Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome The Calgary Roughnecks 2019 Lacrosse season will show a change in the line up at the home opener on December 15, 2018 at the Scotia Bank Saddledome where they will host the revamped Vancouver Warriors. The Roughnecks 21-man active roster is now confirmed and they’ll have a few new faces on the bench. With expansion of San Diego Seals the…
Buffalo Bandits What Have They Been Up To in 2018?
Chris Vale, Beat Writer Buffalo BanditsLacrosse is Awesome The Buffalo Bandits are looking to make it back into the playoffs and it can be said that it looks like they have the team to do it. They had a strong offense last season and made moves towards the end to add a player like Shawn Evans. In the off season they traded a young lefty forward, Mitch Jones to the…
PLL ADVISORY BOARD FORMED-SETH TIERNEY CHAIRMAN 12/3/18
[MEDIA RELEASE] Los Angeles, CA – The Premier Lacrosse League announced Monday the formation of the PLL Lacrosse Advisory Board, an independent body which will serve the league by providing counsel on all lacrosse-related matters, and Hofstra Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach and Team USA Assistant Coach Seth Tierney has been selected as the Chairman of the Lacrosse Advisory Board. The Lacrosse Advisory Board will be comprised of men’s and women’s…
MLL NAMES SPENCER FORD FIRST EVER SPECIAL ASSISTANT 12/3/18-
[MEDIA RELEASE] MLL NAMES SPENCER FORD AS FIRST-EVER SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR ALUMNI DEVELOPMENT New Position to Focus on Recognizing Players’ Contributions to League Growth BOSTON, MA (December 3, 2018) – Major League Lacrosse (MLL) announced today the hiring of Spencer Ford as its first-ever Special Assistant to the Commissioner for Alumni Development.
Rochester Gets it Going 2018-2019
Christopher Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome Its Rochester’s final season in the great state of New York and here’s what’s happening with their season. With players and owners finally reaching a deal, the teams were able to attend training camps as well as seeing a lot movement on the rosters. To start, the Buffalo Bandits picked up Matt Vinc from Rochester. Other Knighthawks showing up to other…
Colorado Mammoth 2018-2019
Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome The NLL season is slated to begin two weeks late given the CBA negotiations between the PLPA and the National Lacrosse League. The fans patiently waited, some skeptical that an agreement could be reached and others counting the hours until opening day. The NLL will make up the games that were cancelled although originally the decision had been that they would…
The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) Coming Summer 2019
Logo Property of the Premier Lacrosse League John Zumbado, PLL Columnist Lacrosse is Awesome The winds of change in professional lacrosse are again swirling. The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) co-founded by lacrosse superstar Paul Rabil announced the formation of the PLL for a six team, 14-week, plus All-Star game and playoffs, as a tour-based league with the idea of providing a “Final Four” type experience at each host city. The…
Women’s Lacrosse Lost in the Shuffle 10/9/18
Di Miller, Lacrosse Columnist Lacrosse is Awesome The sport of lacrosse is growing by leaps and bounds, but the women’s game still doesn’t have the following that men’s lacrosse does. And to get you into the groove, we hope that you enjoy these photos taken by our own Tam Williams during the Champions vs. Champions Tournament in Sparks, MD where Team USA Woman’s took on the 2018 NCAA Women’s Champions…
Outlaws Championship Victory Gives Bitter End to Rattlers Inaugural Season 8/19/18
Tom Coyne, Beat Writer Dallas Rattlers Lacrosse is Awesome On August 18, 2018, the MLL Championship game was held at the MUSC Health Stadium in Charleston, S.C. and in front of 4,086 fans two teams would battle it out to cap off one great season. The two remaining teams had the most explosive offensive attacks; as well as the best defensive units; top notch midfielders, goalkeepers and FOGO’s.
Dallas Headed to the Ship 8/16/18
Tom Coyne, Beat Writer Dallas Rattlers Lacrosse is Awesome It was a historical and somewhat mystical night on August 11 for the sport of lacrosse and its burgeoning community where 6,124 fans headed to The Star in Frisco, Texas to watch their first place Dallas Rattlers (12-3) play host to the New York Lizards (8-7) in their first Major League Lacrosse playoff game.
Outlaws Heading To Eighth Championship Game 8/11/18
Di Miller, Beat Writer Denver Outlaws Lacrosse is Awesome You couldn’t ask for a better playoff game. Two evenly matched teams in the hunt for the Steinfeld Cup once again. The Chesapeake Bayhawks (9-5) would host the Denver Outlaws (8-6) as the Number Two and Number Three seeds heading into playoff weekend in Major League Lacrosse. In their two previous meetings during the 2018 season, Chesapeake would defeat Denver by…
Denver Moves On Blaze Go Home 8/4/18
Di Miller, Beat Writer Denver Outlaws Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday August 4, the Denver Outlaws (8-6) headed to Kennesaw State University in Atlanta to face the Atlanta Blaze (7-7) in front of 2,204 fans for what started out to be a “Both teams can move on” to a “Winner takes all”. Due to a rain delay with only 4:58 having been played, the teams were able to see much…