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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Boston Cannons made headlines this week when they acquired top defender Brodie Merrill, midfielder Martin Cahil and traded away PT Ricci. They also traded away a top rookie from last season, Cam Flint. We spoke with Cannons GM Kevin Bareny about the moves. 1. Obviously, Merrill is a huge acquisition. Was there concern about the defense? Anytime you have a chance to get arguable the greatest player to…
The Vancouver Stealth announced that they have locked up their top scorer for next season as Rhys Duch re-signs for another year, pending league approval. Duch is entering his 6th season in the NLL, and has spent his entire career with the Stealth, competing in a total of 89 regular season and playoff games. “The most clutch player in the NLL, there is no doubt that Rhys is the best…
Last week the MLL announced that the Hamilton Nationals will relocate to Florida. They will be known as the Florida Launch. Yesterday the Launch and the Cannons were involved in a trade. The Launch sent Brodie Merrill, midfielder Martin Cahill and the No. 37 overall selection in the 2014 Collegiate Draft to Boston in exchange for defenseman PT Ricci, midfielder Lee Coppersmith and the No. 12 overall selection in the…