When it comes to leagues like CLax and NALL we hear a lot of the same names; Wayne Van Every, Dan Deckelbaum, Mike Stone. Most of those guys have played at the higghest levels before. Then we hear about the prospects in lacrosse like Jeremy Noble and Ethan O’Connor and it goes on and one. However, there are some players out there in the pro ranks that don’t get nearly…
NLL: Rush Look for Sixth Straight, Face Mammoth
Tonight the Edmonton Rush, 8-5 and second place in the West division, host the 5-8 Colorado Mammoth. The Rush are trying to extend a 5 game win streak, all of which being on the road. They have been lead on this win streak by Ryan Ward (64pts, 19g, 46a) and rookie sensation Mark Matthews (59pts, 35g, 24a). Matthews is part of a 3-way tie for second in the league in…
NLL: Third Meeting Between Roughnecks and Stealth Goes Saturday
The Calgary Roughnecks host the Washington Stealth Saturday night in their third and final meeting of the 2013 regular season. Both teams have won one game in this series so far, with the Roughnecks taking their contest last weekend following a late-game surge. Calgary is currently tied with the Edmonton Rush for first place in the NLL West Division with an 8-5 record while the Stealth are in second at…
Bandits Desperate For Win In Minny
It seems that every week the Bandits are in a situation where they need a win or else their playoff hopes become more and more unlikely. This week their challenge is Minnesota, a team that is also fighting to not be the odd team out but also a team that has beaten the Bandits already this season. Buffalo’s shown us that every game, no matter who its against, can be…
CLax: Stars Shooting for Second Place
On Sunday afternoon the Toronto Shooting Stars will be in Barrie to face the Blizzard in what could be the most important game of the year for the home team. The importance of this game will depend on the income of today’s matchup between the Iroquois Ironmen and the Durham TurfDogs. If the Ironmen win then the Blizzard will have no shot at making the post season, thus making tomorrow’s…
Doyle, Matthews NLL Players of the Month
The National Lacrosse League has announced Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month award winners for March of the 2013 NLL regular season. Toronto Rock forward Colin Doyle, the league’s second all-time leading scorer with 1,260 career points who ranks third in the NLL with 82 points (25+57) this season, won the Player of the Month award as the Rock’s captain helped lead the team to the top…
Patriot League: Who Has the Toughest Schedule?
With 3 weeks to go to the Patriot League Tournament, the league is hitting full stride as each game becomes increasingly important: Patriot League Overall Team Wins Losses Wins Losses Bucknell 3 0 9 2 Lehigh 3 0 7 4 Army 2 1 6 3 Colgate 2 1 7 3 Holy Cross 1 3 5 5 Navy 1 4 3 7 Lafayette 0 3 3 7 Here is…
Pat McCready Officially Retires
After guiding the Rochester Knighthawks to their third National Lacrosse League championship in franchise history, the team’s eldest player and captain has decided to go out on top. Pat McCready, a veteran of 17 seasons in the NLL, held off retirement to make his return to the Knighthawks’ lineup. His storied career came full circle when he hoisted the Champion’s Cup in same city as he did 15 years prior….
NCAA: Minutmen Face Tigers, Look to Get Hot
The Towson Tigers faceoff against the Massachusetts Minutemen on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Johnny Unitas Stadium. For the Minutemen, it is their fourth and final game of their current road trip and so far are 2-1. The Minutemen would like to finish the trip above with a winning record and they are very capable of doing so. So far this season the Minutemen’s strengths are having the ball in…
NCAA: Jays Take on High Flying Albany
The 10th ranked Johns Hopkins Blue Jays will return to Homewood Field for the first time in three games when they host the 20th ranked Albany Great Danes tonight. Johns Hopkins and Albany have identical records heading into the match-up, both sitting at 6-3. After going 5-1 to start the season, with four of five games being played at Homewood Field, Johns Hopkins fell to Syracuse and North Carolina…