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Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 5 (Friday Games) -12/27/2019

December 27, 2019
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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Shawn Palmer 9-3 Justin Ivey 8-4 Chris Vale 6-6 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 6-6 After a slow weekend for Week 4, the NLL has packed eight games into Week 5!  Stephonya was the only perfect score for Week 4 as she chose Colorado over Calgary.  Because of this heavy load, our picks will be posted daily so here goes for the two Friday night…

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Roughnecks Banner Night Spoiled in OT 12/21/19

December 22, 2019
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Marcelo A. Sagüez, Correspondent Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  Calgary Roughnecks On Saturday December 21, the 2019 NLL Champion Calgary Roughnecks (1-1)  hoisted the championship banner to the rafters in front of just over 12,000 Calgary fans, each who received a mini replica banner to commemorate the event.  But their home opener did not go as planned as they would lose to their West Division rivals…

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The Battle of the Birds 12/21/19

December 22, 2019
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Christopher Crane, Correspondent Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Trevor MacMillan In this week’s NLL action fans saw the new expansion team the Halifax Thunderbirds (2-0) play host to the Rochester Knighthawks (0-2) at Scotiabank Centre.  This was a much anticipated match-up that wouldn’t disappoint as Rochester would come out firing taking an early lead at the end of the first quarter.  Halifax would battle back and…

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PHILADELPHIA WINGS THEME NIGHTS ANNOUNCED 12/19/19

December 19, 2019
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WINGS TO HOST ULTIMATE PAJAMA PARTY, BARK IN THE BOWL AND INVITE KIDS TO DESIGN THEIR OWN DASHERBOARD AS PART OF 2020 THEME NIGHTS AT WELLS FARGO CENTER  The Philadelphia Wings Professional Lacrosse team will host the city’s largest pajama party, invite dogs to a game, and allow a child to design a dasherboard in crayon as part of a jam-packed promotional schedule that highlights their nine home games at…

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THE BOSTON CANNONS ANNOUNCE A $130,000 DONATION TO BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL 12/19/19

December 19, 2019
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QUINCY, Ma. – The Boston Cannons announced today a $130,000 donation to Boston Children’s Hospital for 2019. Funds for this donation were raised through events hosted by the Cannons over the course of 2019. The Cannons’ largest fundraiser benefiting Boston Children’s Hospital was the Cannons Fighting Cancer game, which was played on Sept. 21 versus the Dallas Rattlers. The game was both the last regular season and home game of 2019….

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Warriors Win the East vs. West Battle Over the Riptide 12/14/19

December 15, 2019
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Di Miller, Correspondent New York Riptide Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  Vancouver Warriors In a contest of the third week of NLL action, the New York Riptide (0-2) headed west to face the Vancouver Warriors (1-1) at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC.  It was Super Hero Night and the 5,120 Warrior fans got the treat of their lives seeing not only some superb scoring action; but their team…

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Black Wolves Lead From Start to Finish in Saskatchewan 12/14/19

December 15, 2019
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Justin Ivey, Correspondent New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: New England Black Wolves The NLL’s Game of the Week saw the New England Black Wolves (2-0) visit the Saskatchewan Rush (1-1) at the Sasktel Centre.  The Black Wolves won their second straight road game to start the season behind a strong game from Doug Jamieson (43 saves) in net and Callum Crawford’s (3G, 3A) second…

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Rose Shuts the Door on San Diego 12/14/19

December 15, 2019
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Shawn Palmer, Correspondent Toronto Rock Lacrosse is Awesome © Featured Image Photo Credit: Toronto Rock The Toronto Rock (1-1) travelled to San Diego to play the Seals (0-2) for the first time ever at the Pechanga Arena on Saturday night December 14.  It was also the first time that Dan Dawson played against the Seals after playing with them in 2018.  Both teams came into the game with one loss:…

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Swarm Clip the Wings 12/14/19

Photo Credit Kyle Hess
December 15, 2019
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Christopher Crane, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit Kyle Hess In Week Three of the 2019-20 NLL action we saw the Georgia Swarm (2-0) continue to show why they are one of the dominate teams in the league.  They played host to the Philadelphia Wings (0-1) at the Infinite Energy Arena in front of a crowd of 6,301.  Although the Wings dominated at the face off with…

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Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 3 -12/14/2019

December 14, 2019
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Justin Ivey, NLL CorrespondentLacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Shawn Palmer 5-1 Justin Ivey 4-2 Chris Vale 4-2 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 2-4 Pretty straight forward Week 2 for the NLL.  The expansion New York team struggled as expected against Halifax, a team whose core has been together for years.  New England showed that they are a team to be watched this year, beating the Rock in Toronto.  San Diego kept it close, but…

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National Lacrosse League and B/R Live to Offer Live “Game of the Week” Available for Free Across B/R Live, Twitter & Facebook 12/11/19

December 11, 2019
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 All 13 NLL teams to be featured to a global audience starting on Saturday, December 14 Philadelphia, December 11, 2019 – The National Lacrosse League (@NLL), the largest and longest-standing professional lacrosse league in the world, and its global media partner B/R Live today announced a wider expansion of NLL live game coverage across multiple platforms, with the launch of the NLL “Game of the Week” streaming for free across…

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