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Latest sports news & stories from the ultimate worldHow Doublewide Landed Alex Thorne And Tyler Degirolamo
Sometimes, all you have to do is ask.
As the captains of Austin’s Doublewide, the defending National Champions, were considering how they would replace a sizable contingent of players leaving the team in 2013, they turned to their young superstar, Will Driscoll. They were interested in players from the NexGen tour and knew Driscoll might have an in.
Doublewide captain Jerrod Wolfe said, “We were talking to Will like, ‘Hey, which of these NexGen kids don’t have a strong club team that they’re committed to?’” That simple question started the team down a path towards landing two of college’s most outstanding players — Pittsburgh’s Tyler Degirolamo and Alex Thorne — for the 2013 season. Read more →
Team USA And Team Canada Split Their Poultry Days Matchups
Photo by Adam Shapiro.
VERSAILLES — Poultry Days played host to thousands of Ultimate players this weekend, but one special group in particular was thinking far beyond a weekend of socializing and celebrating. Both Team Canada and Team USA would be experiencing their first tournament together as full rosters before their journey to the World Games in Cali, Colombia, in late July.
Back in 2009, the tournament set aside a Saturday pool for Team USA and Canada, who were joined by a couple of other international teams preparing for the World championships (Chinese Tapei and Great Britain). This time around, two of the tournament’s perennial top teams, Chicken Fingered (a Colorado/Wisconsin combo) and Chad Larson Eggsperience (CLX Mixed club) were placed in a power pool with the national teams. Both Team USA and Team Canada waltzed through their competition before meeting one another in an evening showcase game.
The talent on display lived up the billing, but the competition did not. Read more →
MLU Week 9 Recap: Dogfish Now In Rainmakers’ Heads
Photo by Scott Roeder — UltiPhotos.com
Week 9 was a bit of a stepping stone in the Major League Ultimate season. With the playoff picture already settled in the West and neither of the teams battling for the final spot in the East in action this week, this week was an opportunity for teams to work on fine tuning and, in some cases, getting healthy.
Here’s a look at this week’s games and what to watch for next week. Read more →
Light, Dark, and Cleats: 6/17
You know you’ve always wanted a carbon fiber disc.
The NexGen Tour is on the road this afternoon, driving from Eugene to San Francisco.
Team USA (World Games) took down Team Canada 15-6 in the showcase game at Poultry Days before falling to them in the finals by one, 13-12. Video of the showcase game to come later this week on Ultiworld.
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AUDL Week 10 Recap: No Starters? No Problem.
Photo by Kevin Leclaire — UltiPhotos.com
Lots of rosters were incomplete this week in the AUDL, which made for some exciting upsets and disappointing near-upsets. See who played at the top of their game this week, who persevered without starters, and who missed an opportunity for a big win in our AUDL Week 10 Recap. Read more →
Japanese Player Introduces Ultimate To Congo, Hopes To Help Bring Peace
Haru Ohkawa wants to help bring peace to the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo. His approach? Introduce them to Ultimate.
In just a six month trip to the Congo in 2012, he introduced Ultimate to a country that had never seen it before, traveling to over 20 cities to share the game. He eventually managed to meet with government officials and get ultimate classified as an official national sport, according to his recent TedX talk at a Japanese university. Read more →
MLU Week 9 Preview
Photo by Scott Roeder — UltiPhotos.com
The biggest MLU games will have to wait for next weekend, but there is still going to be some drama in Week 9. San Francisco and Seattle match up for just the second time after the Dogfish rallied late in game one to take the win. In the East, the Philadelphia Spinners need a win to maintain any hope of making the playoffs.
Here’s a look around the MLU this week.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Philadelphia Spinners (2-6) @ Boston Whitecaps (8-0)
Everyone has written off the Philadelphia Spinners, including this publication. With eyes focused firmly on next week’s pivotal matchup between the DC Current and New York Rumble, it’s easy to forget that the Spinners aren’t mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. The fact remains that they are very unlikely to get there, but, if they were to shock Boston with an upset this week on the road, they will still have a fighting chance. Read more →
AUDL Week 10 Preview
Photo by Alex Fraser — UltiPhotos.com
No make-or-break games this week in the AUDL, but a lot of important jockeying for playoff position as we get into the heart of the second half of the season.
Here’s a look at the Week 10 games around the league.
EASTERN DIVISION
New York Empire (5-3) @ Philadelphia Phoenix (6-4)
After escaping a thrilling Phoenix fourth quarter comeback with a one point victory, the New York Empire now head down to Philadelphia for round two of their three consecutive weekend matchups. The Empire dominated the first half of game one last weekend, but looked shaky down the stretch. Philadelphia, despite the loss, may well be the more confident team this weekend, especially playing at home. Read more →
Top 10 Plays: Philadelphia Phoenix v. New York Empire
Usually we only do a top 5 highlight reel after a New York Empire game, but this game was so packed with layouts, skies, and blocks that we had to do a top 10!
Check out the best of the best from this past weekend’s pivotal Eastern Division game:
SC Regional Final: Texas v. Colorado
Local footage from the South Central Regional final (Texas v. Colorado). Watch:
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Background & thoughts from Ultiworld
2013 Underground Roster
Here’s the 2013 Seattle Underground roster. There’s an absurd amount of talent in that city. Read more →
2013 Cahoots Roster
Here is the 2013 Asheville Cahoots roster. They are a Top Select Flight mixed team. Read more →
2013 Plex Roster
Here is the 2013 roster for Dallas’ Plex, a Select Flight team. Read more →
Ultrastar v. Pulsar
Brandon “Muffin” Malacek, a player for Boston Ironside and Major League Ultimate’s Boston Whitecaps, has long been known for his ability to rip full-field hucks from a flat footed, static position. After a couple months of playing with the Innova Pulsar in the MLU, he wrote a lengthy blog post about his thoughts on the disc. He’s not impressed. Read more →
2013 Madcow Roster
Here is the 2013 Columbus Madcow roster. Read more →
2013 Truck Stop Roster
Check out the 2013 Washington D.C. Truck Stop roster. Read more →
2013 Rhino Roster
Here is the 2013 Portland Rhino roster, announced earlier today by Friction Gloves. Read more →
2013 GOAT Roster
Here is the early season 2013 Toronto GOAT roster, sent to Ultiworld this afternoon. Read more →
2013 Boost Mobile Roster
Boost Mobile, an Elite Flight team out of the Bay Area, sent along their 2013 roster earlier this afternoon. Here it is. Read more →
Ozone Roster
After the initial surge of roster announcements, things have slowed down significantly. Here is the first new announcement in the past few days, from Atlanta’s Ozone. Read more →
Referees: MLU v. AUDL
Sludge Brown, who runs a great ultimate blog out of Washington, D.C., chimed in on my post about officiating in professional leagues. Read more →
