The newest team in the Canadian Lacrosse League, the SouthWest Cyclops may not have a permanent home, but Head Coach and General Manager Jeremy Tallevi has already created a team identity for his new club. “We have a solid mix of players who will play a fast-paced and exciting brand of lacrosse,” said Tallevi in a CLax press release. “I know we can play with any team in the league,…
NLL: Scheduling Woes
Players and teams in the NLL have been victims of scheduling for years due to the league’s popularity being less than other big name sports (football, basketball, baseball). Spectators are more aware of it this year, especially after the Mammoth had a huge weekend of travel and only four hours of sleep. On the weekend of January 10-12: The Colorado Mammoth had a Friday game in Calgary and then a…
Powell Returns; Slated to Play Saturday
After missing the first seven games of the 2014 NLL season, Colorado Mammoth forward Casey Powell will make his season-debut against the Minnesota Swarm at PepsiCenter on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET. Powell who was the 2010 NLL MVP registered 9 goals and 23 assists in just six games for the Mammoth last season. In December, Powell stated that personal reasons would keep him from playing. Now he’s returning and ready to…
Maryland Terps: Turtling Along
2014 NCAA Season Preview: University of Maryland (Men’s) The University of Maryland Men’s Lacrosse team hasn’t played a meaningful game since last May, a game in which they fell 8-16 to perennial contender Cornell in the NCAA First Round. Their next meaningful game is less than two weeks away when they welcome Mount St. Mary’s Saturday, February 8 to College Park. The Terps are coming off last year’s 10-4…
USA Greats: First Cars, Now Lacrosse
With about five months to go until the FIL World games in Denver, Team USA put its remaining 50 or so guys to the test in the Blue & White Champion Challenge down in Florida. They showed up with fresh hair cuts to hopefully help impress Coach Richie Meade. Fans could hear Coach Dave Pietramala all the way back at Homewood Field and the players put on a good show….
NCAA Outlook: Cornell Big Red
After a hectic offseason that saw the cancellation of the all fall events and the firing of a head coach, the Cornell Big Red lacrosse team will look towards the spring season to start anew. An investigation regarding reports of hazing led to the Cornell Athletics Department suspending the men’s lacrosse team on September 13, 2013. Despite being unable to take part in fall ball, the Big Red’s turmoil would…
Stevenson, RIT Sit Atop Inside Lacrosse Preseason Top 20
As expected, defending champion Stevenson sits atop the preseason poll just ahead of runners-up RIT.
Stevenson Tops LaxMagazine.com Preseason Top 20
The Stevenson Mustangs finally broke through with a National Championship in 2013 and look poised to return to the top again in 2014.
Net Impact: Can the Knighthawks Three-Peat?
Four games into the 2014 NLL season, the Rochester Knighthawks are sitting in second place in the East Division with a 3-1 record. It is still early in the 18-game schedule and lots can happen between now and the playoffs, but does it look like the Knighthawks can win an unprecedented third Champion’s Cup in a row? The early indicators are good. In spite of suffering their first loss of…
NCAA Outlook: Big East
The Big East will have a new champion come this spring. Both Syracuse and Notre Dame have left the conference for the very dangerous and competitive ACC. Villanova has a very good chance of taking the conference crown but has newly added Denver standing in their way. Schools Remaining from 2013 Georgetown–The Hoyas, led by second year coach Kevin Warne, finished 2013 6-9 overall with a conference record…