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The Rock Have Toppled the Mighty Thunderbirds 1/31/2020

February 1, 2020

Shawn Palmer – Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Halifax Thunderbirds The Toronto Rock (4-2) hosted the once undefeated Halifax Thunderbirds (6-1) for the first time ever at the Scotiabank Arena on Friday night. The Rock was without three of their top offensive powerhouses, Tom Schreiber; Adam Jones; and Dan Craig. Over the first three quarters the Rock would dominate on both ends of the floor…

Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 10 -1/30/2020

January 30, 2020

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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Justin Ivey 28-12 Shawn Palmer 26-14 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 24-16 Chris Vale 22-18 Only one undefeated team remains! Georgia took down New England in OT to finish a great Week 9 schedule full of great lacrosse. Buffalo eked by Colorado, Philadelphia and San Diego beat up New York and Halifax remains the only undefeated team after defeating Calgary. Can they keep the streak…

KNIGHTHAWKS ACTIVATE BROWN, ASSIGN BILES TO PRACTICE SQUAD 1/30/2020

January 30, 2020

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[MEDIA RELEASE] (Rochester, NY) – Rochester Knighthawks General Manager and Vice President of Lacrosse Operations Dan Carey announced today that the team has activated transition man Frank Brown off the physically unable to perform list and has assigned defenseman Tyler Biles to the practice squad. Both transactions are pending league approval. The 26-year-old Brown is beginning his third season in the NLL. During the 2018-19 season, he played in 14…

New England vs. Vancouver: Welcoming the Warriors 1/29/2020

January 29, 2020

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[MEDIA RELEASE] The Black Wolves are back at Mohegan Sun Arena for the third straight week following a tough overtime loss to Georgia last Sunday. This Saturday, Feb. 1, the Vancouver Warriors (2-4) will make their way to the East Coast for a 7pm matchup on Here for the Beer night. Following the contest, fans 21+ are invited to enjoy samples from local breweries on the arena concourse. Black Wolves…

Black Wolves Fall to Swarm in OT – 1/27/2020

January 27, 2020

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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Tragedy struck the sports world on Sunday. Just after halftime at Mohegan Sun Arena, the news of the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of nine individuals including Kobe Bryant and his daughter, started to circulate through the media booth. Disbelief. Bryant’s mentality extended well beyond the basketball court. His outreach even touched lacrosse as Saturday he was working with high school lacrosse…

Mammoth Outgunned by the Bandits Lose Heartbreaker in OT 1/25/2020

January 26, 2020

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Di Miller, Correspondent Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Di Miller The Colorado Mammoth (4-4) hosted the Buffalo Bandits (4-1) at the Pepsi Center in Denver on Saturday January 25. It was Beach Party night at the Loud House and the 10,094 Mammoth fans were excited to see their team back in action after three weeks on the road. Colorado had just come off a strong win…

Roughnecks Having a Rough Go & Still Winless at Home… 1/25/2020

January 26, 2020

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Marcelo A. Sagüez, Correspondent Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Jim Wells On Saturday January 25, 2020 the Calgary Roughnecks (2-4) hosted the Halifax Thunderbirds (6-0) in front of 15,362 faithful Riggers fans. The 2019 NLL Champs were hoping to be the first to bring down the undefeated Thunderbirds and get back to their winning ways. Halifax took the “No Quit” attitude and their preparation paid off. …

Seals Shred “Tired” Riptide 1/25/2020

January 26, 2020

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Ron Schell, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Devin Manky The 2019 Expansion team, New York Riptide (1-7) took on the 2018 Expansion team San Diego Seals (2-5) on Saturday night at home on Long Island. The night before, the Seals had the luxury of sitting back watching the Riptide play the Philadelphia Wings while they rested in wait in their hotel rooms. They watched the Riptide…

Wings Strong Second Half Propels Them Past the Riptide 1/24/2020

January 24, 2020

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Shawn Palmer, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: New York Riptide The Philadelphia Wings hosted the New York Riptide Friday January 24 for the second meeting of the teams played this year. The Wings won the first contest 15-12 and New York was hoping to even the season series and go on a win streak after their first NLL victory last week against Georgia. The Wings outscored…

Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 9 -1/24/2020

January 24, 2020

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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Justin Ivey 25-10 Shawn Palmer 22-13 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 20-15 Chris Vale 18-17 Vancouver started off last weekend with a low scoring win over Colorado, setting the stage for an underdog weekend that saw both New York and Rochester get their first wins as franchises. Philadelphia flexed their muscles, pushing New England to OT in a loss on Saturday, and then completely dismantling…

Colorado Looks to Keep Rolling as Mammoth Host Bandits 1/24/2020

January 24, 2020

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[MEDIA RELEASE] Featured Image Photo Credit: Di Miller LOOKING BACK: Colorado finished last weekend’s back-to-back series with a 12-6 victory over the Saskatchewan Rush Jan. 18 after dropping a 7-5 decision to Vancouver Jan. 17 to open the trip. Despite spotting Saskatchewan an early 3-0 lead, the Mammoth limited the Rush to scoring three goals for the rest of the contest and logged five-consecutive tallies in the second quarter. Colorado…

New England vs. Georgia: Get the Buzz 1/24/2020

January 24, 2020

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[MEDIA RELEASE] Featured Image Photo Credit: Justin Ivey UNCASVILLE, CT. (January 24, 2020) – The New England Black Wolves will welcome the Georgia Swarm for Sunday Funday at Mohegan Sun Arena on Jan. 26 for a 1pm matchup. In honor of Black Wolves mascot Hunter’s birthday celebration, mascots from around the region will be on hand, and as part of a season-long Sunday special, kids are invited to come on the field after…

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