Rain Delay in Chesapeake Douses the Blaze 7/6/19

July 6, 2019

Di Miller, MLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Pretty Instant On Saturday July 6, 2019, the Chesapeake Bayhawks (3-2) hosted the Atlanta Blaze (3-2) on what turned out to be another rainy night of lacrosse and the 5,200 Bayhawks fans stuck with their team to watch one heck of a great game.  There would be another long rain delay which the Bayhawks were very familiar with given…

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Outlaws Pull the Fuse on the Cannons 6/30/19

June 30, 2019

Di Miller, Correspondent Denver Outlaws Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Pretty Instant On Saturday June 29, the Denver Outlaws (4-1) would topple one of the two unbeaten teams in the league, the Boston Cannons (3-1) on what started out as a cloudy rainy day in Quincy, MA in front of 3,765 Cannons strong fans who weathered a first quarter down pour and saw one heck of a great…

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Can Dallas Break Out of Their Slump 6/26/19

June 25, 2019

Di Miller, Correspondent Denver Outlaws Lacrosse is Awesome© On Thursday June 27, 2019 the Dallas Rattlers (0-3) head up to Denver to face the Outlaws (2-1) the 2018 MLL Champions.  The last time these two teams met was during the 2018 MLL Championship Game in Atlanta on August 18, when the Outlaws would defeat the Rattlers by the score of 16-12. Both teams have been plagued by the loss of…

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Outlaws Outduel the Blaze in High Scoring Contest 6/11/19

June 11, 2019

Di Miller, Correspondent Denver Outlaws Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: John Zumbado On Saturday June 8, 2019, the Denver Outlaws (2-1) headed back down to Atlanta to face the Blaze (1-1) on after a rainy afternoon in what turned out to be a back and forth high scoring contest where the 1,607 Blaze fans would see a combined total of 34 goals between the two teams.  If you…

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MLL Opening Weekend in the Books 6/4/19

June 4, 2019

Di Miller, MLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  Pretty Instant Weekend One in the books for the MLL and it was a bit strange to watch teams that fans had grown to recognize their regular season rosters and see many of those names no longer there.  With the start of the Premiere Lacrosse League (PLL) this gave many players the opportunity to enter the game of professional…

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John Grant, Jr. Returns to the Denver Outlaws in 2019

May 26, 2019

Di Miller, Denver Outlaws Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© We posted the news yesterday afternoon that the Denver Outlaws, the 2018 MLL Champions announced Saturday May 25, 2019 that veteran John Grant, Jr. has announced he will be coming out of retirement and returning to their roster for the 2019 season.  We can’t be more happy to hear the news.  Having covered the Outlaws since 2014 and becoming good friends with…

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Roughnecks Strike Oil & Hoist the Champions Cup 5/25/19

May 26, 2019

Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  Candice Ward On May 25, 2019 the Western Division Champion Calgary Roughnecks after having defeated the Eastern Division Buffalo Bandits on their turf last Saturday May 18, had the chance to close out the series final and walk away with the Champions Cup at home in front of 17,038 Riggers fans and they did not disappoint.  The game was…

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Justin and Friends Playoff Picks – NLL Finals, 5/18/2019

May 18, 2019

A lot of the team here thought Toronto was coming out of the East.  Buffalo proved them wrong!  In the West, most of us expected Calgary to move on and they did!  This should be an excellent NLL Finals.  Calgary and Buffalo are both very physical on defense and have players that can create with little space on offense.  Let’s see what we think for Game 1! Shawn Palmer :…

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Justin and Friends Playoff Picks – Round 2, 5/10/2019

May 10, 2019

None of us saw the Colorado upset happen!  Congratulations to the Mammoth.  They face a tough task visiting Colorado, where they have not won in the post season since their 2006 championship run.  All except one game resulted in an “upset” showing just how great NLL competition is.  We are down to the last four teams and these single elimination divison finals will determine who plays for the Cup. Shawn…

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Lightning Strikes in Saskatchewan Mammoth Upset in OT 5/3/19

May 3, 2019

Di Miller, Correspondent Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome© The Colorado Mammoth, the No. 4 Seed in the West, headed to Saskatchewan to face the Rush, the No. 1 Seed for the First Round of the Western Division Semi-Finals.  The Rush had 11,358 fans on hand to watch their team head to Round Two. Colorado had just come off an embarrassing loss to the Rush in the last weekend of the…

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Justin and Friends Playoff Picks – Round 1 5/3/19

May 3, 2019

A few of us at Lacrosse is Awesome are here to deliver our predictions for the first round of the NLL playoffs.  In this first round, it is win or go home! West Division Colorado Mammoth (4) at Saskatchewan Rush (1) Friday, May 3 at 9:30 PM EST Justin Ivey These two teams are meeting for the second week in a row.  In the last week of the regular season,…

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The Wings Were Keeper of the Hive in Georgia 4/20/19

April 21, 2019

Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© On a warm night in Georgia, the Swarm (12-6) would host their Eastern Division rivals, the Philadelphia Wings (4-14) in front of a crowd of 8,735 hometown fans for their final game in the regular season.  Georgia looked sloppy in last night’s contest, especially for a team that needed the win to clinch the number one seed in the NLL East, and Philadelphia…

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