This evening the Washington Stealth(6-4) face the 5-3 Philadelphia Wings at the Wells Fargo Center. This is also the return of Athan Iannucci to Philadelphia. Back in 2008 Iannucci scored a record 71 goals on the way to league MVP. The Stealth have taken the league by surprise this year by vaulting to the top spot in the West after only winning four times last season and missing the playoffs. …
The National Lacrosse League has announced a change to the schedule of telecasts on CBS Sports Network this season. On Saturday, April 13, the network will air the Toronto Rock at Philadelphia Wings game, live at 4:30 p.m. ET. The start time for this game at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia has officially been changed to 4:30 p.m. ET from its previously-scheduled start time of 8 p.m. ET. CBS Sports…
Tonight the Minnesota Swarm (3-6) will face-off against the Calgary Roughnecks(5-5). Both teams have lost 3 of there last 4 games. Calgary’s last win was against the Swarm in Minnesota 17-16 as they barely escaped The Hive that night. Since then the Roughnecks have been roughed up by falling to the Stealth 16-14 and last week being dominated by the Edmonton Rush at home 18-13. Geoff Snider returns tonight from…
The Toronto Rock (6-3) will look to remain atop the NLL standings when they host the Colorado Mammoth (2-6) tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET. Despite being first overall in league ranks, Toronto is on the rebound heading into this evening’s match-up after suffering a 15-13 home loss to the Buffalo Bandits last weekend. The struggling Mammoth are in the midst of a four game losing streak, including a 12-11 loss…
Garrett Billings was the February NLL player of the month as the Toronto Rock sit atop of the NLL standings. I had a chance to catch up with the MVP candidate about the season thus far. MI: How do you feel about the start for Toronto? GB: I think we have had a similar start to the last few years. We came blazing out of the gates and started with…
With two wins and six losses the Colorado Mammoth sit last in the West but are only three games out of first place. Here are three Mammoth players that are making a positive difference and three that need to improve their game. UP Adam Jones The National Lacrosse League’s 2012 rookie of the year has been lighting it up this season for the Mammoth. In 8 games Jones has recorded…
The Calgary Roughnecks currently sitting at 5-5 with six games left to play. That makes this a good time to reflect on the season thus far and look at which players have performed well and which ones have performed below expectations. As a team who only lost four regular season games in the entire 2012 campaign, you might think it would be easy to single out a bunch of players for…
Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced the signing of forward Roger Vyse to the club’s active roster pending league approval. Vyse has been on the Rock practice roster for the last couple of weeks. To make room for Vyse on the active roster, the Rock released forward Brandon Ivey. “This gives us another weapon on the left side,” said Sanderson. “He’s a veteran guy and proven scorer in…
Colorado @ Toronto. A huge game for both teams. The Rock still have the best record in the NLL at 6-3, but they have seen there lead dwindle to a half game over the Philadelphia Wings who they face next week. Coming off a hard 15-13 defeat to the Bandits, look for Colin Doyle, Stephan LeBlanc, Garrett Billings and company to take advantage of a struggling Mammoth team. For the…
The National Lacrosse League has announced Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month award winners for February of the 2013 NLL regular season. Toronto Rock forward Garrett Billings, who ranks second in the league in both points (59) and assists (40), won the Player of the Month award. Edmonton Rush forward Mark Matthews, who leads the NLL in goals (28) and is tied for seventh in points (46),…