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Releases for Friday, November 2, 2018

Baseball

American Association
RailCats Sign Pair of Infielders - Gary SouthShore Railcats
Reds Purchase Contract of T-Bones Nick Lee - Kansas City Monarchs

Eastern League
Burnham Named Voice of UMass Minutemen Basketball - Richmond Flying Squirrels

Frontier League
Boomers Re-Sign Four from 2018 - Schaumburg Boomers
Dynamic Duo Acquired to Bolster Pitching Staff - Washington Wild Things

Futures Collegiate Baseball League
North Shore Navigators Named FCBL Organization of the Year - North Shore Navigators

International League
Best Hitting Performance, No. 4: Wood, Indians Rally on Mother's Day - Indianapolis Indians
Meet Paw Patrol's Chase During IronPigs' 2019 Nickelodeon Day - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Learn Through Fun on Mud Hens School Education Days - Toledo Mud Hens
Save on Shipping Holiday Gifts at the Swamp Shop - Toledo Mud Hens

Midwest League
Kernels Release 2018 Community Report - Cedar Rapids Kernels
Fang's Holiday Extravaganza on Sunday, November 25 - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

New York-Penn League
Renegades EVP/GM Eben Yager Steps Down, President Steve Gliner to Assume GM Role - Hudson Valley Renegades

Northwest League
Ems Release 2019 NWL Schedule - Eugene Emeralds

Pacific Coast League
Padres Announce 2019 Major League Coaching Staff - El Paso Chihuahuas
Sounds' Community Relations Manager Destiny Whitmore Awarded Women in Baseball Leadership Event Scholarship - Nashville Sounds

Southern League
PCX and Tennessee Smokies to Co-Host Smokies eSports Challenge - Knoxville Smokies

West Coast League
2019 Cowlitz Black Bears Season Schedule Announced - Cowlitz Black Bears
2019 WCL Schedule Released - Wenatchee AppleSox

Basketball

National Basketball League of Canada
Edge Unveil 2018-19 Home & Away Jerseys - St. John's Edge

NBA G League
NBA G League Embarks on 18th Season with Record 27 Teams - G League
BayHawks Stop the Drive - Erie BayHawks
Drive Drop Season Opener in Erie - Grand Rapids Drive
Detroit Pistons Assign Henry Ellenson and Khyri Thomas to Grand Rapids Drive - Grand Rapids Drive
Mad Ants Drop Season Opener to Sioux Falls - Indiana Mad Ants
Wolves' Defensive Struggles Prove Costly in Season Opener - Iowa Wolves
Knicks Sour Red Claws' Opener - Maine Celtics
Hustle Hit the Road with Carter in Tow - Memphis Hustle
Jon Bloom Returns as Voice of NAZ Suns for Third Season - Northern Arizona Suns
Agua Caliente Casino Resorts Extends Partnership with Clippers - Ontario Clippers
Vipers Add Mahmoud Abdelfattah and Brandon Barnes to Coaching Staff - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Vipers Announce Opening Day Roster - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Stars Win Season Opener in Iowa - Salt Lake City Stars
Stars Tip off 2018-19 Campaign - Salt Lake City Stars
Windy City Bulls Home Opener Tonight at 7:00 PM - Windy City Bulls
Windy City Bulls Announce Opening Night Roster - Windy City Bulls

Football

Alliance of American Football
Alliance of American Football Names New Era Official Sideline Headwear Partner - AAF

Canadian Football League
Stampeders Release Five from Practice Roster - Calgary Stampeders
Esks this Week: Edmonton vs. Winnipeg - Edmonton Elks
Alouettes Reconfigure Stadium Plan for 2019 - Montreal Alouettes
Cory Johnson Joins Practice Roster - Saskatchewan Roughriders
Winnipeg Blue Bombers Announce Team Award Winners - Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Indoor Football League
River Kings Sign RB Kalif Phillips - Cedar Rapids River Kings

National Arena League
Sharks Sign Defensive Back Paul Robinson - Jacksonville Sharks

Hockey

American Hockey League
Sens Comeback Falls Short in Syracuse - Belleville Senators
Rodewald Again Recalled by Ottawa - Belleville Senators
Paterson Recalled from Brampton - Belleville Senators
Game Day Build-Up: Senators at Crunch, November 2 - Belleville Senators
Devils Win Overtime Thriller over Phantoms, 4-3 - Binghamton Devils
Bridgeport registers a season-high 42 shots, scores twice on the power play in setback to Springfield - Bridgeport Islanders
Three-Game Series on Tap against T-Birds, Penguins - Bridgeport Islanders
Special Teams Spark Checkers to Win over Bruins - Charlotte Checkers
Moose Track Down Wolves - Chicago Wolves
Dalpe's Hat Trick Fuels Monsters in 7-6 Win over Marlies at the Q - Cleveland Monsters
Penguins Score Late to Dodge Pack - Hartford Wolf Pack
Bears Score Three Goals Early to Top Amerks, 4-2 - Hershey Bears
Game Preview: Bears at Americans, 7:05 p.m. - Hershey Bears
Iowa Tops Grand Rapids in Shootout - Iowa Wild
Phantoms Rally from Behind for OT Standings Point at Binghamton - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Moose Recall Forward Alexis D'Aoust - Manitoba Moose
Magwood Makes Bears Fly as Ads Fall in OT - Milwaukee Admirals
Austin Strand & Charles Williams Join Reign - Ontario Reign
Reign Rally for Home Win - Ontario Reign
P-Bruins Fall 4-3 in Donato's Team Debut - Providence Bruins
Amerks Come up Short to Bears Despite Late Push - Rochester Americans
San Diego Gulls Golf Classic to be Held Monday, November 5 at Maderas Golf Club - San Diego Gulls
T-Birds Muffle Sound Tigers with 3-2 Win Behind Montembeault's 40 Saves - Springfield Thunderbirds
Crunch Secure First Home Win, 5-4, over Senators - Syracuse Crunch
Syracuse Crunch to Host Hockey Fights Cancer Night Benefiting Upstate Cancer Center November 17 - Syracuse Crunch
Dallas Stars Recall Dillon Heatherington - Texas Stars
Stars Three-Goal First Period Not Enough in Ontario - Texas Stars
Road Trip Begins in Cleveland - Toronto Marlies
Game #9 Preview: Tucson at Colorado - Tucson Roadrunners
Comets Shut Down Rocket - Utica Comets
Penguins Win Special Teams Showdown with Wolf Pack, 5-3 - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

ECHL
ECHL Transactions - November 2 - ECHL
Adirondack's Henry Named CCM/ECHL Player of the Month - ECHL
Tulsa's Williams Named Warrior Hockey/ECHL Goaltender of the Month - ECHL
Allen's Shmyr Named Howies Hockey Tape/ECHL Rookie of the Month - ECHL
Cam Johnson Perfect in Net as Adirondack Extends Streak to Six - Adirondack Thunder
James Henry Named CCM ECHL Player of the Month - Adirondack Thunder
Rough Second Period Leads to Loss against South Carolina - Allen Americans
South Carolina at Allen Preview - Allen Americans
Americans Forward Braylon Shmyr Named Rookie of the Month for October - Allen Americans
Svoboda's 43 Saves Helps Atlanta Earn Point in 3-2 OT Loss to Norfolk - Atlanta Gladiators
Offense on Display in Big Road Win - Cincinnati Cyclones
Cyclones Game Preview: vs. Kalamazoo - Cincinnati Cyclones
Everblades Ice Jacksonville's Undefeated Start to Year with 4-2 Win - Florida Everblades
Izmirlian's OT Winner Lifts Swamp Rabbits - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Greenville Claims Kevin Miller off of Waivers - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Steelheads Shut out by Walleye, 4-0 - Idaho Steelheads
Fuel Fall to Fort Wayne in 5-2 Loss - Indy Fuel
Cyclones Ground Wings 7-1 - Kalamazoo Wings
Wings Add Forward Sandler - Kalamazoo Wings
Game Day: Affiliate Night Begins Three-In-Three - Kalamazoo Wings
Mavericks Earn OT Win over Wichita - Kansas City Mavericks
Game Day Report: Mavs, Thunder Face off for First Time this Season - Kansas City Mavericks
Mariners Earn Point in Shootout Loss to Reading - Maine Mariners
Monarchs Fall Short in Overtime, 4-3 - Manchester Monarchs
Growlers Earn First Overtime Victory - Newfoundland Growlers
Crane's Overtime Goal Lifts Admirals to Third Straight Win - Norfolk Admirals
Solar Bears Earn Point in 3-2 OT Loss to Swamp Rabbits - Orlando Solar Bears
Game Preview: Solar Bears at Swamp Rabbits - Orlando Solar Bears
Royals Edge Maine in Shootout, 4-3 - Reading Royals
Rays Erase 3-Goal Deficit to Stun Americans, 5-4 - South Carolina Stingrays
Oilers Drop Nine-Round Shootout to Rapid City - Tulsa Oilers
Williams Wins ECHL Goaltender of the Month - Tulsa Oilers
Thunder Suffers Overtime Loss at Kansas City - Wichita Thunder
Thunder Closes Road Trip Tonight in Kansas City - Wichita Thunder
Thunder, Kansas Star Casino Announce Poker Tournament - Wichita Thunder
Railers Fall off the Track in 3-0 Home Loss to Thunder - Worcester Railers HC

Federal Prospects Hockey League
Dashers Extend Win Streak to 3 - Danville Dashers
Game-Day Preview - Danville Dashers
Thunderbirds Win 6-4 - Twin City Thunderbirds

North American Hockey League
Bruins Goaltender McClellan Earns NAHL Vaughn Goaltender of the Month Award - Austin Bruins
Steel Suffer Loss to Jets - Chippewa Steel
Wisconsin Rivals Face off in Weekend Series - Chippewa Steel
Brière Sparks Tomahawks to 5-4 Comeback Win - Johnstown Tomahawks
Penguins' Letang to Make Special Appearance in Johnstown - Johnstown Tomahawks
Rebels Top Black Bears 4-1 - Maryland Black Bears
Bearing Gifts - Minot Minotauros
Quick Hits: NAHL Game 17 Preview - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights

Ontario Hockey League
Knights' Bouchard and Formenton Added to Team OHL for the 2018 CIBC Canada Russia Series - OHL
OHL Announces Academic Players of the Month for October - OHL
Team Russia Roster Announced for 2018 CIBC Canada Russia Series - OHL
Steelheads Drop Fourth Straight - Brampton Steelheads
Otters Give up Five in First Period, Lose 6-1 in Sudbury - Erie Otters
Preview: Firebirds Face-Off in London Friday Night - Flint Firebirds
Storm Mourn the Loss of Kathy Pembleton - Guelph Storm
Storm Players Named to Team Russia Roster for 2018 CIBC Canada Russia Series - Guelph Storm
Celebrate 50 Years of Special Olympics Throughout November - Guelph Storm
Windsor Blanks Kitchener 3-0 - Kitchener Rangers
Lipanov to Represent Team Russia at 2018 CIBC Canada Russia Series - Kitchener Rangers
Bouchard and Formenton Added to Team OHL - London Knights
Bouchard and Formenton Assigned to London - London Knights
Otters Prevail in Shootout - North Bay Battalion
Gens Succumb to Owen Sound Comeback - Oshawa Generals
Game Preview: Gens against Attack Tonight at 7:35pm - Oshawa Generals
Attack Take Down Gens 6-4 in First of Three this Weekend - Owen Sound Attack
Petes Victorious in Second Annual Plaid Night - Peterborough Petes
Ivan Prosvetov to Play in CIBC Canada-Russia Series - Saginaw Spirit

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Team Russia Roster Announced for 2018 CCRS - QMJHL
Scholastic Players of the Month Named - QMJHL
Winning Streak Comes to An End in Drummondville - Charlottetown Islanders
Second Quebec Road Trip of the Season Begins Tonight in Drummondville - Charlottetown Islanders

SPHL
Bulls Keep Record Spotless with 3-1 Victory - Birmingham Bulls
Donahue Scores First Pro Goal In Loss To Bulls - Evansville Thunderbolts
Defense Struggles, Marksmen Fall to Mayhem 4-2 - Fayetteville Marksmen
Weekend Preview: Havoc Returns to Pensacola for Friday Night Tilt - Huntsville Havoc
Mayhem Win Fourth Straight in First Road Tilt - Macon Mayhem
Ice Flyers Fall 5-2 to the Havoc - Pensacola Ice Flyers
Dawgs Fall Short in Knoxville, 4-2 - Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs
Rail Yard Dawgs Game Notes: Rail Yard Dawgs (1-2-0) at Ice Bears (1-1-1) - 7:30 PM - Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs

United States Hockey League
Flying Aces Hold on to Defeat Phantoms in Shootout - Central Illinois Flying Aces
Waterloo Skates Past Saints - Dubuque Fighting Saints
Saints Weekend Primer - Dubuque Fighting Saints
Fargo Force Deliver Books to the Boys & Girls Club - Fargo Force
Sioux City Dominates In Bounce Back Performance - Sioux City Musketeers
Preview: Storm Set to Faceoff against Buccaneers - Tri-City Storm
A Pair of Sixes - Waterloo Black Hawks
Phantoms Complete Comeback, Fall in Shootout - Youngstown Phantoms

Western Hockey League
Rebels' Defenceman Alexander Alexeyev Named to Team Russia Roster for 2018 CIBC Canada Russia Series - WHL
Calgary Hitmen Game Preview - Friday, November 2 vs. Medicine Hat - Calgary Hitmen
First Overall Selection Guenther to Make WHL Debut - Edmonton Oil Kings
ICE Announce Flex Packs Now on Sale for 2018-19 Season - Kootenay Ice
ICE Go for Three-Straight Victories, Visit Raiders - Kootenay Ice
ICE Double up Blades 4-2 - Kootenay Ice
Game 17 at Calgary - Medicine Hat Tigers
Winterhawks Game Day Preview: Portland vs. Victoria - Game #15 - Portland Winterhawks
Game Day Preview: Pats Host Edmonton for First Meeting of 2018-19 - Regina Pats
Blades Head to Moose Jaw for Date with Warriors - Saskatoon Blades
ICE Carve out Win over Blades in Saskatoon - Saskatoon Blades

Lacrosse

Major League Lacrosse
Ohio Machine Sign Another Seven Players - Ohio Machine

Other

Major League Rugby
MLR Announces Additions of Toronto and Washington, D.C. - MLR

Soccer

Major Arena Soccer League
Joseph 'The Jet' Cairel Is Back - Tacoma Stars

Major League Soccer
Conference Semifinals Set for Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs - MLS
Chris McCann to Miss 3 Weeks with Left Quad Strain - Atlanta United FC
Columbus Crew SC Advances to Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals against the New York Red Bulls - Columbus Crew SC
D.C. United Fall to Columbus in Penalties - D.C. United
FC Dallas Joins USL League One as Founding Member - FC Dallas
Statement from LAFC and the 3252 Independent Supporters Union - Los Angeles FC
LAFC Lose 3-2 to Real Salt Lake in Audi 2018 MLS Cup Playoff Knockout Round - Los Angeles FC
MNUFC Announces Partnership with VenueNext to Create Mobile Fan App - Minnesota United FC
New England Revolution Exercise Permanent Transfer Options on Cristian Penilla and Luis Caicedo - New England Revolution
Match Preview: Conference Semis Leg 1 Between New York and Columbus Kicks off Sunday - New York Red Bulls
New York Red Bulls to Face Columbus Crew SC in Eastern Conference Semifinals - New York Red Bulls
Timbers to Face Seattle Sounders FC in Western Conference Semifinals - Portland Timbers
Sounders FC Announces Registration for 2018 Esports Open Qualifiers - Seattle Sounders FC
Sounders FC to Face Portland Timbers in Western Conference Semifinals - Seattle Sounders FC
Preview: Sporting KC Begins Playoff Campaign Sunday at Real Salt Lake - Sporting Kansas City
Sporting KC to Face Real Salt Lake in Western Conference Semifinals - Sporting Kansas City
Osorio Undergoes Successful Sports Hernia Repair - Toronto FC

United Soccer League Championship
North Carolina FC Picks up Contract Options on Five Key Players - North Carolina FC
Hounds Hold â??Peace on the Pitch' Event for Squirrel Hill Community - Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC

United Soccer League One
FC Dallas Joins USL League One as Founding Member - USL1
FC Dallas Joins USL League One as Founding Member - North Texas SC
With Offseason Underway, Orlando City B Shifts into Focus - Orlando City B

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