Opening Day Roster Set; 2024 Season Begins Thursday

(Central Islip, N.Y.) - The Long Island Ducks today announced its Opening Day roster for the 2024 season, presented by Catholic Health. The 126-game regular season gets underway on Thursday night at Fairfield Properties Ballpark when the Ducks host the defending Atlantic League champion Lancaster Stormers at 6:35 p.m. "I have enjoyed watching our guys prepare in spring training and believe we have a strong ballclub," said Ducks Manager Lew Ford. "We're all very excited to take the field on ... Full Story

No. 1: Atlanta Vibe Pro Volleyball Team Clinches Top Spot in League Postseason

ATLANTA, Ga. - The Atlanta Vibe, the city's newest professional sports team, have officially claimed the No. 1 overall seed in the Pro Volleyball Federation postseason. The 2024 Regular Season Champions have two remaining home matches before they head off to the neutral-site postseason tournament. Standing at an impressive 17-5 record at the top of the league standings , the Vibe have won eight of their last nine matches. With the regular season coming to a close, Vibe fans only have two more chances to see the postseason-bound team in action at Gas South Arena: - Sunday, April 28 at 2:... Full Story

Powell's Overtime Goal Lifts Saints to Series Lead

YOUNGSTOWN, OH - Noah Powell scored with 26.4 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the Dubuque Fighting Saints past the Youngstown Phantoms in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals and give Dubuque a 2-1 series lead. Game 3 of the tied series spent almost the entire regulation scoreless on Tuesday night in Youngstown. Despite a pair of power plays for each team, Kevin Reidler and Aiden Wright were both perfect through the first two periods. With just under seven to play in the third, Phantoms captain Andrew Strathmann took a tripping penalty to give Dubuque a 4-on-3 power play. Ju... Full Story

OKC Rallies from Nine Down to Top Albuquerque

The Oklahoma City Baseball Club overcame a nine-run deficit and scored 14 runs over the final four innings - including nine runs in the eighth inning alone - to come back and defeat the Albuquerque Isotopes, 17-13, Tuesday night at Isotopes Park. Through five innings, Albuquerque (6-16) built a 12-3 lead, accumulating 17 hits in the process. Oklahoma City (13-9) scored two runs in the sixth inning with a RBI triple by Hunter Feduccia and sacrifice fly by Kody Hoese. Feduccia then added a two-run single in the seventh inning. The Isotopes scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning and sti... Full Story

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Colin Jacobs of the Allen Americans scores against the Idaho Steelheads (Idaho Steelheads)

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. Edmonton Elks - Canadian Football League (CFL)
3. Fresno Grizzlies - California League (CalL)
4. Minnesota Lynx - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
5. Saskatchewan Roughriders - Canadian Football League (CFL)
6. Charlotte FC - Major League Soccer (MLS)
7. Colorado Rapids - Major League Soccer (MLS)
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