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Rattlers Defeat Hounds to Secure Playoff Spot

July 27, 2014
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester Rattlers became the first team to clinch a berth in the Major League Lacrosse playoffs Saturday, pulling away in the fourth quarter to beat the Charlotte Hounds 13-9. Rookie Jordan Wolf, the No. 2 overall pick in last January’s MLL collegiate draft, scored five goals and added two assists for the Rattlers (9-3), who remained undefeated at Sahlen’s Stadium by winning their fifth consecutive game….

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Outlaws Drop to Second Place in High Scoring Contest

July 27, 2014
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Photo Credit: Di Miller The Denver Outlaws (8-4) took on the Ohio Machine (6-6) on July 26, at Selby Stadium in Delaware, Ohio in front of a crowd of 2,961 fans where the Machine unveiled their All-Black jerseys for “Blackout Polio” night. Denver was hoping for a win to stay in first place, and the Machine who were 0-5 against the Outlaws wanted the win to bring them closer to…

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Rattlers Can Clinch, Hounds Winless on Road

July 26, 2014
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Charlotte Hounds (4-7) at Rochester Rattlers (8-3) 7 p.m., Sahlen’s Stadium, Rochester, N.Y. There are playoff implications for both the Charlotte Hounds and Rochester Rattlers when they meet for the second time this season on Saturday night. With three games remaining in the Major League Lacrosse season, the struggling Hounds find themselves in a must-win situation. Charlotte has to close out its schedule by winning all of its remaining games…

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How Have the Swarm Used Their Draft Picks?

July 26, 2014
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The Minnesota Swarm have become notorious for collecting draft picks and using a young team. Sometimes it has made them look like an up and coming exciting team, and in other cases, like 2014, it can make them a bad lacrosse club. The Swarm traded their number one pick this year but they gained the third overall. It leads to the question, how has their draft pick philosophy worked? 2010…

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MLL Week Twelve Playoff Picture

July 25, 2014
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Entering Week 12 on the MLL season, the playoff race is as tight as it may have ever been. Allow me to paint the picture for you as the match-ups this weekend will surely shake things up. Denver Outlaws and the Rochester Rattlers are tied atop the league at 8-3. The Lizards have sole possession of third place with a 7-4 record. After that it gets really interesting, The Boston…

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Lafleur: Is This Rochester’s Year?

July 24, 2014
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The path for the Rochester Rattlers organization has not been typical. One of Major League Lacrosse’s original franchises, the team has enjoyed its fair of good seasons and its fair share of bad seasons. Rochester has not made the playoffs since 2008 when the Rattlers won their only MLL Championship. The Rochester franchise even moved north of the border for the 2009 and 2010 seasons until the old Chicago Machine…

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Thompson Blog: MLL Debut in Rochester

July 24, 2014
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Traveling to Denver with Team Iroquois was a life changing experience for me. I was eager to play and couldn’t wait to represent my people. The pride I was feeling was indescribable. A heavy disappointment hit me when I wasn’t named to the 23 man roster. I wanted to play so bad. I realized disappointments happen on our lives and we have to deal with it. I held my head…

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FIL: Tournament Placings and Most Improved Teams

July 23, 2014
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The FIL tournament has come to a close with Canada as the new champions. However, while the top three teams medaled as expected, other teams have improved and we have seen the rise of some international players. Final Placement 1. Canada2.USA3. Iroquois Nationals4. Australia 5 England 6 Scotland 7 Israel8 Japan 9 Germany  10 Ireland 11 Sweden 12 New Zealand 13 Finland 14 Czech Republic 15 Switzerland 16 Netherlands 17 Wales 18 Italy 19 Latvia 20…

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FIL Denver Not Just Test of Skills, But of Growth As Well

July 22, 2014
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One of the best stories from the 2014 World Lacrosse Championships was the emergence of countries, nations earning more success than what was expected. When thinking about this, three teams stand out the most to me. Israel Turmoil and unsettled conditions in Israel led to high security surrounding the team in Denver. Rather than be a distraction, the team rallied together and took playing for its country to a new…

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Turkey Blog: Turkish Team Improving

July 22, 2014
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The Turkish National team has made three years of progress in just one year’s time. It has done in days what it takes most athletes months or years to achieve. The team came together in July this year and grabbed the #22 spot in the world, despite 2014 being its first appearance at the World Games. It came in #2 among the newcomers, second only to Israel. Members of the…

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