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Championship Rematch: Talons, Bandits Meet Again for AUSL Title

AUSL July 24, 2026 - One year after meeting in the inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball League Championship, the Utah Talons and Chicago Bandits will square off once again with the league title on the line. The defending champion Talons enter the best-of-three series as the No. 1 seed after finishing the regular season with a 16-9 record and claiming the tiebreaker over Chicago by winning four of five regular-season meetings. The Bandits, who also finished 16-9, punched their ticket back to the championship with a dramatic 6-5 victory over t... Full Story

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Brock Webster Named 2026 MLR Player of the Year Presented by CTMS Travel

MLR Chicago Hounds July 24, 2026 - Chicago Hounds fullback Brock Webster has been named Major League Rugby's Player of the Year for 2026, the latest and biggest honor in a season that very nearly didn't happen for the Canadian international. On December 2, 2025, the Chicago Hounds announced the signing of Brock Webster, adding him to a national team contingent that already included Mason Flesch and captain Lucas Rumball. Webster wasted no time proving why he was worth the pursuit. He started all 11 of his appearances as the Hounds authored the first per... Full Story

Chicago Bandits Advance to AUSL Championship in 11-Inning Win

AUSL Chicago Bandits July 24, 2026 - The Chicago Bandits are headed back to the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) Championship after defeating the Portland Cascade 6-5 in an 11-inning thriller. The first play-in game in the AUSL's expanded postseason brought all of the drama and was the longest game in league history. In the bottom of the 11th inning, Ailana Agbayani singled down the first-base line with two outs to score Taryn Kern, who hit an RBI double earlier in the inning. "I'm just so proud of our fight, and just staying on the course. I ... Full Story

Seven-Run Sixth Lifts Madison Night Mares Over Grand Forks Spitfires

NWLS Madison Night Mares July 24, 2026 - Grand Forks, ND - The Madison Night Mares (28-5) stormed back from a three-run deficit with a seven-run sixth inning to defeat the Grand Forks Spitfires (18-15) on Thursday night. Grand Forks struck first in the opening inning when Shannon Cunningham (San Diego State University) launched a two-run home run to give the Spitfires a 2-0 lead. Madison answered in the second as Trinity Kennemer (Metropolitan State University of Denver) drove in a run with an RBI single, but Grand Forks responded in the bottom half of the innin... Full Story

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