Anthony Cosmo is regarded as one of the NLL’s premier goalies; however it has not always been this way throughout his 12 year career. After backing up Bob Watson in Toronto, Cosmo spent time with the San Jose Stealth and Boston Blazers proving himself an all-star worthy starting tender in the process. After failing to report to the Minnesota Swarm, who chose him in the Blazers dispersal draft, he was…
Stickhorses Look to Prove Their Might in Year Two
Last season, the Kentucky Stickhorses saw success in the pro invitational season of NALL. In 2013, they will have some more competition with three more teams. The Stickhorses went 5-1 in league play last season, but team owner Tony Chase, who I also spoke to yesterday about the league, said that record from 2012 does not matter. “Last year, is just that, last year. We will not rest on our laurels, nor…
Avengers Officially Move to St. Catharines
Canadian Lacrosse League Commissioner Paul St. John met with St. Catharines Mayor Brian McMullan today and officially announced that the Peel Avengers have relocated to the Niagara Region and the team will play the 2013 season at the Seymour Hannah Arena in St Catharines. St. John is ecstatic that he could place a team in the area. “The Niagara region has seen a rebirth in lacrosse over the last few years…
NALL Combine Saw Many Big Names
The North American Lacrosse League combine took place on Saturday, and several big names attended it, along with aspiring pros. Below is a list of the players and where they have played before. 39 Torry Bigtree goalie 90 Vincent Talbot goalie (Boston Rockhoppers) 2 Robb Murphy goalie 2-Nikola Pouliot goalie 35 Michael Horowitz goalie 31 John Yuan goalie red Joe Evans goalie 41 Jake Lazore goalie George Counes goalie 1 Brandon Miller…
Tarheels Look to Contend in ACC
The Tarheels are going to play their final Fall Ball game against Ohio State Sunday. The history that unites this team are as followed; in 1981 -1982 they were undefeated and won the championship. In 1983, the Tarheels was 9-4 and was beaten by the school John Hopkins. In the 20th century,the 2000 and 2001, lacrosse organization had fallen from their once superior days. The 2001 Lacrosse team record that year was the lowest it had been in…
Georgetown 2013: The “New†Blue-Collar Hoyas
With the retirement of Dave Urick earlier this summer, Georgetown is gearing up for a new age of lacrosse. Urick had led Georgetown to eleven NCAA appearances in his 23 years with the Hoyas program. Georgetown has been the “almost but not quite†team in the NCAA with six consecutive quarter final losses from 2002-2007, and more recently the team with complete absence from any post-season run. It has been…
Dhane Smith Ready to Play for Hometown Bandits
Imagine growing up a fan of a professional sports team. Maybe the New York Yankees, or the San Francisco 49ers, or the Boston Celtics. Then imagine being drafted to play for that team. Insert Dhane Smith, who was drafted fifth overall by the Buffalo Bandits after growing up a fan of the team. “I’m very excited to be a member of the Bandits” he says. “They were my favorite team…
Lacrosse Radio Network: Oct 16-Oct 18
The Lacrosse Radio Network has a star studded lineup this week with four shows hitting the airwaves, starting Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday- Strong Island Lax Chat with Taz- 12pm Taz, the former professional wrestler, will continue to dominate the lacrosse radio airwaves Tuesday at noon with Joe Allen, the owner of Headwrapz, to talk about the company and professional lacrosse. Wednesday- Lax Buzz 8pm, Orange:: 22 9pm Lax Buzz is back…
First Ever Game in Washington Sees Denver Victory
Fall ball is ongoing, and while results and attendances aren’t the real focus, it was still good to see the first ever NCAA Division One lacrosse game played in Washington state draw around 3,500 fans. Those fans in attendance saw the Denver Pioneers defeat the Maryland Terps by a score of 12-9. The game was played at the Seattle Sounders MLS team practice field got to see the first ever…
NALL: League Heads Into Year Two With Confidence
Year one of the North American Lacrosse League could not be titled as a failure, despite the fact four teams left and the league played in just one stadium. They were able to get all of their games off and they had a turf along with all the other things needed to be a professional league. Year two is going to begin with four teams. Two of them you will…