Tonight the Buffalo Bandits will host the Edmonton Rush as they try to get above .500. They sit at 5-6 on the season and three games back of the Toronto Rock. Meanwhile in Edmonton, the Rush are 6-5 and half a game back of the first place Washington Stealth. Just last week the Rush won in Rochester 11-9 to get back over .500. Meanwhile, the Bandits fell in Colorado 16-13,…
NCAA GameDay: Denver, Providence Look for Wins
Photo credit: Maryland Sports Insider Sacred Heart (0-7) vs Vermont (2-5) – An 0-7 record doesn’t mean that Sacred Heart is an easy team to beat. They have stayed in games just by playing hard. The most they’ve lost by was 8 to Yale, other than that, teams have only gotten away with an average of three goal wins. Vermont’s biggest win out of their two comes against Bryant in…
NLL: New Look Mammoth Return To Calgary
The Colorado Mammoth journey to Calgary to take on the Roughnecks on Saturday night. This is the third and final meeting of thee two teams in the 2013 regular season since splitting their first two match ups in January. It’s also the first time these teams face each other since Colorado made some wholesale changes to their roster. Gone are both of the goalies Calgary last faced, replaced with sophomore…
NLL: Rock Face Storming Rush
The Toronto Rock look to extend their win streak to three when they host the Edmonton Rush at the Air Canada Centre on Sunday afternoon. These teams haven’t seen each other since week 2 when the Rock pulled out a 10-9 squeaker victory at Rexall Place in Edmonton. The Rock are on a roll as of late but the Rush haven’t been slouching either; they’ve won six of their last…
Roundtable: Who is the best GM in the NLL?
Today’s roundtable features NLL analysts Marisa Ingemi, Scott Arnold, Jack Goods, Jim Flannery and Rocco Granato. The discussion? Who is the best GM in the NLL, right now? You tell us in the comments who you agree with. Jack: Some teams certainly have a comparative advantage when it comes to getting players, like in Toronto and Buffalo. That can make certain GMs look even better because they have that edge….
NCAA GameDay: Maryland vs North Carolina Highlights Day
#1Maryland (6-0) vs #12 North Carolina (4-3) – One of the top games of the day. A big rivalry as the Terps and Tar Heels do battle in ACC play. The Terps are 1-0 in conference games, dominating Duke 16-7. UNC fell to Duke ten days ago in an 11-8 loss. Last season this matchup got heated with a scuffle at the midfield between Kevin Cooper and Greg McBride. Both…
McMichael Only Player Still Appealing; BDS, Morgan Out This Week
The ongoing saga of NLL players appealing suspensions seems to be somewhat ending. Every player who was suspended two weeks ago have withdrawn their appeals except for Washington Stealth transition rookie Mitch McMichael. This week three players will miss action; Billy Dee Smith of the Buffalo Bandits and Chet Koneczny and Richard Morgan of the Colorado Mammoth. Smith and Morgan will just miss the games this weekend. Meanwhile, Koneczny will…
Denver Outlaws Make Roster Moves to Improve Before 2013
The Denver Outlaws are coming off a 2012 campaign that saw them post a team-record 11 wins on their way to the franchise’s fourth appearance in the Major League Lacrosse title game. Led by first-year coach Jim Stagnitta and MLL Regular Season MVP Brendan Mundorf, the Outlaws finished at the top of MLL going into the playoffs. With their leader Mundorf out due to an injury before the semi-final game,…
Jesse Guerin: “I’d love to be back in Kentucky”
When the Kentucky Stickhorses signed Jesse Guerin mid season, everyone knew their offense would improve. It did and Guerin was one of their best scorers, especially when Mike McClellan went to the NLL. “Overall it was a good time in Kentucky, had some great teammates and enjoyed meeting everyone involved.” Guerin told us. Kentucky fell hard in the championship game when they were defeated by Boston 25-13, obviously a tough…
Loyola Dismantles Georgetown in 13-8 Win
Loyola had plenty of opportunities to push Georgetown out of the country; there were 17 turnovers that Loyola had caused. Georgetown looked out of synch in the first half, got themselves together in the second half, but could not stop Loyola from scoring. Pat Laconi and Scott Ratliff was the start to an 8-0 run. This was by far an impressive win by Loyola; they had control the pace from…