Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report

OSC Original by Dan Krieger

May 20, 2013 - BASEBALL Southern League: The city of Biloxi has moved forward with a plan to borrow funds for a proposed new ballpark that could become home to a minor league team, most likely in the Double-A Southern League. A sports group has been trying to build a ballpark in the Biloxi area since 2004. The league's Huntsville Stars and Jackson (TN) Gen... Full Story

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Explosion Defeat Sting to Win CIFL Championship

May 12, 2013 - ERIE, PA -- In a game of epic proportions, two of the CIFL's finest teams battled tooth and nail to the final whistle; but at the end of the day the hometown fans of Erie stormed the field to celebrate with their team as the Erie Explosion defeated the Saginaw Sting 37-36 in front of nearly two thousand fans at the Erie Insurance Arena. Erie took ... Full Story

Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report

OSC Original by Dan Krieger

April 22, 2013 - BASEBALL Atlantic Baseball League: The eight-team independent ABL has started its 2013 season with the same teams and alignment as last season. The Freedom Division has the Lancaster (PA) Barnstormers, Somerset (NJ) Patriots, Sugar Land (TX) Skeeters and York (PA) Revolution, while the Liberty Division includes the Bridgeport (CT) Bluefish, ... Full Story

CIFL News

Explosion Defeat Sting to Win CIFL Championship - (CIFL) May 12
CIFL Suspends Owensboro Rage Operations - (CIFL) April 19
Sting Look to Help Put a Stop to Bullying - Saginaw Sting (CIFL) April 19
CIFL Announces Players of the Week for Week 10 - (CIFL) April 18
CIFL Announces Players of the Week for Week 8 - (CIFL) April 4
Jared Lorenzen signs with Owensboro Rage - Owensboro Rage (CIFL) March 21
CIFL Suspends Kane County Dawgs Operations - (CIFL) March 10
Sting Spend Bye Week with Local Students - Saginaw Sting (CIFL) March 8
CIFL Names Players of the Week - (CIFL) February 28
Under New Ownership, Thunder Head Back To Detroit - Detroit Thunder (CIFL) February 26
The Sting Spotted in the Community - Saginaw Sting (CIFL) February 22
Week 2 in the CIFL - (CIFL) February 15
Owensboro Rage Honor Eddie Cronin with Victory "Drill" the Kentucky Drillers 52-18 at Home - Owensboro Rage (CIFL) February 9
Sting Announce Roster and Honorees - Saginaw Sting (CIFL) February 5
Owensboro Rage defeat Nashville Storm, Finish the Pre-Season Undefeated at 2-0 - Owensboro Rage (CIFL) February 3
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CIFL Scoreboard

Sun., May 12	Saginaw 36 at Erie 37 Championship	Final
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CIFL Teams

OurSports Central provides coverage of the following Continental Indoor Football League teams:

Dayton Sharks - Dayton, Ohio
Detroit Thunder - Detroit, Michigan
Erie Explosion - Erie, Pennsylvania
Kane County Dawgs - Geneva, Illinois
Kentucky Drillers - Pikeville, Kentucky
Kentucky Xtreme - Louisville, Kentucky
Marion Blue Racers - Marion, Ohio
Owensboro Rage - Owensboro, Kentucky
Port Huron Patriots - Port Huron, Michigan
Saginaw Sting - Saginaw, Michigan
Cincinnati Commandos * - Cincinnati, Ohio
Roc City Thunder * - Rochester, New York

* (Expansion/Inactive)

CIFL Headlines

CIFL ownership group happy with progress made in Year 1 - CIFL Saginaw News (May 17)
John Dudley: Finally, a feel-good moment for Erie indoor football - CIFL Erie Times-News (May 13)
Explosion nips Sting for CIFL title - CIFL Erie Times-News (May 13)
Final pass deflected as Saginaw Sting fall in CIFL title game to Erie Explosion - CIFL Saginaw News (May 13)
Live blog: Saginaw Sting vs. Erie Explosion for CIFL Championship - CIFL Saginaw News (May 12)
Explosion can bring Erie its first indoor football championship today - CIFL Erie Times-News (May 12)
Explosions McQuiston honors soldiers with "Shaving" campaign - CIFL Erie Times-News (May 11)
CIFL Championship Preview: Saginaw Sting look to shock Erie Explosion, win third straight title - CIFL Saginaw News (May 10)
QB McKenna looks to knock off ex-team Explosion in playoffs - CIFL Erie Times-News (May 9)
Erie Explosion advance to CIFL title game - CIFL Erie Times-News (May 6)
Saginaw Sting generate epic comeback, earn spot in CIFL championship with win over Dayton - CIFL Saginaw News (May 5)
Explosion ready for playoff test - CIFL Erie Times-News (May 5)
Stokes makes big impact with Explosion - CIFL Erie Times-News (May 3)
Saginaw Sting face win or go home in CIFL playoff opener against Dayton Sharks - CIFL Saginaw News (May 2)
Joseph Hayes: Port Huron Patriots pass first test, now looking to improve - CIFL Port Huron Times Herald (May 1)
Erie Explosion rout fill-in opponent - CIFL Erie Times-News (April 29)
Close loss for Patriots - CIFL Port Huron Times Herald (April 29)
Blue Racers hope to build on exciting end to 2013 season - CIFL Marion Star (April 28)
Saginaw Sting roll past Detroit Thunder into the postseason - CIFL Saginaw News (April 28)
Explosions defensive line bands together to stop opponents - CIFL Erie Times-News (April 27)
Pburg mayor plays full indoor football season - CIFL Floyd County Times (April 26)
Saginaw Sting are peaking, secure playoff bid heading into regular season finale - CIFL Saginaw News (April 25)
Explosion to host CIFL semifinal May 5 - CIFL Erie Times-News (April 25)
Football: Demar Cranford knows the terrain - CIFL Port Huron Times Herald (April 25)
Explosion snag one more game before playoffs - CIFL Erie Times-News (April 23)
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