Defenses Get More Physical as Regular Season Winds Down

July 21, 2015

With the regular season winding down and the playoff teams already determined it would be safe to assume that this past week’s games would fall into nicely wrapped packages.  In most leagues that would definitely be the case, but this is the MLL we are talking about and things are far from ordinary or normal.  Defenses dominated this weekend and more physical play than normal abounded.  Boston rebounded from last…

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McDaniels: MLL Playoff Race Coming to Close

July 21, 2015

MLL Playoff columns are brought to you by Stadium Journey. Follow @StadiumJourney for more If you are looking for drama, the final weekend of the Major League Lacrosse season will provide it. One weekend left in the regular season and we still don’t have much sorted out in the playoff race. We know New York is the #1 overall seed and will host a playoff game on August 1. As…

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Chronicling the Demise of the Edmonton Rush

July 17, 2015

After weeks upon weeks of speculation, the Edmonton Rush are finally on the move. Global News in Canada reports that next Tuesday the Rush will hold a press conference announcing their move to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This will be the second move of the offseason in the National Lacrosse League after the Minnesota Swarm moved to Gwinnett, Georgia. There had been wide speculation since the playoffs that the Rush would relocate…

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MLL: Individual Performances Abound as Playoff Spots are Secured

July 14, 2015

As this weekend’s games concluded, New York, Ohio and Rochester all clinched playoff berths while Boston stumbled on its quest to make the postseason.  New York came out hot against a Denver squad that struggled in its past two games.  The Lizards defeated the Outlaws 18-15 but the game was not as close as the score indicated.  Even with the return of Anthony Kelly and Geoff Snider to the lineup,…

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McDaniels: The MLL Race Goes On

July 14, 2015

With two weeks left in the Major League Lacrosse season the playoff picture has become clearer. Three teams have claimed their spots and two teams fighting for the fourth. New York has locked up the #1 seed and will host one of the games on August 1. With Ohio’s victory Saturday over Boston, they clinched a spot and currently sit in the #2 position based on owning tiebreakers over Rochester…

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Panos Q&A: Swarm, NLL Marketing, WLA

July 10, 2015

 Chris Panos is back this week with his weekly column. Make sure to send questions via social media using #PanosQA. Or, you can email your questions to marisa@inlacrossewetrust.com with the subject line of “Panos Q&A”Q: Which players are your favorite to watch in today’s game? I enjoy watching many players, but a few who I have played with and are still having great careers would have to be John Grant…

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McDaniels: The Cannons Have Arrived

July 7, 2015

It’s time for everyone to start buying what Boston Cannons Head Coach John Tucker and Cannons GM and Vice President Kevin Barney are selling. Many lacrosse experts scoffed when the Cannons traded away the best player in the world Paul Rabil in the off-season. Many assumed the Cannons were dumping everything to rebuild. Well, everyone that is, except the Cannons themselves. While many looked at Rabil being moved, very few…

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Fireworks As MLL Playoffs Near

July 7, 2015

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…

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McDaniels: Lizards Are Beatable

June 30, 2015

The Major League Lacrosse Most Valuable Player race is now over. It is abundantly clear one player in the league is above and beyond crucial to his team’s success which has become evident over the last two weeks. How could the Lizards look like one of the best teams in league history wiping out their first eight opponents with relative ease, then drop back-to-back games against teams with a combined…

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MLL: Deadline Trades Help Teams Make Playoff Push

June 30, 2015

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…

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