The Rochester Knighthawks (7-3) will try to gain some ground on the first-place Toronto Rock when they host the Edmonton Rush (6-4) tonight at the Blue Cross Arena. The Rush meanwhile will be trying to solidify their hold on first place in the West Division. The three-time defending champion Knighthawks have gotten hot of late, winning five in a row. Defending NLL MVP Cody Jamieson is pacing the K’Hawks with…
Knighthawks Sign Billings to Offer Sheet
The Rochester Knighthawks have signed restricted free agent Garrett Billings to an offer sheet. The Toronto Rock now have until Monday evening to match the offer or Billings’ rights go to Rochester. “He takes the sport very seriously and I really like Garrett as a person,” said Knighthawks VP of Lacrosse Paul Gait. “He’s always been a great lacrosse personality and has done great things in Toronto.” Billings, who is…
Bryant Needs Win to Stay on Track in NEC
The Bryant University Bulldogs need to find a win this Saturday as they take on fellow NEC rival the Saint Joseph’s University Hawks. The Bulldogs so far: Bryant is currently 2-6 this season, defeating the Providence Friars this past Tuesday night with a final score of 7-5. The Bulldogs played extremely well throughout the game as faceoff specialist Kevin Massa went 100% in the second half. Bryant saw 2 goals…
NCAA Games to Watch: March 28
Syracuse at Notre Dame, noon, ESPNU Each of these teams is coming off a big win. Syracuse claimed its best win of the year last weekend with a 19-7 destruction of Duke, the two-time defending national champions. Meanwhile, the Fighting Irish shutout Ohio State 9-0. It’s a battle between No. 1 and No. 2 and with about a month left in the regular season, this one should be a dandy…
Syracuse and Notre Dame Face Heavyweight Bout
No. 1 vs. No. 2. With about a month left in the regular season, it doesn’t get much better, especially considering how close the two Syracuse-Notre Dame games were last season. Each game was decided by one goal and another classic could be in store on Saturday. The Orange will travel to South Bend, Indiana to play its first true road game of the year. Both teams are coming off…
NLL Rookie Report – Week 11
NLL Rookie Report – Week 11 With eight of the nine NLL clubs in action last weekend that meant several NLL rookies took to the floor looking to make an impact with their respective clubs. At this point in the season we’ve seen the rookie of the year race really become a two horse race between Minnesota’s Miles Thompson and Edmonton’s Ben McIntosh. However with Jeremy Noble finally dawning an…
MLL Training Camp Preview: New York Lizards
The one big thing that will help the New York Lizards going into training camp and the start of the season is basically their whole team will be there. Other teams are dealing with the fact that half their team or big stars are playing in the NLL; the Lizards only have newly acquired Cody Jamieson playing. Of course college draft picks will not be in camp but that will…
Oakville Acquires Brett Hickey, Glen Bryan
The NLL trade deadline might almost be here, but Major Series Lacrosse teams are active as well. Today the Oakville Rock acquired forward Brett Hickey and defenseman Glen Bryan and a second round pick from the Kitchener Waterloo Kodiaks in exchange for Jacob Ruest and defenseman Aaron Brown. Hickey is the big name in the deal after having a breakout season in the NLL with the Toronto Rock. Bryan is…
NCAA Power Rankings: March 23
And then there was one. Four teams entered the week unbeaten. Only Syracuse would avoid a loss. They also showed that they completely deserve that top ranking by routing Duke 19-7. Maryland gave North Carolina their first loss behind a stellar defense once again. Speaking of defense, Notre Dame shut out Ohio State for the second goose egg in Division I this season. There was a…
Villanova Looks for Rebound Against Marquette
Villanova is coming into this game off of back to back losses against Maryland and Fairfield. Their other loss comes at the hands of Johns Hopkins. They sit at 5-3 on the season with a decent amount of wins over top programs in Pennsylvania. Jack Curran leads the Wildcats with twenty points (14 G, 6 A) and will look to continue increasing his points. To do this, he will need help…