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Coverage of the Buffalo Bandits, Rochester Knighthawks, Rochester Rattlers and New York Lizards and coverage of Syracuse, Albany, Manhatten and more.

NCAA Lacrosse Tournament: #8 Syracuse Hosts Albany in Upstate New York Rematch

May 14, 2016
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A familiar regular season matchup makes its way back to the postseason for the first time since 2004, as the #8 seeded Syracuse Orange host the Albany Great Danes in the final first round game of the weekend Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. The two teams have met at least once each season since 2004, and the Orange have won the last three meetings, with all 13 previous meetings occurring…

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Winless Launch Host New York Lizards

May 7, 2016
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Coming off a bye week last week, the New York Lizards (1-0) travel down to Florida to take on the Launch (0-2). In a press conference earlier this week, head coach of the Lizards Joe Spallina talked about the importance of the bye week. “After week one we really needed that bye to rest up the legs. The first week is always a little more difficult after a long offseason….

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CAA Championship: Fairfield, Towson Advance

May 7, 2016
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  When the calendar turns to May, it’s every men’s lacrosse collegiate program’s favorite time of the year. The regular season has concluded, and now the conference tournaments get underway. The CAA is one of the most underrated conferences in NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse, but the action in the semi-finals of the tournament had the feel of a major conference tournament. The regular season concluded with Fairfield and Towson…

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May Madness: Conference Semifinals Create Chaos

May 6, 2016
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One word to summarize what happened Thursday: wow. All of the conferences except the ACC and Patriot League (who already finished their tournaments last week) and the Ivy League (who play Friday and Sunday) had their semifinals yesterday, and it brought some big results that will affect plenty of bubble teams. America East: Vermont 10, #15 Stony Brook 9; Hartford 11, #4 Albany 10 (OT) You read those scores right. Vermont…

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From My Eyes: ACC Tournament Recap

May 5, 2016
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This past weekend, I was with the rest of the Syracuse Men’s Lacrosse team down in Kennesaw, Georgia for the ACC Tournament. As you may know, the Orange defeated North Carolina 10-7 on Friday and then defeated Duke 14-8 to win their second straight ACC Championship. As you may also know, I am the team’s Video Coordinator, so I have some more access than most writers and reporters. During the…

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Audio: John Tavares on Bandits 25th Season, His First Year Coaching

April 26, 2016
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On Saturday night, we caught up with Buffalo Bandits and National Lacrosse League great John Tavares to discuss his storied career, the Bandits 25th season in the NLL, and his first year behind he bench as one of their coaches. Buffalo defeated the Rochester Knighthawks 15-13 on Saturday night, and will be heading to the post season.

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Lizards Come Back to Beat Rattlers

April 26, 2016
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The 2016 MLL season Opening Day was a dramatic one, as it saw a new franchise establish itself despite taking a loss in their first game and some close contests. No matchup, however, was as highly anticipated and lived up to the expectations than the rematch of last year’s championship match between the New York Lizards and Rochester Rattlers, in which the defending champions Lizards took their first step towards…

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Hofstra Makes CAA Playoffs With UMass Win

April 25, 2016
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A battle would be the correct adjective to describe the matchup between the UMass Minutemen and the Hofstra Pride. UMass was looking to win their first conference game to stay alive in the hunt for a spot in the CAA tournament while Hofstra was looking for a victory to solidify their spot in the tournament. In the end, it took overtime, but Hofstra clinched their spot in the CAA tournament…

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Knighthawks Battle for Playoff Spot, Face Bandits

April 23, 2016
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The Buffalo Bandits (11-5) and their Thruway rivals the Rochester Knighthawks (6-9) will face off in their third and final divisional showdown of the 2016 NLL regular season Saturday night at the Blue Cross Arena. In their first two matchups of the season, the Buffalo Bandits came away with the 13-10 victory at home against the Knighthawks on March 11th and picked up the 14-12 victory again at home on…

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College Lacrosse Weekend Preview Part 2: Defense And The Other Stuff

April 23, 2016
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Yesterday was the Patriot League’s turn to showcase their talent. Loyola beat Army, Bucknell dominated Lehigh, and Holy Cross beat Boston University for the sixth and final spot in the Patriot League Tournament. Today and tomorrow, it’s everyone else, and a major theme here is defense, because they win championships. Let’s get right to the games: SATURDAY #6 Albany @ #4 Yale – Noon This would be the Game of…

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