Today's Stories and Originals from OurSports Central
Releases for Monday, April 20, 2026
Baseball
Atlantic League
Lancaster Stormers Home Opener Friday, April 24th - Lancaster Stormers
Opening Day Roster Set, 2026 Season Begins Tuesday - Long Island Ducks
California League
Jackson Phipps Named California League Pitcher of the Week - Stockton Ports
Carolina League
Yeremy Cabrera Named Carolina League Player of the Week - Fredericksburg Nationals
Four-Run Second Inning Leads Birds to 7-3 Win over Cannon Ballers - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Eastern League
New Hampshire's Sean Keys Earns Minor League Baseball's Eastern League Player of the Week - New Hampshire Fisher Cats
Holobetz Named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week - Portland Sea Dogs
Florida State League
Nolan Perry Named FSL Pitcher of the Week - Dunedin Blue Jays
Frontier League
McAuliffe Contract Acquired by Twins - Evansville Otters
Pair of Experienced Arms Join Pitching Staff - Ottawa Titans
International League
Homestand Highlights: Bisons Host First 'Family Value Night,' Fridaynightbash & Dog Day of the Season this Week - Buffalo Bisons
Dig In: Your 2026 Guide to Bites and Bevs at Knights Games - Charlotte Knights
Tolentino Named Minor League Player of the Week - Columbus Clippers
Homestand Highlights: "Georgia Peaches Weekend" Returns as Stripers Host Jacksonville - Gwinnett Stripers
Young Wins International League Pitcher of the Week - Norfolk Tides
Major League Baseball Draft League
Cutters Job Fair this Wednesday - Williamsport Crosscutters
Cutters to Rebrand as "Los Cadejos" for International Series - Williamsport Crosscutters
Midwest League
Bohorquez Transferred to 7-Day IL; Kendle Activated from Temporarily Inactive List; Genth Transferred to Fort Myers - Cedar Rapids Kernels
Dayton Dragons Upcoming Homestand Preview (April 21 - April 26) Presented by AES Ohio - Dayton Dragons
Captains of the Week (4/14-4/19/26): Jogly García & Aaron Walton - Lake County Captains
Peoria Chiefs Homestand Highlights: Chiefs Set to Host Cedar Rapids April 21-26 - Peoria Chiefs
Toyota Road Report: April 21-26 - South Bend Cubs
South Bend Cubs Catcher Owen Ayers Named Midwest League Player of the Week - South Bend Cubs
Northwest League
Hops' Pitching Walks 14 in Blowout Loss - Hillsboro Hops
Tucker Toman, Daniel Guerra Sweep NWL Weekly Awards - Vancouver Canadians
Northwoods League
St. Cloud Rox and Treasure Island Resort & Casino Announce Partnership to Support Special Olympics Minnesota Through 2026 Strikeout Campaign - St. Cloud Rox
Woodchucks Launch Jiffy Lube Hometown Hero Program for 2026 - Wausau Woodchucks
Pacific Coast League
Dodgers Celebration Night, Way off Broadway Night Star as Comets Return to Okc - Oklahoma City Comets
Alexander and Hendrickson Sweep Pacific Coast League Weekly Honors - Sugar Land Space Cowboys
South Atlantic League
Drive Win Third Straight, Earn Split with 4-3 Finale Victory - Greenville Drive
Now on Sale: VIP Boardwalk Bundle Tickets for Bluey on May 16th - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Wilmington Drops Series against Hub City 4-2 - Wilmington Blue Rocks
Around the Farm: Resilience Is Key - Wilmington Blue Rocks
Shelton Awarded South Atlantic League Player of the Week - Winston-Salem Dash
Dash Flip the Script in Seventh, Take Series Finale 8-5 - Winston-Salem Dash
Southern League
Biloxi Mudbugs Make Debut as Shuckers Welcome Trash Pandas - Biloxi Shuckers
Barons Split Sunday Twinbill with Trash Pandas, Claim Game 1 Before Dropping Nightcap - Birmingham Barons
Smokies Series Recap: Knoxville Smokies @ Pensacola Blue Wahoos - Knoxville Smokies
Texas League
Manuel Pena Named Texas League Player of the Week - Amarillo Sod Poodles
Hooks Rally with Six-Run Sixth - Corpus Christi Hooks
Squires Leads Offense in 7-3 Loss Sunday - Northwest Arkansas Naturals
Cardinals Announce New Pinnacle Sign Group Community Suite - Springfield Cardinals
Liam Doyle Bounces Back for Springfield Sunday - Springfield Cardinals
Fox Named Texas League Pitcher of the Week - Tulsa Drillers
West Coast League
Wenatchee Welcoming Three Position Players to the Diamond - Wenatchee AppleSox
Basketball
Canadian Elite Basketball League
Saskatoon Mamba Secure Former NCAA D1 Horizon League Player of the Year Trey Townsend - Saskatoon Mamba
Vancouver Bandits Announce Second Annual Preseason Charity Game - Vancouver Bandits
Winnipeg Sea Bears Announce 2026 Coaching Staff - Winnipeg Sea Bears
Women's National Basketball Association
Brionna Jones Injury Update - Atlanta Dream
The U to Air Two Chicago Sky Preseason Games - Chicago Sky
Connecticut Sun Hires Terri Acosta MS, ATC, LAT-R - Connecticut Sun
Lynx Single Game Tickets on Sale Today - Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota Lynx Announce Training Camp Roster - Minnesota Lynx
Ezi Magbegor Injury Update - Seattle Storm
Football
Canadian Football League
RedBlacks Announce Transactions April 20 - Ottawa RedBlacks
Bagg, Clark, McCallum to be Inducted into the Plaza of Honour - Saskatchewan Roughriders
Adam Bighill Retires as a Blue Bomber - Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Football Canada and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Announce Canadian Men's National Flag Football Team Selection Camp at Princess Auto Stadium - Winnipeg Blue Bombers
United Football League
UFL Week Four Delivers: First Wins, Overtime Drama, and Blockbuster Trades - UFL
Hockey
American Hockey League
Hershey's Ilya Protas Named Upper Deck AHL Rookie of the Month - AHL
Henderson's Braeden Bowman Named Fortune Tires "Expect More" AHL Player of the Month - AHL
Providence's Ryan Mougenel Voted Winner of Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award for 2025-26 - AHL
Grand Rapids' Michal Postava Named Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week - AHL
Tickets on Sale for Condors Home Playoff Game Thursday - Bakersfield Condors
Belleville Winds Down 2025-26 Campaign with Trio of Divisional Matchups - Belleville Senators
Kaliyev Claims Willie Marshall Award as AHL's Top Goal-Scorer in 2025-26 - Belleville Senators
Regular Season Wrap Up - Charlotte Checkers
Eagles Sign Miska to Professional Tryout Agreement - Colorado Eagles
Michal Postava Named AHL Player of the Week - Grand Rapids Griffins
Braeden Bowman Named Fortune Tires "Expect More" Player of the Month - Henderson Silver Knights
Ilya Protas Named Upper Deck/AHL Rookie of the Month for April - Hershey Bears
Mougenel Selected as Winner of Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as AHL's Outstanding Coach - Providence Bruins
Playoff Tickets Are on Sale Now - Texas Stars
Marlies to Face Rochester Americans in First Round - Toronto Marlies
ECHL
ECHL Announces Fines, Suspension - ECHL
Utah's Dzhaniyev Receives John A. Daley Memorial Trophy as ECHL Rookie of the Year - ECHL
Florida's Johnson Named Warrior Hockey/ECHL Goaltender of the Week - ECHL
ECHL Attendance Surpasses 5,000 Fans Per Game - ECHL
Americans Weekly (Playoffs Open Thursday) - Allen Americans
Komets Take Central Division Title - Fort Wayne Komets
Martin's Hat Trick Leads Icemen to 7-5 Win in Season Finale - Jacksonville Icemen
Bear Bites - Solar Bears Update - Orlando Solar Bears
Ghost Pirates Weekly Update: April 20 - Savannah Ghost Pirates
Stingrays Weekly Report - April 20 - South Carolina Stingrays
Walleye Weekly No. 26: April 20, 2026 - Toledo Walleye
Walleye Sell out Second Straight Season and Set New Attendance Record - Toledo Walleye
Thunder, Ramsay Mutually Part Ways - Wichita Thunder
Federal Prospects Hockey League
River Dragons Announce Second Round Playoff Dates - Columbus River Dragons
IceCats Announce Continental Division Final Schedule - Pee Dee IceCats
Jon Buttitta Named Head Coach of Thunderbirds - Twin City Thunderbirds
North American Hockey League
Wings Split First Weekend of Central Division Semi-Finals - Aberdeen Wings
Thank You to the Fans - NAHL Playoffs - White Game Jersey Auction - Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks
Rhinos Up 2-0 in Semis - El Paso Rhinos
Ontario Hockey League
OHL Announces Finalists for General Manager of the Year Award - OHL
OHL Announces Top Performers of the Week for April 13-19, 2026 - OHL
Toronto Jr. Canadiens Win 2026 U14 OHL Cup Championship - OHL
Schedules Set for 2026 OHL Conference Championship Series - OHL
Marty Williamson Named Finalist for General Manager of the Year Award - Barrie Colts
5 Former Stormers to Compete in the NHL's 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Guelph Storm
Eight Former Frontenacs Competing in the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs - Kingston Frontenacs
Rangers' Dylan Edwards Named Cogeco OHL Player of the Week - Kitchener Rangers
Professional Women's Hockey League
PWHL Weekly Notebook - PWHL
Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Maxim Massé Named Most Valuable Player - QMJHL
Armada-Wildcats Schedule Set - QMJHL
Cape Breton Eagles Announce Transition of President Joey Haddad - Cape Breton Eagles
SPHL
Birmingham's Drake Glover Named to All-SPHL First Team - Birmingham Bulls
Knoxville's Carson Vance Named to All-SPHL 2nd Team - Knoxville Ice Bears
Cooper Jones Named to All-SPHL Second Team - Pensacola Ice Flyers
Jack Bostedt, Alec Baer, and Cory Dennis Earn First Team All-SPHL Honors - Peoria Rivermen
Rivermen Travel to Knoxville as Tied Semifinal Series Shifts to Tennessee - Peoria Rivermen
Roanoke's O'Dea, Widmar and Broughman Receive All-SPHL Honors - Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs
Semifinals Watch Parties at Bubba's 33 - Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs
United States Hockey League
Cooper Soller Named USHL Rookie of the Year - USHL
All-Rookie Teams Announced - USHL
Four RoughRiders Named to USHL Rookie Second Team - Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Larkin Signs Standard Player Development Agreement for 2026-27 - Dubuque Fighting Saints
Lincoln Krizizke Named to USHL All-Rookie First Team - Dubuque Fighting Saints
Cooper Soller Rookie of the Year - Sioux Falls Stampede
Prunty and Soller Named to USHL All-Rookie First Team - Sioux Falls Stampede
Western Hockey League
Liam Ruck, Kvasnicka, and Banini Headline WHL Awards for Monday, April 20 - WHL
Hodnett Commits to University of Nebraska-Omaha for 26/27 Season - Edmonton Oil Kings
Silvertips Sign Charlie Barnes to WHL Scholarship & Development Agreement - Everett Silvertips
Silvertips Match up with Penticton Vees in Western Conference Final - Everett Silvertips
2026 NHL Draft-Eligible Prospect Liam Ruck Named Tempo WHL Player of the Week, Fuelled by Co-Op - Medicine Hat Tigers
Vees Advance to Western Conference Final - Penticton Vees
Jakub Vanecek to represent Czechia at IIHF U18 Men's World Championship - Tri-City Americans
Prospect Profile: Carter Bylycia - Tri-City Americans
Lacrosse
National Lacrosse League
Swarm Sweep Weekend Doubleheader over Knighthawks to End Regular Season on High Note - Georgia Swarm
Warriors Secure Top Seed, Cap Historic Regular Season with Win over Wings - Vancouver Warriors
Other
Major League Rugby
Legion Win Big in Los Angeles - California Legion
Hounds' Luke White: 100 Caps and Counting - Chicago Hounds
Seattle Seawolves Battle Hard in Los Angeles Clash - Seattle Seawolves
Major League Volleyball
Rise Enter Final Two-Match Homestand with Playoff Hopes Alive - Grand Rapids Rise
Middle Blocker Keene Joins Ignite, Boosting Depth at Position - Indy Ignite
No. 1 Ignite Dominate in Showdown of MLV's Best in Front of Sold-Out Crowd at Fishers Event Center - Indy Ignite
Northwoods League Softball
Ignite Sign D.C. Everest Alum Sydney Spear - Wausau Ignite
Soccer
Gainbridge Super League
How the Lexington SC Women Rewrote Their Legacy in Just One Year - Lexington Sporting Club
Zephyr FC Earn a Statement 2-1 Win over First Place Sporting JAX - Spokane Zephyr FC
Sporting JAX Women Fall to Spokane in a 2-1 Loss - Sporting Club Jacksonville
Major Arena Soccer League
Sockers Advance to Finals with Dramatic 6-5 OT Win - San Diego Sockers
St. Louis Ambush Drop Overtime Heartbreaker to San Diego - St. Louis Ambush
Major League Soccer
Inter Miami CF Forward Lionel Messi Voted MLS Player of the Matchday Presented by Michelob ULTRA for Matchday 8 - MLS
Charlotte FC Goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina Named to MLS Team of the Matchday for Matchday 8 - Charlotte FC
Chicago Fire FC Weekly Update and Match Preview - Chicago Fire FC
Petar Musa Named to MLSsoccer.com Team of the Matchday After Scoring a Brace Versus the LA Galaxy - FC Dallas
Midfielder Héctor Herrera Named to MLSSoccer.com Team of the Matchday After Scoring Game-Winner at Orlando on Saturday - Houston Dynamo FC
Come out for Our Exclusive Select-A-Seat Experiences at Nu Stadium - Inter Miami CF
Leo Messi Named MLS Player of the Matchday Presented by Michelob Ultra for Matchday 8 - Inter Miami CF
Messi Named to MLS Team of the Matchday - Inter Miami CF
LAFC Falls 4-1 to San Jose in First Home Loss of 2026 - Los Angeles FC
Nashville SC Announces 2026 Visit Music City Summer Kickoff at GEODIS Park - Nashville SC
San Jose Earthquakes Forwards Ousseni Bouda and Timo Werner, Head Coach Bruce Arena Selected to MLS Team of the Matchday - San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose earns first win at LAFC since 2020 and opens 4-0-0 on road for first time in club history - San Jose Earthquakes
Sporting KC Weekly - Sporting Kansas City
MLS NEXT Pro
Colorado Rapids 2 Fall to Minnesota United FC 2 2-1 - Colorado Rapids 2
CT United FC Shows Fight in Road Loss to New York City FC II - Connecticut United FC
Timbers2 and North Texas SC Draw 2-2 at Providence Park - Portland Timbers 2
Kashan Hines Named MLS NEXT Rising Star of Matchweek 7 - Sporting Kansas City II
Sporting KC II Claims First Win of 2026 in a Thriller against Whitecaps FC 2 - Sporting Kansas City II
National Women's Soccer League
Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report - OSC Original by Dan Krieger
Gotham FC to Host Girls in Sports Day Presented by Grüns, Highlighting the Future of the Game - NJ/NY Gotham FC
Northern Super League
Vancouver Rise FC Confirm Club Leadership and Technical Staff for 2026 Season - Vancouver Rise FC
United Soccer League Championship
Loudoun United FC Sign Midfielder Virgil Dall'Agnol and Defender Dash Papez to USL Two Team - Loudoun United FC
Blood Donors Can Claim a Free Ticket to Saturday's LouCity Home Game - Louisville City FC
Monterey Bay Football Club Partner with California Rodeo Salinas for Boots on the Pitch on June 20 - Monterey Bay FC
Nusenda Partners with New Mexico United and Albuquerque Public Schools for Savings Goal Campaign - New Mexico United
Football Meets Fútbol: New Mexico United and UNM Team up for Fan Fiesta - New Mexico United
Roots Look to Stretch Unbeaten Streak to Three in Midweek Home Match Versus Las Vegas Lights FC - Oakland Roots SC
'Chromatic' Kits Make On-Field Debut Saturday - Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Breeze Cup Preview: Rhode Island FC vs. Charleston Battery: April 22, 2026 - Rhode Island FC
Rhode Island FC Welcomes Survivor 48 Finalist Eva Erickson to Centreville Bank Stadium in Celebration of Autism Acceptance Month - Rhode Island FC
Match Preview: Republic FC at Brooklyn FC - Sacramento Republic FC
SRFC Academy Announces the Elk Grove Charter Academy as the New Back of Kit Sponsor - Sacramento Republic FC
United Soccer League One
Athletic Club Boise Delivers Statement 4-0 Win over League's Top Scoring Side - Athletic Club Boise
Cosmos Fight Back to Earn 2-2 Draw - New York Cosmos
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