Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report

BASEBALL Carolina League: The renderings were released for the new stadium to be built in downtown Wilson (NC) for the relocated Carolina Mudcats (Zebulon, NC) of the Single-A Carolina League. The Carolina Mudcats will be renamed the Wilson Warbirds to coincide with the team's 2026 move to the Wilson stadium that is expected to be ready in April 2026. Coastal Plain League: The summer-collegiate CPL is playing its 2025 season with the same 15 teams as last season and again aligned in a 7-te... Full Story

John Snowden Named Phantoms Head Coach

Lehigh Valley, PA - The Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms are excited to announce John Snowden has been named the next head coach of the Phantoms. Additionally, the Phantoms are pleased to welcome Nick Schultz and Terrence Wallin as the team's assistant coaches. Snowden becomes the fifth head coach in Lehigh Valley history as well as the 12th in franchise history, which originated as the Philadelphia Phantoms in 1996. Schultz, a 15-year NHL veteran, is entering his first season as a professional coach. Wallin arrives to the Phantoms from the ECHL's Maine Mariners, where he serv... Full Story

Terrence Wallin Named Assistant Coach of Lehigh Valley Phantoms

PORTLAND, ME - Announced on Monday, Terrence Wallin has been named Assistant Coach of the American League's Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Wallin departs the Maine Mariners after three seasons as Head Coach, four seasons on the coaching staff, and seven years in the organization. Wallin has also been General Manager of the Mariners since April of 2023. Wallin, 33, joined the Mariners organization as a player in September of 2018 when he was a part of the first trade in team history, acquired from the Adirondack Thunder. He spent two seasons in a Mariners uniform as an assistant captain before ret... Full Story

Greensboro Pitching Staff Tosses Second Perfect Game in Nine Days

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The Greensboro Grasshoppers made history once again at First National Bank Field on Sunday, July 13 as they tossed their second combined nine-inning perfect game in nine days, defeating the Bowling Green Hot Rods 4-0. The Grasshoppers pitching staff combined for a flawless 27-up, 27-down performance, marking something no pro team has ever done in the same season. Right-hander Hung-Leng Chang set the tone with five perfect innings, striking out five batters while keeping the Hot Rods off balance from the first pitch. Chang was followed by Joshua Loeschorn, who delivered... Full Story

• Bulldogs Sign Toronto Titans Leading Scorer Jeremy Freeman - Brantford Bulldogs (OHL)
• Worcester Railers HC Re-Sign Cole Donhauser for 2025-26 Season - Worcester Railers HC (ECHL)
• CEBL Adds Game to 2025 Regular Season Schedule - Ottawa BlackJacks (CEBL)
• Iowa Wild Signs Forwards Elliot Desnoyers and Matthew Sop to AHL Contracts - Iowa Wild (AHL)
• Grizzlies Sign Enns and Winslow for Upcoming Season - Utah Grizzlies (ECHL)
• Chris Toth Returns to So Cal as a Free Agent - Tacoma Stars (MASL)
• Stormers Ink Atlantic League Veteran - Lancaster Stormers (AtL)
• Pieters Signs PTO - Biloxi Breakers (FPHL)
• Hat Tricks Add MJ Maerkl to Coaching Staff for 2025-26 Season - Danbury Hat Tricks (FPHL)
• Columbus Crew Reach New Loan Agreement for Andrés Herrera - Columbus Crew SC (MLS)
• All Today's Minor League News
  

• Chicago Skys Ariel Atkins will join Athletes Unlimited not Unrivaled this offseason - WNBA Chicago Tribune
• Could the Connecticut Sun relocate to Providence? - WNBA Boston Globe
• WNBA's Aliyah Boston to invest in NWSL's Boston Legacy FC - NWSL Boston Globe
• WNBA's Aliyah Boston to invest in NWSL's Boston Legacy FC - WNBA Boston Globe
• Price picks up three knocks in Space Cowboys' series-clinching win on Sunday - PCL Fort Bend Star
• Crushers sweep Washington, take division lead into All-Star break - FL Lorain Morning Journal
• Evander is 'bridge' in FC Cincinnati's locker room - MLS Cincinnati Enquirer
• Exclusive | Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu to compete in 3-point contest at WNBA All-Star Game - WNBA New York Post
• Lions 32, Elks 14: Not B.C.'s best, but still easily enough in Edmonton - CFL Vancouver Province
• Hendries slam leads Curve comeback over Binghamton - EL Altoona Mirror
• All Today's Minor League Headlines

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• 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

Goalkeeper Chris Toth with the Tacoma Stars

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. Topeka Scarecrows - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
9. New Mexico - ECHL (ECHL)
10. Cleveland - Women's Premier Soccer League Pro (WPSL Pro)

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8. New Mexico United vs. Charleston Battery Match Preview
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10. LAFC Hosts Colorado Rapids for Hello Kitty Night at BMO Stadium on Wednesday

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