NLL

Today, Buffalo Bandits’ head coach and general manager Darris Kilgour mortgaged two first round picks, one in 2013 and and one in 2014, to the Minnesota Swarm in exchange for Anthony Cosmo, a 34-year-old goalie taken in last year’s Boston Blazers dispersal draft.’ Is two first round picks a stiff price? Sure, but there’s no doubt that Bandit head coach Darris Kilgour is in win-now mode. NLL legend John Tavares…

They say history repeats itself, but not in 2013. The Buffalo Bandits will not be in the NLL playoffs for the first time in 11 years, as they fell to the Rochester Knighthawks 10-9 last night in front of 19,000 fans at First Niagara Center. On the other side of the country, the Colorado Mammoth also won, defeating the Minnesota Swarm, clinching a playoff seed. The Swarm are now in…

Tonight the Philadelphia Wings and their fans can experience something they haven’t in twelve seasons.  A home playoff game.  April 20, 2001 was the last time the Wings had a “true” home playoff game. (In 2002, the game was deferred to them by the Washington Power due to attendance) on that day in 2001 the Wings defeated Rochester 12-11   By the time the game starts for the Philadelphia Wings,…

Tonight at 6pm the Colorado Mammoth have their last chance to make the playoffs this year, if they lose, they will be the only team in the NLL not to make the playoffs. Last weekend the Mammoth lost at home to their division rival Minnesota Swarm 17-12, which clinched their playoff spot with the win. The Mammoth just could not get their offense going, they struggled all game to score…

I know we all have been looking forward to this last weekend of lacrosse.  So much excitement, so much riding on each of the games.  But it has taken a back seat this week in a very big way.  The horrendous act this past week at the Boston Marathon leaving a few people dead including 8 year old Martin Richard, and well over 100 injured including Martin’s mom Denise who…

The National Lacrosse League has hit week 16 with three teams battling for the final two playoff positions. While the team battles are ongoing, so are the individual statistic battles of the players. Every team plays this weekend except for the Toronto Rock. Garrett Billings has 100 points on the season, two back of the league leader Shawn Evans from the Calgary Roughnecks. This means that Billings will not be…