Is Mark Matthews the Next John Grant Jr.?

July 17, 2015

Mark Matthews tore it up in the NLL in 2015, setting the Edmonton Rush franchise record for points in a season (115) while leading the team to their first-ever Champion’s Cup. The former first-overall pick for the Rush has lived up to the advanced hype and then some, drawing comparisons to other similar stars, such as the Colorado Mammoth’s John Grant Jr. But is Matthews really the next Grant Jr.?…

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Report: Edmonton Rush Moving to Saskatoon

July 16, 2015

The inevitable had been delayed long enough. After months of speculation, the Edmonton Rush will move to Saskatoon. Global News in Canada broke the story tonight that the Rush will have a press conference next Tuesday announcing the move. The Rush are coming off of their first Champions Cup just six weeks ago. Before they won, there had been speculation it would be their last season. Owner Bruce Urban had…

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Spallina Won’t Rest Players Despite Lizards Clinch

July 16, 2015

With two games left in the regular season, the New York Lizards have already clinched the league’s best record heading into the playoffs. Regardless, head coach Joe Spallina said he won’t be resting fully healthy players. “The focal point of our group from day one has been about the finish line,” Spallina said on Wednesday during the MLL coaches’ conference call. “And we realize there are things that need to…

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Will Manny: Ambassador of the Game

July 16, 2015

Will Manny couldn’t get away from lacrosse. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts in May of 2013, he began a full-time job with Bank of America in Boston. Even though he was still playing the sport he loves with the Boston Cannons, something was missing. “Within six months or so, I wasn’t comfortable,” said Manny. “It’s not that I didn’t like working in finance. I loved learning, but I…

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Cannons Locked in Playoff Race

July 13, 2015

The Boston Cannons were rebuilding. They traded the best player in the world. A top defenseman retired. They traded another. They lost two MLL legends to retirement. And they are competing for the final playoff spot in Major League Lacrosse. After losing to the Ohio Machine on Saturday, the Cannons had a three game winning streak snapped. Ohio clinched a playoff seed, and so did the Rochester Rattlers with their…

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NCAA Team Reviews: Fairfield Stags

July 9, 2015

For the better part of four months, many of us watched some exciting college lacrosse, whether it was on TV, online, or in person.  There were good games, which included all of Championship Weekend, and there were bad games, such as low scoring affairs and of course, the horrendous winter weather.  I take a look back at all 69 Division I teams and how they fared this season and what…

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Looking back to the 2015 Lehigh Men’s Lacrosse Season

July 8, 2015

Building a successful sports program, especially at the collegiate level, is difficult. It’s arguably much more challenging than building a sustainable professional organization. If nothing else, the fact that student-athletes are only around for four years leads to annual turnover, the need to mesh different groups of people and essentially start from square one every year. After a historic 2012 season which featured a 14-3 record, Patriot League Championship and…

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McDaniels: The Cannons Have Arrived

July 7, 2015

It’s time for everyone to start buying what Boston Cannons Head Coach John Tucker and Cannons GM and Vice President Kevin Barney are selling. Many lacrosse experts scoffed when the Cannons traded away the best player in the world Paul Rabil in the off-season. Many assumed the Cannons were dumping everything to rebuild. Well, everyone that is, except the Cannons themselves. While many looked at Rabil being moved, very few…

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NCAA Team Reviews: Loyola Greyhounds

July 7, 2015

For the better part of four months, many of us watched some exciting college lacrosse, whether it was on TV, online, or in person.  There were good games, which included all of Championship Weekend, and there were bad games, such as low scoring affairs and of course, the horrendous winter weather.  I take a look back at all 69 Division I teams and how they fared this season and what…

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Arrows Clinch Top Playoff Seed

July 6, 2015

The Six Nation Arrows have reached their goal as the number one seed in the playoffs. They did that by taking down Burlington 10-8 Thursday night in an overtime game. Ryan Lee has shown great success since coming over from the Toronto Beaches with six points (2G, 4A) in the game. Brendan Bomberry scored twice, while Jordan Durston dished out three assists and scored a goal. Goalie Doug Jamieson saved 44…

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