Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that CBS Sports Network will feature 20 live, nationally televised games throughout the 2013 season. “We’re excited to be able to continue and expand our relationship with CBS Sports Network,” said MLL Commissioner David Gross. “We’ll now have one third of all MLL games on the Network which will really service our fans and their appetite to watch the best…
NLL Three Stars: Rush and Roughnecks
Only one game took place in the western conference this weekend with Calgary facing Edmonton, but several players stood out, including two stud rookies. Michael Burke- Edmonton Burke is a guy who kind of lost some stock in the draft but Derek Keenan has already said he will make the team according to Jason Gregor up in Edmonton. This has a lot to do with his three goal performance against…
Wings Acquire Kevin Croswell
The Philadelphia Wings have acquired goaltender Kevin Croswell from the Washington Stealth for a third round pick according to the team. Croswell was a backup goalie with Minnesota before being traded to Edmonton before last season, but he didn’t see any time and was shipped to Washington. He made two starts and played very well for them. The Stealth had three ‘tenders in camp competing for the backup spot; Croswell,…
Bombers Sign 33 Players to Roster
The Baltimore Bombers of the North American Lacrosse League (NALL) opened the team’s 2013 season with training camp yesterday ay Myers Pavilion in Brooklyn Park. While only 27 players reported for camp, 33 members of the roster have signed contracts. The teams tenured and most notable players have all signed: Goalie Ginny Capichionni (Sacred Heart); Player Coach Dan Marohl (UMBC); transition players Matt Alrich (Delaware) and Dan Deckelbaum (Delaware); and defensemen Damien Davis…
Nationals Sign Four From Player Pool
The Hamilton Nationals signed four players from the MLL player pool last night after the Supplemental Draft last week. They signed Matt Vinc, who is a goaltender with the NLL’s Rochester Knighthawks but in MLL is a defender. Vinc has played six games in his MLL career, including his last four in 2011. He has never scored a point, but he has four career penalty minutes. They also picked up…
Steenhius and Self Active; Snider to IR
As teams have to complete their rosters by Thursday, both the Buffalo Bandits and Washington Stealth made moves today. After both had hip injuries, Buffalo placed Scott Self and Mark Steenhius back on the active roster. Both missed the majority of training camp but it had been said that they would be back for the start of the season. Meanwhile, Washington Stealth rookie Drew Snider was placed on Injured Reserve…
6th Annual PAC-12 Lacrosse Shootout returns to Los Angeles
UCLA Men’s Lacrosse Head Coach Jacques Bagley is excited to announce the official schedule of the 6th Annual PAC-12 Lacrosse Shootout. The 2013 Shootout returns to Los Angeles this February featuring some of the top teams out West. “We have 11 of the PAC-12 teams attending in 2013, our biggest field yet,” noted Bagley. “We welcome the PAC-12 and the lacrosse community to UCLA to see some of the best…
Rush Top Roughnecks in Controlled Exhibition
The Edmonton Rush were able to defeat the Calgary Roughnecks in a controlled exhibition game in Alberta yesterday afternoon as the Rush moved on to 2-0 in the pre season. The Roughnecks are also 1-1 in the pre season after the loss. Out for Calgary was Dane Dobbie, Shawn Evans, Geoff Snider, Kaleb Toth, Andrew McBride and Curtis Manning. It is the second pre season game that Toth did not…
Training Camp Report: Rock Flying High After Win
The Toronto Rock will head into the final stretch of the pre-season on a high note after a 14-10 win over Rochester this past saturday. The win improved the Rock’s preseason record to 1-1 heading into their final exhibition match-up. A point of interest heading into Saturday’s game included questions surrounding Toronto’s acquisition of Scott Evans. However, after leading the Rock with 4 goals in his team debut, any lingering…
White Team Victorious in Stickhorses Scrimmage
In the Kentucky Stickhorses Black and White scrimmage game this past Saturday, the White team took a 12-7 victory. This team was compiled mostly of the newer players for the club. They need to cut their roster down to 23 before the season starts. Leading the White team was their goaltender Spencer Lyons who played the entire game, allowing just seven goals and making 37 saves against the Black team….