to expand for the 2014 season. However, before the season Daniel mentioned New York, Pittsburgh,…

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Final NLL Moves Before Roster Freeze

March 16, 2013
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The National Lacrosse League teams had to finalize their rosters yesterday before the roster freeze, and each team made some moves signing free agents. Check them all out below. Buffalo Bandits Assigned righty forward Luke Wiles to the practice roster and activated transition man Hayden Smith and defenseman Kevin Brownell. Rochester Knighthawks Released Matt Hummell and Tyler Burton and placed them on the practice roster. Released Brad Richardson from the…

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Wings Acquire Rights to Mike Thompson

March 14, 2013
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Former Buffalo Bandits goaltender Mike Thompson retired after last season, but the Philadelphia Wings still traded for his rights according to NLL.com. The Bandits traded the rights for Thompson to Philadelphia for a conditional third round pick. In related news, Buffalo GM Steve Dietrich traded a sixth round pick to the Toronto Rock for the rights to himself. On paper that might seem crazy, but the NLL has a roster…

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Lewis Ratcliff Suspended For Two Years For Positive Test at Mann Cup

March 13, 2013
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According to the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, Lewis Ratcliff of the Langley Thunder has been suspended for two years for testing positive for three substances at the Mann Cup this September. He tested positive for two forms of steroids (performance enhancing drugs) and a prohibited pain medication during the Mann Cup which Langley lost to the Peterborough Lakers. From the press release: The athlete’s urine sample, collected during…

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Roundtable: Best Team in the NLL?

March 13, 2013
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Some of our NLL analysts sat down for a good old fashioned debate on the best team in the National Lacrosse League. Today’s debate features Scott Arnold, Rocco Granato and Jack Goods. Granato: This comes down to two teams right know and a third just waiting to ambush.  I see Washington being the team to beat right now, especially after what I saw this past weekend.  They took advantage of…

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