What a game the first semifinal turned out to be! It looked to be a low-scoring affair for the first three quarters, as Denver took a 6-4 lead. But Denver got four more, and Sergio Perkovic added all five of his goals in the game before Nick Ossello tied it with nine ticks left in the game. Wes Berg got the game winner with 2:03 left in OT. Denver and…
Swarm Failure Not Surprising After Struggles
Timing in the NLL seems to not matter to anyone, with the Division Finals this weekend and the Championship round coming up fast the Edmonton Rush claimed earlier this week that they may not return to the city of Edmonton and then last evening the Minnesota Swarm announced their intentions to move the franchise to an undisclosed market. This comes after the Swarm fired their coaching staff following the end…
Audio: Rambo, Tillman On Final Four
Yesterday after the practices concluded at Lincoln Financial Field, we caught up with Maryland head coach John Tillman and attackman Matt Rambo. John Tillman Matt Rambo
Final Four Live Blog: Denver vs Notre Dame
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – The National Anthem is done and we are about to get underway in the first of two today at Lincoln Financial Field. The weather could not be better as it is a sunny day in the 70s. Both Denver and Notre Dame have come out of the locker room and are ready to compete for a spot in Monday’s Championship Game. Denver is in their away uniforms…
Thompsons Reunite in Lyle’s MLL Debut
Lyle Thompson begins his MLL career for the Florida Launch tonight in Ohio as the 1-4 Launch take on the 2-3 Ohio Machine. The Launch begin a three game road stand following a 15-12 home loss to Denver a week ago. The Machine have had an up and down year having beat Charlotte and the Bayhawks on the road, the Machine lost the first two contests this year to Denver,…
Rush and Roughnecks Square Off in Game Two
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…