Seven Northwoods League Alums Selected for the 2025 MLB All-Star Futures Game

Rochester, Minn. -- The Northwoods League has several alumni shine in Minor League Baseball every season, with certain players earning a nomination to participate in the prestigious MLB All-Star Futures Game which will take place on July 12 at 4:00 pm Eastern from Truist Park in Atlanta. The game will air on the MLB Network. The game serves as a first look into the imminent stars of MLB, with past Northwoods League players like Drake Baldwin (Kenosha 2020, Madison 2021), Chandler Simpson (Fon... Full Story

Chicago Stars FC Re-Activates Mackenzie Wood from 45-Day Injury List

CHICAGO - Chicago Stars FC re-activated goalkeeper, Mackenzie Wood, from the 45-day injury list, the club announced today. Wood will be available for selection for the team's first match in the Teal Rising Cup Saturday, July 12, at 4:30 p.m. CT at CPKC Stadium and available on ESPN+. Wood first joined the Stars in 2023 and was loaned to French club, Stade de Reims Féminines, for the season. After rejoining the Stars for the 2024 season, Wood made her National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) debut May 12, 2024, recording three regular-season appearances and tallying eight saves on the seas... Full Story

Kingfish Navigate Poor Weather Conditions to Beat Royal Oak

KENOSHA, WI - The Kenosha Kingfish and Royal Oak Leprechauns were supposed to play a two-game series within the past two days at Historic Simmons Field. Instead, they played eight innings on Thursday night and four tonight, only completing one total game. Due to poor weather conditions, Thursday's game got suspended in the top of the eighth inning, where things were tied at 13 apiece, infuriating Kenosha general manager Aidan Wirshing and forcing a frenzy to unfold on the field. Long story short, at least 15 phone calls were made before calling things off for the night and pushing the last ... Full Story

Antonio's Career Start Silences Salem

NORTH AUGUSTA, SC: Nineteen year old ace Rayven Antonio turned in the greatest start of his impressive pro career, quashing Salem's offense through seven scoreless innings as Augusta picked up a 2-0 win. The evening's proceedings got off to a soggy start, as heavy storms throughout the evening forced a delay to the game's start. First pitch would end up being pushed back to 9:05 PM, and because of Carolina League rules, the two-hour delay forced the game to shorten from nine to seven innings. Once the game finally began, Antonio and Austin Ehrlicher were positively dominant from the firs... Full Story

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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)

1. Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report
2. Last Week around the Leagues
3. Fan Information for Wednesday's New England Revolution vs. Inter Miami CF Match
4. Tonight's Game Between the Stampeders and Roughriders Delayed Due to Air Quality
5. The New York Cosmos are back
6. Mark Letestu Named Colorado Eagles Head Coach
7. LAFC Hosts Colorado Rapids for Hello Kitty Night at BMO Stadium on Wednesday
8. New Mexico United vs. Charleston Battery Match Preview
9. Austin FC vs. LAFC Postponed to Later Date
10. Minnesota United and Holstein Kiel Play to Scoreless Draw

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