Last season the Boston Cannons missed the playoffs, and a big cause was their struggles on defense. The 2014 offseason was spent improving that defense with the trade for Brodie Merrill from Florida and the signing of Jack Reid away from the New York Lizards. In their win over the Chesapeake Bayhawks on Sunday, defense was the key, along with goaltending, which also struggled in 2013. Jordan Burke made eight…
Launch Unable to Stop Outlaws Regular Season Winning Streak
The Denver Outlaws opened up their season against the Florida Launch at Florida Atlantic University Saturday April 26. Florida finally has their first MLL team, and the game was a milestone for both teams. Denver wanted their 21st consecutive regular season win, and Florida wanted to win their first ever franchise home-opener. The Outlaws dominated the Launch in the first half, and Florida gave Denver a run for their money…
Curtain Drops on Wings Season; Drop Finale to Mammoth 13-12
As the final buzzer sounded, the final curtain closed on another season of below .500 play. The Philadelphia Wings (6-12) dropped the final game of the regular season 13-12 to the Colorado Mammoth (8-10). The Wings also finished with a 2-7 record at home. The game meant nothing as far as playoff positioning or in the standings. Wings were eliminated two weeks ago and the Mammoth had their spot locked…
TheLocker Opens First-Ever Social Commerce Community for the Competitive Athlete
TheLocker, a first-of-its-kind social media community and e-commerce platform, is opening its season to connect competitive athletes worldwide and create a digital locker revolutionizing the sporting apparel and equipment commerce model. TheLocker employs a hyper-athletic focused approach in creating a social media platform, allowing athletes to connect and interact amongst each other as competitors and consumers. TheLocker also enables athletes to connect with other teams, coaches, recruiters and brands…
Rattlers Travel to Long Island to Face Lizards
The MLL season is officially here! With it come large expectations for all teams. Lizards “We have a scary offense.” – Greg Gurenlian. That just about sums it up. The Lizards did some roster adjusting over the offseason and the new offense is fluid, productive and aggressive. Returning names include JoJo Marasco, Rob Pannell and Max Seibald. They worked together over the season to establish better locker room comeradary and…
Knighthawks Send Bandits to Eighth Straight Loss
The Rochester Knighthawks seized control of the game early in the fourth quarter en route to a 16-14 win over the I-90 rival Buffalo Bandits. With the victory, Rochester tied its single-season wins record with 14. The Knighthawks ended the season with five straight wins and victories in nine of their last 10 games. For 45 minutes, the East Division foes slugged it out with Rochester holding on to a…
Video: Davis, Cerino, White and Harrison Post Game
Last night the Ohio Machine destroyed the Charlotte Hounds 15-8 to open their season 1-0. Bill Kiser caught up with players and coaches following the game. Kyle Harrison Mike Cerino Matt White Bear Davis
Machine Grab First Win of 2014 15-8 Over Hounds
After advancing to Major League Lacrosse’s championship game last season, the Charlotte Hounds expected to start off the 2014 season as a team ready to take that next step. Instead, it was the Ohio Machine that looked like a much-improved team Saturday, beating up the inconsistent and struggling Hounds early in a 15-8 season-opening victory at American Legion Memorial Stadium. The Machine (1-0), now in their third MLL season, beat Charlotte…
Roughnecks Finish Season Strong, Stealth Out With a Whimper
The Calgary Roughnecks (12-6) scored early and often to take a 14-8 win over the Vancouver Stealth (4-14) Saturday night at the Langley Events Centre. The Roughnecks finish the season in second place in the West Division while the Stealth wind up in last, tied for the worst record in the NLL with the Minnesota Swarm. The Roughnecks scored the first two goals of the game and never relinquished the…
Cannons Take on Bayhawks to Open Season
The Boston Cannons open their season at home this afternoon as they take on the two-time defending champion Chesapeake Bayhawks. Boston has seen plenty of overturn in an offseason after they failed to make the playoffs. Boston will have Paul Rabil in the lineup, a rarity since he typically plays NLL when the season begins, but he skipped the 2014 NLL season. Matt Poskay will be out as he is…