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Blizzard Acquire Masson, Gibbons

February 28, 2014
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The Barrie Blizzard continue to retool their roster after their head office and coaching shuffle last week. Today, the Blizzard acquired Travis Gibbons and AJ Masson from the Niagara Lock Monsters in exchange for a First Round Draft pick in 2014 or 2015 and player Scott Gamble. After beefing up their defence last week, the Blizzard have added some scoring punch with their recent acquisitions. Owen Sound native Travis Gibbons…

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NCAA Preview: Pioneers Hope to Triumph UPenn in Philly

February 28, 2014
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WHO: Denver at UPenn WHERE: Philadelphia, PA WHEN: Saturday March 1, 11 am ET   DENVER The Pioneers are making headway early into the 2014 season. Coming to Philly with a record of 3-1, their offense has consistently applied heavy pressure against opponents. In the game against Canisius, Denver recorded 39 shots total. Jack Bobzien, Wesley Berg, Tyler Pace, Erik Adamson, Connor Pagnani, Connor Flynn, Max Planning and Harrison Archer…

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NCAA Weekend Ahead One for the Books

February 27, 2014
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A portion of this weekend’s schedule says it all. Seven great games over the course of the day make this weekend special. One would think that this is a late season schedule in April, but it’s March 1 and there are going to be changes to the polls. This is a lacrosse fan’s dream weekend with so many intriguing matchups. #1 Duke @ #2 Maryland—Two Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) teams battling…

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NCAA Preview: Nittany Lions Look to Tear Apart Buckeyes

February 27, 2014
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The Penn State Men’s Lacrosse team is traveling to Columbus, Ohio this weekend for the second game of their three-game travel sequence. The Buckeyes just defeated Marquette last weekend to secure the first win of their season, and they are preparing to take on No. 10 Penn State. OSU attributes last week’s success to the successful execution of face offs. The improvement in their face off technique was a weakness…

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NCAA Women’s Power Rankings

February 27, 2014
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Week three in NCAA women’s lacrosse action was more of the same. Syracuse and North Carolina kept on winning, leading many to believe dethroning these teams from the top two spots may be a difficult task. The biggest drop in the rankings was by Duke, who last week was seated at the number three spot. We also saw Penn State drop out of the top 10, but who will take…

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Looking At Mid Season NLL Awards

February 27, 2014
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It’s the mid way point of the National Lacrosse League season heading into week 10. Who have the best of the best been thus far? Today, we take a look. Midseason Rookie of the Year has to go to Tyler Digby. Tyler is in some tough competition with rookies this season. He gets my vote as a biased Stealth fan and the fact that he leads all rookies in points…

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MLL Trade Value: Part 2

February 27, 2014
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If you missed the first part of this Trade Value series, you can find it here. Before I get back to it, some thoughts on the LXM “draft”: Teams started randomly tweeting out their new pickups before the league could make a formal announcement. All of a sudden some draft picks were forfeited unless the Steve Mock trade produces a draft pick for the Lizards in which case a different…

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CLax Power Rankings Week 4: Demons Rise to the Top

February 27, 2014
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After a one-week hiatus, the ILWT Canadian Lacrosse League Power Rankings are back. 1. Ohsweken Demons (4-0) Last Week: 2 The Ohsweken Demons continue their domination in 2014, holding a 4-0 record while outscoring their opponents 90-50. Chris Attwood’s impressive 38 points leads not only the Demons, but all CLax scorers. Wayne VanEvery’s consistent knack for the net has been vital to the success of the Demons. The 2013 goal…

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NCAAW Preview: North Carolina vs Notre Dame

February 26, 2014
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The Notre Dame womens lacrosse team will travel to Chapel Hill, North Carolina this weekend for a matchup against the Tar Heels. The Fighting Irish are 2-1 overall this season, and are looking to improve their record this weekend. They are going to bring their best game against North Carolina, because they know that the competition will be fierce. They have a few standouts this season, including freshman attacker, Cortney…

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NCAA Men’s Power Rankings: Duke on Top, Maryland in the Hunt

February 26, 2014
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A perfect February for Duke keeps them on top of the world ranked while Maryland welcomed Syracuse to the ACC with a beatdown at the Carrier Dome. Control of the face offs continues to be a deciding factor early on. Expect more shifting in the weeks ahead. We will start to see who sinks and swims as the spring approaches. 1. Duke (4-0)—Two wins over the weekend against Penn and…

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