Denver Outlaws

Parity Proven by MLL Championship Game

August 21, 2014
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What about sports gets fans hooked and makes them come back? I believe the number one reason is the drama of a game, the unpredictability of not knowing which team will win and how they’ll win. It’s unscripted, genuine, emotion-filled drama. Lacrosse’s unpredictability makes the sport so addicting. Every sport has drama, but that drama seems to be magnified in lacrosse, especially due to the increased parity across college lacrosse…

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Why Have the Outlaws Struggled Historically in Playoffs?

August 20, 2014
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I wrote a column earlier this year that the Denver Outlaws have become the model MLL franchise. I still very much believe this fact. Year in and year out, the Outlaws have enjoyed consistent success unlike any other franchise. However, there is one oddity that can’t be explained… playoff struggles. Last weekend’s win over Ohio improved the Outlaws’ playoff record to 5-8, this for a team that has gone 83-31…

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Denver Locals Bringing Outlaws Together

August 20, 2014
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Photo Credit: Di Miller The Denver Outlaws since coming into the MLL nine years ago have been a team to be reckoned with. Each of their nine years in the league they have made it to the semi-finals but have yet to bring home the Steinfeld Cup. During the MLL semi-final game against the New York Lizards on August 16, it was evident that the talent they have acquired is…

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Outlaws, Rattlers Come Through With Strong Finishes

August 18, 2014
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It was an exciting weekend for fans of the MLL, as the final four had exciting games for their audience.  The top seeded Rochester Rattlers needed a late surge to get by the upstart Ohio Machine.  For the second consecutive week, the Outlaws and Lizards went back and forth, with the winner just scratching ahead by one goal in the end. New York v. Denver Denver was led by John…

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Outlaws Surge Past Lizards Behind Grant Jr

August 17, 2014
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Photo Credit:  Di Miller On Saturday August 16, the Denver Outlaws (10-5) hosted the New York Lizards (9-6) at Peter Barton Stadium on the University of Denver Campus for the first ever playoff game in Denver, CO.  The stadium was filled with 2,488 Outlaws fans, a sell-out crowd who came to cheer on their Denver Outlaws to a victory and a trip to the MLL Championship game on August 23….

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Can the Lizards Upset the Outlaws in Denver?

August 16, 2014
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The MLL regular season is over and now comes the fun part, the MLL Championship run! The third-seeded New York Lizards will head to the second-seeded Denver Outlaws in one of the two semifinal games set for this weekend. What makes this game even better is the fact that the Lizards are fresh off an overtime win over the Outlaws just last week! Will the Lizards make it two straight…

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Outlaws Notebook: Dickson Out

August 15, 2014
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Photo Credit: Di Miller On August 13, the MLL held their weekly Coaches Conference Call and Denver Outlaws Head Coach B.J. O’Hara was asked about the overtime loss to the New York Lizards on August 9. He said: “Both teams put winning the game ahead of any of the other distractions in terms of margin of victory. We were trying to win the game that was in front of us, as…

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Lizards Attack Could Stun Outlaws

August 14, 2014
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The second semifinal this Saturday pits two teams with similar statistics all the way down the stat sheet. Both teams are 9 wins, 5 losses. Each has six wins, one loss at home, while they are both 3 wins, 4 losses on the road. They are eleven goals in the plus column against their opponents. The season series is even tied at one a piece. Denver – Denver is the…

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MLL Playoff Preview: Denver Outlaws

August 13, 2014
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Photo Credit:  Di Miller On Saturday August 16, the Denver Outlaws (9-5) and the second place seed will host the New York Lizards (9-5) the third place seed for the first ever home play-off game in Denver, Colorado at Peter Barton Stadium on the University of Denver Campus.  The first time the two teams met was June 14 and the Outlaws defeated the Lizards by the score of 16-11.  The…

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