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NLL: Crawford, Panther City keep playoff hopes alive with win over Vancouver

February 14, 2023
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Saturday night’s contest between the Vancouver Warriors and Panther City Lacrosse Club featured two teams that desperately needed a win. PCLC definitely needed the win more, as teams are starting to jockey for their playoff position. PCLC is right on the cusp, and well, Vancouver is just looking for moral victories at this point. Dickies Arena was bumpin’, as a back-and-forth contest resulted in the hometown boys sneaking out with…

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NLL: Roughnecks refusal to lose results in back-to-back weekend wins

February 13, 2023
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These are the dates coaches circle on the calendar – the daunting double-header weekend. It has the potential to reveal your team as a legit playoff contender or it can expose all of the weaknesses you really possess. Just two weeks ago, the Calgary Roughnecks came off a crushing OT loss to the Toronto Rock that could’ve put this team on life support –  especially if this weekend went badly….

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NLL: Seals hold off Panther City for win at Pechanga Arena

February 8, 2023
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The San Diego Seals may very well have one of the most complete rosters in the NLL. Saturday night they came in as the top team in the West Conference. However, one of the more upstart, young and fun-to-watch teams in the Panther City Lacrosse Club came into Pechanga Arena looking to boost their playoff chances. Something to think about: PCLC came in sitting in the fourth spot in the…

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NLL: Smith, Bandits stay hot and jump into first place

February 6, 2023
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There were frigid temperatures in Buffalo, New York on Saturday night, however the inside of KeyBank Center was piping hot. The second installment of the “Battle of the I-90” was taking place, as the second-place Bandits took on the first-place Knighthawks. Fourteen thousand plus riled-up fans donning both teams’ colours were on the edges of their seats. Buffalo could take over first place with a win against their rivals. Are…

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NLL: Schreiber in on 14 goals as Rock wash away Riptide 22-14

February 6, 2023
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It may have been ‘Kid’s Night’ on Saturday when the Toronto Rock hosted the New York Riptide, but it was the home side’s veterans who stole the show. Tom Schreiber earned his 400th career point, finishing the evening with 14 (three off the NLL all-time record), tying a Rock record with 11 assists, in Toronto’s 22-14 win. Schreiber’s hat trick was just one of five for the Rock offense. Corey…

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NLL: Jones has big impact in debut game with Wings

February 6, 2023
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The Philadelphia Wings soundly defeated the Albany FireWolves 13-5 on Saturday night to snap a three-game home-losing streak. Joe Resetarits broke out with his best game of the season, scoring four goals and four assists, and the newest Wing, Mitch Jones, scored twice and added three assists. “Obviously getting the victory was huge,” said Wings’ head coach Paul Day. “It was a total-team effort. The penalty kills were strong, the…

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NLL: Thunderbirds lose OT heartbreaker to Roughnecks

February 5, 2023
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Story courtesy of Luke Dyment A crowd of celebrating Calgary Roughnecks is likely the last thing the Scotiabank Centre faithful expected to see on Saturday night. Leading by four goals on three different occasions, the visitors just wouldn’t go away. Even defensively-dominant points for the Halifax Thunderbirds – like the entire second quarter – weren’t enough to nail Calgary’s coffin. But the visitor’s late-game brilliance took them the distance, holding…

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NLL: Mammoth come out with energy and rally to beat Swarm on Friday night

February 5, 2023
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Chris Wardle did not mince words on Friday night. “We knew we came out slow last game, (a 13-9 loss to San Diego). We knew we had to come out with energy,” Wardle said. The Colorado Mammoth did just that, leading 3-1 after the first quarter against the Georgia Swarm. They would trail for less than four minutes, claiming a 13-10 victory over the still winless Swarm. Georgia took that…

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NLL: Rush Outlast Warriors 14-8

February 5, 2023
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The Saskatchewan Rush and Vancouver Warriors battled to a stalemate for three quarters on Saturday night before the Rush finally took control in the last 15 minutes, going on a six-goal run en route to a 14-8 victory. The win improves the Rush record to 4-2, moving them into second place in the West Division. The Warriors drop to 1-7, the worst record in the division. Vancouver had a busy…

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NLL: Double wins for Bandits in Week 9

February 1, 2023
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It’s never easy to play back-to-back nights in the NLL, and that is exactly what the Buffalo Bandits had in front of them this past weekend. Friday night they were in Philadelphia and came out with a win. Saturday night they were in Uniondale, New York to take on the New York Riptide. Buffalo sat in second place in the East Division and the Riptide were coming in second from…

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