Buffalo Bandits rout Colorado Mammoth 13-4 to win first NLL title since 2008 By Ryan O'Halloran News Sports Reporter Jun 3, 2023 Jun 3, 2023 Updated Feb 26, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Buffalo Bandits are champions of the National Lacrosse League. Again and finally.kAmp82:?i %96 q2?5:ED’ `b\c v2>6 b H:? @G6C E96 r@=@C25@ |2>>@E9 @? $2EFC52J ?:89E 367@C6 `g[ahe 2E z6Jq2?< r6?E6C H2D E96 7:7E9 :? 7C2?49:D6 9:DE@CJ]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^3F772=@?6HD]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^e4`h5_3_\_agc\``66\hf75\`3e5_f_g3d45Qm!9@E@Di qF772=@ q2?5:ED 56762E r@=@C25@ |2>>@E9 `b\c E@ H:? E96 }{{ 492>A:@?D9:Ak^2mk^AmkAmu:?2==Ji %96 q2?5:ED H@? E96 E:E=6 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 D:?46 a__g 2?5 6?565 2 E9C66\2AA62C2?46 =@D:?8 DEC62< :? E96 7:?2=[ :?4=F5:?8 72==:?8 =2DE J62C E@ E96 |2>>@E9]k^Am People are also reading… Single-vehicle wreck kills 18-year-old in Franklin County Franklin County wants to raise taxes. 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Ryan O'Halloran: From coach to star players, scenes from Buffalo Bandits' post-game celebration What was the scene like after the Buffalo Bandits won their first National Lacrosse League title since 2008? A look through the words of coach…
Alan Pergament: Bandits' postgame hat trick of expletives on TV sparks language debate "I’m not sure if more coverage of the Bandits would make players more media savvy but it wouldn’t hurt," Pergament writes.
Photos: Buffalo Bandits defeat Colorado Mammoth 13-4 to win the NLL championship The Buffalo Bandits defeated the Colorado Mammoth 13-4 to win the National Lacrosse League championship Saturday at KeyBank Center.
