Charlotte Hounds (3-4) at New York Lizards (3-4) 7 p.m., Shuart Stadium, Hempstead, N.Y. The Game: Two teams heading in opposite directions in the Major League Lacrosse standings face off Saturday. The Hounds have won two straight games, beating two of the league’s best teams in Denver – ending the Outlaws’ 25-game regular-season winning streak – and Florida. Meanwhile, the Lizards have lost two straight – ironically, also against Denver…
Adanacs Look to Get Back on Track Against Langley
Photo Credit: Barbara Adamski Tonight the Langley Thunder will travel to Coquitlam to renew their rivalry with the Adanacs. The Thunder, after getting off to a slow start this season, have been able to get back to their winning ways recently. The Adanacs on the other hand have been struggling, winning only one of their last four games. The Thunder and Adanacs have faced off twice this season with each…
Wolf Leads Rattlers Past Launch for Second Place
On a beautiful night in Boca Raton, the Rochester Rattlers improved to 5-3 and took sole possession of second place, beating the Florida Launch by a score of 18-13 Friday night. The win capped Rochester’s first win on the road this season.The first half was very much back and forth, the lead changed several times but the second half was a different story. Rochester used a four-goal run to begin the second…
Photo Gallery: Bayhawks Win Over Cannons
Last week we were live on scene to see the Chesapeake Bayhawks top the Boston Cannons in a tight match. Justin LaFleur captured some images.
WLA Has a Busy Weekend Ahead
There are five games scheduled in the WLA this weekend, featuring all seven teams. With the season about halfway done, there is still plenty of time for the teams at the bottom of the standings to move up and plenty of time for the frontrunners to extend their leads. The Burnaby Lakers host the Maple Ridge Burrards in the first game of the weekend. The Lakers are only two points behind…
Former Bandits Coach Darris Kilgour Arrested Again
According to the Buffalo News, Darris Kilgour, the former head coach of the NLL’s Buffalo Bandits, was arrested this month on charges of harassment and menacing. He was charged on June 7 for second-degree harassment, menacing and endangering a child. Kilgour had, according to the report, gone to his estranged wife’s home to drop off their son. The report said that he had been drunk at 9 am, when he…
Outlaws Notebook: Hiken Mentored by Kelly, Bocklet Day-To-Day
Photo Credit: Di Miller On June 18, the MLL held their weekly Coaches Conference Call and Denver Outlaws Head Coach B.J. O’Hara was asked about the Outlaws being 6-1 and two games ahead in the MLL standings. Coach O’Hara said: “I guess we’re as comfortable as we could be—with the amount of talent in the league and the competitiveness, you never get to comfortable. We’re just the next game away…
Rattlers Touch Down in Florida For Battle with Launch
The Florida Launch (4-3) play host tonight in a showdown against the Rochester Rattlers (4-3). Rochester looks to sweep the Launch in their two-game season series after beating them in Rochester in Week 5, 18-11. With only three teams above .500 in Major League Lacrosse this match-up looms large for both teams. Florida certainly has the edge tonight in Vegas, Rochester has recorded all three losses on the road, while…
Weekend Ahead in MSL: Chiefs Look to End Losing Streak with Multiple Games
The Six Nations Chiefs (3-4) will look to end a rare two-game losing streak with a pair of games on their weekend schedule. The Chiefs,who have not suffered consecutive losses since 2011, have gone 1-3 over their last four games including a 15-9 Thursday night loss to the Peterborough Lakers. Six Nations will host the Oakville Rock (1-3) at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena Saturday night at 7 pm, before travelling…
Rattlers Notebook: Looking for Consistency in Second Half
As we approach the midway point through the 2014 season, the Rattlers have been productive but inconsistent. They currently stand at 4-3 which puts them in third place overall of the MLL. In addition Rochester also enters their next match up against the Outlaws, whom they previously lost to this season 14-8 on May 17, and Denver stands in first place having only lost one game in the past two…