NCAA Preview: Duke at Jacksonville

Duke at Jacksonville WHERE: @ Jacksonville WHEN: Sunday February, 9 @ 12:00 Duke opens the season in Jacksonville where it will start its title defense and its quest for back-to-back NCAA Championships. With the team they bring back, they have a very good shot at it as well. Before they get ahead of themselves, however, they will face Jacksonville, a team slated to win the Atlantic Sun Conference. Duke Offense…

February 7, 2014
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Boston University Opens First NCAA Season

NCAA PREVIEW—MERCER @ BOSTON UNIVERSITY (MEN’S) At 1:00 pm this Saturday, the Boston University Men’s Lacrosse team will travel to Georgia to take on Mercer Bears. For BU, this will be a historic game, as it is their first match-up in Division I lacrosse. Last season, Mercer was one of the worst in Division I, while the Terriers had been competing as a club in the previous seasons. This will be…

February 7, 2014
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NCAA Preview: Manhattan at Rutgers

Manhattan @ Rutgers WHERE: @ Rutgers WHEN: Saturday February, 8 @ 1:00 In what will yet another of many opening day rematches, Manhattan heads to Rutgers as both teams open the season. Last year, Rutgers handled Manhattan by a score of 15-6. After that, however, both teams never really had great season as Rutgers ended the season going 1-13 the rest of the season while the Jaspers went 4-10 the…

February 7, 2014
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NLL Preview: Wings Travel to Toronto in Final Back to Back

The Philadelphia Wings (3-3) start their final back to back weekend with a trip to face the Toronto Rock (2-3). All time the Wings are 14-23 against the Rock (6-11 on road). The Rock are led by Stephan LeBlanc (13 goals) and Garrett Billings (32 points). Captain Colin Doyle and Josh “Shooter” Sanderson have seven and eight goals respectively. Goaltender Nick Rose has a 11.40 GAA and a save percentage…

February 6, 2014
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NLL: Philadelphia Wings Agree to Terms with Miller

WINGS AGREE TO TERMS WITH GOALIE BRANDON MILLER ON ONE-YEAR AGREEMENT The Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) have agreed to terms with Goalie Brandon Miller for a one-year agreement, pending league approval. Brandon Miller was named to the NLL All-Pro Second Team last season. He appeared in 15 games and compiled 556 saves while only allowing 12.12 goals per game. Miller reached a career milestone by recording…

February 6, 2014
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Lacrosse In Modern Society

Communication on the lacrosse battle field is very different from the practices of football, baseball and hockey. In fact, I would say it is a style all of its own. The medicine game is very dynamic, which is a style of play foreign to most Americans. Countries outside the US popularly follow and participate in soccer, hockey, lacrosse and other constant-motion sports. American culture allows for and enjoys breakage in…

February 6, 2014
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NLL Preview: Bandits Battle Rival KHawks

With one third of the 2014 season now over, the Buffalo Bandits (5-1) are the team to beat in the Eastern Division. The Bandits are firing on all cylinders and have a five game win streak to show for their efforts. Heading into their Week 7 showdown against the Rochester Knighthawks (3-2) Saturday at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, Buffalo will look to increase their commanding lead in the…

February 6, 2014
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U.S. Men’s National Team Announces 30-Man Roster for FIL World Championship

BALTIMORE, Feb. 5, 2014 — Following a tryout process that included 98 players and spanned seven months, US Lacrosse has named the U.S. Men’s National Team 30-man roster for the FIL World Championship, July 10-19 in Denver. The team was selected from a 51-player training roster that last took the field at Champion Challenge, a US Lacrosse event, in Orlando on Jan. 26 for a Blue-White exhibition game, which has…

February 6, 2014
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Brendan Chamberlain’s Projected Team USA 30 Man Roster

  GOAL (3) KIP TURNER JOHN GALLOWAY DREW ADAMS   DEFENSE  (6) LEE ZINK MICHAEL EVANS JOE FLETCHER BRETT SCHMIDT TUCKER DURKIN MITCH BELISLE   LSM (2) BRIAN KARALUNAS KYLE HARTZELL   SSDM (3) MATT ABBOTT JEFF REYNOLDS STEPHEN PEYSER   MIDFIELD (8) NED CROTTY PAUL RABIL MAX SEIBALD JEREMY SIEVERTS STEVEN BROOKS BEN HUNT MATT STRIEBEL DREW SNIDER FACEOFF (1) CHRIS ECK   ATTACK (7) MATT DANOWSKI BRENDAN MUNDORF…

February 5, 2014
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Rock Acquire Hostrawser

Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced a pair of transactions.  The first of which is the acquisition of defender Bill Hostrawser from the Vancouver Stealth.  The second is the release of defenceman Stephen Hoar. To obtain the gritty Hostrawser, the Rock parted with a 3rd round pick in the 2014 NLL Draft and a 4th round selection in the 2015 NLL Draft.  Hostrawser was originally selected by the Stealth in…

February 5, 2014
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