NCAA Lacrosse Bracketology Explained

Year after year the crown jewel of the season is the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship Tournament.  16 teams make the D1 field but the way they are selected is a far from neutral process.  The NCAA factors in cost, flights, and revenue in determining the first round matchups. Did you ever wonder about the lacrosse selection process? Guess what? The economy is going to have an impact.

Creighton Bluejays Prepare To Tap The Rockies

Ranked #18 in the country in the most recent polls, the rising Bluejays are getting ready for out of conference action next weekend in Colorado. Here’s an update on their recent games against Cornell College and Nebraska-Omaha:

Get JACKED! with Coach Scott Umberger

Want to improve your game? LacrosseAllStars has just what you need. Get a weekly program of workout recommendations and tips from a professional.
This Week’s GET JACKED!  Scott talks about changing your  practice routine to get more game-specific skills.  No more standing around!

Lacrosse Oregon High School Hits a Snag

In growing lacrosse communities, the current economic crisis is impacting the push for recognition.  Schools are losing money and the resulting environment has cooled plans to make lacrosse a sanctioned high school sport in Oregon. How else will the economy change the game?

LAS Exclusive: The Mr. BS Report Podcast

This week we have a special 2-part podcast:
Part I
– Mr. BS, Striding Man, and Jumbo Jack give thoughts on rivalry games and “ONE thing”. Also, Jumbo tells his lacrosse journey and gives some great advice for choosing a school.
Part II (starts at 18:22) – GMODT joins in to riff on sports and inspirational movies. Also: how lacrosse is portrayed in film and his pitch for a lacrosse movie.

GET JACKED! with Coach Scott Umberger

This Week’s GET JACKED! – Miss a week? Here is a recap of our weekly training series with Scott Umberger.  Need some workout tips? Want a motivational quote to get you ready to dominate? Scott has covered a variety of great topics so far and has the advice you need. He’s also sending a call out to LaxNation for some help writing his Lacrosse Training Manual.

LAS Exclusive: The Mr. BS Report Podcast

The Mr. BS Report is back by popular demand. This week’s podcast features a roundtable discussion with two exciting guests, GMODT and infamous commenter Sabertooth.  Topics include; lacrosse pump-up music, pre-game food rituals, presidential hair, other names for the podcast, and much, much more. Take a listen!

Keeping The Humanity In the Sports Business

Last weekend, Lebron James sat down for an interview with 60 Minutes and talked about his childhood, his NBA career, and his ambitious outlook on the future.  Can he really become the first billion dollar athlete? What are the consequences of turning an athlete into a brand and how do we ensure that lacrosse stays true to its roots?

GET JACKED! Scott Umberger about Success

Want to improve your game? LacrosseAllStars has just what you need. Get a weekly program of workout reccomendations and tips from a professional.
This Week’s GET JACKED!  Scott shares insights on success and the pitfalls that come from losing focus.  He even has advice for your love life!

LAS Exclusive: The Mr. BS Report Podcast

In the first ever LacrosseAllStars podcast, Mr. Blue Sky and Striding Man take on topics ranging from new features to the site, thoughts on BYU-Colorado and Oregon-SFU, why lacrosse players are tech savvy, and tons more. Take a listen!

Guest Post: Boston College’s Stephen Ryan

Editor’s note: Stephen Ryan is a freshman Middie from West, Islip, NY.  We caught up with him to get his take on the Eagles season as they compete for the PCLL crown and a birth at Nationals.

Boston College: Soaring to Denver

Inside The Huddle with Creighton Lacrosse

Editor’s note: Last weekend Mr. Blue Sky traveled to the Midwest for a firsthand look at the growing ranks of MCLA’s Division 2.
Ask people about Omaha, Nebraska and they might mention corn fields stretching to the horizon, giant steak dinners, or maybe even billionaire Warren Buffett. It might be the last place you would think to go expecting a great lacrosse game between two longtime rivals.