It was going to be tough for the Boston Cannons to make the playoffs in 2015. They needed to defeat the first-seeded Rochester Rattlers and have the Ohio Machine fall to the Florida Launch at home. The Cannons did score the first goal of the contest, a shot from Matt Striebel, but it all went downhill from there. The Rattlers scored six straight, including a two-pointer, to gain a seven-goal…
MLL Playoff Races Hit Climax in Final Week
A lot is on the line heading into the final weekend of Major League Lacrosse regular season action. Between the battle for first place, the quest for a home game in the semifinals and most importantly, the battle for the fourth and final playoff berth, three out of the four games played on Saturday will have an impact in the playoff race. Denver and Rochester are tied for first place…
Lizards and Outlaws Have Home Playoff Game on the Line
The Denver Outlaws (9-4) head to James M. Shuart Stadium in Hempstead, NY to face the New York Lizards (8-5) on August 9. This game has major implications on who will get home-field advantage for the first round of the play-offs, and there are multiple scenarios involved which will decide if the Outlaws will play at home at Sports Authority Field at Mile High or if the Lizards will play…
Hounds and Bayhawks Battle for Pride in Finale
Charlotte Hounds (4-9) at Chesapeake Bayhawks (4-9) 7 p.m., Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Md. The two finalists in last year’s Major League Lacrosse championship game aren’t in playoff contention this season, but the Hounds and Bayhawks do have something on the line in Saturday’s season finale – avoiding finishing last in the MLL standings. There is a benefit for Chesapeake if they do lose – the No. 1 overall…
NLL Free Agency: Swarm Re-Sign Three
The National Lacrosse League’s (NLL) Minnesota Swarm announced on Friday that the team has agreed to one-year contracts with forwardScott Jones, as well as defensemen Jordan Houtby and Reid Acton for the upcoming season. Jones, a first-round pick of the Swarm in the 2013 NLL Entry Draft (No. 7 overall), is set to return to Minnesota after collecting 21 points (6g, 15a) over 16 games in a promising rookie season. The 24-year-old from Port Coquitlam,…
Lizards Notebook: Lizards Have Chance at Hosting Playoffs
The Lizards end the season by taking on the Denver Outlaws at home on Saturday. Depending on the result of the game, the Lizards could get homefield advantage for the first of two semifinal games in the quest for the MLL Championship game or they could be on the road. Here is a full slate of all the latest news and notes for the Lizards heading into the season finale….
Cannons Need to Upset Rattlers for Playoff Hopes
The Rochester Rattlers and Boston Cannons square off in the final week of the 2014 MLL regular season this Saturday, August 9th @ 7 pm at Harvard Stadium. The Cannons need some help to clinch a playoff berth—they need both a win over Rochester and an Ohio loss to Florida on Saturday night. That scenario would leave the Cannons and Machine tied for 4th place with 7-7 records. The Cannons would…
Where Does Lacrosse Stand After the FIL?
Moments that will stand out to me are seeing a packed stadium for the final game between the U.S. and Canada, Uganda becoming the first team from Africa to compete in the championships (and securing a pair of wins), along with Israel coming together and playing tremendously despite everything that must have been on the players’ minds amidst what was happening back home. One (and possibly only) negative was pace…
Outlaws Notebook: Home Field on the Line
Photo Credit: Di Miller On August 6, the MLL held their weekly Coaches Conference Call and Denver Outlaws Head Coach B.J. O’Hara was asked about the team’s win over the Chesapeake Bayhawks last week. “We didn’t know what to expect when the game started from Chesapeake being that they weren’t playing for a play-off spot. We got up on them in the first half pretty good, and then at halftime…
MSL: Chiefs Can Sweep, Kodiaks Can Tie
Brooklin 0 Six Nations 3 After cruising through the regular season, the Brooklin Redmen suddenly find themselves in the unenviable position of being down 3-0 in their semi-final series against the Six Nations Chiefs. Even in front of a home crowd bolstered by OLA Festival patrons, the Redmen have been unable to muster any fight, losing games one (9-8) and three (10-6) at the Iroquois Park Sports Centre. Game two,…