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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.

NLL: Jamieson backstops FireWolves to first career playoff win in style

April 30, 2024
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Albany, New York was the place to be on Sunday afternoon as quarterfinal playoff lacrosse hit the Capital Region for the first time in the FireWolves’ history. Albany welcomed in the Halifax Thunderbirds for the final one-and-done playoff game of the weekend. Albany was downright stingy in this game. For a team with an average age of 26 years old, they looked like a group of grizzled veterans. Using a…

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NLL: Byrne shows out, Bandits win OT thriller to advance to Semifinals

April 29, 2024
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Whenever the playoffs come around, teams tend to take their game to a new level. Saturday night’s contest was a wild ride, so please, fasten your seatbelts, keep your arms and legs in at all times, and enjoy. 17,865 fans piled into KeyBank Center to watch the Georgia Swarm take on the hometown Buffalo Bandits in this one-and-done first round playoff game. Everything about this game made a fan’s heart…

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NLL: Rock one step closer to NLL championship berth after quarterfinal win over Knighthawks

April 29, 2024
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It’s been 13 seasons since the last Toronto Rock championship (2011), and the 2024 roster intends to end the drought. Step one was accomplished with a 9-6 quarterfinal victory over the Rochester Knighthawks at FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton on Saturday night. The blueprint was the same as it’s been all season – a full team effort, led by defence and goaltending. “Defence and goaltending win championships, and that’s our plan,”…

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NLL: Bandits clinch home playoff game in record-setting performance  

April 23, 2024
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The final game of the Buffalo Bandits’ season was a crucial one. With a win Saturday night in Las Vegas, the Bandits could clinch a home playoff game. We all know that Banditland is built different, so that absolutely was something the boys in orange and black were shooting for. Also, it was a special night as it was Tucker Out Lymphoma night in Las Vegas. Tucker’s dad, Shawn Williams,…

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NLL: Riptide fall to Albany in final game at Nassau Coliseum

April 23, 2024
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What started as a night full of hope – for a New York Riptide playoff berth – quickly turned into a poignant farewell to lacrosse on Long Island. The Albany FireWolves scored early and often Saturday night, clinching a playoff spot of their own whilst sinking the Riptide 16-10 in what was likely the Riptide’s final game at Nassau Coliseum. New York will relocate to Ottawa for the 2025 season…

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NLL: Fields & Hartley shine as Rochester beats Georgia

April 22, 2024
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The final game of the regular season for the Georgia Swarm was a big one. They were on their home floor needing a win to secure a home playoff game. On the other side, the Rochester Knighthawks had a slim chance of making the playoffs and this game was the first of two this weekend. Rochester needed to win both and hope for a bit of help in order to…

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NLL: Bandits clinch playoff berth in front of sellout crowd   

April 18, 2024
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KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York was rocking Saturday night. 19,070 piled in to watch the Buffalo Bandits and Calgary Roughnecks do battle. The unified standings make games like these fun because these are two clubs that don’t see each other often, almost two and half years to be exact – and yet they have so much history between them. Buffalo could clinch a playoff spot with a victory and…

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NLL: Crawford, Damude lead way as PCLC stays in playoff contention   

April 18, 2024
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The last game of the penultimate week of the NLL season was a game with massive playoff implications. The hometown Panther City Lacrosse Club was right on the edge of making the playoffs and quite obviously wanted to keep that position. The visiting Albany FireWolves already solidified their spot, but with a win, they could lock up the third seed and clinch a home playoff game. We love a playoff…

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NLL: Rock secure home floor through playoffs after win over Rochester

April 18, 2024
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With early playoff exits to the Buffalo Bandits in back-to-back seasons, the goal for the Toronto Rock in 2024 is simple: home floor in the post-season. On Saturday night, thanks to a 13-6 win over the Rochester Knighthawks, that goal is now accomplished. Sparked by a 10-1 first half, the Rock now match their franchise-best wins total with 14, doing so in front of a Hamilton record crowd of 11,256….

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NLL: Rock take battle of top-ranked teams over FireWolves

April 11, 2024
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For much of this season, the Toronto Rock and Albany FireWolves have been near each other atop the NLL standings. In their final meeting before the playoffs it was the top-seeded Rock who spoiled the retro night party, throwing-back 10 goals from eight different scorers – even goaltender Nick Rose – in a 10-7 victory. Albany, who wore vintage blue-and-white Attack-themed jerseys after honouring former captain Brett Manney pregame, had…

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