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

Jean-Guy Trudel Signs Two Year Extension

PEORIA, IL- The Peoria Rivermen, proud members of the SPHL, announced on Monday that they have signed Head Coach Jean-Guy Trudel to a two-year contract extension with an additional one-year option. Trudel has been Peoria's Head Coach and General Manager since 2013. "It is exciting to sign Jean Guy to a long-term deal that will put him behind the bench for the next two seasons with a one-year option beyond that," said Rivermen President and COO Bart Rogers. "With our new long-term lease with the Peoria Civic Center secured now, we could lock Jean Guy up to a longer deal than the one-year agr... 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

• Lumberjacks Announce 2025-26 Coaching Staff Additions - Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
• Danny Beal Named Frontier League Pitcher of the Week - Down East Bird Dawgs (FL)
• Isan Diaz Named Texas League Player of the Week - Northwest Arkansas Naturals (TL)
• Crook, O'Grady & Snyder Head to Mexican League - Gastonia Ghost Peppers (AtL)
• Grady Little Named Recipient of 2025 Paul Keyes RBI Award - Richmond Flying Squirrels (EL)
• Eight Winterhawks Prospects to Compete at Program of Excellence U16 Provincial Camps - Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
• Sam Brown Named Southern League Player of the Week - Rocket City Trash Pandas (SL)
• Jean-Guy Trudel Signs Two Year Extension - Peoria Rivermen (SPHL)
• Stamps Add Veteran Justin Herdman-Reed - Calgary Stampeders (CFL)
• Hawks go 5-1 in Colorado Springs - Boise Hawks (PL)
• 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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• 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

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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)

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7. Preview: Chicago Stars FC vs. Corinthians SC
8. New Mexico United vs. Charleston Battery Match Preview
9. Match Preview: Charlotte FC vs New York City FC: July 12, 2025
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