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Releases for Wednesday, November 2, 2011



Baseball

American Association
Sox add lefty Lare from RailCats to complete trade - Amarillo ThunderHeads
DAYGLOW to come to QuikTrip Park this month - Grand Prairie AirHogs
Kansas City Selects Rookie Hurler in Dispersal Draft - Kansas City Monarchs

Carolina League
Two Former Blue Rocks Receive Gold Gloves - Wilmington Blue Rocks

Coastal Plain League
Tobs Announce Stocking Stuffer Plan - Wilson Tobs

Eastern League
Rock Cats Select 2011 Fans of the Year - New Britain Rock Cats
Sea Dogs Name 95.5/95.9 FM WPEI as New Flagship Station - Portland Sea Dogs

Frontier League
Grizzlies Re-Sign Four Pitchers for 2012 - Gateway Grizzlies
David Cooper Traded - Rockford RiverHawks

International League
Tom Brunansky Named Red Wings New Hitting Coach - Rochester Red Wings

Midwest League
Ashford University Field Receiving Off-Season Upgrades - Clinton LumberKings
Great Lakes Loons Launch Holiday Card Contest - Great Lakes Loons
Pair of Kane County Cougars Alumni Win Gold Glove Awards - Kane County Cougars

Northwoods League
Northwoods League Expands to Suburban Milwaukee - Northwoods

Pioneer League
Former Osprey OF Parra Earns First Gold Glove Award - Missoula PaddleHeads

South Atlantic League
Pirates Caravan Returns to Charleston - Charleston Dirty Birds
Crawdads Profar Named Class A Hitter of the Year - Hickory Crawdads

Texas Collegiate League
No Trick, Fourth Annual BooFest Was a Treat - Brazos Valley Bombers

Texas League
St Louis Cardinals to Play Springfield April 2nd, 2012 - Springfield Cardinals

West Coast League
Black Bears Release 2012 Schedule - Cowlitz Black Bears
Kelowna Falcons Release 2012 Schedule - Kelowna Falcons

Basketball

American Basketball Association
Jersey Express Open Training Camp - Jersey Express

National Basketball League of Canada
NBL Canada Transactions - NBL Canada
London Lightning Inaugural Season Commences - London Lightning
Oshawa Power Home Opener Thursday - Mississauga Power
Dance Appreciation Day at Mill Rats Game Sunday to Honour Matt Marr - Saint John Riptide

NBA G League
Austin Toros 2011-12 Single Game Tickets on Sale November 3rd - Austin Spurs
Jam Announce Returning Players, Training Camp Invitees - Bakersfield Jam
Wizards Announce 2011-12 Training Camp Invitees - Dakota Wizards
Ambres Re-Signs with Stampede - Idaho Stampede
Lazare Returns to Mad Ants - Indiana Mad Ants
Manchester College Signs with Mad Ants to Present Business Forum - Indiana Mad Ants
Energy Announce 2011-12 Training Camp Invitees - Iowa Wolves
Reno Bighorns Acquire Ayer from Wizards - Reno Bighorns
Reno Bighorns Individual Tickets to Go on Sale November 4 - Reno Bighorns
Skyforce Announces 2011-12 Training Camp Invitees - Sioux Falls Skyforce

Premier Basketball League
Lake Michigan Admirals Set 2011-2012 Schedule - Lake Michigan Admirals

Football

American Indoor Football
Shippensburg Grad is Stampede's 1st Signing - Harrisburg Stampede

Arena Football League
Sidewinders to Hold Two More Prep Classes - Arizona Rattlers
Mustangs Sign Two Rookies to 2012 Roster - Milwaukee Mustangs
Former NFL First-Round Pick Signs with Orlando Predators - Orlando Predators
Shock Add Depth at QB - Spokane Shock
Nebeker Steps Down - Spokane Shock

Canadian Football League
It Has Never Been this Close - CFL
2011 Gibson's Finest CFL Player Awards Team Nominees Announced - CFL
Outstanding Lions Nominated for 2011 Player Awards - B.C. Lions
Eskimos' 2011 Gibson's Finest Player Award Outstanding Player Nominees Announced - Edmonton Elks
Tiger-Cats Sign LB Byron Bullock - Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Tiger-Cats 2011 Award Nominees Announced - Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2011 Most Outstanding Players Nominees Announced - Montreal Alouettes
And the Nominees Are... - Saskatchewan Roughriders
2011 Argos Team Award Nominees Announced - Toronto Argonauts
Blue Bombers' Most Outstanding Player Awards Announced - Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Indoor Football League
Allen Wranglers Sign Impact Players on Defense - Allen Wranglers
Top College Standouts Headline Latest Nebraska Danger Signings - Nebraska Danger
Fever Update - Tri-Cities Fever

Hockey

American Hockey League
Abbotsford Heat Recall Wahl - Abbotsford Heat
Gionta's First of the Year Sinks Senators - Albany Devils
B-Sens Weekly - Binghamton Senators
Fewer Than 400 Tickets Available for Friday's Game Against Rochester - Binghamton Senators
Wallace's Hat Trick Gives Sound Tigers 4-3 Overtime Win Over Whale - Bridgeport Islanders
'Canes to Recall Drayson Bowman from Charlotte - Charlotte Checkers
Monsters Can't Make It Three in a Row - Cleveland Monsters
Whale's Chad Johnson Named Reebok/AHL Goaltender of the Month - Connecticut Whale
Whale Falls in Overtime - Connecticut Whale
MacDonald, Griffins Blank Monsters 3-0 - Grand Rapids Griffins
Nyquist Rejoins Griffins - Grand Rapids Griffins
Griffins' Three-Game Homestand Starts Tonight - Grand Rapids Griffins
Aeros Release Bartlett, Hendry - Houston Aeros
Show Ink at the Admirals Game Friday - Milwaukee Admirals
Admirals Weekly Notes - Milwaukee Admirals
First-Place Admirals Continue Road Trip - Norfolk Admirals
Admirals Rw Carter Ashton Named Reebok/AHL Rookie of the Month - Norfolk Admirals
Oilers Recall Teubert from OKC; Assign Omark to Barons - Oklahoma City Barons
Celebrity Coaches Set for Heritage Night - Rockford IceHogs
Panthers Reassign Tim Kennedy to Rampage - San Antonio Rampage
Falcons Sign Forward Chaz Johnson to PTO - Springfield Falcons
Crunch Announce Details of Dunkin Donuts Sweet Shutout Deal - Syracuse Crunch
Stars to Participate in Movember by Growing Mustaches for Charity - Texas Stars
Joe Colborne Named Reebok/AHL Player of the Month - Toronto Marlies

Central Hockey League
Wichita's Matt Summers Named Sher-Wood/CHL Player of the Month - CHL
Dayton Gems Add Forward Ben Winnett - Dayton Gems
Laredo Bucks Job Fair Presented by Staff Connection - Laredo Bucks
"Between the Pipes" Season Premiere Tomorrow Night - Quad City Mallards
Thunder Player Matt Summers Player of the Month - Wichita Thunder

ECHL
ECHL Transactions - November 2 - ECHL
Quick Is MeiGray Group ECHL Alumnus of the Month - ECHL
Kalamazoo's Sova Is AMI Graphics ECHL Plus Performer of the Month - ECHL
ECHL Today - November 2 - ECHL
Howes and Kissel Return to Aces Lineup - Alaska Aces
Express Get Defenseman Steven Delisle - Chicago Express
Jackals Weekly - Elmira Jackals
Idaho Ends Streak with Emphatic Victory - Idaho Steelheads
LeBlanc Added to Steelheads Roster - Idaho Steelheads
MMA and Boxing Returns this Weekend - Kalamazoo Wings
Kinetic Affect to Perform this Sunday During K-Wings Game - Kalamazoo Wings
K-Wings Sova Receives League Honor - Kalamazoo Wings
Adam Huxley Returns to Wranglers - Las Vegas Wranglers
Wranglers to Grow "Movember" Moustaches - Las Vegas Wranglers
Stingrays Extend Winning Streak with 4-1 Victory over Everblades - South Carolina Stingrays
Baier Returns to Stingrays - South Carolina Stingrays
Stingrays Gameday: 2-For-1 Tickets Tonight Against Everblades - South Carolina Stingrays
Defenseman Dan Ringwald Loaned to Oklahoma City - Stockton Thunder
Holiday Hockeyfest Unveiled - Toledo Walleye
Titans Monthly Radio Show Debuts Thursday - Trenton Titans
Paul McIlveen Returns to Grizzlies - Utah Grizzlies

Federal Prospects Hockey League
Brooklyn Aviators Add Nikiforov, Trentowski to Club - Brooklyn Aviators
Danbury Whalers Game on October 29 Rescheduled for December 4 - Danbury Whalers
Bluefins Fall to Outlaws, 3-1 - New York Bluefins
Privateers Home Friday - Watertown Privateers
Outlaws Use Big Second Period to defeat Whalers - Williamsport Outlaws
Outlaws Name Co-Players of the Week - Williamsport Outlaws
Kauffeldt Nets Hat Trick in Win at Brooklyn - Williamsport Outlaws

North American Hockey League
Bulls Raise $20,000 for United Way - Amarillo Bulls
Former IceRay Colton Saucerman Commits at Division 1 Northeastern - Corpus Christi IceRays
IceRays Release New Audio Archive Feature - Corpus Christi IceRays
Monsters Weekly - Fresno Monsters
Warriors lose to Fighting Falcons 2-1 - Michigan Warriors

Ontario Hockey League
Team Russia Roster Announced for 2011 Subway Super Series - OHL
CHL Announces BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings - OHL
Storm City Weekly - Guelph Storm
Jarred Tinordi Signs with Montreal - London Knights
Namestnikov Named to Team Russia - London Knights
IceDogs Acquire Kuhnhackl from Spitfires for Pavelka, Prospect and Picks - Niagara IceDogs
Generals Trade Payne to Plymouth Whalers - Oshawa Generals
Hanover Trip a Success - Owen Sound Attack
Plymouth Whalers Acquire Cody Payne Form Oshawa - Plymouth Whalers
Jack Campbell Acquired from Windsor - Soo Greyhounds
Jack Campbell Traded to the Soo - Windsor Spitfires
Kuhnhackl Traded to Niagara Ice Dogs - Windsor Spitfires
Jack Campbell Named Precision Jewelers Player of the Month - Windsor Spitfires
Adrian Robertson Named Player of the Week - Windsor Spitfires

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
No Webcast Available for Next Two Games - Gatineau Olympiques
Wildcats gear up for Movember - Moncton Wildcats
Oceanic Down Dogs to End Winning Streak - Saint John Sea Dogs

SPHL
RiverHawks Sign Goaltender BJ O'Brien - Augusta RiverHawks
RiverKings 'Meet and Greet' at North Creek Apartments - Mississippi RiverKings

United States Hockey League
Ice Home Friday Night - Indiana Ice
Lumberjacks Log: Muskegon Seeks to Extend Home Winning Streak - Muskegon Lumberjacks
Tri-City Storm News & Notes - Week Six - Tri-City Storm
National Team Development Program Weekly Update - U.S. National Team
Phantoms Host "Great Bike Giveaway" for Charity - Youngstown Phantoms

Western Hockey League
WHL Awards 300 Scholarships to Graduate Players - WHL
Wheat Kings Beat Broncos - Brandon Wheat Kings
Makarov, Blades Stop Hitmen - Calgary Hitmen
Hitmen Hockey Mums Fight Breast Cancer Game Raises More Than $11300 for CBCF - Calgary Hitmen
Silvertips Recall Mappin, Samoridny - Everett Silvertips
Winterhawks Defeat Kamloops 4-2 Wednesday - Portland Winterhawks
Winterhawks Move November 22 Game to the Rose Garden - Portland Winterhawks
Portland Winterhawks Sign Ben Betker - Portland Winterhawks
Cougars Adopt-a-School Program Continues for Third Season - Prince George Cougars
Giants Sneak Past T-Birds - Seattle Thunderbirds
Chiefs Reassign Nelson - Spokane Chiefs
Broncos Raised $3,605 for Breast Cancer Research - Swift Current Broncos
Gallagher's 4 Points Leads Giants to Victory in Seattle - Vancouver Giants
Royals and Their Fans in for a Giant of a Weekend - Victoria Royals

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
Rush Sign Top Defender Mydske to Three Year Deal - Edmonton Rush
Edmonton Rush Sign Small, Quinlan and Seven Players - Edmonton Rush
Defenseman Joe Cinosky Leads Minnesota Swarm's Movember Campaign - Minnesota Swarm
Minnesota Swarm Re-Signs Matt Kelly to One-Year Deal - Minnesota Swarm
Philadelphia Wings Sign Former Team Captain Thomas - Philadelphia Wings

Soccer

Major Indoor Soccer League
Wave's Dusosky Announces Retirement - Milwaukee Wave
Wings Double Header Weekend Game Preview - Wichita Wings

Major League Soccer
Crew News & Notes: Crew's Final Reserve League Match Vs. D.C. United Set for Tuesday, November 15 - Columbus Crew SC
D.C. United's Perry Kitchen and Ethan White Called Up to U.S. U-23 Men's National Team - D.C. United
D.C. United Announces Make-Up Dates for Reserve Matches - D.C. United
Marc Burch Undergoes Foot Surgery - D.C. United
Houston Dynamo Game Notes - Houston Dynamo FC
Philadelphia Union and Harrisburg City Islanders to Host Joint Tryout - Philadelphia Union
Earthquakes Goalkeeper David Bingham Named to United States U-23 National Team Roster - San Jose Earthquakes
Sporting KC Advances to Eastern Conference Championship with 2-0 Win - Sporting Kansas City
Sporting KC Home Grown Goalkeeper Jon Kempin Invited to US Under-23 Training Camp - Sporting Kansas City
Khalfan, Mitchell, and Salgado Receive International Call-Ups - Vancouver Whitecaps FC

North American Soccer League
NASL Names Stars Goalkeeper Joe Warren October Player of the Month - Minnesota United FC
Scorpions to Conduct Player Tryouts November 5 - San Antonio Scorpions

Professional Arena Soccer League
Cincinnati Kings Announce 2011-12 Roster - Cincinnati Kings

United Soccer League Championship
Blues Become Presenting Sponsor of "Rise & Shine" Screening in Long Beach - Orange County SC

Women's Professional Soccer
"Let Them Play" Event Canceled - Western New York Flash
WPS Champions Flash to Host "Let Them Play" Event at Sahlen Sports Park - Western New York Flash

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