New England Grabs Second Place in the East 4/27/18

April 26, 2018

Christopher Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome With the NLL regular season winding down and post season dreams still yet to be decided in the Eastern Division, the Rochester Knighthawks (9-8)  played host to the New England Black Wolves (9-8) at the Blue Cross in a must win to punch their ticket to the post season.  Unfortunately, the Knighthawks would come up short as New England would take…

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Damp Weather Douses the Blaze in Home-Opener 4/22/18

April 24, 2018

John Zumbado, Beat Writer Atlanta Blaze Lacrosse is Awesome The Atlanta Blaze (0-1) kicked off the 2018 MLL season hosting the Florida Launch (1-0). It was a rain soaked and windy day at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw; and although the weather played a part in the sparse crowd, others were prepped and ready to brave the damp weather to see their team open the season.   Final Score:  Florida…

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Calgary Ends Vancouver’s Hopes for a Home Finale’ Win 4/21/18

April 22, 2018

Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome It was a rough 2017-2018 season for the Vancouver Stealth (2-15) as they dropped their third in a row at home in another high scoring game, losing 26-11 to the Calgary Roughnecks (8-9) at the Langley Events Centre. Vancouver’s first shift wasted no time in scoring 34 seconds in off Rhys Duch’s (1G, 2A) point shot low glove side on

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The NLL Wild Wild East 4/21/18

April 22, 2018

Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday April 21, 2018, the Toronto Rock (8-9) headed south to face their Eastern Division rivals the Buffalo Bandits (8-9) at the Key Bank Center.  Attendance was above the season average with 16,630 Bandits fans set and ready to see their team return home after a two game road trip and losing streak.  However, it wasn’t in

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The Venom of the Rattlers Proves Too Potent for the ‘Hawks 4/21/18

April 22, 2018

Lance Crafton, Beat Writer Chesapeake Bayhawks Lacrosse is Awesome As we pulled into the Navy and Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Saturday April 21, 2018, I couldn’t help but feel a bit of confusion as the realization set in that the MLL season is here; Spring lacrosse is winding down with college ball having only one more regular season game left on the books; and yet here I am wearing…

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Calgary Rides Big Second Half to Hold Back Bandits 4/14/18

April 17, 2018

Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday, April 14 the Buffalo Bandits (8-8) visited the Saddledome in Calgary for the Calgary Roughnecks (7-9) last home game of the regular season.  The game was fan appreciation night and a benefit night for the Humboldt Broncos hockey team, who were involved in a tragic bus accident just a week ago.  To show their support for the community,…

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Black Wolves Help Playoff Chances with Mammoth Win 4/14/18

April 15, 2018

Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome Saturday night was ‘Lacrosse Out Cancer’ and 15,303 fans watched the Colorado Mammoth (10-7) host the New England Black Wolves (8-8).  The Mammoth already have second place in the West Division locked up, and with a win or loss they would remain there.  In fact, they are already scheduled to host the first-round matchup on May 5.  Things are…

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The Battle at the Hive 4/8/18

April 11, 2018

Tom Coyne, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome A great game of lacrosse happened at the Infinite Energy Arena in Atlanta when the Toronto Rock (7-8) came down to Georgia to face off against the Swarm (8-7) hoping to avoid a season sweep and joining New England in the NLL’s Eastern Division cellar.  This was the NLL/Twitter Game of the Week.  Both teams entered the contest with identical records (7-7) and…

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Black Wolves Come Back on Throwback Night 4/8/18

April 9, 2018

Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome Sunday, April 8 was a throwback to the 90s for 5,098 fans at Mohegan Sun Arena.  Fortunately for them, the New England Black Wolves (7-8) kept in fashion and mounted a comeback against the visiting Calgary Roughnecks (6-9).  Calgary had already clinched a playoff spot in the West Division coming into the game, but the Black Wolves were in…

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One-on-One with Craig “Scrappy” Bunker 4/9/18

April 9, 2018

Di Miller, MLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome We went one-on-one with former MLL star and face-off guy #22 from the Boston Cannons, Craig “Scrappy” Bunker about lacrosse; his career; and retirement from the MLL.   We’ll go over our questions and Craig’s answers along with things that can be instrumental in a young athlete’s desire to play lacrosse.

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Saskatchewan…We Did It For Humbolt 4/7/18

April 8, 2018

Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday April 7, 2018 the Saskatchewan Rush (12-3) hosted the Colorado Mammoth (10-6) at the Sasktel Centre in Saskatoon. Tragedy struck the night before when the Humbolt Broncos, a junior hockey league in the small town of Humbolt suffered a horrific loss the night before.  The Rush dedicated this game to the family; friends and players in a show of…

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Baptiste Named Finalist for 2018 Senior CLASS Award

April 6, 2018

DENVER MEN’S LACROSSE NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 5, 2018 Denver senior faceoff specialist named Denver’s third finalist in the last two years for prestigious award OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (DU/Senior CLASS) – Senior faceoff specialist Trevor Baptiste (Denville, N.J.) has been named a finalist for the 2018 Senior CLASS Award, the organization announced on Thursday. Fans are encouraged to vote for Baptiste now through May 14th by clicking here….

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