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Lacrosse On TV: ESPN Announces Broadcast Schedule For “2013 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships” Featuring Albany At #4 Denver On May 11 And Towson At #3 Ohio State On May 12


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The 16-team bracket for the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship Presented by Northwestern Mutual was unveiled exclusively Sunday on ESPNU with Syracuse earning the No. 1 seed in the field. Tournament play begins with first-round action Saturday, May 11, featuring Lehigh at No. 5 seed North Carolina at noon ET on ESPN2. Sunday’s games open with Cornell at No. 6 Maryland at 1 p.m. on ESPN2.
The defending national champion Loyola-Maryland travels to No. 7 seed Duke on Sunday, May 12, at 5:15 p.m. on ESPNU. All games throughout the championship on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU can also be seen on WatchESPN.
ESPN networks will provide exclusive coverage of all 15 games of the NCAA Championship for the seventh straight year. Coverage will be across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and WatchESPN beginning Saturday, May 11, and concludes with the national title game on Monday, May 27. The women’s championship weekend – beginning Friday, May 24, with the national semifinals – will be shown on ESPN3, followed by the title game on Sunday, May 26, on ESPNU and WatchESPN.

ESPN Men's Lacrosse Championship TV Schedule

Lacrosse On Television: “Fox Sports 1″ Launches Biggest New Cable Sports Network On Aug 17 And Will Air “2014 ECAC Men’s Lacrosse Tournament” And Potential “Game Of the Week” Series


Fox Sports 1 Network ECAC Lacrosse Coverage


FOX Sports Media Group has signed a contract to televise ECAC Lacrosse.
The deal, announced Tuesday, will have the ECAC Lacrosse tournament from Hobart College on FOX Sports Networks (FSN. The semifinals will be on Thursday, May 2, at 5 and 8 p.m., and the championship at 5 p.m. The games will also be available on FUEL TV and FOX College Sports.
Beginning next year, the ECAC Lacrosse tournament will air on FOX Sports 1, FSMG’s new national sports network set to launch in August. FSMG will also have the opportunity to televise a new ‘Game of the Week’ series.
The ECAC Lacrosse league is comprised of Air Force, Bellarmine, Denver, Fairfield, Hobart, Loyola (Md.), Ohio State and Michigan.

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NCAA Lacrosse: “Florida Women’s Lacrosse: Journey To The Top – Episode #2″ Video Series


From Chapel Hill, to Jacksonville, and back to Gainesville the Florida Gators have gotten off to a great start in 2013. We’ll show you how they won at UNC, and introduce you to some of their biggest fans in this episode of Journey to the Top.

Lacrosse On ESPN: ESPN Rolls Out “ESPNU Wednesday Men’s Lacrosse Game Of The Week” On March 6 Featuring #2 Maryland Men’s Lacrosse Vs UMBC; 55 Total Games On Broadcast Schedule


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ESPN’s 2013 college lacrosse schedule features an increase in games, plus the debut of the ESPNU Wednesday Men’s Lacrosse Game of the Week showcasing nationally-ranked teams and high-quality games. This year’s coverage includes 55 total games – 44 regular season, 48 men’s and seven women’s – including the crowning of the ACC, BIG EAST, America East and Ivy League tournament champions. All ESPNU programming will be available on computers at WatchESPN.com and on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.

NCAA Men's LacrossePlay commences on Friday, Feb. 8 with Siena facing No. 6 Johns Hopkins at 5 p.m. on ESPNU.

Schedule Highlights:

  • ESPNU will be the home to 38 games – 33 regular season, 36 men’s and two women’s matchups
  • The Wednesday Men’s Game of the Week on ESPNU opens March 6 and runs through April 10, including a top-10 matchup between ACC rivals No. 4 Duke at No. 5 North Carolina on March 13, at 7:30 p.m.
  • ESPNU will air all three games of the ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship from Chapel Hill, N.C., on Friday, April 26 and Sunday, April 28, while the 24-hour sports network will carry a BIG EAST men’s semifinal and the title game, along with America East and Ivy League men’s title games
  • ESPN3 will have a minimum of 17 games – 12 men’s and five women’s, plus a live airing of a BIG EAST Men’s Championship semifinal game on Thursday, May 2
  • The men’s schedule includes at least one appearance from each team in the top 10 of the Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook Top 20 and 14-of-16 teams that qualified for the 2012 NCAA Championship
  • A rematch of the 2012 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship semifinal featuring currently-ranked No. 2 Maryland at No. 4 Duke on Saturday, March 2 at 11 a.m. on ESPNU
  • An additional top-five men’s game include No. 5 North Carolina at No. 2 Maryland on Saturday, March 23, at noon (ESPN3)
  • Games from five in-season men’s tournaments – Whitman’s Sampler Independence Classic in Chester, Pa., home to the 2013 NCAA Championship weekend, on Saturday, March 9; Whitman’s Sampler Mile High Classic in Denver, on Saturday, March 16; Metropolitan Lacrosse Classic in Flushing, N.Y., on Sunday, March 17; Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic in Baltimore, on Saturday, March 23; and Konica Minolta Big City Classic in East Rutherford, N.J., on Saturday, April 27
  • The women’s schedule includes at least one appearance from five teams in the Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook Top 20 – No. 3 Northwestern, No. 6 Duke, No. 9 Penn State, No. 13 Georgetown and No. 16 Johns Hopkins
  • The entire ACC Women’s Lacrosse Championship, also from Chapel Hill, N.C., will be on ESPN3 on Friday, April 26 and Sunday, April 28

This season, the network’s telecasts will include a deep roster of experienced and knowledgeable lacrosse analysts: Ryan Boyle (Four-time All-American at Princeton), Paul Carcaterra (All-American at Syracuse and a member of 1995 National Championship team), Mark Dixon (former Johns Hopkins midfielder), Ryan Flanagan (All-American defenseman at UNC), Quint Kessenich (Four-time All-American at Johns Hopkins), Jamie Munro (All-American at Brown and former Denver head coach) and Matt Ward (former Virginia attackman and 2006 Tewaaraton winner). Play-by-play announcers include: ESPNU’s Anish Shroff, Joe Beninati (Bowdoin College goalie), Mike Corey and Eamon McAnaney (Notre Dame defenseman). Courtney Martinez-Connor (Four-time NCAA Championship at Maryland) will handle analysis of the women’s games.

ESPNU & ESPN3 2013 Division I Men’s Lacrosse Schedule (subject to change)

Date Time (ET) Game Networks
Sun, Jan 27 1:30 p.m.* US Men’s National Team at No. 1 Loyola (Md.) ESPN3
Fri, Feb 8 5 p.m. Siena at No. 6 Johns Hopkins ESPNU / WatchESPN
Sat, Feb 23 1 p.m.^ Michigan at No. 6 Johns Hopkins ESPN3
Fri, Mar 1 5 p.m. No. 13 Princeton at No. 6 Johns Hopkins ESPNU / WatchESPN
Sat, Mar 2 11 a.m. No. 2 Maryland at No. 4 Duke ESPNU / WatchESPN
Tue, Mar 5 5 p.m. Mount St. Mary’s at No. 6 Johns Hopkins ESPNU / WatchESPN
Wed, Mar 6 5 p.m. UMBC at No. 2 Maryland ESPNU / WatchESPN
Fri, Mar 8 5 p.m. UMBC at No. 6 Johns Hopkins ESPNU / WatchESPN
Sat, Mar 9 Noon Whitman’s Sampler Independence Classic (Chester, Pa.): St. John’s at No. 14 Syracuse ESPN3
  2:30 p.m. Whitman’s Sampler Independence Classic (Chester, Pa.): Penn vs. Villanova ESPN3
  5 p.m. Whitman’s Sampler Independence Classic (Chester, Pa.): Penn State vs. No. 8 Lehigh ESPN3
Sun, Mar 10 TBD Stony Brook at No. 2 Maryland ESPN3
Wed, Mar 13 7:30 p.m. No. 4 Duke at No. 5 North Carolina ESPNU / WatchESPN
Sat, Mar 16 1 p.m. No. 6 Johns Hopkins at No. 14 Syracuse ESPNU / WatchESPN
  4 p.m. Whitman’s Sampler Mile High Lacrosse Classic (Denver, Colo.): No. 1 Loyola (Md.) vs. Air Force ESPN3
  6:30 p.m.$ Whitman’s Sampler Mile High Lacrosse Classic (Denver, Colo.): No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 10 Denver ESPN3
Sun, Mar 17 TBD Metropolitan Lacrosse Classic (Flushing, N.Y.): Michigan vs. No. 11 Colgate ESPNU / WatchESPN
  TBD Metropolitan Lacrosse Classic (Flushing, N.Y.): Holy Cross vs. Navy ESPN3
Wed, Mar 20 6 p.m. No. 12 Massachusetts at No. 8 Lehigh ESPNU / WatchESPN
Fri, Mar 22 5 p.m. No. 20 Yale at No. 13 Princeton ESPNU / WatchESPN
Sat, Mar 23 Noon No. 5 North Carolina at No. 2 Maryland ESPN3
  2 p.m. Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic (Baltimore, Md.): No. 11 Colgate vs. Navy ESPNU / WatchESPN
  4:30 p.m. Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic (Baltimore, Md.): No. 9 Virginia vs. No. 6 Johns Hopkins ESPNU / WatchESPN
Wed, Mar 27 6 p.m. Brown at No. 5 North Carolina ESPNU / WatchESPN
Sat, Mar 30 Noon No. 6 Johns Hopkins at No. 5 North Carolina ESPNU / WatchESPN
  2 p.m. No. 5 Maryland at No. 9 Virginia ESPNU / WatchESPN
Wed, Apr 3 5 p.m. Villanova at Georgetown ESPNU / WatchESPN
Fri, Apr 5 7 p.m. Albany at No. 6 Johns Hopkins ESPNU / WatchESPN
Sat, Apr 6 5 p.m. No. 14 Syracuse at No. 13 Princeton ESPNU / WatchESPN
Wed, Apr 10 6 p.m. No. 7 Cornell at No. 14 Syracuse ESPNU / WatchESPN
Fri, Apr 12 6 p.m. No. 9 Virginia at No. 4 Duke ESPNU / WatchESPN
Sat, Apr 13 3 p.m. No. 6 Johns Hopkins at No. 2 Maryland ESPNU / WatchESPN
Sun, Apr 14 11 a.m. Georgetown at No. 3 Notre Dame ESPNU / WatchESPN
Fri, Apr 19 6 p.m. Harvard at No. 13 Princeton ESPNU / WatchESPN
Sat, Apr 20 2 p.m. Villanova at No. 3 Notre Dame ESPNU / WatchESPN
  4 p.m. Navy at No. 6 Johns Hopkins ESPNU / WatchESPN
Fri, Apr 26 5 p.m. ACC Championship (Chapel Hill, N.C.): Semifinal #1 ESPNU / WatchESPN
  7:30 p.m. ACC Championship (Chapel Hill, N.C.): Semifinal #2 ESPNU / WatchESPN
Sat, Apr 27 2 p.m. No. 1 Loyola (Md.) at No. 6 Johns Hopkins ESPNU / WatchESPN
  4 p.m. Konica Minolta Big City Classic (East Rutherford, N.J.): No. 13 Princeton vs. No. 7 Cornell ESPNU / WatchESPN
  6:30 p.m. Konica Minolta Big City Classic (East Rutherford, N.J.): No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 14 Syracuse ESPNU / WatchESPN
Sun, Apr 28 1 p.m. ACC Championship (Chapel Hill, N.C.): Final ESPNU / WatchESPN
Thu, May 2 4:30 p.m. BIG EAST Championship (Villanova, Pa.): Semifinal #1 ESPNU / WatchESPN
  7 p.m.# BIG EAST Championship (Villanova, Pa.): Semifinal #2 ESPN3
Fri, May 3 TBD Ivy League Tournament (Site of team with best League record): Semifinal #1 ESPN3
  TBD Ivy League Tournament (Site of team with best League record): Semifinal #2 ESPN3
Sat, May 4 10 a.m. America East Championship (Stony Brook, N.Y.): Final ESPNU / WatchESPN
  Noon BIG EAST Championship (Villanova, Pa.): Final ESPNU / WatchESPN
Sun, May 5 11 a.m. Ivy League Tournament (Site of team with best League record): Final ESPNU / WatchESPN

* – exhibition game; tape delayed on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 10 p.m. on ESPNU / WatchESPN
^ – tape delayed on Sunday, Feb. 24 at 11:30 a.m. on ESPNU / WatchESPN
$ – tape delayed on Monday, March 18 at 12:30 a.m. on ESPNU / WatchESPN
# – tape delayed on Thursday, May 2 at 10:30 p.m. on ESPNU / WatchESPN

ESPNU & ESPN3 2013 Division I Women’s Lacrosse Schedule (subject to change)

Date Time (ET) Game Networks
Sun, Jan 27^ 11 a.m. Champion Challenge: US Women’s National Team at No. 3 Northwestern ESPN3
Sat, Mar 2 TBD Vanderbilt at No. 6 Duke ESPN3
Wed, Mar 13 5:30 p.m. No. 13 Georgetown at No. 16 Johns Hopkins ESPNU / WatchESPN
Sun, Apr 21 Noon No. 9 Penn State at No. 16 Johns Hopkins ESPNU / WatchESPN
Fri, Apr 26 TBD ACC Championship (Chapel Hill, N.C.): Semifinal #1 ESPN3*
  TBD ACC Championship (Chapel Hill, N.C.): Semifinal #2 ESPN3*
Sun, Apr 28 TBD ACC Championship (Chapel Hill, N.C.): Final ESPN3*

Lacrosse On TV: ESPN, NBC Sports And CBS Sports Networks Broadcast Schedule For 2013 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Games In Feb-May


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Major League Lacrosse: CBS Sports Network To Televise 20 Games During 2013 MLL Season


Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that CBS Sports Network will feature 20 live, nationally televised games throughout the 2013 season.  "We're excited to be able to continue and expand our relationship with CBS Sports Network," said MLL Commissioner David Gross. "We'll now have one third of all MLL games on the Network which will really service our fans and their appetite to watch the best lacrosse in the world."  The deal includes an additional six games from the inaugural season of MLL on CBS Sports Network in 2012, as well as 18 episodes of "Inside the MLL," the league's 30-minute magazine show. The show provides fans with an inside look at MLL's teams, players and coaches, including behind-the-scenes video and analysis prior to each game.

Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that CBS Sports Network will feature 20 live, nationally televised games throughout the 2013 season. “We’re excited to be able to continue and expand our relationship with CBS Sports Network,” said MLL Commissioner David Gross. “We’ll now have one third of all MLL games on the Network which will really service our fans and their appetite to watch the best lacrosse in the world.” The deal includes an additional six games from the inaugural season of MLL on CBS Sports Network in 2012, as well as 18 episodes of “Inside the MLL,” the league’s 30-minute magazine show. The show provides fans with an inside look at MLL’s teams, players and coaches, including behind-the-scenes video and analysis prior to each game.

Lacrosse On TV: “Notre Dame Lacrosse: Inside The Walls Of Arlotta” On NBC Sports Network Airs 3 PM On April 14 (Video Trailer #2)


Another sneak peek at the upcoming documentary Notre Dame Lacrosse: Inside the Walls of Arlotta. The program airs at 3:00 pm on Saturday on NBC Sports Network. Make sure to tune in!

NCAA Lacrosse On TV: “2012 ESPNU Warrior Classic” On April 14 Features #17 Syracuse Vs Rutgers And #9 North Carolina Vs Hofstra


The ESPNU Warrior Classic makes its debut in the Tar Heel State on April 14 with No. 17 Syracuse facing Rutgers and No. 9 North Carolina playing Hofstra. The college lacrosse doubleheader will take place at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. Both games — featuring six returning All-Americans and two teams that combined have won 14 national championships — will be broadcast on ESPNU.

Syracuse-Rutgers (11 a.m. ET)

The Orange entered the 2011 NCAA championship tournament as the top-seeded team with 15 wins and one loss. But after rolling over Siena in the opening round, they were upset by unseeded Maryland in the quarterfinals, ending their hopes of winning the program’s 11th national title. The Scarlet Knights got off to a 5-1 start but lost eight straight before winning their last game of the season, against Providence. They finished with a 6-9 record that led to the dismissal of coach Jim Stagnitta.

Syracuse key players: JoJo Marasco (Jr., M); Tommy Palasek (Sr., A); Bobby Eilers (Sr., M); Derek Maltz (So., A); Ricky Buhr (So., M/FO); Matt Lerman (So., GK); Brian Megill (Jr., D)

Rutgers key players: Scott Klimchak (So., A); Will Mangan (Sr., M); Duncan Clancy (Jr., A); Mike Diehl (Sr., M); Nick DePaolera (So., A); Jacob Fradkin (Sr., D); Rudy Butler (Jr., GK)

North Carolina-Hofstra (1:30 p.m. ET)

The Tar Heels had a roller coaster 2011 season, highlighted by regular-season wins over Notre Dame, Maryland and Princeton. But in the NCAA tournament opener, the eighth-seeded Tar Heels were upset by Maryland a month after losing to the Terps in the ACC tournament. The Pride started the season 13-1, with wins over Princeton and UMass. But after the hot start, they were upset by Delaware in the Colonial Athletic Association tournament semifinals and followed that with a seven-goal loss to Johns Hopkins in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

North Carolina key players: Nicky Galasso (So., A); Jimmy Dunster (Sr., M); Marcus Holman (Jr., A); R.G. Keenan (So., M); Charlie McComas (Sr., D); Kieran McDonald (Jr., D); Jimmy Bitter (Fr., A); Joey Sankey (Fr., A)

Hofstra key players: Andrew Gvozden (Sr., GK); Ian Braddish (Jr., M); Adrian Sorichetti (Jr., M); Brad Loizeaux (Sr., M); Lance Yapor (So., A); Cody Solaja (Jr., D); Corey Caputo (Jr., D); John Antoniades (Jr., M/FO)

Lacrosse On TV: Former Virginia Men’s Lacrosse All-Americans Shamel And Rhamel Bratton Featured On ESPN’s “What Matters?” Series (Video)


Featuring UVA All Americans, Shamel and Rhamel Bratton. Directed by Amani Martin. Part of ESPN “What Matters?” series created by Amani Martin.

National League Lacrosse: “CBS Sports Network” Announces NLL Schedule For 2012 Season Culminating With Championship Game On May 19


The National Lacrosse League has announced the schedule of games that will air live and in primetime on CBS Sports Network during the 2012 season. The league and CBS Sports Network earlier announced a two-year partnership to broadcast games live across North America. All games will be aired in High Definition.

The 2012 broadcast schedule will be comprised of eight games, culminating with the 2012 NLL Championship Game. The broadcast schedule begins with the first of four consecutive Saturday night broadcasts on April 7th, as the Philadelphia Wings take on the Buffalo Bandits, live from First Niagara Center in Buffalo.

During the playoffs, CBS Sports Network will broadcast four games: one Divisional Semifinal Game, both Divisional Finals and the Championship Game.

NLL on CBS Sports Network Schedule:

Saturday, April 7th Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7:30PM Eastern
Saturday, April 14th Toronto at Colorado, 9:00PM Eastern
Saturday, April 21st Rochester at Buffalo, 7:30PM Eastern
Saturday, April 28th Colorado at Minnesota, 7:30PM Eastern

2012 Playoffs

Saturday, May 5th Divisional Semifinals
Saturday, May 12th Divisional Finals (Eastern & Western Divisional Finals)
Saturday, May 19th Championship Game

CBS Sports Network is seen in 44 million homes and is available to 98 million households across the country. The Network is available through local cable and video providers (Verizon FiOS Channel 94 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 643 and 1643-HD), and nationally via satellite on DirecTV Channel 613 and DISH Network Channel 152. CBS Sports Network is also available in Canada on the following cable providers: Bell ExpressVU, Eastlink, Cogeco Cable, Rogers Cable and Bell Aliant. For more information and to access the CBS Sports Network channel finder, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com.

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