NLL

• Sustained success for Saskatchewan Rush may depend on busy summer ahead

  Saskatchewan Rush general manager Derek Keenan has a lot of big decisions to make this off-season as the team looks to maintain its status as an NLL powerhouse.

  Sports

  May 28
• Mark Matthews signs ‘monumental’ contract with the Saskatchewan Rush

  Rush general manager Derek Keenan said they have come to terms with forward Mark Matthews on a ‘monumental’ three-year contract.

  Sports

  May 20
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• Toronto Rock close deal to play homes games in Hamilton

  The professional box lacrosse franchise will now call Hamilton home for at least the next five years.

  Sports

  May 11
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• Bruce Urban sells Saskatchewan Rush to Priestner Sports Corporation

  The new owners of the Saskatchewan Rush, Priestner Sports Corporation, are also the owners of the Western Hockey League’s Saskatoon Blades.

  Sports

  May 10
• Halifax Thunderbirds star takes classroom reading program online

  Since September, Kyle Jackson has been reading 'Akhwatsirenhó:wa – My Big Family,' a compilation of lacrosse stories, which teach students about the origins of lacrosse.

  Education

  Feb 26
• Saskatchewan Rush players face rust, contract questions during National Lacrosse League layoff

  Players are wondering how a 20-month layoff will affect their performance and what happens to contracts that were signed for the cancelled 2020-21 National Lacrosse League season.

  Sports

  Feb 17
• National Lacrosse League scraps 2020-21 season, pivots to new season this fall

  NLL commissioner Nick Sakiewicz said uncertainties from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic led to the decision to cancel plans for an abbreviated 2021 spring season.

  Sports

  Feb 3
• National Lacrosse League hopeful long runway will lead to successful restart

  The National Lacrosse League has set an April start date for its 35th season in hopes that it will provide enough time to successfully restart on schedule.

  Sports

  Nov 4, 2020
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• National Lacrosse League will wait until April to attempt to start next season

  The NLL said Wednesday it is targeting the weekend of April 9-11 to begin play during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Sports

  Oct 28, 2020
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• Georgia Swarm sign Saskatchewan draftee Laine Hruska to 2-year contract

  Goalie Laine Hruska, of Warman, Sask., has signed a two-year contract with the NLL’s Georgia Swarm.

  Sports

  Sep 24, 2020