A wild weekend in Major League Lacrosse to kick off the second half of the season was highlighted by the New York Lizards getting upset by Charlotte halting their bid to go undefeated. Not to toot my own horn, but I said in this column on June 10, the Lizards were bound to lose. It was a bit surprising the loss came to the struggling Hounds. Charlotte came into the…
The Machine has traded midfielder Jovan Miller to the Florida Launch in exchange for a 2016 5th Round Supplemental Draft Pick, it was announced today by Machine Vice President & Head Coach Bear Davis. The trade comes prior to Major League Lacrosse’s 4 p.m. Trade Deadline. Originally claimed by Ohio off the Chesapeake Practice Squad on May 14, 2015, Miller played in four games for the Machine this season. In…
As I am writing this my fiancé is not having a good Monday. Greg Gurenlian’s New York Lizards lost 13-12 to the Charlotte Hounds, the Florida Launch lost in the last seconds to the Boston Cannons 19-18, the Ohio Machine lost in overtime to the Chesapeake Bayhawk 12-11s, and the Rochester Rattlers lost to the Denver Outlaws in that Seventies overtime game22-21. Mel’s team loyalties lie with her favorite players…
The Denver Outlaws were the first team in the MLL to accomplish an undefeated season in 2013. This season, the New York Lizards had a chance to become the second team to remain perfect, but the Charlotte Hounds weren’t about to let that happen as they barely defeated the Lizards 13-12 at James M. Shuart Stadium on Saturday June 20th. Immediately the Lizards had a disadvantage as their star attacker…
The Denver Outlaws defeated the Rochester Rattlers by a score of 22-21 in an overtime shootout in the Mile High City. Dave Lawson led the Rattlers with five points (4 G, 1 A). The Outlaws got major contributions from John Grant (7 G, 1 A), Jeremy Sieverts (5 G, 1 A, 1 2-PT) who both totaled eight points on the evening, and Mike Bocklet chipped in six points of his…
Past the midway point of the season and the All-Star Game, the New York Lizards are playing host to the Charlotte Hounds on June 20th at James M. Shuart Stadium. The Lizards (8-0) are looking to keep their hopes of an undefeated season alive while the Hounds (1-7)are looking to turn around what has been a dismal season The Lizards and Hounds last met three weeks ago at American Legion…
The Boston Cannons travel down to the sunshine state to take on the Florida Launch at FAU Stadium. This will be the second time this season the Launch and Cannons will battle, as the Cannons won a 13-9 thriller at Gillette Stadium just three weeks ago. Boston (4-4) currently sits tied for fourth place with the Chesapeake Bayhawks, and look to make a playoff push in the final six regular…
ohio The MLL all-star break has come to a close and Saturday night lacrosse is upon us once again as Ohio and Chesapeake are set to square off for the second time this season. The Machine (5-3) play host to the Bayhawks (4-4) this time around at Selby Stadium in Delaware, Ohio. Ohio won the first meeting at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md., 12-9. It won’t be an…
The Rochester Rattlers (5 – 3) travel to Colorado to face the Denver Outlaws (4 – 4) this Saturday, June 20th at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Fresh for the second overall meeting between the two clubs in the regular season. Fresh off a great outing from the MLL All-Star Games, the Rattlers, who now lead the league in shots on goal, will look to sweep the defending MLL…
With the All-Star game in the books, it is now time for the MLL to collectively take a breath and get ready for an intense finale to the regular season. While every team will say they take things one game at a time, I’m not part of any MLL team, so let’s take a look at everything coming down the road in the next few weeks. Here are the top…