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Stealth and Roughnecks Both Look to Snap Losing Streaks

March 21, 2014
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Photo Credit: Dan Brodie The Calgary Roughnecks (6-5) journey to British Columbia to face the Vancouver Stealth (3-8) tonight. Both teams are on two-game losing streaks, so victory is critical to both squads. The Roughnecks were savaged by the Edmonton Rush last weekend, suffering a 15-7 beat down. They’ll be looking to bounce back and solidify their hold on second place in the West Division. The Stealth meanwhile are off…

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Women’s Power Rankings: Four Undefeated Teams

March 21, 2014
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North Carolina (9-0)—Carolina is still dominating the field, but this Saturday will face Boston College; a surging team with an explosive offense and solid defense. This will be the first real test for the Tarheel’s in weeks, who hope to end Week 10 undefeated. Maryland (9-0)—Maryland has become an absolute force this season, and cruising for the next couple of weeks seems likely, as they prepare to face sub-par teams….

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Rattlers Announce Galloway, Leveille As Captains

March 21, 2014
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The Rochester Rattlers of Major League Lacrosse have announced their captaincy for the upcoming 2014 season.  Head Coach Tim Soudan confirmed the appointment of Attackman Kevin Leveille and Goalie John Galloway as co-captains. Leveille, a 10 year veteran of the MLL from the University of Massachusetts, amassed a total of 19 points (13G, 6A) in 12 games as the Rattlers captain during the 2013 season.  “We are really fortunate to…

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Bandits Hope to Stop Edmonton’s Rush

March 21, 2014
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With a little over half of the 2014 season now over, the Buffalo Bandits (8-2) are still the team to beat in the Eastern Division. Riding high on a three-game win streak, the Bandits continue to pour on the offensive pressure in the fourth quarter to close out games against their opponents. Heading into their Week 13 showdown against the undefeated West Division-leading Edmonton Rush (10-0) Friday night at the…

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Great Danes Pack Up Against Nittany Lions

March 21, 2014
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Who: Albany @ Penn State When: Saturday, March 22, 2014 Where: University Park, PA.   PSU is gearing up for another outdoor home game this weekend in Happy Valley.  After defeating Dartmouth 10-6 on Saturday, they’re hoping to channel that momentum into this weekend’s match. The Lions started this match a bit shaky, but were able to get into a great flow during the second half of the match. Sanders…

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Mammoth Add Veteran Nick Carlson

March 21, 2014
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Teams continued to make moves in the NLL yesterday as the roster deadline came to a close, and the Colorado Mammoth made one of the more surprising moves by signing veteran defenseman Nick Carlson. Carlson last played in 2011 and played all nine seasons of his career with the Mammoth, except his rookie season with the New York Saints. Over his career, Carlson accumulated 137 points and 425 loose balls….

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Blizzard Turned Corner at Right Time

March 21, 2014
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After a pair of back-to-back wins in Week 7 action, the Barrie Blizzard (3-4) are riding high heading into their final game of the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) regular season. The Blizzard spoiled the Oshweken Demons (7-1) chances for a perfect regular season record with a 16-14 road victory. Reigning CLax Rookie of the Year Caleb Wiles (4 G, 4 A) had an outstanding eight points for the Blizzard in…

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Toronto Rock Sign Cam Woods to Practice Roster

March 21, 2014
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Mike Lum-Walker To Active, Chris White Placed On Injured Reserve   TORONTO,ON – Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced another series of roster moves as today’s roster freeze deadline passed at 3pm. Veteran defender Chris White underwent further examination this morning and is out indefinitely with a lower body injury. Mike Lum-Walker has been moved to the active roster from the practice roster and Eric Law has been moved to…

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Wings Sign Luke Wiles, Several Others

March 20, 2014
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Today was the last day for NLL teams to sign players to their rosters for the remainder of the season and the Philadelphia Wings made a few big splashes. After releasing Kevin Ross yesterday, Philadelphia signed Luke Wiles, Kevin Croswell and Jesse Fehr. Wiles, long considered a top scorer in the NLL, was cut by the Buffalo Bandits before the season. He scored 21 points with Buffalo last season and…

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March Madness: Lacrosse Edition

March 20, 2014
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It’s March Madness, so everyone will be watching college basketball for the next month. In the past few days since the bracket was announced we have seen brackets made up saying “what if it were college football teams?” which is an interesting exercise. But what if it was lacrosse teams? This is tougher because most of the teams on this bracket would be in the MCLA, which at times is…

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