Rivermen Heading to President's Cup Finals After Furious Third Period Comeback

PEORIA, IL - One minute and eighteen seconds... They can pass by unnoticed over a day. But those 78 seconds can change lives and even seasons. For the Peoria Rivermen, 78 seconds was all it took to erase a 2-1 deficit and score three goals late in the third period to defeat the Evansville Thunderbolts 5-2 at Carver Arena on Friday night to clinch a berth in the President's Cup Finals for the second time in three seasons. Peoria wanted to get on the board first and they did just that against a... Full Story

Orlando Pride Remains Unbeaten with 1-0 Win Over San Diego Wave FC

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Orlando Pride (2-0-3, 9 points) picked up its second win of the season by defeating the San Diego Wave (1-2-1, 4 points) 1-0, Friday night at INTER&Co Stadium. The Pride are now unbeaten in their first five games of the NWSL regular season and are one of three teams in the NWSL to remain unbeaten. The win also marked the second-straight shutout victory for Orlando, also earning a 1-0 win last win in Utah. Forward Summer Yates scored the game winner with a first half rebound off San Diego goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan. The goal marked Yates' second goal of the season and the... Full Story

Fury Get Back in the Win Column Against League-Leading Vibe

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Fury (6-11) snapped their six-match losing streak with a statement win over league-leading Atlanta Vibe (16-5) on Friday night. Behind dominant performances from Kendall Kipp and Jenaisya Moore the Fury bounced back from a first-set loss to win the next three sets. Set 1 The Vibe got out to a quick start in the first set and led by as many as eight points in the set. The Fury answered the eight-point deficit with a 5-0 run to trim the Vibe lead to three. Columbus tied the match at 20 on an overpass kill from Kipp. The teams traded points late, but the Vibe h... Full Story

Mendick Homers as Knights Win 5-1 on Friday

(UPTOWN CHARLOTTE, NC) -- The Charlotte Knights defeated the Syracuse Mets 5-1 to win their third straight game behind a home run from third baseman Danny Mendick and a strong relief outing from RHP Johan Domínguez. Charlotte took the lead in the third inning, scoring four runs on an RBI walk from designated hitter Rafael Ortega, a two-RBI double from Mendick and a sacrifice fly from right fielder Oscar Colás to go up 4-1. Before the post-game fireworks decorated the Uptown skyline, Mendick hit his own firework with his seventh home run of the year, traveling 394ft to grow the ... Full Story

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• El Paso Takes Down Albuquerque, 9-3 - El Paso Chihuahuas (PCL)
• Orlando Pride Remains Unbeaten with 1-0 Win Over San Diego Wave FC - Orlando Pride (NWSL)
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• River Cats Top Oklahoma City, 7-5 - Sacramento River Cats (PCL)
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• Tides end losing streak at 10 as Heston Kjerstad belts two home home runs - IL Newport News Daily Press
• Columbus Fury breaks losing streak, beats Atlanta Vibe - PVF WCMH
• Rail Yard Dawgs' Bremner on 5-4 win over Huntsville - SPHL Roanoke Times & World News
• Syracuse Crunch defeat Comets, 4-3 - AHL Syracuse Post Standard
• Football Oilers look for revenge Saturday in Red River Rumble - IFL Tulsa World
• Portland Timbers give the ‘Unipiper' another shot at the national anthem following shaky performance - MLS Portland Oregonian
• Top 10 moments of Komets' season - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
• WooSox manager Chad Tracy on telling 31-year-old Cam Booser he's been promoted to the MLB: ‘That was my favorite one' - IL Springfield Republican
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Biloxi Shuckers and the Chattanooga Lookouts in action

See All Today's Images The following minor league and alternative professional sports teams on OurSports Central have been viewed the most over the last seven days:

1. Corpus Christi Hooks - Texas League (TL)
2. Minnesota Lynx - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
3. Edmonton Elks - Canadian Football League (CFL)
4. Charlotte FC - Major League Soccer (MLS)
5. Saskatchewan Roughriders - Canadian Football League (CFL)
6. Colorado Rapids - Major League Soccer (MLS)
7. Fresno Grizzlies - California League (CalL)
8. Edmonton Oil Kings - Western Hockey League (WHL)
9. South Bend Cubs - Midwest League (MWL)
10. Columbia Fireflies - Carolina League (CarL)

The most recent minor league and alternative professional sports teams added to OurSports Central:

• Eugene - United Soccer League One (USL1)
• Athens - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
• Buffalo Pro Soccer - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
• Kansas City Goats - The Arena League (TAL)
• Iowa Woo - The Arena League (TAL)
• Duluth Harbor Monsters - The Arena League (TAL)
• Ozarks Lunkers - The Arena League (TAL)
• The Town FC - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
• Ventura County FC - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
• Watertown Shamrocks - North American Hockey League (NAHL)

OurSports Central provides coverage of select alternative and minor league professional sports leagues in addition to the top junior hockey leagues and college wood bat baseball leagues:

BASEBALL
Affiliated Minor League Baseball
AzCL, AzFL, CalL, CarL, EL, FLCL, FSL, IL, ML, MLBDL, MWL, NWL, PCL, SAL, SL, TL
College Wood Bat Baseball
ApL, Northwoods
Independent Minor League Baseball
AA, AtL, FL, Pecos, PL

BASKETBALL
Men's Minor League Basketball
BIG3, CEBL, G League
Women's Basketball
WNBA

FOOTBALL
Indoor/Arena Football
AFL3, IFL, NAL, TAL
Outdoor Football
CFL, UFL

HOCKEY
Junior Hockey
NAHL, OHL, QMJHL, USHL, WHL
Minor League Hockey
AHL, ECHL, FPHL, SPHL
Women's Hockey
PWHL

LACROSSE
Indoor Lacrosse
NLL
Outdoor Lacrosse
PLL

OTHER
Other Sports
MLR, PVF
Other Women's
NWLS

SOCCER
Indoor Soccer
MASL
Outdoor Soccer
CPL, MLS, MLS NEXT Pro, USL, USL1
Women's Soccer
NWSL, USLSL