As NBC Triple Crown announcer Larry Collmus says at near the end of every horse race, “down the stretch they come!” We’re at the home stretch of the NCAA Lacrosse season with Memorial Day Weekend finally here. Not only do we have Division 1 semifinals and the championship game, but we’ll also have the Division 2 and 3 Championship games as well. Here’s one player from each participating team to…
The Minnesota Swarm today announced that the team has applied to the National Lacrosse League (NLL) to relocate to a new market for the 2016 NLL season. “At the end of every season we conduct a complete review of our entire franchise. Our lease at Xcel Energy Center ended this year, and it became obvious that the economics would not lend themselves to a sustainable business model for an independently owned NLL franchise,” Swarm…
NCAA Championship Lax Eve Day has arrived. We are only 24 hours from the start of the Division 1 Championship weekend. So what better way to start then to have practice. The #1 overall Fighting Irish of Notre Dame were first to take the field. The Irish finished the regular season at 12-2 (loses to Duke and Denver). The Irish defeated Towson 12-10 and Albany 14-10 to make it to…
The Vancouver Stealth took a blow on Friday morning as their goaltender Tyler Richards announced via Twitter he would retire from lacrosse. Made the difficult decision to retire from lacrosse. Feel very blessed to play with so many great players. — Tyler Richards (@TylerRichards00) May 22, 2015 Unfortunately after multiple concussions I have to make the best decision for my health long term. — Tyler Richards (@TylerRichards00) May 22, 2015…
Season previews seem to be the most objectionable piece of sports writing out there these days (I’ll concede that a lot of the time it’s true), but they do provide a framework for a season preview. It’s somewhat easier to do so given there’s only seven teams in the WLA – not to mention the fact that Shamrocks have been the benchmark for the past couple seasons – but given…
From my perspective as an NLL fanatic the opening volley of the Division Finals was nothing short of spectacular. Both Game Ones were decided in the final three minutes of play, both featured hard hits, spectacular goals, spectacular saves, everything a sports fan could want. The Edmonton Rush withstood a big comeback from the Calgary Roughnecks to win 10-8…
At the beginning of the season, many people had Denver and Notre Dame in Philadelphia for Championship weekend. But Maryland? Some people may have picked them, but the absence of Goran Murray, the availability of Matt Rambo, and the uncertainty in net were big question marks. Turns out that the defense has been the strength of the Terps all year, which has them against….Johns Hopkins. Oh the Blue Jays, a…
The Edmonton Rush have been in flux it seems for the past year. It sounds like the official downfall of the franchise, which is competing in the NLL’s western conference finals currently, could come down soon. The Edmonton Journal posted a story today with quotes from owner Bruce Urban, and things do not look good for the Rush. In fact, it sounds all but official that the team won’t be…
After another exciting weekend of Major League Lacrosse, here are the three stars from the weekend that was. 3) Rob Pannell (New York) – 4 goals, 2 assists Rob Pannell tallied a game-high six points to help New York continue its stellar year as the Lizards improve to 6-0 on the season. Pannell dished his two assists in the first half before scoring twice in the third and fourth quarters….
If you asked anyone in early April who would make the Final Four, how many people would have picked Notre Dame, Denver, Maryland and Johns Hopkins? Anyone? Pretty unlikely. Would anyone have even picked three of the four teams? These teams have one thing in common. They have advanced to Championship Weekend. Besides that, they are actually quite different. What’s the takeaway message? You can take many routes to the…