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Top Reasons to Watch the 2024-2025 NLL Season

The upcoming 2024-2025 NLL season is packed with storylines that’ll keep fans locked in from the first whistle to the final goal. If you haven’t been tuning into the NLL lately, this season a great time to start. With the Buffalo Bandits looking to three-peat, top rookie Brennan O’Neill making his debut, the Albany FireWolves […]

Canada Outlasts USA 13-7 to Win World Box Lacrosse Championship

The backlog of experience and discipline for Team Canada ultimately pulled them away for a hard-fought, intense 13-7 win over Team USA in the World Lacrosse Box Championship. Team USA flashed brilliance at times, but it was against Canada’s poise and ability to finish on most of their chances, particularly on that critical six-goal run, […]

Team USA Rallies Late to Defeat Canada 10-7 in Women’s Box Lacrosse

It was highly contested battle that came down to perseverance and clutch performances by Team USA, who came away with the big 10-7 victory. This truly was a heated matchup between Team USA and Team Canada in the World Lacrosse Women’s Box Championship. Let’s break down the game step by step. The first quarter was […]

Women’s Box Lacrosse: Growing the Game

The 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships introduced women’s teams to the box lacrosse landscape for the first time, and this inclusion is fantastic for several reasons, especially for the overall growth of the game. “Grow the Game” has been a mantra in lacrosse for years, a buzzword often thrown around to symbolize the rising popularity […]

Why Box Lacrosse Builds Better Players

Comparing the development of lacrosse players, box lacrosse has constantly proven itself as a better training ground to that of field lacrosse. The disparities in the two playing styles go a lot further than just the size of the playing surface; it builds a mold that shapes how the players think, react, and develop. Box […]

The Box Lacrosse Gap: Team Canada vs. Team USA

Team USA faced off with Team Canada last night at the World Lacrosse Box Championships in Utica, New York, and for a minute it seemed like USA could pull of the upset. Canada, as would be expected, came in as the heavy favorite, ruling over the world of box lacrosse for what feels like forever. […]

Utica, New York Will Host the 2024 World Box Lacrosse Championships

Huge news from the FIL last week as they announced that the World Box Lacrosse Championships are heading to Upstate New York in 2024. Even bigger news is that for the first time, both the men’s and women’s championships will run concurrently, and 2024 will be the first time that a Women’s Box Lacrosse World […]

First Round of the 2023 NLL Playoffs Predictions

After 22 action-packed weeks, the 2023 NLL Playoffs have arrived, and eight teams have their eyes on hoisting the NLL Cup in June. Does Colorado silence the doubters and defend their championship? Is the third time the charm for Buffalo? Or does a new team hoist the Cup? Here are my predictions for the first […]

Don’t Sleep on the Georgia Swarm

Don’t look now, but after a 0-7 start to the season, the Georgia Swarm is one of the hottest teams in the league currently on a 7-1 run. Because of their current hot streak, they are currently sitting 4th in the East and hold the last playoff spot. Let’s take a look at the incredible […]

How Are Things Going for the PBLA?

If you haven’t already heard, there is a new box lacrosse league here in the States. The Professional Box Lacrosse Association started its inaugural season on December 29th and the goal of the league is to make lacrosse more accessible to fans, as well as give players an opportunity to pursue their professional lacrosse dreams. […]

Connor Fields Is Having an MVP Season

Connor Fields has been known as one of the most talented lacrosse players in recent history, but even with all the talent, he hasn’t been able to showcase those skills in the NLL. Whether it’s been injuries or other talented players in front of him, there has always been something that has kept Fields from […]

MCLA Players Playing in the NLL

Many MCLA and MDIA players have gone on to play professionally in the MLL and NLL. There are currently ten active players in the NLL who played in the MCLA for at least one season. While I understand that their junior box careers probably contributed a lot more to their professional box lacrosse success, I […]