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Releases for Thursday, February 5, 2004

Baseball

Atlantic League
Lancaster Barnstormers Season Tickets to Go on Sale at Fan Fest - Lancaster Stormers

Midwest League
Family Fun Friday Packs On Sale Now - Beloit Sky Carp
Retro, Home, Road and BP Hats Now Available - Beloit Sky Carp

Northern League
RailCats Release Murphy, Templeton II - Gary SouthShore Railcats
Impact rookies set to return to X's lineup - Sioux City Explorers
Canaries Lock Up Powerful Infielder - Sioux Falls Canaries

Northwest League
Business Networking Guide to be Distributed at Volcanoes Stadium - Salem-Keizer Volcanoes

Pacific Coast League
Zephyrs unveil new logo - New Orleans Baby Cakes
River Cats Announce Coaching Staff For 2004 Season - Sacramento River Cats

South Atlantic League
Lexington Legends announce intent to sell - Lexington Legends

Basketball

American Basketball Association
Kentucky Expansion Team Seeks Name - ABA
ABA on the road again, this time to Nashville - ABA
New ABA Team Announces "Name the Team" Contest - Kentucky Retros
HeatWave return, Jam look for seventh straight - Maywood Laguneros

Continental Basketball Association 1
CBA Transactions - CBA 1
NBA summons fifth Dakota Wizard this season - CBA 1

NBA G League
Asheville acquires Mamadou N’Diaye - G League

Women's National Basketball Association
Los Angeles Sparks Michael Cooper to coach 2004 got milk? Rookie Challenge - WNBA
WNBA Names Ann Sarnoff Chief Operating Officer - WNBA
Charlotte Sting Acquire Third Pick in 2004 WNBA Draft - Charlotte Sting
Seattle Storm Guard Sue Bird Added To USA Women's Senior National Team - Seattle Storm

Football

Arena Football League (1987-2008)
AFL quick hitters - week one - AFL I
Must-see matchups: week one - AFL I
AFL, Nike announce multi-year partnership - AFL I
2004 Carolina Cobras Preview - Carolina Cobras
2004 Adrenaline Rush Dancers calendar on sale Sunday - Chicago Rush
Crush activate Klein, place Scott on IR - Colorado Crush
Destroyers name four to practice squad - Columbus Destroyers
Force home opener this Sunday - Georgia Force
Rampage sign Arena legend Alvin Ashley - Grand Rapids Rampage
NBC to broadcast Tampa Bay-Orlando on Saturday - Orlando Predators
SaberCats win opener - San Jose SaberCats
Storm cheerleaders promoting Storm season opener all day Friday - Tampa Bay Storm

arenafootball2
74 players from 2003 make final AFL rosters - af2
Vena and Hill part of AFL's opening week - Albany Firebirds
Folmar Appointed Director of Football Operations - Bakersfield Blitz
Q & A With Head Coach Cree Morris - Central Valley Coyotes
Wardogs add beef to training camp roster - Columbus Wardogs
Blizzard add one from 2003 - Green Bay Blizzard
AFL on NBC This Sunday - Laredo Law
The Fire Wire - Louisville Fire
Wolves reach out to help Code Amber's "Project Safekids" - Manchester Wolves
AFL on NBC Starts This Weekend on KWQC-TV6 - Quad City Steamwheelers

Canadian Football League
CFL Director of Officiating Neil Payne Retires - CFL
Maas hits the waves - Edmonton Elks
Coaching line-up solid for Argonauts - Toronto Argonauts

National Football League Europa
Cowboys' Hutchinson among 17 NFL quarterbacks heading to Europe - NFLE

National Indoor Football League
2004 Bayou Belles Named - Houma Bayou Bucks
Two Linemen with Four Rings - Ohio Valley Greyhounds
RiverHawks add three to flock for 2004 - Tennessee/Greenville RiverHawks

Hockey

American Hockey League
Vauclair, Miller added AHL All-Star starting lineups - AHL
Albany River Rats "Go Red for Women" - Albany River Rats
Mizzi Re-Signs With Sound Tigers - Bridgeport Islanders
Thrashers recall Foster - Chicago Wolves
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks announce roster moves - Cincinnati RailRaiders
Four Assigned to ECHL - Connecticut Whale
Wolf Pack Kids' Club Day Rescheduled to Sunday, February 15th - Connecticut Whale
Brett Clark recalled by Colorado Avalanche - Hershey Bears
Aeros prevail 2-1, close in on Milwaukee - Houston Aeros
Aeros get Marshall back - Houston Aeros
Cloutier recalled - Houston Aeros
Aeros Game Day - Houston Aeros
FSN New England To Carry 2004 Pepsi AHL All-Star Classic - Manchester Monarchs
Are you ready for some hockey? - Norfolk Admirals
P-Bruins to appear at Special Olympics Carnival - Providence Bruins
P-Bruins ready for Atlantic Division shootout - Providence Bruins
Tim Thomas recalled by Boston Bruins - Providence Bruins
Falcons to begin affiliation with Tampa Bay Lightning in 2004-05 - Springfield Falcons
Columbus Reassigns Johnson, Motzko and Reich - Syracuse Crunch
Crunch Announce Details Of Saturn Test Drive With The Crunch - Syracuse Crunch
Grizzlies Can't Solve Aeros for Second Straight Game - Utah Grizzlies
Jason Bacashihua Re-Assigned to Utah - Utah Grizzlies

Central Hockey League
CHL Names Sherwood Player of the Month, Vaughn Goaltender of the Month for January - CHL
Gorillas ready for busy weekend - Amarillo Gorillas
Bach earns CHL Goalie of the Month honors - Colorado Eagles
Eagles sting Scorpions, 7-4 - Colorado Eagles
Kings hold on - Corpus Christi IceRays
RiverKings sign Nichol, prepare for vital three-game homestand - Mississippi RiverKings

ECHL
Green Becomes 237th ECHL Player In NHL - ECHL
ECHL Transactions - ECHL
SP Apparel Continues As Exclusive ECHL Jersey Supplier - ECHL
Five Former ECHL Players In AHL All-Star Game - ECHL
San Diego's Koenig Named Sun National Bank ECHL Saver of the Month - ECHL
Today In The ECHL - ECHL
Aces acquire help up front - Alaska Aces
Gladiators Win Second Straight, knock off Charlotte 5-4 - Atlanta Gladiators
Lynx Announce Four Games On AM 1340 for Remainder of Season - Augusta Lynx
Lynx to Host Great Skate Debate - Augusta Lynx
Lynx Get Obara - Augusta Lynx
Condors Acquire Defenseman Pelikovsky - Bakersfield Condors
Checkers Make Player Moves - Charlotte Checkers
J.F. Plourde Suspended for 3 Games - Columbus Cottonmouths
Third Period Rally Ultimately Falls Short - Fresno Falcons
Ice Dogs Fall to Wranglers, 4-1 - Long Beach Ice Dogs
Cloutier Recalled to Houston Aeros - Louisiana IceGators
Gators Announce the Return of $2 Beer Night - Louisiana IceGators
Rivermen to Host Ameren Cilco Night on Friday, February 13 - Peoria Rivermen
February 24 CAT Racing Scott Wimmer Appearance Postponed - Peoria Rivermen
Belitski earns call-up to AHL - Roanoke Express
Koenig Named Sun National Bank ECHL Saver of the Month - San Diego Gulls
Titans Hold Off Falcons 3-2 - Trenton Devils

International Hockey League 2
No Soup For Elmira - Elmira Jackals

Ontario Hockey League
CHL Announces Second Segment Winners for the Canada Post Cup - OHL
Otters eye big weekend - Erie Otters
Paint the Town Red With the Majors - Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
From the Eagle's Nest - Saginaw Spirit

South East Hockey League
FireAntz to appear at Fort Bragg Federal Credit Union - Fayetteville Marksmen
FireAntz to team up with local theatres - Fayetteville Marksmen

SPHL
Guns And Hoses returns February 28 - Florida Seals
Barracudas land big defenseman - Jacksonville Barracudas

United States Hockey League
Former USHL star named to roster for NHL All-Star Game - USHL
Stampede featured in USHL print - Sioux Falls Stampede
Black Hawks Face Best of East - Waterloo Black Hawks

Western Hockey League
Wheat Kings vs. Raiders on Sportsnet - Brandon Wheat Kings
CHL announces Canada Post winners - Brandon Wheat Kings
Brandon Wheat Kings Game Notes - Brandon Wheat Kings
King and Valcak Return to the Enmax Centre - Lethbridge Hurricanes
Winter Hawks Win, Close in on First Place - Portland Winterhawks
Seattle Ties, T-Birds Close Possible Playoff Gap to Eight Points - Seattle Thunderbirds
Americans Weekly Update - Tri-City Americans

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
NLL All-Star coaches to be decided this weekend - NLL
Roughnecks in California - Calgary Roughnecks
Wings Host "Love Stinks" Night For the Romantically Challenged On Valentine's Night At Wachovia Cent - Philadelphia Wings

Soccer

Major Indoor Soccer League 2
Coaching icons Popovic and Newman to lead MISL Legends - MISL 2
MISL Injury Report - MISL 2
Marinaro to replace Doyle on All-Star Team - MISL 2
Forward Selected To Represent Force On MISL International All-Star Team - Cleveland Force
Houser's OT goal propels Comets past Wave, 6-5, in overtime - Milwaukee Wave
Sockers ink midfielder Dougherty - San Diego Sockers

Major League Soccer
Burn Trades Midfielder Joselito Vaca To MetroStars - FC Dallas
Dallas Burn Acquires Defender Cory Gibbs - FC Dallas
Galaxy signs Herzog - LA Galaxy
Revolution Names Former England Great Paul Mariner Assistant Coach - New England Revolution
MetroStars Acquire Midfielder Joselito Vaca From Dallas - New York Red Bulls

USL First Division
Ngon coming back to Toronto - Toronto Lynx

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