The Boston Cannons picked up a huge win last night against the Ohio Machine, 19-13. It was the last home game of the regular season for them, and next week they will travel to Ohio. The Machine got out to a 3-0 lead, and then the Cannons scored one, but Ohio would score another one to lead 4-1. The quarter would end with Ohio holding a 5-4 lead. Boston took…
Lizards Fall to Chesapeake, Must Win Next Week
The Long Island Lizards have now put themselves into a must-win situation in their game next week against the Hamilton Nationals. Last night the Lizards fell to the Chesapeake Bayhawks 13-6 in Chesapeake. The Bayhawks have already clinched a playoff spot and the Lizards could have clinched with a win last night. Fortunately for them, as long as they can get a win against the Nationals next week, they are…
Lizards and Bayhawks Set for Crucial Second Meeting
The first time these two met, was the first game in 2012 for both of them. That was when Chesapeake stated they were strong and when Long Island seemed to have some trouble, even though the Lizards only lost 13-11. Now, Chesapeake is still strong and Long Island has improved tremendously. Long Island’s offense has really clicked together and plays as a team. Matt Gibson came out of nowhere and…
Denver Outlaws and Rochester Rattlers Set For Huge Game
In the MLL match-up with the strongest playoff implications on Saturday the Denver Outlaws will travel to Rochester to take on the Rattlers. The Outlaws (9-3) are tied for first in the league and with a win would clinch a playoff berth. The Rattlers (7-5) are tied with the Boston Cannons for fourth in the MLL standings and they can’t clinch the final playoff spot with a win, but a…
Stealth Re-Sign Mike Grimes
The Washington Stealth announced today that defenseman Mike Grimes has been signed for the 2013 season, pending approval by the National lacrosse League. Grimes is entering his seventh NLL season, his fifth with the Stealth, and is widely regarded as one of the league’s top defensemen. Grimes, a native of Peterborough, Ontario, notched 12 points (6g, 6a) and 65 loose balls in 2012 despite missing three games due to injury. He established…
NCAA Lacrosse Rule Changes Proposal
Big news has come out of the lacrosse world today, with the NCAA Rules Committee proposing several ground breaking rule changes for lacrosse. The biggest proposed rule change was a thirty second shot clock for teams after a stall warning has been issued. After a team gets a stall warning, they have just thirty seconds to shoot or they lose possession. If this rule is approved by the Playing Rules Oversight…
Rock Sign Three To Roster
Toronto – Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson announced the signings of three players on Friday. Veteran defencemen Drew Petkoff and Scott Johnston along with free agent defender Kyle Andrews have all signed one-year agreements covering the 2013 season pending league approval. Petkoff missed all but 3 regular season games in 2012. He returned to action with the Rock early in the season after fully recovering from major knee surgery as…
Cannons Need a Win, Take on Machine
If the Boston Cannons win this game against the last place Ohio Machine, and the Rochester Rattlers lose to the first place Denver Outlaws, the Cannons clinch a spot in the 2012 MLL playoffs. Easy, right? Not if the Machine play like they did last week against Rochester, where their late surge almost gave them a victory and ensured the Cannons a playoff spot. Boston and Rochester are tied in…
Photo Gallery: Boston Cannons vs Denver Outlaws
When the Cannons took on the Denver Outlaws two weeks ago, photographer Brianna Ingemi took some pictures of the action, and we put together this photo gallery.           Â
Toronto Trades Rooney and Bryan To Buffalo
Toronto – Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson announced a trade with the Buffalo Bandits had been completed on Friday. The Rock have sent defenceman Glen Bryan and forward Jamie Rooney to Buffalo in exchange for the 14th selection (4th pick in the second round – originally owned by Minnesota) in the 2012 NLL Entry Draft and Buffalo’s 2013 4th round NLL Entry Draft selection pending league approval. “We thank Jamie…