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Sorensen Injured Again; Stealth Sign Richardson

February 25, 2014
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Photo Credit: Dan Brodie The Vancouver Stealth announced today that defenseman and Captain Kyle Sorensen will undergo arthroscopic surgery later this week, after re-injuring himself in Colorado last week. He is expected to miss 4-6 weeks and has been placed on the 21 day injured reserve list. In addition, defender Chris O’Dougherty, who was placed on the 21 day injured reserve list prior to the team’s doubleheader a week ago,…

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NCAA Week 3/4: Albany’s Second Heartbreak, Penn State(ment), Terps’ Blowout

February 25, 2014
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The NCAA just closed on an interesting Week 3/4 in its 2014 season. Of the nine games I’m picking to cover this week, Saturday was mostly upsets while Sunday was home to four blowouts. SATURDAY Penn State 8 Notre Dame 7 This was such a close game all around, and I’m calling it an upset because Notre Dame has proven themselves as a strong program in past seasons. Shots were…

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Hofstra Looks to Rebound, Takes on Fairfield

February 24, 2014
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The Hofstra Men’s Lacrosse team returns home to James M. Shuart Stadium to begin a four-game homestand on Tuesday, February 25 when the Pride host the 17th-ranked Stags of Fairfield University. Game time is 3 p.m.   The game will be broadcast live on radio on WRHU-FM 88.7 with Julian Coltre and Anthony Santaniello calling the action beginning with the pregame show at 2:45. The game can also be viewed…

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MLL Stock Watch: How Are the Draftees Doing?

February 24, 2014
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The one thing that the MLL has over every other professional sport is the unique ability to select college players before their respective final seasons on college campus. It has its advantages as well as its disadvantages. A team could pick a diamond in the rough and pick the player that breaks out in his final year on campus. On the other hand, a team could pick a player that…

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American NLL Players Not Getting Needed Offensive Development

February 24, 2014
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The other day we took a look at how American players in the National Lacrosse League tend to be defense first players. After speaking with some American lacrosse players and some lacrosse executives, it seems clear that the skill set and foot work of the Americans is what makes them defenders, along with what NLL coaches are looking for. To play defense in box lacrosse takes more athleticism, which field…

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Division III USILA Poll Week 1: RIT Takes Over No. 1 After Overtime Win

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February 24, 2014
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Predictably, the RIT Tigers have taken over the No. 1 spot in the USILA Top 20 after knocking off Stevenson in overtime on Saturday afternoon. The Mustangs weren’t punished too harshly for the loss, falling just two spots to No. 3 while Cortland jumps up to No. 2. Salisbury and Tufts round out the rest of the top five. Two teams suffered upsets on Saturday and both teams were punished…

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MLL Announces YouTube Schedule

February 24, 2014
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Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, unveiled the YouTube Schedule for 2014.The MLL’s YouTube channel (YouTube.com/MLL) along with The Lacrosse Network(YouTube.com/TLN) will carry 16 games in high definition this season, making the games available on a variety of platforms worldwide.   “We are excited to continue our partnership with YouTube,” said MLL Commissioner David Gross. “Paired with the exclusive content on our channel, lacrosse fans all over…

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NLL Power Rankings: Rush Still on Top, Calgary Up to 3

February 24, 2014
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Week 9   Only three games and all decided by a total of 4 goals.  Another short schedule week but sure to be exciting Power Rankings   Week 9 (1) 1—Edmonton Rush (7-0)  Edmonton was idle this week.  Host the Toronto Rock on Friday 9pm (2) 2—Buffalo Bandits (6-2)   Buffalo is idle until March 8 when they host the Minnesota Swarm at 7:30pm. (4) 3—Calgary Roughnecks (5-3)  Overcame a slow start and…

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Eastern’s Grant Ferguson, Marymount’s Derek Digiovanni Earn D3 Players of the Week

February 24, 2014
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Mixed in with all of the action over the last week were some outstanding individual performances. Those individuals will be recognized in this space each week as the D3 Players of the Week. Offensive Player of the Week – Grant Ferguson, Eastern The Eagles junior sharpshooter was just that this week, playing a big role in Eastern’s 2-0 start. Ferguson scored nine goals on 12 shots in the first game,…

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Wings get Stung Again; Swarm Win 15-14, Losing Streak at 4

February 24, 2014
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The Philadelphia Wings (3-7) hoped to take advantage of a Swarm team(2-7) that played just finished playing 19 hours ago.  But it was not to be.  The Swarm stung the Wings with a 15-14 victory. The Wings started off quick scoring four times and chasing starter Zach Higgins.  Tyler Carlson didn’t fair much better as the Wings took a 7-3 lead after the first quarter.  As the second quarter started,…

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