If you thought the 30th season of the NLL has been exciting so far, you haven’t seen nothing yet. Seven huge games this weekend, with Rochester vs New England, along with Toronto vs Saskatchewan facing off in a home and home series that can strengthen playoff hopes or spell the end to a season. Buffalo will face the struggling Stealth, Calgary is on the road for two games (Georgia/Colorado) to…
National Lacrosse League Three Stars: Week 12
Pat Gregoire is back with his three stars of the National Lacrosse League in week 12 of the season. Wins from the Rochester Knighthawks, Calgary Roughnecks, and Saskatchewan Rush set the tone for the week, and several players stepped up with huge games.
MLL Championship Returns to Atlanta For Third Year
Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today the location for the season-ending marquee event, the 2016 Championship Game. The season will finish once again in metro Atlanta on Saturday, August 20 with the 2016 Championship Game hosted at Fifth Third Bank Stadium on the campus of Kennesaw State University. This marks the third consecutive year that the greater Atlanta area has hosted the MLL Championship Game….
Denver Runs Away with Win Over Ohio State, Winning Streak at 20
Up until a fourth quarter offensive run by the Pioneers, the match up with Ohio State was a defensive battle the entire way. Jake Withers of Ohio State gave Trevor Baptiste a hard time at the faceoff for the first bit of the game, pulling out scrappy F/O wins that led to the Buckeyes leading the game 2-1 at the end of the first quarter. In a very back and…
Roughnecks Upset First-Place Mammoth in Saturday Tilt
The fourth-place Calgary Roughnecks (5-7) came from behind to defeat the first-place Colorado Mammoth (8-3) by a 13-9 final score Saturday night in the Scotiabank Saddledome. The win solidifies Calgary’s claim to the third and final playoff spot in the NLL West Division while Colorado’s lead on the second-place Saskatchewan Rush was reduced to just a half game. The Mammoth got out to an early 4-2 lead in the first…
CLax: Turfdogs Take First Creator’s Cup Championship
The Canadian Lacrosse League has a new champion for the fifth time in their five years of existence. An 11-9 win by the Durham Turfdogs over the Ohsweken Demons Friday night at the General Motors Centre in Oshawa put the cap on an excellent season for the Turfdogs. “This is very rewarding,” said head coach Mat Giles. “I think it’s been a lot of hard work the last two years…
Rush Hit the Road to Battle Stealth in Vancouver
The Saskatchewan Rush have a score to settle with the Vancouver Stealth when they walk into the Langley Events Centre on Saturday night. The Stealth stole the home opener and first ever home game in Saskatchewan Rush history back in January with a 13-11 victory that left the home crowd disappointed and the Rush players with a sour taste in their mouths. Since then the Rush have grown stronger and…
Drexel Dragons Dominate St. Johns 13-4
Dragons Breathe Fire, Burn Red Storm; Shafer & Frazee score 7 as Granito is Stellar in Goal. This afternoon the Drexel Dragons (3-4) dominated the St. John’s Red Storm (1-7) by a score of 13-4 at Vidas Field in Philadelphia. Cole Shafer (Jr-A) scored four times and picked up 4 ground balls to help lead the team. Before the Red Storm could figure out what hit them, the Dragons built…
NLL Power Rankings: Week 11
1—(1) Colorado Mammoth (8-2) After a bye week the Mammoth are back in action. The Mammoth and their fans hope that the week off did not cool off Adam Jones. Next Game: @ Calgary Saturday 9pm. 2—(2) Buffalo Bandits (7-4) Moved to the top of the eastern conference as they used a four goal run in the fourth to pick up the win 13-10 on Johnny Tavares Night. Dhane Smith (4G/3A), Mark Steenhuis (3G/3A), and Ryan Benesch…
Pioneers Look to Stay Strong Against Ohio State
We’re in the midst of an exciting two week lacrosse period for Denver men’s lacrosse as they play back to back games against 2015 postseason opponents. Zach Miller sealed the deal for DU last week against Notre Dame in Indiana with a 9-8 overtime victory. This weekend, the Pioneers host the Ohio State Buckeyes, who briefly looked to be the team to send Denver home early in the 2015 Quarterfinals…