MLL Power Rankings: Week Four

May 5, 2015

If you thought things were occluded in the MLL ranking hierarchy before then this past weekend’s action didn’t do much to lift the fog. I’ve tried a few new strategies for my prognostication methodology for this week though. Remember the witch from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves? Yeah, I don’t recommend that. And I thought about trying to channel the Oracle of Delphi, but figured that throwing spaghetti at the…

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Launch Rally Falls Short in Rochester

May 5, 2015

Kevin Cunningham scored off a feed from Kieran McArdle with 2:30 left in the fourth quarter to tie the score at nine and force overtime, in a game the Launch were down 7-3. The Rochester Rattlers would need an overtime winner and fourth goal of the game for Jordan Macintosh, who was named Coca-Cola player of the game. Macintosh added one assist. Sam Snow opened the scoring for the Launch,…

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Rattlers and Launch Make Huge Trade

May 4, 2015

The Rochester Rattlers and Florida Launch have just completed a deal that sends Miles Thompson to Florida, an eventually will collaborate with his brother for the first time since the two were named Tewaaraton co-winners at University of Albany in 2014. The Rattlers receive face-off specialist Mike Poppleton and the rights to 2015 Draft pick Kevin Rice, along with a sixth round 2016 MLL Supplemental Draft pick. The Launch will also…

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Machine Pick Up First Win in 2015

May 4, 2015

It was a game of firsts at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, MD, as Ohio picked up its first win of the year, and Chesapeake fell for the first time this season in a 12-9 Machine win. Ohio, who now stands at 1-2 on the young season, got off to a quick start, scoring two goals in the first five minutes of the game. Midfielders Tom Schreiber and Kyle…

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Breaking Down the Bracket

May 4, 2015

When this bracket was first being announced, I thought the biggest shocker would be that Notre Dame was given the top seed instead of Syracuse.  As the seedings and matchups rolled in, this debate faded quickly.  The biggest theme to this bracket is simply the number of first round rematches, potential second round rematches, and potential 2014 tournament rematches.   But first off, the seeded teams: Notre Dame (10-2) Syracuse…

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Simmons: Tournament Time Has Arrived

May 4, 2015

Tournament time is finally here! For a field that appeared like it would be pretty straight forward, this bracket has some surprises. First off, Notre Dame took the No. 1 overall seed, edging out Syracuse which received the No. 2 seed. Syracuse has the number one RPI and the number one strength of schedule. Furthermore, Syracuse has more top five and top ten wins. While the Irish did not win…

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2015 NCAA Lacrosse Bracket Announced

May 3, 2015

It’s finally here. The NCAA lacrosse bracket was announced earlier tonight. Below is a list of the games. Notre Dame earned the top seed while Towson, High Point, Marist and Bryant earned playin games. 1. Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Towson (11-5, CAA)/High Point (10-6, SoCon) Saturday, 5 p.m., ESPNU 8. Cornell (10-5) vs. Albany (15-2, America East) Saturday, 12pm, ESPNU 5. Duke (12-5) vs. Ohio State (11-6) Saturday, 7:30 p.m., ESPNU 4. Denver…

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NCAA Bracketology 2.0: And Now We Wait

May 3, 2015

Our Chris Jastrzembski takes one last look at the potential 2015 NCAA D1 bracket.   All of the regular season games are complete. A journey that started in the fall with fall ball workouts to the first day of regular season games February 1st to now will culminate in May Madness. Yale defeated Princeton 11-10 in the Ivy League Championship. As a follow-up to my earlier prediction, here’s what I…

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NCAA Conference Tournament Recap and Bracketology 1: Waiting On You Ivy League

May 3, 2015

Seven of the NCAA’s ten Division 1 conferences decided their conference champion and AQ qualifiers Saturday, joining the ACC and the Patriot League, who decided their champion last Sunday.  The Ivy League Final between Yale and Princeton is today at noon.  Before watching that, here’s what happened yesterday, which might have been more entertaining than that Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight (hopefully you didn’t pay $100): American East Final: Albany crushes…

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Selection Sunday: Who’s In?

May 3, 2015

With Selection Sunday at our doorstep, the pieces have fallen into place. There are several questions remaining, but even more been answered over the last few days as the picture has become much clearer. In the end, nine of the 10 automatic qualifiers are set with eight at-large selections to be announced during Sunday evening’s Selection Show. Let’s break it down. Automatic Qualifiers Albany – America East Bryant – NEC…

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