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Nicky Galasso to Miss 2013 Season
According to Inside Lacrosse, recent Syracuse transfer Nicky Galasso is expected to miss the entire 2013 season for the Orange. Galasso, who recently transferred from North Carolina, sustained a lower body injury in a pre season practice and will have surgery. He is expected to miss all of 2013. Galasso was described to have a leg injury this weekend when he was held out of two scrimmages against the Hofstra…
Suspended NLL Players Appeal
Three players were suspended in the National Lacrosse League earlier today; Glen Bryan (Buffalo Bandits), Tim Henderson (Washington Stealth) and Chet Koneczny (Colorado Mammoth). All three have appealed and will be able to play this weekend. Bryan was suspended for cross checking the head of Minnesota’s Andrew Watt last Saturday night. Koneczny was suspended for a match penalty that was assessed by the league after the Colorado loss to Washington….
NLL Game Picks: Week Three
None of us have done so great at game picks this week with upsets running rampant. Well, we keep trying, so without further ado, our game picks.
Outlaws Trade Matthews to New York
The Denver Outlaws have made a very surprising trade, sending Mark Matthews to the New York Lizards for Will Mangan and the 29th overall pick. Matthews was a rookie last season with Denver and starred, while he was also the first overall pick to the Edmonton Rush in the National Lacrosse League this fall. Matthews will be joining an attack unit that also has Tommy Palasek, Matt Gibson and, eventually,…
NLL Game Picks: Week Two
Last week the only one to come up with a win was David Ashby who correctly picked the Washington Stealth. Who will it be this week? Leave your picks below.
Rod Jensen Suspended Six Months By CLA
After all of the stories about the positive tests in the Mann Cup, today we see a suspension announced. The Canadian Lacrosse Association has suspended Langley Thunder head coach Rod Jensen for his part in some incidents in the fall. According to reports his suspension comes during the final game of the Mann Cup when Jensen made a threat to referee Chris Williams, who reported him to the CLA. After…
MLL Game to be Played in Atlanta
According to Inside Lacrosse, Major League Lacrosse will experiment with a game in Atlanta in the upcoming 2013 season. They will play the game at Kennesaw State. Atlanta has been a target for the MLL and the league has stated so, and this seems like another step closer to a team playing in Atlanta in the possible future. There will be a press conference at Kennesaw State on Tuesday at 11am where…
CLax Announces 2013 Rosters
The Canadian Lacrosse League teams have announced their rosters for the 2013 season, all except the Ohsweken Demons and Iroquois Ironmen. Below are the rosters of the teams who submitted them. Five teams are league operated (Niagara Lock Monsters, Barrie Blizzard, Brampton Inferno, Toronto Shooting Stars and Durham Turfdogs) and the other two are privately owned (Ohsweken Demons and Iroquois Ironmen). The league operated team rosters are as follows: Toronto…
Billy Dee Smith and Andrew Suitor Lose Appeals, Will Miss First Two Games
The National Lacrosse League announced that both Billy Dee Smith of the Buffalo Bandits and Andrew Suitor of the Minnesota Swarm have lost their appeals and will serve two game suspensions to start the 2013 season. Suitor is suspended for being the instigator in a fight in a playoff game against the Edmonton Rush and it was his third game misconduct of 2012, resulting in an automatic suspension. He got…