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Dan Arestia
Jan 67 min read
PLL Free Agency Preview: The 30% Players
The Premier Lacrosse League Championship Series gets underway in February, and not long after that, the free agent market officially...


Dan Arestia
Jan 53 min read
Faceoffs. Danny Logan. More Faceoffs. The Tucker Out Lymphoma Cup. It's NLL Overreactions for Week 6
It’s Rochester’s Title to Lose The Knighthawks went into Georgia and put a hurting on the Swarm. Rochester trailed at 1-0, and otherwise...


Dan Arestia
Jan 34 min read
First NLL Weekend of 2025, Here's What to Look For
Happy New Year lacrosse fans! We are less than a month away from college lacrosse here in the US, and the pro outdoor season will be here...


Dan Arestia
Dec 29, 20241 min read
Rochester Knighthawks to add faceoff specialist Mike Sisselberger to the active roster.
The Rochester Knighthawks are adding faceoff specialist Mike Sisselberger to the active roster, multiple sources tell Sticks In...


Dan Arestia
Dec 29, 20244 min read
Halifax Toughness, Undefeated is Overrated, and Albany Fraud Watch. NLL Week 5 Overreactions.
It’s the Thunderbirds title to lose Halifax had a major spotlight on them this week, but for all the wrong reasons. TMZ, Barstool, CBC,...


Dan Arestia
Dec 26, 20244 min read
Contender or Pretender, Responding to adversity, and Rivalry renewed. NLL Primer for Week 5.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. We’re all probably over our Christmas hangovers at this point, and firmly entrenched in the...


Dan Arestia
Dec 22, 20243 min read
New Contenders, Records Going Down, and Lyle out the Back Door. NLL Overreactions Week 4.
It’s Saskatchewan’s Title to Lose The Rush are out to 3-0 start, their best since 2017-18. They’re as fun to watch as anyone right now....

Dan Arestia
Dec 20, 20248 min read
The Other Guys: The 2024 PLL Not Top 50 Team.
The annual PLL Top 50 is here, so we now have the definite list of everyone who has been severely disrespected and/or is without question...


Dan Arestia
Dec 20, 20244 min read
Rematches, Lax After Dark, and the Rush try to stay perfect. NLL Week 4 Primer.
It was a packed slate with everyone in action in Week 3, but now we’re back to the pared down lineup in week four. We’ve got a four game...


Dan Arestia
Dec 15, 20243 min read
Ian MacKay does everything, the Rush get radical, and Dane Dobbie. NLL Week Three Overreactions.
Dane Dobbie accomplished the single most impressive feat in the history of North American sports When the 4th quarter starter, the...


Dan Arestia
Dec 12, 20244 min read
Must See Players, First wins and losses, and a showdown in Ottawa. Your NLL Week Three Primer.
Warm ups are over, it's time to crank up to full speed. There are seven NLL games this weekend; all 14 teams are in action. It all starts...


Dan Arestia
Dec 12, 20241 min read
Whipsnakes sending Zed Williams to Waterdogs in exchange for Matt Brandau
A blockbuster trade in the Premier Lacrosse League. A deal sending Maryland Whipsnakes attackman Zed Williams to Philadelphia in exchange...


Dan Arestia
Dec 11, 20247 min read
The Sticks In Christmas Wishlist
Happy Laxmas everyone. The holidays are here, and however you celebrate this time of year, if you’re anything like me, your wish list has...


Dan Arestia
Dec 8, 20243 min read
Roughneck Buddies for Life, Buffalo for the Threepeat, and the Zach Currier game. NLL Week Two Overreactions
Week two is in the books. Everyone in the NLL has played at least one game. We certainly don’t have a great idea of who the best, or the...


Dan Arestia
Dec 5, 20241 min read
Andy Towers to step down as Head Coach of the Carolina Chaos
The Carolina Chaos will have a new coaching staff in 2025. Andy Towers and his staff have resigned, multiple sources tell Sticks In...


Dan Arestia
Dec 5, 20244 min read
NLL Week Two Primer
NLL Week Two is upon us. After this weekend, everyone in the league will have played a game. Calgary, Georgia, Halifax, and Buffalo all...


Dan Arestia
Dec 4, 20245 min read
Five Players who Should be Roster Adds for the PLL Championship Series
The Championship Series is going to be here before you know it. Once again it will be played during an overlap with the NLL season,...


Dan Arestia
Dec 2, 20243 min read
Ottawa outplaying everyone, Colorado's home field advantage, and Connor Fields for MVP. NLL overreactions for Week 1
The opening weekend of the NLL season is in the books. Five games were played in the last three days. Rookies like Brennan O’Neill and...


Dan Arestia
Nov 29, 20244 min read
NLL Opening Weekend is here! These are the games and stories to watch
It’s a big week. For us Americans, Thanksgiving is Thursday. The holiday has a way of taking over your entire weekend, usually because...


Dan Arestia
Nov 25, 20243 min read
Brown Turkey Bowl Jersey, Ranked
A fun development in recent years has been the wide proliferation of throwback jerseys worn during intersquad fall ball scrimmages. Ohio...
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