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…
Youth Movement the Theme in WLA
Season previews seem to be the most objectionable piece of sports writing out there these days (I’ll concede that a lot of the time it’s true), but they do provide a framework for a season preview. It’s somewhat easier to do so given there’s only seven teams in the WLA – not to mention the fact that Shamrocks have been the benchmark for the past couple seasons – but given…
Cody Jamieson Achilles Injury Leaves Him Out
The news was bad for the Rochester Knighthawks this week despite their game one victory in the eastern conference finals. Cody Jamieson, last season’s MVP, was injured in the victory last week. It’s being reported he has a torn Achilles and will miss the remainder of the playoffs. Along with the playoffs, Jamieson could miss most of the Six Nations Chiefs series in Major Series Lacrosse. It remains to be…
Rushing Out: Are the Rush As Good As Gone?
Last Friday night the Edmonton Rush fans were on a tremendous high. Their beloved team just finished beating the Calgary Roughnecks 10-8 to take a lead in the Western Division Finals. Today it’s like someone punched them in the stomach and left them feeling nauseous. Rush fans woke up this morning to the news that their team may be leaving town. Now they have heard this threat before, but this…
Women’s Lacrosse: Final Four Almost Here
After the round of 16 in the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Tournament featured three upsets, “chalk” prevailed in the quarterfinal round. After 22 tournament games, we are down to the top four seeds in the tournament. 1. Maryland 2. North Carolina 3. Duke 4. Syracuse It’s an ACC theme with three current members of the conference against long-time ACC member Maryland program in its first season in the Big Ten. Last…
McDaniels: MLL Rookies Fall Into Roles
The eagerly anticipated welcome to this year’s rookie class is upon us. With the Final Four set this weekend, all but a few college players are eligible to sign Major League Lacrosse contracts.Lyle Thompson may the most talked about incoming rookie this year, but there are many others you should know before they touch the orange ball this weekend. Let’s start with Florida’s Connor Buczek. He was the second overall selection out…