The 2015 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse season concluded on Memorial Day Monday with Denver defeating Maryland 10-5 for the Division I National Championship. It set history for the sport, as it was the 10th different team to win an NCAA title in the sport, and the first team west of the Mississippi to take on the title. But there were nearly four months of college lacrosse that helped culminate to Monday’s…
Georgia Swarm: Rise of the Southern Bugs
Well it is official the Swarm are now not the Minnesota Swarm, they are now the Georgia Swarm and are now calling the Gwinnett Center home. Although fans in Minnesota knew the move was coming it was a little startling for the team to end up in the greater Atlanta area. The accepted theories prior to this morning’s announcement of the move had the Swarm either going to Nashville or…
Denver Outlaws Battle Ohio Machine from Mile High
Two teams with two-game winning streaks are set for battle Friday night in Denver as the Outlaws (4-2) get set to host Ohio (3-3) at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The game will be a rematch from week two of this season, a 14-13 win for the Outlaws at Ohio. Denver attackman Michael Bocklet played the hero that day, scoring the game-winning goal with two seconds left. The…
Minnesota Swarm Move to Atlanta
The Minnesota Swarm of the National Lacrosse League today announced that the team is relocating to the metro-Atlanta area for the 2016 NLL season. The franchise will be named the Georgia Swarm and has agreed in principle on a lease agreement to play its home games at The Arena at Gwinnett Center (Duluth, Ga.) in Gwinnett County, which is located 25 minutes northeast of Atlanta. “Today is an exciting day as we…
MLL Rookie Report: Week Eight
The highlight from last weekend in Major League Lacrosse was Lyle Thompson making his MLL debut. Thompson, who reunited with brother Miles, finished with a goal and three assists in Florida’s 20-12 win over Ohio. His first-career goal 10:29 into the first quarter gave the Launch a 4-2 lead. He dished two assists in the second quarter and one in the third. Not to be forgotten is Joey Sankey of…
MSL: Redmen Take Down Oakville
A young Brooklin team took on Oakville Wednesday night where the Redmen took the 9-4 win. Both teams were missing some stars and had some new college players and MSL draft picks play the first game of the season. Brooklin was missing players such as Cam Holding along with many other NLL players who seemed to just need the time off after a long season. Joining Brooklin was NLL vet Shawn Williams…
Brandon Miller Gets First Crack at Champions Cup
The Toronto Rock have made it to the Champions Cup amidst as much roster adversity as any team in the NLL this season. Colin Doyle missed the majority of the year after shoulder surgery. Garrett Billings couldn’t get a contract done and was traded. Breakout star Rob Hellyer was lost to injury. Veterans and young players alike have kept the team together. Josh Sanderson, wearing the captain’s C, has stepped…
Time to Look at the NLL Mini Game
The topic of the mini game in the National Lacrosse League playoffs is a sure bet to spark a lively Twitter discussion. Both conference finals in the league this season needed a mini game to determine who would go to the Champion’s Cup. Luckily for the league, it wasn’t a total disaster. The two top seeded teams, the Edmonton Rush and Toronto Rock, advanced. Fans can’t really complain that the…
Kodiaks Open Season With Win Over Chiefs
The Six Nation Chiefs opened up the start of the MSL season at home Tuesday night with a game against the Kitchener Waterloo Kodiaks. These teams made some news earlier in the spring when the Kodiaks traded Dhane Smith, Jay Thorimbert and goalie Dillon Ward to Six Nations. In exchange the Chiefs sent KW Evan Kirk, who was later traded again to the Lakers. On Tuesday the Chiefs went into…
McDaniels: In MLL, Rich Get Richer
Last week, we talked about the rookies we thought would make an impact in their Major League Lacrosse debuts. It was an impressive showing for the Class of 2015 so far. Joey Sankey dropped five goals and three assists for the Hounds. This was one of the most impressive debuts in league history albeit in a losing effort. The Hounds other young guns Josh Hawkins and Mike Sawyer will help…