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BUF at SD - Sat. 10pm ET on ESPNews Schedule

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WK
1
Fri, Dec 2
FINAL
Philadelphia
8
Halifax
18
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Vancouver
8
Toronto
19
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
San Diego
15
New York
14
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Albany
11
Buffalo
10
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Rochester
16
Georgia
11
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Colorado
6
Saskatchewan
18
WK
2
Fri, Dec 9
FINAL
Las Vegas
11
Panther City
13
Fri, Dec 9
FINAL/OT
Saskatchewan
12
San Diego
13
Sat, Dec 10
FINAL
Toronto
7
Rochester
11
Sat, Dec 10
FINAL
Vancouver
9
Calgary
11
WK
3
Fri, Dec 16
FINAL
Calgary
14
Vancouver
5
Fri, Dec 16
FINAL
Panther City
9
Las Vegas
3
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Buffalo
11
Toronto
8
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Rochester
14
Albany
13
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Philadelphia
13
Georgia
12
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Halifax
20
New York
11
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Colorado
12
Panther City
9
WK
5
Fri, Dec 30
FINAL
Halifax
13
Buffalo
18
Fri, Dec 30
FINAL
San Diego
17
Calgary
14
Sat, Dec 31
FINAL
Panther City
9
Saskatchewan
11
WK
6
Fri, Jan 6
FINAL
Philadelphia
14
Las Vegas
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Panther City
9
Rochester
17
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Halifax
14
Albany
11
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Buffalo
18
Georgia
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Toronto
15
New York
7
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Calgary
8
Colorado
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Vancouver
11
San Diego
16
WK
7
Fri, Jan 13
FINAL/OT
Albany
11
Halifax
10
Fri, Jan 13
FINAL/OT
Saskatchewan
10
Colorado
11
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Halifax
8
Toronto
17
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Panther City
12
Philadelphia
10
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Georgia
9
Buffalo
11
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
San Diego
10
Calgary
14
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Las Vegas
16
Vancouver
19
Sun, Jan 15
FINAL
Rochester
11
New York
8
WK
8
Fri, Jan 20
FINAL
Buffalo
12
Rochester
15
Fri, Jan 20
FINAL
Vancouver
14
Las Vegas
15
Sat, Jan 21
FINAL
Toronto
14
Philadelphia
5
Sat, Jan 21
FINAL
New York
16
Albany
10
WK
9
Fri, Jan 27
FINAL
Rochester
7
Halifax
17
Fri, Jan 27
FINAL
Buffalo
13
Philadelphia
9
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Buffalo
16
New York
10
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Las Vegas
10
Saskatchewan
15
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL/OT
Toronto
11
Calgary
10
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
San Diego
13
Colorado
9
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Panther City
20
Vancouver
7
WK
10
Fri, Feb 3
FINAL
Georgia
10
Colorado
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL/OT
Calgary
12
Halifax
11
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
New York
14
Toronto
22
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Albany
5
Philadelphia
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Rochester
10
Buffalo
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Panther City
10
San Diego
12
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Saskatchewan
14
Vancouver
8
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Colorado
8
Las Vegas
13
WK
11
Fri, Feb 10
FINAL
Toronto
11
Georgia
10
Fri, Feb 10
FINAL
Saskatchewan
6
Calgary
13
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Halifax
14
Rochester
16
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Albany
12
New York
14
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Vancouver
13
Panther City
14
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Colorado
9
Calgary
13
WK
12
Fri, Feb 17
FINAL
Calgary
14
Vancouver
9
Fri, Feb 17
FINAL
Saskatchewan
16
San Diego
11
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Georgia
7
Toronto
16
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Las Vegas
12
Albany
10
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL/OT
Philadelphia
12
Buffalo
13
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Colorado
7
Panther City
13
Sun, Feb 19
FINAL
New York
12
Halifax
13
WK
13
Fri, Feb 24
FINAL
Panther City
12
Colorado
14
Fri, Feb 24
FINAL
Calgary
9
Las Vegas
11
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL/OT
New York
10
Rochester
11
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL
Albany
4
Georgia
20
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL
Vancouver
16
Saskatchewan
12
WK
14
Fri, Mar 3
FINAL
Buffalo
10
Halifax
9
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
New York
12
Philadelphia
19
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Las Vegas
12
San Diego
15
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Rochester
8
Toronto
9
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL/OT
Georgia
9
Albany
8
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Saskatchewan
10
Panther City
16
Mon, Mar 6
FINAL
Toronto
10
Philadelphia
11
WK
15
Fri, Mar 10
FINAL/OT
Halifax
9
Buffalo
10
Fri, Mar 10
FINAL
Calgary
16
Colorado
10
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Albany
6
Toronto
12
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Philadelphia
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
San Diego
12
Saskatchewan
11
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Vancouver
14
Las Vegas
5
Sun, Mar 12
FINAL
Rochester
19
Georgia
18
WK
16
Fri, Mar 17
FINAL
Saskatchewan
6
Calgary
11
Fri, Mar 17
FINAL
San Diego
16
Vancouver
9
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Georgia
13
Philadelphia
12
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Toronto
12
Halifax
14
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Albany
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Colorado
13
Buffalo
8
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Las Vegas
8
Panther City
11
Sun, Mar 19
FINAL/OT
Philadelphia
9
Rochester
8
WK
17
Fri, Mar 24
20:30:00
San Diego
Panther City
Sat, Mar 25
19:00:00
Toronto
Albany
Sat, Mar 25
19:00:00
Halifax
Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 25
19:30:00
Georgia
New York
Sat, Mar 25
21:30:00
Calgary
Saskatchewan
Sat, Mar 25
22:00:00
Buffalo
San Diego
Sat, Mar 25
22:00:00
Colorado
Vancouver
Sat, Mar 25
22:30:00
Rochester
Las Vegas
WK
18
Fri, Mar 31
19:00:00
New York
Georgia
Fri, Mar 31
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Colorado
Fri, Mar 31
22:00:00
Calgary
San Diego
Sat, Apr 1
19:00:00
Buffalo
Toronto
Sat, Apr 1
20:00:00
Albany
Panther City
Sat, Apr 1
21:30:00
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Sun, Apr 2
13:00:00
Georgia
Halifax
Sun, Apr 2
18:00:00
Rochester
Philadelphia
WK
19
Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
Albany
Rochester
Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
Saskatchewan
Georgia
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
Panther City
Calgary
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
Vancouver
Colorado
Sat, Apr 8
22:30:00
San Diego
Las Vegas
WK
20
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Calgary
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
San Diego
Colorado
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Toronto
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
Georgia
Albany
Sat, Apr 15
19:30:00
New York
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 15
21:30:00
Halifax
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 15
22:00:00
Panther City
Vancouver
WK
21
Fri, Apr 21
20:30:00
Calgary
Panther City
Sat, Apr 22
18:00:00
New York
Halifax
Sat, Apr 22
19:00:00
Georgia
Rochester
Sat, Apr 22
20:00:00
Toronto
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 22
21:30:00
Colorado
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 22
22:00:00
Las Vegas
San Diego
Sun, Apr 23
15:00:00
Philadelphia
Albany
WK
22
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Rochester
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Buffalo
Albany
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Halifax
Georgia
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
Colorado
San Diego
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
New York
Vancouver
Sat, Apr 29
22:30:00
Saskatchewan
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Bobby Kidd III is No Longer The Black Sheep

Angela Chow was a single mom who raised her son, Bobby Kidd III, to be proud (and knowledgeable) about his black and Chinese heritage. This empowered Kidd III to handle racist encounters throughout his youth and helped transform him into the person and lacrosse player he is today.

Kidd III, who is half-black and half-Chinese, grew up in, as he put it, the middle to lower-middle-class melting pot in Port Moody, British Columbia. He was just like everyone else because no one had the same background. But, as he got older and started playing youth lacrosse with more white kids, Kidd III began to find it more challenging to be accepted. Kids would treat him like an outcast and call him names, but Kidd III knew this would happen.

It was important to Kidd III’s mother that he knew about his history and what his people had gone through to allow him the opportunity to live the life he was living. She would have him learn about Martin Luther King Jr. and all he endured in his fight for an equal world for black people. She would supplement his learning with her words of wisdom about how he might be treated by having a unique background.

“I wouldn’t take these too personally because I understood that sometimes hate can come from a place of not really understanding something,” Kidd III said. “Kids didn’t really do many really bad things, but it was more of a lot of jokes here and there.”

“I think many people can relate to being the black sheep of the group. You have eyes on you no matter what you’re doing.”

When Kidd III was playing in the Port Moody minor lacrosse system, he was blessed to have motivating and supportive coaches around him. They filled the void that had been ever-present in Kidd III’s youth because his biological father wasn’t there for him. Coaches Will Patterson, Ron Barker, and Todd Miller not only taught Kidd III how to play the game but how to play it with heart and passion. Coach Patterson and his wife Dana would even give Kidd III rides to practices or games if his mom couldn’t. Without their involvement in Kidd III’s life, he may not have had the desire to want to continue on his lacrosse journey.

In his high school years, Kidd III once again had the privilege of being coached by men that would help shape him into the man he would become, most notably, his lacrosse coach Ian Radonich. Radonich was one of the most influential figures in Kidd III’s life. Not only was Radonich a spirited, tell-it-like-it-is coach when Kidd III played for him during his time at Centennial Secondary School in Coquitlam, B.C., but Radonich would spend countless hours in the library with Kidd III, tutoring his young player and making sure his grades were up to snuff.

Even during his college years, Kidd III found men that were willing to give him the guidance and direction he needed to continue building his love and confidence in lacrosse. In his early collegiate years at Cleveland State University, Kidd III was starting to get that feeling of being a black sheep. The program wasn’t a right fit for him, and lacrosse was becoming a physical and mental burden. It got so bad at one point that Kidd III considered quitting lacrosse for a lengthy but undetermined amount of time. After a brief hiatus, he decided to play for Forrest MacConnell’s Young Harris College team. How Head Coach MacConnell led his players reignited Kidd III’s love for the game and got him back on track to pursuing a future in lacrosse.

No matter where he went, Kidd III was never without a guiding light. His coaches were not only great leaders of men, but they were also pseudo-father figures (something you often hear about some of the best coaches in sports). Even when it seemed like nothing was going right, Kidd III’s coaches kept him focused and, most importantly, thinking positively.

“I’ve had an amazing support system with faculty and staff everywhere I’ve gone,” Kidd III said. “Even though there were many negative experiences along the way, the positives outweighed them.”

This didn’t change once Kidd III made his dream of becoming an NLL player a reality. He was selected in the 2nd round (26th overall) by the Saskatchewan Rush in the 2020 NLL Entry Draft. Despite being drafted by a team located in a province where the population, according to 2021 Canadian Census data, is 2% black and 1.6% Chinese – you can imagine how many half-black and half-Chinese people there are – Kidd has never felt out of place.

“Rush Nation is absolutely phenomenal,” Kidd III said. “I’ve never been part of anything like this or seen anything like this. It seems like race, or anything else, is the last thing on their minds; they just care about their sport and care about their athletes.”

In two seasons with the Rush, Kidd, 24, has already established himself as one of the most versatile and athletic players on the Rush defense. Through Week 12 of this season, Kidd III is one of nine defensemen in the NLL to have recorded 40+ loose ball recoveries, more than 10 caused turnovers, 5+ blocked shots, and 5+ points. He already has two more blocked shots than he had all of last season, and he is also on pace for 25 CTOs this year, which would beat his rookie season total of 17 CTOs.

Kidd III is part of the youth movement on defense. He is one of four defensemen on the Rush who are 27 years old (or younger) that has also played in every game this season – Kidd III is the youngest of the bunch. Kidd III is also playing for the youngest coach in the NLL, Jimmy Quinlan, 41.

The Port Moody native is loving playing for Quinlan. Kidd III quickly mentioned that his head coach doesn’t just care about the Xs and Os or the team’s results. Quinlan is a players’ coach. He is the kind of leader who cares about his guys on and off the floor. It couldn’t be a better match for Kidd III. He has already expressed profound gratitude and respect for the men who have guided him in his life. Quinlan is definitely cut from the same cloth as those men.

Backed by his coaches, teammates, and Rush Nation, Kidd III feels right at home as a member of the Saskatchewan Rush. Gone are the days when he was questioning whether or not playing lacrosse was what he was meant to be doing with his life. Kidd III is a lacrosse player and a proud son.

Thanks to his mother and the many coaches he’s had throughout his playing career Kidd III is no longer the black sheep of his team(s). On the contrary, he is on his way to becoming the leader of the flock.

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