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Suddons Returns to Buffalo

November 28, 2013
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On Wednesday, Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich announced that the team has agreed to terms with defenseman Derek Suddons on a two-year contract. During the off season, negotiations between Suddons and the Bandits over a new contract had reached a stand-still.  Dietrich discussed Suddons’ contract status on the opening day of training camp: “As of now we have decided to move away from Derek Suddons.  We made an offer,…

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Stories to Watch at Rock training camp

November 28, 2013
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As the Toronto Rock head into to training camp here are three stories to watch: 3. Will the Rock be able to stay atop the east- The Rock were fairly quiet this off season as they did not make any major moves to bring in talent and instead decided to stick with the team they had last year. This could be a risky move for the Rock as the teams…

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Bergey’s #66 Raised to the Rafters

November 28, 2013
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  The Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) will honor former player and second all-time leading scorer Jake Bergey by retiring his No. 66 jersey when the Wings take on the Edmonton Rush at the WellsFargoCenter on Saturday, February 8 at 7:30 p.m. Bergey played his entire 10 year NLL career with the Wings, finishing as the team’s second leading scorer in team history in goals and points (256 career goals, 557 points)….

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Is Texas the Next Lacrosse Program?

When you think of division one college lacrosse you think Syracuse, Johns Hopkins, Princeton, Duke, and Virginia. With the growth of the sport you also now think of teams like University of Michigan, Boston University, High Point, could you soon be thinking University of Texas? According to Chip Brown of orangebloods.com a University of Texas blog site then this is very possible in the near future. University of Texas has…

November 27, 2013
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How Team USA is Affecting NLL Camps

November 27, 2013
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Playing for your nation is a supreme honor, one that isn’t offered very often. Therefore, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that as the NLL preseason begins and teams start their training camps, that some players are missing or will miss time in the future. Below are the teams that will be missing players who are also still in the running to be selected for Team USA. There are 52…

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How Rookies Will Impact the Swarm in 2014

November 27, 2013
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  The Minnesota Swarm have a plethora of rookies under contracts for the upcoming season, including number one overall pick Logan Schuss, number two overall pick Jason Noble and the fourth and seventh overall picks Cam Flint and Scott Jones. The Swarm also added many other rookies that include Zach Palmer, Dominique Alexander and Minnesota’s own Nick Jonas. The Swarm are going to have to rely on the young talent…

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ConnectLAX Recruiting Profiles Go Mobile to Maximize Player Exposure

Like everything else, college recruiting has gone mobile. Coaches don’t find you while surfing the Internet; they see you on the field. They look over their shoulder and say “hey, who’s that number 24”. As a recruit, you want to have that information at their fingertips, which is exactly what a ConnectLAX mobile recruiting profile provides. Oh yeah and recruiting plans start for free. College coaches can bookmark and message you through your recruiting profile and track your tournament schedule. In…

November 27, 2013
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John Grant Jr. vs. Zach Randolph

This post is part of a series geared toward generating hype for the upcoming MLL season. Non-lacrosse and non-MLL fans can get to know the league’s stars better through these comparisons to NBA, NFL and NHL players. Some analogies are based on playing styles and others are based on off-field personality, but none are based on spending habits. We aren’t quite at the point where MLL players can drop $5,000…

November 27, 2013
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The Sports Industry is Big Business

Not only does the sports industry offer us great drama and epic spectacle, a way to get fit and a means of achieving personal and shared glory, but it also forms one of the most important pillars of the global economy. In 2011, money spent on spectator sports in the US accounted for 0.25% of the nation’s average personal consumption expenditure. That’s five dollars in every two hundred. It’s a…

November 27, 2013
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Cross Checks: Ward Un-Signed, Ratcliff Re-Ups

Welcome to Cross Checks, taking a look every other day at the latest lacrosse news (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) NLL Jason Gregor is reporting that the Edmonton Rush have made an offer to UFA Ryan Ward, saying on Twitter, “We made Ryan (Ward) an offer and we haven’t heard anything. He hasn’t signed anywhere so I’m not sure what his plans are.” Keenan. The Vancouver Stealth signed Athan Iannucci to a…

November 27, 2013
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