The Edmonton Rush have had an interesting week to say the least. Earlier owner Bruce Urban lashed out at The City of Edmonton and Mayor Don Ivason for lack of support. The public debate has certainly caused the players to lose focus from tonight’s all-important Western Final game. Coach Derek Keenan and his staff have the task of getting the players to turn their attention back to the field…
NCAA Final Four: Denver vs Notre Dame
The moment every lacrosse fan has been waiting for has arrived – the NCAA Final Four Weekend in Philadelphia, PA. The road to the big show this season took numerous turns, twists, roundabouts and off-road trails. Surprise upsets, two different top ranking games in one season – it was all there, and culminates its impact this weekend. The two oldest of the four programs are representing the youngest, newest conference….
NCAA Players to Watch: Final Four
As NBC Triple Crown announcer Larry Collmus says at near the end of every horse race, “down the stretch they come!” We’re at the home stretch of the NCAA Lacrosse season with Memorial Day Weekend finally here. Not only do we have Division 1 semifinals and the championship game, but we’ll also have the Division 2 and 3 Championship games as well. Here’s one player from each participating team to…
Minnesota Swarm Will Relocate in 2016
The Minnesota Swarm today announced that the team has applied to the National Lacrosse League (NLL) to relocate to a new market for the 2016 NLL season. “At the end of every season we conduct a complete review of our entire franchise. Our lease at Xcel Energy Center ended this year, and it became obvious that the economics would not lend themselves to a sustainable business model for an independently owned NLL franchise,” Swarm…
Rush News a Distraction For Playoff Run?
Obviously, the news around the Edmonton Rush has not been good despite their placement in the western conference finals. They have a chance to get to the Champions Cup with a victory this week, but that’s not what is on the team’s mind. “There are two separate sides to it: the business side and the players’ side,” Bruce Urban said to the Edmonton Sun”They just get focused and show up…
NLL Not Supporting Rush Stance?
The big news in the NLL world this week has centered on the Edmonton Rush, and it’s not because they are in the western conference finals. Owner Bruce Urban spoke out this weekend regarding the possibility of the team relocating, and he didn’t hold back any blame for the city of Edmonton. The city and their mayor Don Iveson responded, casting the Rush in a light of being disrespectful to…
Teams Prepare for Final Four Showdown
NCAA Championship Lax Eve Day has arrived. We are only 24 hours from the start of the Division 1 Championship weekend. So what better way to start then to have practice. The #1 overall Fighting Irish of Notre Dame were first to take the field. The Irish finished the regular season at 12-2 (loses to Duke and Denver). The Irish defeated Towson 12-10 and Albany 14-10 to make it to…
Stealth Goalie Tyler Richards Retires Due to Concussions
The Vancouver Stealth took a blow on Friday morning as their goaltender Tyler Richards announced via Twitter he would retire from lacrosse. Made the difficult decision to retire from lacrosse. Feel very blessed to play with so many great players. — Tyler Richards (@TylerRichards00) May 22, 2015 Unfortunately after multiple concussions I have to make the best decision for my health long term. — Tyler Richards (@TylerRichards00) May 22, 2015…
OJBLL Top Ten Rankings: Rebels On Top
1. Six Nations Rebels (9-0) (Last Week:1) – Nearly half way through the season and the Six Nations Rebels remain unbeaten. The Rebels picked up a pair of victories(10-5 vs. Niagara, 9-7 vs. Guelph). Mitch Green had a big weekend, netting three goals and six assists for nine points in two games. Briley Miller continued his dominance in the net, improving his record to 8-0 while posting a 5.50 GAA. The…
Hounds Trade for Kevin Cunningham
With the emergence of the Thompson brothers to Florida, the Launch have traded attackman Kevin Cunningham to the Charlotte Hounds for a 2016 MLL Collegiate Draft fourth round pick. Cunningham played in 19 games for the Launch scored 17 goals and 15 assists. Cunningham has been a consistent starter for the Launch since the dynasty’s beginning. Cunningham leaves Florida in a time where the team rostered seven attackman before today’s…