Rush Head Coach Derek Keenan, Rock Head Coach Matt Sawyer on Lacrosse Classified
This week on an all new X-Treme Threads Lacrosse Classified, Jake & Evan recap week 18 in the NLL and discuss the importance of faceoffs in the NLL. Also Evan continues to expand his lead in Stampede Tack #WhoYaGot. Our first guest is the head coach and general manager of the Saskatchewan Rush, Derek Keenan. […]
Toronto Rock Get Revenge Against Swarm
The Toronto Rock scored a huge win against their Eastern Conference rivals in Georgia last Friday night with a final score of 14-9. The Rock now move into first place in the East. Georgia has had Toronto’s number for the past few years, but right from the start of this game the Rock came out […]
NLL Power Rankings: Week 6
This week, the Lacrosse All Stars contributors came together and established a comprehensive NLL Power Rankings list. The consensus number one was Georgia, which took all eight first place votes with Philadelphia coming in at the bottom. It was a tight race between the Bandits, Black Wolves and Rock, but Buffalo ultimately came out on […]
Breaking Down: Colorado Mammoth v. Toronto
Saturday night saw five games on the NLL docket but none was more crucial than the Mammoth’s home game against the Rock. Carrying an 0-2 record into the bout, Colorado looked to rebound from a slow start to their season, and for the most part they did. Although the eventual result, an 11-10 Rock victory, […]
Twitter Reactions: NLL Week 5
What a week it was in the National Lacrosse League. Most of the games went down to the wire, and there were heroic performances across the board. We’re bringing you some of the best Twitter reactions from this weekend’s action, as well as some not-so-great moments. Let’s dive in! Twitter Reactions: Georgia Swarm v. Philadelphia […]
Toronto Rock: Keys to the Game
The Toronto Rock (2-1) will travel to the Pepsi Center to face the Colorado Mammoth (0-2) on Saturday night as they look to continue their winning ways. The Toronto Rock’s trip to the Loud House is going to be a real test for a team that has won or lost its past two games by […]
Toronto Rock Win in OT Over Wings, Face Mammoth Saturday
It looked like the Philadelphia Wings were going to steal their first season win from the Toronto Rock last Friday night, as they were up 10-9 with about 30 seconds to go in the fourth quarter. Coach Matt Sawyer took a risk and put out Tom Schreiber and Rob Hellyer to kill the penalty in […]
Twitter Reactions: NLL Week 4
This week on Twitter Reactions, we’re highlighting Week 4 of the NLL season. We’re bringing you the best Twitter reactions and posts from accounts around the National Lacrosse League. It was an exciting week as always in the NLL. Time to dive in to Twitter Reactions! The week kicked off with the Philadelphia Wings taking […]
Toronto Rock v. Philadelphia Wings: Getting Back On Track
The Philadelphia Wings and Toronto Rock rivalry will be revived as the Wings come to Scotiabank Arena looking for their first win in the new franchise’s history. Both these teams lost last week in two very different games. The Wings went down by 5 goals to start their game against Rochester and were never able […]
Toronto Rock Look To Stay Hot
The Toronto Rock are off to a strong start to their 2019 NLL campaign after defeating the Buffalo Bandits last Friday, 17-12. The Rock silenced a raucous Banditland crowd on a night of back and forth gritty lacrosse. This was Toronto’s first game of the season and it showed early on as the Bandits went […]
Weekly Fast Break: USA Women Announce Spring Premiere Rosters; NLL Season Previews
Welcome to the Weekly Fast Break, where we update you on news and notes from the lacrosse world from the prior week. From major stories to entertaining social media posts and beyond, we’ve got you covered to catch you up on the latest news and opinion on and off the lacrosse field. Steve Stenersen: ADVNC […]
Toronto Rock 2019 Season Preview
Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series, previewing each NLL team as the season approaches. This week we preview the Toronto Rock. Toronto went 8-10 last season and missed out on the playoffs. Read our other NLL team previews: Calgary Roughnecks, New England Black Wolves, Colorado Mammoth, Buffalo Bandits. Which Toronto Rock team will show […]