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MLL Championship Returns to Atlanta For Third Year

March 23, 2016

Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today the location for the season-ending marquee event, the 2016 Championship Game. The season will finish once again in metro Atlanta on Saturday, August 20 with the 2016 Championship Game hosted at Fifth Third Bank Stadium on the campus of Kennesaw State University. This marks the third consecutive year that the greater Atlanta area has hosted the MLL Championship Game….

Denver Runs Away with Win Over Ohio State, Winning Streak at 20

March 21, 2016

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Up until a fourth quarter offensive run by the Pioneers, the match up with Ohio State was a defensive battle the entire way. Jake Withers of Ohio State gave Trevor Baptiste a hard time at the faceoff for the first bit of the game, pulling out scrappy F/O wins that led to the Buckeyes leading the game 2-1 at the end of the first quarter. In a very back and…

Roughnecks Upset First-Place Mammoth in Saturday Tilt

March 20, 2016

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The fourth-place Calgary Roughnecks (5-7) came from behind to defeat the first-place Colorado Mammoth (8-3) by a 13-9 final score Saturday night in the Scotiabank Saddledome. The win solidifies Calgary’s claim to the third and final playoff spot in the NLL West Division while Colorado’s lead on the second-place Saskatchewan Rush was reduced to just a half game. The Mammoth got out to an early 4-2 lead in the first…

CLax: Turfdogs Take First Creator’s Cup Championship

March 19, 2016

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The Canadian Lacrosse League has a new champion for the fifth time in their five years of existence. An 11-9 win by the Durham Turfdogs over the Ohsweken Demons Friday night at the General Motors Centre in Oshawa put the cap on an excellent season for the Turfdogs. “This is very rewarding,” said head coach Mat Giles. “I think it’s been a lot of hard work the last two years…

Rush Hit the Road to Battle Stealth in Vancouver

March 19, 2016

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The Saskatchewan Rush have a score to settle with the Vancouver Stealth when they walk into the Langley Events Centre on Saturday night. The Stealth stole the home opener and first ever home game in Saskatchewan Rush history back in January with a 13-11 victory that left the home crowd disappointed and the Rush players with a sour taste in their mouths. Since then the Rush have grown stronger and…

CLax Championship: Turfdogs Take on Demons

March 18, 2016

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Friday night in Oshawa the Durham Turfdogs and Ohsweken Demons face off against each other at the General Motors Centre in the Creator’s Cup final game to determine the 2016 Canadian Lacrosse League champion. The Turfdogs are playing for the cup for the first time in the league’s five year history. The Demons are playing in their third straight Creator’s Cup, but lost their previous two attempts to Niagara and…

Stealth Make Coaching Change, Hire Jamie Batley

March 15, 2016

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Dan Perreault was relieved of his coaching duties with the Vancouver Stealth this morning, with general manager Doug Locker working quickly to announce his replacement behind the bench, Jamie Batley. Batley has been credited as a major force behind the rejuvenation of the MSL’s Peterborough Lakers and has had various head coaching experience in the NLL. He was most recently the head coach of the Toronto Rock and has also…

Knighthawks Bite Back, Defeat BlackWolves 17-13

March 15, 2016

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This past weekend the Rochester Knighthawks (5-5) could not afford to lose both games. Friday night they fall to the Bandits (7-4) on Johnny Tavares Night 13-10, so they game Saturday versus the BlackWolves (5-4) was even more of a desperation win, which they did in com from behind fashion 17-13. As the first quarter ended, the Knighthawks were buried in a hole that nobody thought they could get out…

Rose Leads Toronto to Win Over Vancouver

March 14, 2016

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Toronto has fallen back in love with the Rock and it’s all thanks to Nick Rose. A dismal opening to the 2016 has been erased with the great play of Rose, who made 46 saves Sunday afternoon en route to defeating the visiting Vancouver Stealth 9-6 at the Air Canada Centre. Vancouver and Toronto are both last in their respective divisions. The win was just Toronto’s third of the season,…

Rush Handle Swarm In Front of More Than 13,000 Spectators

March 13, 2016

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The Saskatchewan Rush did not disappoint the largest crowd in franchise history last night as they easily handled the Georgia Swarm 14-8 at Sasktel Centre. Over 13,700 loud and proud fans created a hostile environment for Georgia, as it was the Rush who did all the swarming and took the sting out of their opponents. This game was not close at all as the Rush jumped to a 4-1 lead…

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