Last Week around the Leagues

This past week the Indiana Fever won their first Women's National Basketball Association Commissioner's Cup, the National Arena League champion Beaumont Renegades left the league, and two American Hockey League head coaching vacancies were filled. Highlights from this week come from the Women's National Basketball Association, BIG3, National Arena League, Indoor Football League, Canadian Football League, European League of Football, Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, 3ICE, Major League So... Full Story

Two High Point Rockers Pitchers Have Contracts Purchased

HIGH POINT, N.C. - Two of the High Point Rockers starting pitchers, Tommy Doyle and Matt Solter, have had their contracts purchased by teams in the Mexican League. Doyle will be joining Yucatan while Solter's contract has been acquired by Tijuana. The Leones de Yucatan (Yucatan Lions) are currently in sixth place in the 10-team South Division of the Mexican League. The Toros de Tijuana (Tijuana Bulls) are in the North Division and reside in sixth place. Doyle and Solter bring to nine the number of Rockers who have had their contracts acquired by a Major League team or foreign league in 2... Full Story

Adirondack Thunder Name Sylvain Cloutier Head Coach

GLENS FALLS - The Adirondack Thunder, proud ECHL affiliate of the New Jersey Devils and Utica Comets, have announced that the club has named Adirondack Hockey Hall of Fame inductee, Sylvain Cloutier, as the fifth Head Coach in team history. Cloutier, 51, returns to Glens Falls after beginning his professional career with the Adirondack Red Wings in the 1993-94 season. The native of Mont-Laurier, Quebec played 287 games with Adirondack and totaled 45 goals and 103 assists for 148 points from 1993 to 1998. Cloutier returned to Adirondack in 2003 and played three seasons with the Frostbite in ... Full Story

Tampa Bay Rowdies Name Dominic Casciato as Head Coach

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla - The Tampa Bay Rowdies announced today that two-time USL League One Coach of the Year Dominic Casciato has signed on to lead the club as head coach. Casciato joins Tampa Bay after recently leading Union Omaha to back-to-back Players' Shields and a victory in last year's USL League One Final. The Rowdies negotiated an undisclosed fee with Omaha to secure Casciato's arrival in Tampa Bay. "We are thrilled to welcome Dom and his family to Tampa Bay," said Rowdies Vice Chairman Brian Auld. "Dom has established an impeccable reputation in the USL and U.S. Soccer, and his ... Full Story

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• San Antonio FC Defender Alex Crognale Named to USL Championship Team of the Week - San Antonio FC (USL)
• Legion FC's Matt Van Oekel & Stephen Turnbull Named to Team of the Week - Birmingham Legion FC (USL)
• Boulders Get Total Team Effort & Roll in New Jersey - New York Boulders (FL)
• Minnesota United FC vs. Chicago Fire FC Preview - Minnesota United FC (MLS)
• Forward Sam Craggs Returns to Walleye for Fifth Consecutive Season - Toledo Walleye (ECHL)
• Rangers 2025-26 Preseason and Summer Showcase Schedule Released - Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
• Football Legend Giorgio Chiellini Joins LAFC Ownership Group - Los Angeles FC (MLS)
• All Today's Minor League News
  

• Adirondack Thunder hire fifth head coach in team history - ECHL Glens Falls Post-Star
• Sky's trade for Ariel Atkins shows mixed results as Mystics' Sonia Citron gets All-Star nod - WNBA Chicago Sun Times
• Atlanta Uniteds goalkeeper Brad Guzan undergoes surgery - MLS Atlanta Journal-Constitution
• Meet the Lansing Lugnuts all-quarter century team - MWL Lansing State Journal
• Coach Dominic Casciato leaves Union Omaha for Tampa Bay Rowdies - USL Omaha World-Herald
• Coach Dominic Casciato leaves Union Omaha for Tampa Bay Rowdies - USL1 Omaha World-Herald
• Railroaders midseason evaluation - AA Cleburne Times Review
• FredNats closing in on .500 after series win - CarL Fredericksburg Free Lance Star
• 2025 MLB All-Star selections show Knoxville Smokies player potential - SL Knoxville News-Sentinel
• Inter Miami invades Gillette, so will Messi face the Revolution? - MLS Boston Globe
• All Today's Minor League Headlines

• Last Week around the Leagues by Fran Stuchbury
• Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report by Dan Krieger
• Last Week around the Leagues by Fran Stuchbury
• Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report by Dan Krieger
• Last Week around the Leagues by Fran Stuchbury
• Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report by Dan Krieger

Henderson Silver Knights defenseman Brandon Hickey

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. Columbia Fireflies - Carolina League (CarL)
2. B.C. Lions - Canadian Football League (CFL)
3. Tampa Bay Rowdies - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
4. York United FC - Canadian Premier League (CPL)
5. Seattle - Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL)
6. Richmond - Northwoods League (Northwoods)
7. Vancouver - Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL)
8. New Mexico - ECHL (ECHL)
9. Topeka Scarecrows - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
10. Cleveland - Women's Premier Soccer League Pro (WPSL Pro)

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

• Amarillo Warbirds - National Arena League (NAL)
• Colorado Springs Sky Sox - Pioneer League (PL)
• Philadelphia - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
• Detroit - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
• Cleveland - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
• Golden City Football Club - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
• Indiana Sentinels - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
• New Mexico - ECHL (ECHL)
• Seattle - Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL)
• Fort Lauderdale United FC - United Soccer League One (USL1)

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
AF1, 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, WLL

OTHER
Other Sports
MLR
Other Women's
LOVB, MLV, NWLS, PVF

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