Damn, that was cool. I gotta watch this stuff more often... This afternoon on Versus, I caught the National Lacrosse League* Championship game between my hometown Rochester Knighthawks and the Arizona Sting (?). The game was well played and extremely exciting throughout, helped along by the really good crowd in Phoenix's poorly named hockey arena (Jobing.com Arena?! You gotta be friggin' kidding me!). The Sting played hard and tightened up on defense in the second half, but the Knighthawks were just too strong and just always had the answering goal whenever Arizona got close. Knighthawks won, 13-11. WOO HOO!!!! I'm DEFINITELY checking this team out live next season...
And now, from one playoff to another. Heard an interesting factoid on ESPNEWS a few days ago (ESPNEWS: SportsCenter For Those Who Can't Stomach A Full Hour Of Shameless Self-Promotion). Interestingly enough, four out of the last five teams who won Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals have gone on to lose the series. That includes the '03 Senators and last year's Sabres. So hmmm... and, of course, it's Game Two tonight. GO SABRES!
*For those not in the know, the NLL is an indoor lacrosse league that's played 5-on-5 (not counting goalies) and feels a lot more like hockey than the 11-on-11 outdoor game played on school campuses this time of year (professionals play outdoors in the summer, too).
LINKS: NLL
Major League Lacrosse (summer outdoor league)
Rochester Knighthawks (cue the Queen song)
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