Last night’s Toronto Rock-Minnesota Swarm game was pretty chippy overall, and it provided this pretty good fight between Swarm rookie Shane MacDonald and Rock defenseman Bill Hostrawser.
Second Half Surge Not Enough for Penn State
After a hard fought battle at Ridley Sports Complex in Loyola Maryland yesterday, the Greyhounds came out on top of PSU 8-6. There were many moments in the game where it seemed like the Nittany Lions would pull off the upset; there were just as many moments where you could tell Loyola had the advantage. Penn State drew first blood in the game and showed an early sign of life…
Rush Host Mammoth in 2nd Game of Weekend Series
After earning an 11-7 victory on Friday night in Colorado, the Edmonton Rush host the Mammoth on Sunday in the second game of their weekend series. Following Edmonton’s Friday win, they are now tied with Colorado for first place in the West Division, both at 3-2, so this game is of particular importance to both teams. On Friday the two teams had a see-saw battle in the first half with…
Roughnecks Look for First Win in Vancouver
The Calgary Roughnecks (0-5) renew their division rivalry with the Vancouver Stealth (2-3) tonight in what’s considered by some to be a “must win” as the Roughnecks, who are currently on their worst start in franchise history look to turn the tides and start getting some traction in what’s proved to be a tightly packed western conference top standings. In their first meeting of the season the Stealth spoiled the…
Bandits and Knighthawks Reignite Rivalry
The Buffalo Bandits look to reignite the thruway rivalry when they take on the visiting Rochester Knighthawks tonight. The Bandits narrowly escaped with a win in their game last week against Calgary, winning it 15-14 in overtime. The Knighthawks weren’t as lucky last week; they too played into overtime, but thanks to heroics from the Swarm’s Callum Crawford, the Swarm pulled away with the W over the Hawks 7-6, dropping…
Tim Fallon Retires from MLL
Hounds midfielder and faceoff specialist Tim Fallon has announced his retirement from Major League Lacrosse after five seasons. Tim spent the last three seasons in Charlotte blue, anchoring the faceoff unit. Fallon is stepping away from the League in order to focus on a new career and the next phase of his life. “I thoroughly enjoyed my time playing Major League Lacrosse and specifically enjoyed my time with the Charlotte…
Swarm Look to Rebound in Toronto
Hot off the heels of a 16-4 defeat of the Minnesota Swarm on Friday night in Minnesota, the Toronto Rock look to improve on their league leading 5-1 record, as they host the Swarm on the backend of a home and home series between the two clubs. Prior to the devastating 16-4 loss, the Swarm sat with a 3-2 record, hot on the heels of the first place Toronto Rock, however with…
Edmonton Rushes Past Mammoth
Game momentum changes all the time in sporting events, but I’m not sure I ever saw one change hands as quickly as Friday night’s game between the Rush and Mammoth. Colorado kept the first half competitive as it was a fight the whole way. After locker room time at halftime, the Rush came out revived and swept the game right out from under the Mammoth’s feet, winning 11-7. Edmonton opened…
13 Goal Run Carries Rock Past Swarm
The Toronto Rock’s 13 goal run Friday night paced them to a 16-4 win over the Minnesota Swarm on Friday night at the hive in Saint Paul. The win puts the Rock solidly in first place in the East, while the Swarm drop to third. The Swarm led 2-0, and then 3-2, before the Rock pulled ahead early in the second quarter. They were like a steam engine with no…
NCAA Game Picks: Week Two
Staff Member Duke v Denver Syracuse v Cornell UNC v UMass Hopkins v Villanova Loyola v PSU UVa v Drexel Hofstra v Marquette Rutgers v Richmond Delaware v Ohio State Ryan Zunner Chris Vale Ian Neadle Brendan John Andrew Goldberg Ryan Conwell Pete Crowley Marisa Ingemi Ohio State