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- Mammoth (0:35)San Diego Seals's Tre Leclaire with a Goal vs.
- The 2026 National Lacrosse League playoffs continue this weekend, after the quarterfinal round produced upsets aplenty -- and no shortage of controversy.
- The top-seed Vancouver Warriors were knocked off by the No. 8 Halifax Thunderbirds after an epic comeback, while the three-time defending champion Buffalo Bandits were defeated by the Georgia Swarm.
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Mammoth (0:35)San Diego Seals's Tre Leclaire with a Goal vs. Mammoth (0:35)
The 2026 National Lacrosse League playoffs continue this weekend, after the quarterfinal round produced upsets aplenty -- and no shortage of controversy.
The top-seed Vancouver Warriors were knocked off by the No. 8 Halifax Thunderbirds after an epic comeback, while the three-time defending champion Buffalo Bandits were defeated by the Georgia Swarm. The No. 6 Toronto Rock upset the No. 3 Saskatchewan Rush, and the No. 7 San Diego Seals outlasted the No. 2 Colorado Mammoth thanks to an overtime goal from Tre Leclaire that should have been disallowed:
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