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

Derek Army Named Assistant Coach of Colorado Eagles

WHEELING, WV - The Wheeling Nailers, proud ECHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins, have announced in conjunction with the NHL's Colorado Avalanche and the AHL's Colorado Eagles, that Derek Army has been named as an assistant coach for the Colorado Eagles. Army, 34, departs Wheeling as the team's all-time winningest head coach, which is a record he achieved this past season. Derek joined the Nailers hockey staff as an assistant coach at the start of the 2020-21 season, and was then promoted to interim head coach and eventually the permanent head coach later that year. Army's teams compile... 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

• Lionel Messi Named MLS Player of the Matchday Presented by Michelob Ultra for Matchdays 23 and 24 - Inter Miami CF (MLS)
• New York City FC Transfers Defender Birk Risa to Molde FK - New York City FC (MLS)
• Future Cougars Making Noise: Entire 2025 Draft Class Invited to U16 Camps - Prince George Cougars (WHL)
• Bobcats Re-Sign Standout Czech Defensive Duo of Klinecky & Hlavac - Blue Ridge Bobcats (FPHL)
• Kansas City Current to Meet Corinthians SC in Title Game of Teal Rising Cup, Presented by Visit Missouri - Kansas City Current (NWSL)
• UNC Charlotte Standout Macey Bader Joins Carolina Ascent - Carolina Ascent FC (USLSL)
• Academy Midfielder Adrian Mendoza Named MLS NEXT Rising Star of Matchweek 18 - Crown Legacy FC (MLS NEXT Pro)
• Wetherbee Named Pitcher of the Week - Sioux City Explorers (AA)
• Mick Abel Named International League Pitcher of the Week - Lehigh Valley IronPigs (IL)
• Derek Army Named Assistant Coach of Colorado Eagles - Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)
• All Today's Minor League News
  

• Boston Legacy unveils plans for Brockton performance center - NWSL Boston Globe
• Sioux City Explorers sweep the Cleburne Railroaders - AA Sioux City Journal
• Sioux City Musketeers trade for James Odyniec - USHL Sioux City Journal
• How Indiana Fever, Natasha Howard are figuring it out - WNBA Indianapolis Star
• All-Star alert: FerryHawks Mark Contreras takes Atlantic League by storm - AtL Staten Island Advance
• Lehigh Valley Phantoms name new head coach - AHL Allentown Morning Call
• Walleye re-sign productive defenseman Colin Swoyer - ECHL Toledo Blade
• Corpus Christi FC Sharks name stays as team prepares for professional leap - USL1 NewsBreak - Corpus Christi
• Trio of midseason all-stars lead York Revolution into second half - AtL York Dispatch
• Mines nets late equalizer to help Loudoun United secure a point at Pittsburgh - USL Loudoun Times-Mirror
• All Today's Minor League Headlines

• Trejo Brace Dooms North Carolina FC 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

Sioux City Explorers pitcher Jared Wetherbee (Kansas City Monarchs)

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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2. Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report
3. Last Week around the Leagues
4. Fan Information for Wednesday's New England Revolution vs. Inter Miami CF Match
5. Tonight's Game Between the Stampeders and Roughriders Delayed Due to Air Quality
6. The New York Cosmos are back
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. Houli Named Head Coach of the Johnstown Tomahawks

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