Harvard vs Yale—There’s nothing more exciting than two Ivys going head to head. Last year, when the two teams met, Harvard came out on top with a 10-5 victory over the Bulldogs. Yale is hoping to change things up this year and they are hoping their home field advantage will give them a great morale boost from the crowd. The teams are both having productive seasons, and Harvard’s offensive line…
Tuesday Division III Notebook: Stevenson Deserves No. 2, Benefit of the Doubt
No poll is perfect and to believe that any body of voters could accurately rank every team in the country is foolish. But this week’s edition of the USILA Top 20 has inspired doubt in me because of the way its voters have treated the No. 5 Stevenson Mustangs in the wake of their loss to top-ranked RIT. It’s just wrong. The Mustangs have done nothing but lose to the…
Roughnecks Prepare for Interesting Trade Deadline
Photo Credit: Dan Brodie The Calgary Roughnecks are one of the most balanced teams in the NLL at 6-5 and with the NLL trade deadline in just a few hours, they might just stand pat. General manager Mike Board spoke with the Calgary Sun yesterday and has some interesting quotes. “I talked to some of the teams in the East this week, and they’re all figuring there’s some jostling to…
Simmons: Albany’s Inconsistency, Hopkins Uphill Schedule, Games for Next Week
Inconsistent Albany If you can figure out what is going on with the Albany Great Danes, feel free to let me know. They play Syracuse into overtime, drop a dud against Drexel, have a good win against Harvard, stomp all over UMass, and then they follow that win up with a loss to Bryant. This Albany team seems like it is all over the place and simply not focused. In…
CLax Prepares for First All Star Game
The Canadian Lacrosse League is getting set for their first ever all star game at the end of this 2014 season. The game will take place on April 12 at the Wilmot Recreation Complex. The format will see the Creator’s Cup Champions (champion of the league) face a collection of the league’s best players as their all stars. The selection of players will be as follows; Three (3) players selected per…
NLL Trade Deadline: Rumor Mill
Trade deadlines are typically some of the most exciting days in sports. This past NHL trade deadline we saw names like Ryan Miller, Martin St. Louis and Ryan Callahan move. Meanwhile, other names like Ryan Kesler did not. This is the beauty of trade deadlines. Once a year, the NLL holds a trade deadline as well, and that is tomorrow. However, do not expect a day full of moves like…
USLL Announces Executive Director
NEW YORK, NY – The United States Lacrosse League (USLL) is pleased to announce Jeremy Lisch as the first Executive Director in league history. The Executive Director’s duties will include exploiting the USLL as a premier professional lacrosse association while working to secure market and territory expansion, as well as develop key relationships that will serve vital to the leagues long term growth plans. “I am excited to be working…
Team USA Profile: Michael Evans
Position: Defense College: Johns Hopkins University Professional: Chesapeake Bayhawks Michael Evans worked his way to the highest levels of lacrosse and has brought a fierce determination to be one of the best in the game. Walking into Hopkins, he was a part of a class that had to replace long time starters on defense. Chris Watson, Tom Garvey, and Greg Raymond had anchored the defense for years and were…
Division III USILA Poll Week 4: Salisbury Jumps to No. 2, Union Debuts
This week’s USILA Top 20 has seen some upheaval thanks to RIT’s win over Cortland in its second No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup of the season. The Tigers remain No. 1 in the country after beating the Red Dragons and Western New England this week while Cortland slides all the way down to No. 6. Taking their place in the top pairing are the Seagulls of Salisbury who improved…
NCAA Preview: Hofstra Takes On St. John’s
Number 17 Hofstra will put its Colonial Athletic Association schedule on hold for a non-conference matchup against the St. John’s Red Storm this Tuesday in Queens, New York. Taking a look at the numbers for both teams so far this season, Hofstra (4-2, 1-0 CAA) has a 9.07 gpg average while St. John’s (3-3, 1-0 BIG EAST) has scored 11.54 gpg and is ranked 23rd in the nation in scoring offense….