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FIL Announces Schedule for World Championships

March 4, 2014

The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) has announced the complete schedule and division alignments for the 2014 FIL Men’s World Championship, which takes place July 10-19 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo., the “Official Competition City” for the world championship. A record 38 nations will participate in this year’s world championship and will play 142 games over 10 days, beginning with a rematch of the last world championship game….

Buffalo Xtreme the first American NIFL Team

March 4, 2014

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National Indoor Field Lacrosse is pleased to announce the Buffalo Xtreme as the newest member of the league that will begin play in 2014-15. Buffalo becomes the first American franchise with the plans of expanding south of the border. “This is an exciting time for the NIFL as Buffalo becomes our first US franchise as we move forward into the inaugural season,” said Director of Business Operations Walter Gatt. “We have had an overwhelming response from players all…

CLax: Ohsweken, Barrie Record Big Wins

March 4, 2014

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Week 5 of Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) action featured three games, as the unbeaten Oshweken Demons clinched first place in the standings while the Barrie Blizzard earned their first win of the season. Ohsweken – 13 Niagara – 8 The Ohsweken Demons (6-0) won their first of two Week 5 match-ups, defeating the Niagara Lock Monsters (4-2) 13-8 Friday night. A high scoring opening quarter saw Andrew Potter and Wayne…

Tony Seaman Optimistic About Outlaws, MLL 2014

March 4, 2014

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With the Denver Outlaws coming off their best season in franchise history, and an impressive record of 14-0, the first ever regular season undefeated team in MLL history, setting 21 team records, and 10 MLL records during the 2013 season, GM Tony Seaman provided his thoughts on the LXM/MLL, the Outlaws, their fans, acquisitions, and upcoming season which is set to open on April 26, 2014 at Florida Atlantic University…

Crowley’s Call: Vancouver Stealth GM Doug Locker

March 4, 2014

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Photo Credit: Dan Brodie There are always critics, but there is no doubt that the Vancouver Stealth has a gem in President/GM Doug Locker. Entering his 11th year with the Stealth Doug also entered his new role as President. This dual role with the Stealth would seem impossible for some, but Locker’s work ethic and expertise in lacrosse management gives him the edge to take on the task. Doug’s knowledge…

Speck Blog: Cyclops Tough Loss to Barrie

March 3, 2014

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First off it’s best for me to give a little intro myself so you all know who I am. My name is Jamie Speck (known to most as simply “Speck”) and I play for the Southwest Cyclops in the Canadian Lacrosse League. My hometown is Toronto but I currently live in Mississauga and attend Humber College where I study Sport Management and will be graduating in April. As far as…

Simmons: Quality Wins From Penn, Loyola

March 3, 2014

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Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List Last week the Tewaaraton Foundation posted its list of the top 50 players in NCAA men’s lacrosse. While a very early release, the committee left off a few notable names. Although Virginia had four players included on the list, one player was conspicuously left off: James Pannell. One would think after awarding the Trophy to James’ brother Rob, the Foundation would remember the Pannell name. All…

Cornell Looks for an Easy ‘W’ Before Long Road Ahead

March 3, 2014

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The 15th ranked Cornell Big Red (3-0) hosts #44 Canisius (2-1) tomorrow at Schoellkopf Field. The Golden Griffins lost at #5 Denver last weekend while Cornell squeaked by #39 Michigan in OT to move up in the standings from last week’s rank of 19th. This is Cornell’s last game against competition outside of the Top 25 before facing top 5 Virginia and top 20 Yale. That being said, this is a…

NCAA: Maryland, Virginia Come Up Big

March 3, 2014

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NCAA Weekend Recap #1 Duke 6 #2 Maryland 10 This was a third quarter game changer as Maryland scored three in the third and held Duke to none. After that, the Blue Devils seemed to lose all momentum. Maryland totaled 44 shots, 32 ground balls, 17 saves and won eight of 19 face offs. On the other side, Duke totaled 36 shots, 26 ground balls, 15 saves and won…

Can Rutgers Stop Army’s Winning Streak?

March 3, 2014

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WHERE: @ Army WHEN: Tuesday March, 4 @ 12:00 Rutgers got their season off to a strong start by blowing out their first two opponents. However, now they find themselves on a two-game losing streak heading into West Point on Tuesday night. While heading to West Point is tough enough, they will be facing an Army team that is on a three game winning streak after losing their season opener…

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