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Coverage of the Drexel Dragons, Penn Quakers, Penn State Nittany lions, Villanova Wild Cats, and more.

Checking in on Penn State Women’s Lacrosse

November 9, 2014
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The Penn State Women’s Lacrosse Team has announced their 2015 spring schedule. This will be the Nittany Lion’s first step into the BIG10 play, and the team, along with Head Coach Missy Doherty, is excited for this level of competition to commence. Their schedule consists of eight home games and eight away games. They will face other BIG10 Women’s Lacrosse teams in five contests this season as follows: March 26-29…

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Can LXM Survive After Merging with the MLL?

October 30, 2014
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This is the time of year when there is a lull in the professional lacrosse world.  The MLL has wrapped up and the NLL preseason hasn’t officially started.  Right about now is typically when the LXM Pro Tour has started up in the past to bring high level lacrosse to non-traditional areas around the country.  We reached out to Adrenaline, who is the force behind LXM to see what their…

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University City Classic: Drexel, Penn, Hopkins Face Off

October 27, 2014
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On an absolute gorgeous day in Philadelphia, the 2nd annual University City Classic was played.  Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania and John Hopkins Unversity all took part on this day.  All the proceeds from this event went to benefit the HEADstrong Foundation. Game 1  Drexel 6   Penn 6. In the first game we had a rematch of the first round in last year’s NCAA Tournament.  Both teams came out…

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Podcast: Marecheck, Harrington, Baltimore League

October 21, 2014
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This week’s podcast continued the Baltimore theme as we went one on one with Larry Fila, the league’s commissioner, along with players Garrett Ince and Tyler Midwinter. We also talk to Baltimore league player and MLL player Will Harrington along with Philadelphia Wings and NLL great Tom Marcheck.

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Taylor Made For Success on Both Sides of the Border

October 14, 2014
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Dan Taylor is a born and bred Canadian. Before the World Lacrosse Championships in July, Taylor was truthful with his coach, who was on the coaching staff for Team USA. “I sent Coach Cassese a text at the start of the tournament and said good luck, but I’m sorry, I can’t root for you,” he said. Out of Calgary, Alberta, Taylor understandably felt a connection to his roots and his…

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Offseason Check In: Penn State Looks Forward to BIG TEN Conference

October 9, 2014
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One of the most talented recruiting classes is heading for the turf with Penn State’s 2015 team.  This group is going to make a huge contribution to the Nittany Lions, especially as they are hoping to keep the strong team-centered momentum that the graduating seniors of 2014 worked so hard to create.  It is looking as though Jack Donnelly and JP Burnside will be stepping up and taking the lead…

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Offseason Check In: University of Penn Quakers

October 8, 2014
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After an eleven win season in 2014, the Penn Quakers are looking to push even further than the first round of the NCAA Tournament in ‘15.  The team returns many of its pieces, but the few that they need to replace will be difference makers all season.  If Coach Murphy can continue his successful development of players, the ceiling can be higher.   The team rattled off eight consecutive wins…

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NLL Gives Statement on Philadelphia Team

October 7, 2014
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  After the tweet yesterday from NXT Sports about a potential NLL team returning to Philadelphia, we reached out to the league for a comment, and this is what they gave us. “The league is engaged in preliminary discussions with a number of parties who have expressed interest in the Philadelphia market. As a matter of policy, the league does not release any details related to prospects prior to receiving…

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NLL, NXT in Talks to Bring Team Back to Philadelphia?

October 6, 2014
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According to a tweet from NXT Sports, the Philadelphia based company is looking to bring a team to the National Lacrosse League to Philly. The NLL has had a Philadelphia team, the Wings, in each year of their entire existence since 1987. The Wings moved this offseason to Connecticut where they will play as the New England Black Wolves. We are engaged in preliminary discussions with @NLL regarding bringing the…

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