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Quite honestly, I didn't like lacrosse. For a long time. I was a college baseball player, and like most baseball and lacrosse players, I enveloped myself in the rivalry of the two sports. It's not so much a rivalry as it is just often a casual indifference from one sport to the other...

With UAlbany and three prominent Section II products in the NCAA lacrosse tournament this weekend, local fans had multiple reasons to be optimistic. But after play concluded and the Final Four was set? Notttt so much. Underdog UAlbany hung tough, and even held a 9-8 lead at one point against top-seeded Notre Dame, but the Danes couldn't pull the upset, falling 14-10...

It's "Throwback Thursday." So, why not take an opportunity to post a memory from exactly two months ago today? (H/T to UAlbany men's basketball assistant coach Josh Pelletier for the reminder!) On March 14, UAlbany punched its ticket to its third straight NCAA tournament by defeating Stony Brook in the America East championship...

RPI scored two runs in the top of the first inning on Wednesday against Keystone in the Division III NCAA New York Regional, and that's all they would need, en route to a 2-0 victory. The win pushes the Engineers to 27-15 on the season and helps them stay in the winners bracket of the eight-team, double-elimination regional...

After a year that saw UAlbany win its third consecutive America East title and hang tough with Oklahoma in the NCAA tournament, the Great Danes continue to get exposure on the national stage.

UAlbany will be well represented in the America East, Man of the Year award by basketball player Sam Rowley, and lacrosse phenom Lyle Thompson. The criteria to be nominated is, student-athletes must have completed intercollegiate eligibility in her primary sport by the end of the 2015 spring season or received his undergraduate degree prior to the conclusion of the summer 2015 term, and have a min

While we spend a lot of time chronicling the accomplishments of UAlbany lacrosse star Lyle Thompson, we need to not forget the accomplishments of NIskayuna graduate and Syracuse standout Kayla Treanor. Thompson was the co-winner of the Tewaaraton Award last year on the men's side and is a finalist this year...

Once again UAlbany's attackmen Lyle Thompson is up for lacrosse's most prestigious award The Tewaaraton Award.  This is Thompson's third consecutive year, and he seeks to become the first repeat winner in the 15-year history of the Tewaaraton Award...

After winning the ACC tournament, the Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse team earned the No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. They'll play this Sunday at 7:30 p.m. against the winner of Bryant and Marist, who play this afternoon. Anchoring the back end of the Orange defense is Shenendehowa graduate Bobby Wardwell...

On Sunday, the Danes learned they would be playing Cornell in the first round of this year's tournament.After beating Stony Brook and winning the America East title on Saturday, the UAlbany men's lacrosse team secured another trip to the NCAA tournament...

The UAlbany men's lacrosse team advanced to the America East final after beating Hartford on Thursday by a score of 15-6 at Bob Ford Field. Lyle Thompson scored nine points in the win, giving him 100 or more for the third consecutive season...

With a dominating 20-9 win over the University of Maryland-Baltimore County on Saturday, the UAlbany men's lacrosse team earned a perfect America East regular season record (6-0). It's the third straight perfect conference season for the Danes, who are now 13-2 overall...