Saturday’s tilt between the Toronto Rock and Buffalo Bandits is a must win for Toronto. They have suffered two losses to Rochester and and one to Georgia. Buffalo split their first two games; a win over Calgary and a loss to Colorado in overtime, both one goal games. The defending Eastern Conference champion Rock cannot go down four straight to start the season and expect to have success later. With…
Who Are the 2016 Black Wolves?
The New England Black Wolves are currently atop the NLL’s eastern conference standings, tied with the 2-1 Rochester Knighthawks. Two road wins, a home loss, and a bunch of goals scored leave the Black Wolves still seeking an identity. After three games played in the 2016 season, the Black Wolves are second in the eastern conference with 36 goals scored. Seventeen of those goals came against the Vancouver Stealth in…
2016 College Lacrosse Season Preview: Loyola Greyhounds
Overview: Following their 2012 season, the Loyola Greyhounds Men’s Lacrosse program felt immense triumph. The minuscule private university out of Baltimore defeated an experienced Maryland squad en route to their first National Championship in program history. Four years post-2012 and things have changed greatly for the Greyhounds. Following two straight seasons with first round losses in the NCAA tournament, Loyola missed the tournament in 2015, finishing with a 7-8 record,…
2016 MLL Mock Draft: Round One
The Major League Lacrosse College Draft is Friday, January 22 at 8:30 p.m. at the US Lacrosse Convention Center in Baltimore. Part four of our draft preview is the 2016 MLL First Round Mock Draft. While Mock Drafts are shooting darts in the dark, here are a few names that may pop up early in the draft that you should keep your eye on. First Round Atlanta Blaze—Myles Jones, Midfield,…
Mammoth Stay Undefeated with OT Win Over Bandits
In a showdown of the lone undefeated teams in the National Lacrosse League it was the Colorado Mammoth (3-0) who ended up keeping their streak intact against the Buffalo Bandits (1-1) when Mike Burke ripped a blast from the point in overtime to secure the 15-14 overtime victory Saturday night at the Pepsi Center. The loss against the Mammoth not only gives the Bandits the first loss of the regular…
Stealth Stop Rush in Saskatchewan Opener
There was plenty of pre-game hype surrounding the Saskatchewan Rush and their home opener tonight, but the Rush failed to live up to their expectations. Right from the opening faceoff the Rush played an uncharacteristic style of play that showed some first-time jitters that you would expect from a team playing in front of its Saskatoon home crowd for the very first time in franchise history. This was not the…
2016 College Lacrosse Season Preview: Binghamton Bearcats
OVERVIEW: The Bearcats are looking to rebound after a 4-9 campaign in 2015. The team loses only six seniors, but they include Tucker Nelson, Paul O’Donnell, and J.T. Hauck , who were the top three scorers last year. The Bearcats will try to improve on their defense, which ranked 43rd last season and were 65th on man-down. George Deignan, Garrett Waldron, Chris Bechle, and midfielder Joe Grossi all return to the Bearcats to improve from last season….
Rock Rookies “Finding Their Way”
At least Dan Lintner has a good story to tell about his first NLL game. Lintner’s non-goal at 18:10 of the fourth quarter could have started a comeback for the Rock had it counted, but a review showed his foot in the crease. The goal and assists were even announced at the Air Canada Centre Thursday night but boos rained down as the officials called the goal back. The Rock…
Bandits Seek Second Win Against Undefeated Mammoth
The Buffalo Bandits will travel out west to take on the Colorado Mammoth at the Pepsi Center. Both teams are coming off hard fought, tight games in Week Two. Buffalo got the 10-9 win over Calgary, while Colorado defeated Rochester 16-14 in a back and forth affair. The Bandits offense seemed to be off last week; there were a lot of dropped passes, and missed shots. Also not to mention…
Stealth Look to Bounce Back, Rush Host First Home Game
After a listless second-half performance last weekend at home against the New England Black Wolves, the Vancouver Stealth look to bounce back against the defending Champions Cup Saskatchewan Rush in their first game in their new home. The Rush started their season successfully, triumphing over the Calgary Roughnecks in Week One, 10-8. Saskatchewan’s second-half performance mirrored New England’s, as the Rush came back from 5-2 down to outscore Calgary 8-3…