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MSL Players of the Week: Steenhuis, Evans and Williams Lead the Way

July 22, 2014
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Mark Steenhuis continued to strengthen his lead in the Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) scoring race, as the Peterborough Lakers (9-7) standout finished Week 8 with 14 points (9G, 5A) to add to his league-leading 76 points (40G, 36A) in 16 games. Steenhuis’ most notable showing of the week came in a lopsided 16-7 win over the Brampton Excelsiors (4-11), as the righty notched nine-points (6G, 3A). After scoring a hat-trick…

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Lizards Stun Cannons With OT Win

July 21, 2014
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The New York Lizards kept control of the third seed in Major League Lacrosse on Saturday with a 16-15 win over the Boston Cannons on the road. The Cannons drop to 5-6, the same record as the Ohio Machine, and they both are now tied for fourth place while Boston owns the tiebreaker. Both teams were without star players at the world championships. Boston was especially impacted, missing the second…

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FIL: Team Canada World Champions

July 20, 2014
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Photo Credit: Di Miller It was Day 10, the final day of the FIL 2014 World Lacrosse Championships in Commerce City, Colorado and the game of all games, Team USA vs. Team Canada had come at last. The stadium was full of 11,861 anxious fans and players from all the nations in attendance at the games. The weather was perfect for a night of the best lacrosse the world would…

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FIL: USA and Canada Battle for First Ranking

July 19, 2014
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Photo Credit:  Di Miller It’s the final day of the 2014 World Lacrosse Championships, and fans from across the world have been treated to some great lacrosse during the last nine days.  As everyone anticipated, Team USA will face Team Canada in the championship game to be played in the stadium at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado at 7:00 p.m. tonight followed by the closing ceremonies at…

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Hounds and Machine Both Need Wins

July 19, 2014
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TODAY’S GAME Charlotte Hounds (4-6) at Ohio Machine (4-6) 7 p.m., Selby Stadium, Delaware, Ohio TV: CBS Sports Network After a two-week break, the Charlotte Hounds and Ohio Machine head into the homestretch of the 2014 Major League Lacrosse season, with playoff implications on the line for both teams. The Hounds and Machine are both tied for fifth in the MLL standings along with the Florida Launch, just a game…

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Rattlers Stay in First, Top Bayhawks

July 18, 2014
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Last night the Rochester Rattlers improved to 8-3 on the season with a 10-7 win over the Chesapeake Bayhawks. The Bayhawks remain in the league’s cellar at 3-8. The first game back from the break saw both teams without several key players. The Bayhawks had defenseman Brian Spallina return from a jaw injury but remained without stars such as Brendan Mundorf and Michael Evans. Rochester gained a boost with rookie…

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England Holds Spot in Blue Division With Win Over Israel

July 18, 2014
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 5th-ranked England fought off a dramatic comeback by the Israel men’s national team to protect their spot in the premier “Blue Group” in a promotion/relegation match at the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Thursday. Israel will meet Japan in a final placement match on Friday at 11:00 AM.  The winner will be ranked 7th in the world, while the loser will be slotted 8th….

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FIL: Australia Ends Israel’s Dream Run

July 17, 2014
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Australia’s Tom Vickery made three saves in the final minute to hold off Israel, 9-8, in the quarterfinals of the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships on Wednesday. Advancing to the semis felt promising early on, as the blue-and-white took early 2-0 and 4-1 leads on the third-ranked Australians.  However, the Sharks held Israel scoreless for the entire second quarter as they chipped away, trimming the deficit to 4-3 at the half….

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FIL: Japan Takes on Scotland

July 17, 2014
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In early afternoon play the Scotland coming off their first loss of the games, faces Japan. Japan coming off of two straight wins over England and New Zealand, just may have the momentum to take the upset win. Showing true grit in an their overtime win over England and their dominating performance against New Zealand team Japan is hitting their stride. Japan started the tournament playing what could be considered…

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Germany Blog: Germans Fall to Israel

July 16, 2014
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We opened up day one with Belgium who we ended up beating 12-4. That game was mostly about us building chemistry against another helmet and got us going on the right track. Day two we moved on in the group against Austria who we beat 20-2 in all around great performance by all. Day three was the Red Division championship game against Hong Kong who was 2-0 and we came…

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