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Implications of Women’s Lacrosse Shot Clock

June 9, 2015
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The recent announcement that the NCAA women’s lacrosse rules committee added a 90-second shot clock could be a game-changer, literally. Assuming the NCAA playing rules oversight panel formally approves in July, the game of women’s lacrosse will undergo a revolutionary change in a major way beginning in 2017 (for Division I) and 2018 (for Division II and III). Unlike the men’s game, which has a 30-second shot clock after the…

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MLL Power Rankings: Week Ten

June 9, 2015
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Some teams are struggling while others are surging, but one thing remains clear: MLL is a perpetual logjam. This week I considered getting a set of playing cards, pulling out Ace through 8 of one suit, blindfolding myself, drawing a card, and writing a team name on it, then removing the blindfold to see what the rankings were, but I was on vacation last week and didn’t have time to…

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MLL All Star Houston 2015: Best Drafting Of MLL All Stars

June 8, 2015
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Drafting is one of the keys to team building in any sport. There are many examples of this; the current two Stanley Cup teams, the Tampa Bay Lightning and Chicago Blackhawks, have had some of the best drafting in the NHL to get to this point. In the National Lacrosse League, the champion Edmonton Rush built their team around first overall picks Ben McIntosh and Mark Matthews. Major League Lacrosse…

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Lyle Thompson: Lacrosse’s Game Changer

June 7, 2015
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It takes a lot to be known as one of the greatest collegiate lacrosse players of all time.  From guys such as Oren Lyons and Jim Brown from the mid-20th century to guys such as Dave Pietramala, Paul and Gary Gait, and Mike Powell in the modern era, each of these players helped transcend the game of college lacrosse in their own unique way.  And so did Lyle Thompson, along…

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Gear Review: True Temper Lacrosse

June 6, 2015
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True Temper Sports has been one of those companies that you never heard of, but probably used their products.  According to their website, they have been designing and manufacturing shafts as a supplier for other lacrosse brands since 2004.  With lacrosse growing the way that it is, they have decided to enter the market with their own brand of lacrosse shafts, True. What this means is that there is a…

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Panos Q&A: Swarm, WLA, NLL Expansion

June 3, 2015
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Chris Panos uis back this week with his weekly column. Make sure to send questions via social media using #PanosQA. 1.  How will lacrosse fare in Georgia with the Swarm? I think that lacrosse is definitely on the rise in Georgia. With the enormous growth with youth lacrosse in the south region of the US, I can see the fans embracing that style of lacrosse from an entertainment value. I…

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Baker: Selecting an MLL All Star Roster

June 3, 2015
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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…

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McDaniels: MLL At Midpoint

June 2, 2015
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We are officially at the midpoint of the 2015 Major League Lacrosse season. With that, lets hand out some midseason awards. Rookie of the (Mid) Year: Joey Sankey, Charlotte. While this is very premature seeing as some rookies have not even signed a contract yet, Sankey has had an insane start. The UNC product has 14 points (8 goals, 1 2-point goal, and 5 assists) in just two games. You…

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MLL: Trap Games and Teams Hit Strides

June 2, 2015
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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…

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Cannons Blast Launch at Gillette

June 2, 2015
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When the Florida Launch traveled up to Boston, they did so with the hope that getting their main attack line of Casey Powell, Kieren McArdle, and Lyle Thompson would finally get their offense on the right track this season.  Unfortunately for the Launch, nothing seemed to go right for them while the Cannons were able to capitalize on nearly every opportunity they had on their way to a 13-9 victory….

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