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MLL: Major league chaos as three teams shuttered

April 2, 2019
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Major League Lacrosse dropped a shocking bombshell on April 1st and it will have lasting impacts – and it is NOT an April Fool’s joke. With seemingly no public warning, the league announced it was reducing its team roster to six with one team per owner, effective immediately. A statement on www.majorleaguelacrosse.com read: “MLL ownership unanimously agreed on a strategy which limits one team per owner.” Atlanta, Boston, Chesapeake, Dallas,…

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NCAA: Blue Jays enter Big 10 conference play with .500 record

March 28, 2019
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The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays enter conference play this week with five consecutive matchups against Big 10 opponents. Heading into their next game at Michigan, the #16 ranked Hopkins has an overall record of 4-4. Losses came against Towson, Loyola, Syracuse and Virginia, while they picked up wins over UNC, Princeton, Mount St. Mary’s and Delaware. The Blue Jays top three scorers are Joey Epstein (20G/8A), Kyle Marr (17G/6A) and…

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NLL: Wings take season series over Black Wolves with 13-8 win

March 26, 2019
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Both the Philadelphia Wings and New England Black Wolves had something to prove this weekend. Philadelphia was trying to recover from a fourth quarter meltdown against San Diego the week before.  New England was coming off a loss to Vancouver. Both teams were looking to keep their playoff hopes alive. Fortunately, the Wings were able to put together a full 60 minute effort and came out on top 13-9 for…

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NLL: Seals solidify hold on first place with 13-12 win over Rush

March 25, 2019
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In a hard-fought battle for first place in the NLL West Division, the San Diego Seals held on to take a 13-12 win over the Saskatchewan Rush on Friday night. The Seals (8-4) extended their lead in the division and continue to show themselves to be more than just another expansion team. The Rush dropped to 6-6 on the season and remain in second place. Although the Seals scored first,…

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NLL: Zed Williams a breakout star for Swarm

March 20, 2019
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If asked before the season which Georgia Swarm player was poised to make the biggest jump many would have said Zed Williams. And those people would have been right about that for sure. The fourth overall pick in the 2017 NLL Entry draft out of Virginia has really come into his own this season after seeing more limited action last season as a rookie in 2018. As a rookie in…

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ALL: Top two teams clinch playoff spots

March 20, 2019
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Two playoff spots were determined in week 12 of Arena Lacrosse League play with the St. Catharines ShockWave and Peterborough Timbermen wrapping up first and second place, respectively. Two weekends of play are left for the remaining five teams to claim their own positions.   Toronto Monarchs 10 @ Peterborough Timbermen 14 It was another huge comeback win for the Timbermen over the Monarchs, echoing last week’s matchup at the…

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NLL: Mammoth grind out win over Roughnecks

March 19, 2019
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Down four goals early and fighting for their playoff lives, a stubborn Colorado Mammoth team put on a gritty show of lacrosse to defeat the Calgary Roughnecks 11-9 on Saturday night at Scotiabank Saddledome. The win moves Colorado to 4-8 on the season and sets up an enormous home-and-home series with the Vancouver Warriors next week. “It’s a big win for us. From here on out every game for us…

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NLL: Boushy’s big debut not enough to propel Knighthawks to win

March 16, 2019
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The Georgia Swarm became the first team to clinch an NLL playoff berth on Friday night, but it didn’t come easily against Chris Boushy and a revamped Rochester Knighthawks squad. The Swarm were at Blue Cross Arena to face the Knighthawks, which had six new faces in their lineup (with two more in the stands waiting their turn). The Swarm jumped on them early, leading 5-0 just over five minutes…

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NLL: Manning didn’t miss a beat in return to Roughnecks

March 15, 2019
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Chances are, unless you’re a die-hard Roughnecks’ fan, you may not have noticed that Saturday night saw the return of veteran defender Curtis Manning. For the visiting Toronto Rock however, the 6’3”, 210-pound Manning was hard to miss. In his first game in 10 months, the big righty helped the Roughnecks to a 15-9 win. “He’s a big body and very athletic and a very intelligent player,” praised head coach…

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