This weekend the Colorado Mammoth look to clinch a playoff spot with a win over division rival Minnesota Swarm, who also have a 6-8 record. The Swarm are coming off of a 13-15 loss to the Philadelphia Wings. The Swarm are lead by Ryan Benesch and captain Callum Crawford on offense. Both players have over 70 points this season. Crawford is fourth in the league in assists (53) and fifth…
NCAA: Tar Heels Face Pride
April 13th, 2013, the #6 North Carolina Tar Heels head to Hempsted New York to take on the #20 Hofstra Pride. UNC is coming off a huge win, where they took down the Virginia Cavaliers 10-7, and is looking to improve their rank headed into the ACC and National tournaments. Do not just look at the ranks and call this a victory though, Hofstra is coming of a huge…
Dave Cottle: Don’t Rule Out Powell
Last night Dave Cottle joined LaxWorm Radio on The Lacrosse Radio Network, and while he spoke about the Chesapeake Bayhawks 2012 championship and the upcoming 2013 season, he also talked about none other than Casey Powell. Powell retired from MLL at the end of last season after not playing with Hamilton near the tail end of the season. He was drafted in the supplemental round by the Bayhawks despite this,…
NLL: Will Rock Roll or Wings Fly?
When the Toronto Rock (10-5) and Philadelphia Wings (6-8) get together for a NLL game it is going to be second to none. Saturdays afternoon matchup from the Wells Fargo Center is expected to be a classic (CBS Sports Network 4:30pm). Toronto can clinch home field throughout the NLL Playoffs with a victory, while the Wings can clinch a playoff berth with a victory. The Wings are also shooting for…
Bellarmine Goalie Dillon Ward Speaks on Season, NLL Draft
The Bellarmine Knights have been one of the stories of the season in the NCAA, and leading them all year long has been goaltender Dillon Ward. We talked to the top goalie prospect in lacrosse, and he said he has loved this season with the Knights. “Season has been great so far. The guys are really excited about our success so far and were striving for our season goal of…
Mag: Stars Find Home in Historic Stadium
The April edition of InLax Magazine saw Pat Gregoire take a look at the Toronto Shooting Stars historic stadium. Kaleb Toth’s legendary 2000 NLL Championship winning goal against the Rochester Knighthawks would be known as the last professional goal scored at the Maple Leaf Garden. That is until lacrosse returned to the newly revamped MLG, now called the Mattamy Athletic Centre. The MAC has become the new home of the…
Stories of the Week: NLL Dominates
The CLax playoffs are here and there are just two weeks left in the NLL season. Here are the top ten stories we learned about this week. Demons and Ironmen in Rematch Ohsweken’s regular season was book ended with two wins over Iroquois but they also suffered a loss against them mid-season. The Demons have had an up and down season and have probably been the most inconsistent team in…
CLax Playoffs: Demons Face Rival Ironmen
The Canadian Lacrosse League quarter finals are set to begin with two games this weekend. The first game is on Friday night when the Durham TurfDogs face the Brampton Inferno while the second game goes Sunday and sees the Ohsweken Demons take on their biggest rivals, the Iroquois Ironmen, in a rematch of last year’s Creator’s Cup final. Ohsweken’s regular season was book ended with two wins over Iroquois but…
NLL: Western Division Playoff Picture Remains Unclear
With just two weeks remaining in the NLL regular season, three teams have punched their ticket to the postseason, but the remaining two still have a legitimate shot at finding a way in and the seeding of the division remains wide open. The Calgary Roughnecks, Edmonton Rush and Washington Stealth are all knotted at the top with identical 8-6 records. But it isn’t quite as simple as that. The Stealth…
LaxWorm Radio: Cottle, Miller, Dixon
Tonight at 8pm on LaxWorm Radio on the Lacrosse Radio Network, LRN begins to preview the upcoming Major League Lacrosse season. LaxWorm Radio is back every Thursday at 8pm after taking three weeks off. The Worm comes back with a bang, talking to Chesapeake Bayhawks head coach Dave Cottle, midfielder Kyle Dixon and Charlotte Hounds midfielder Jovan Miller. Cottle and Dixon are coming off of a 2012 MLL Championship season…