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Does Philly Deserve an MLL Team?

August 29, 2013
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This past weekend, Philadelphia hosted the MLL Championships in which the Chesapeake Bayhawks repeated as MLL Champions and won their 5th title.  The site was PPLPark home of the Philadelphia Union soccer team.  On Saturday we saw 4,228 people come to support their teams, and on Sunday we had 3,798 fans for the title game.  From 2004-2008 the Philadelphia Barrage played in the MLL (2001-03 Bridgeport CT).  During there existence…

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A Weekend of Championship Lax and More

August 27, 2013
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When I was asked by Marisa Ingemi in the fall of 2011 prior to the start if training camp for the upcoming 2012 NLL season, never did I expect to have a two weekends that I will always remember. August 10, 2013 I took the train to BWI Airport where Bill Criss from www.marylandsportsinsider.com picked me up and I went to cover the Bayhawks/Hound regular season finale.  That night I…

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MLL Rookies During Championship Weekend

August 26, 2013
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The 2013 MLL season has ended with the crowning of the Chesapeake Bayhawks as the league’s champion for the second straight year. That makes it the Bayhawks fifth championship which leads all MLL franchises. How do teams make up a championship squad? Easy, they do it through the draft and the rookies were in full force this weekend at PPL Park in Philadelphia. Rookies such as Tucker Durkin, Eric Law,…

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Bayhawks top Nationals 13-12; Face Charlotte for MLL Championship

August 25, 2013
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In a game that was one for the ages the Chesapeake Bayhawks used a barrage of 10 shots in the final fifteen minutes to outscore the Nationals 5-1 to defeat the Hamilton Nationals 13-12 in front of 4,228 fans at PPL Park to earn a a spot in today’s Championship game against the Charlotte Hounds.   For sixty minutes these teams battled every second of the way.  Largest lead the…

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Rory Smith Traded to Bandits for Carter Bender

July 29, 2013
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The Colorado Mammoth have traded defenseman Rory Smith and a fourth round draft pick in 2015 to the Buffalo Bandits in exchange for power forward Carter Bender and a second round pick in 2014. The 6 foot 200 pound Smith is a six year veteran of the National Lacrosse League and is known throughout the league as one of the toughest defenders around. He has a reputation as an agitator which…

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Cannons Top Bayhawks in OT For First Win

May 19, 2013
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Most reasonable lacrosse fans had the Chesapeake Bayhawks defeating the Boston Cannons last night. But this is why lacrosse is so great. The 0-3 Cannons defeated the 3-0 defending champion Bayhawks 15-14 in overtime last night, shocking the lacrosse world. The Cannons are without their starting goaltender and they’ve struggled to score timely goals all season. Meanwhile, the Bayhawks have a team goals against average just above four and have…

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Some WLA Fighting to Be Allowed

May 16, 2013
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When it was announced a few months ago that fighting would be illegal in the Western Lacrosse Association, there was an uproar of protests. However, the league has decided that they will be able to allow fighting under the rules with a few exceptions. The league has decided, according to reports, that they will allow fighting as long as there is no instigator and that the fight is not staged….

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Rochester Looks to Avenge Loss to Charlotte

May 10, 2013
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Charlotte, NC—Entering their second meeting in the past week, and their third meeting in both team’s last four games, the Rattlers, one of the best MLL teams on paper, are looking to avoid an 0-3 start, while the Hounds (1-1) look to have a winning record for the first time in franchise history. Last August, the Hounds played spoiler by beating the Rattlers 15-14 and keeping them from taking the…

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MLL Team Notes: Week Two

May 1, 2013
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Every team except Ohio and Hamilton have played, but that changes this week. Here are some news and notes from around the league before the action takes place. Charlotte Hounds Matt Danowski will be out this week for the Hounds after he scored seven points in their loss against Denver. However, they will be getting goaltender Adam Ghitelman back after a concussion. Rochester Rattlers John Galloway will be back in…

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