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Releases for Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Baseball

California League
Antelope Valley Youth Baseball And Softball Set To Invade The Hangar - Lancaster JetHawks
San Jose Giants Unveil New Home Uniforms - San Jose Giants
Ports Announce 2010 Field Staff - Stockton Ports

Eastern League
Louie's Holiday Hope Project Helps 35 Kids - Chesapeake Baysox
8-Year-Old Warms Baysox Winter - Chesapeake Baysox
Sea Dogs Offer Baseball Camp - Portland Sea Dogs

Florida State League
T-Yanks Announce 2010 Staff - Tampa Yankees

Frontier League
Otters Sign Catcher - Evansville Otters
Three More Boost Miners Roster - Southern Illinois Miners

International League
G-Braves Plan Valentine's Day Deliveries With Mascot - Gwinnett Stripers
Charlie Manuel Added To Caravan Lineup - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
Yankees Announce Triple-A Field Staff - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees

Midwest League
Winter Banquet Update - Burlington Bees
Kane County Cougars Announce 2010 Field Staff - Kane County Cougars
Whitecaps Sophomore Hall Of Fame Class Announced - West Michigan Whitecaps

New York-Penn League
Crosscutters Announce Guests For Hot Stove Dinner - Williamsport Crosscutters

Northern League
Northen League Transactions - NL
Freddie Thon Returns For 2010 - Joliet JackHammers
Riverhawks Sign Outfielder - Rockford RiverHawks
Riverhawks Bring Back Mack - Rockford RiverHawks
Put Me In Coach - Schaumburg Flyers
Goldeyes Sign Newcomers Ellis & Donmoyer - Winnipeg Goldeyes

Northwest League
Ocasio To Return As Dust Devils Manager - Tri-City Dust Devils
C's Announce 2010 Coaching Staff - Vancouver Canadians

Pacific Coast League
New Pitching Coach Doug Linton Joins Returning Staff - Colorado Springs Sky Sox
Cardinals Caravan Rolling To AZP - Memphis Redbirds
KC Royals Caravan Free To Public January 18 - Omaha Storm Chasers
DeFrancesco, Entire River Cats Coaching Staff To Return For 2010 - Sacramento River Cats

South Atlantic League
Tourists Announce 2010 Coaching Staff - Asheville Tourists
Torre Tyson Returns For Fourth Season As RiverDogs Manager, Ware Back - Charleston RiverDogs
Hall Of Famer Andre Dawson To Appear At July 1st BlueClaws Game - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Aponte Named Legends Pitching Coach - Lexington Legends

Texas League
Travs Hot Stove Tradition Continues February 2 - Arkansas Travelers
Driskill New Pitching Coach; Boroski To Bigs - Corpus Christi Hooks
Pence, Castro Headline Astros Caravan Luncheon January 28 - Corpus Christi Hooks
Bush Returns For An Encore Performance - Midland RockHounds
Gideon To Return As Drillers Manager - Tulsa Drillers

Basketball

NBA G League
Austin Powers Past Sioux Falls - G League
Rio Grande Valley Downs Bakersfield - G League
Erie Edges Reno At 2010 NBA D-League Showcase - G League
NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
Erie Edges Reno At 2010 NBA D-League Showcase - Erie BayHawks
Energy Overpower Austin At 2010 NBA D-League Showcase - Iowa Wolves
D-Fenders Set To Air On NBA TV - Los Angeles D-Fenders
Bighorns Drop Second-Straight Overtime Game, 92-88 - Reno Bighorns
Dorsey Dominates In Showcase Win Over Jam - Rio Grande Valley Vipers

Premier Basketball League
PBL Weekly Report - PBL
Quebec Kebs sign former PBL MVP Jeremy Bell - Kebs de Laval
Angelo Reyes named PBL Player of the Week - Puerto Rico Capitanes
Millrats Sign Guitian, Foyle - Saint John Riptide
Millrats Work With Special Olympians - Saint John Riptide

Football

American Indoor Football Association
Baltimore Mariners Capture Cavalier Williams - Baltimore Mariners

Arena Football League
Rattlers Sign DB Clevan Thomas: Three Others - Arizona Rattlers
Chicago Rush Schedule Announced - Chicago Rush
Sharks Bolster Roster With NFL Talent - Jacksonville Sharks

Canadian Football League
Ticats Extend Two Key Defenders - Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Pottinger Signing Strengthens Special Teams - Toronto Argonauts
Receiver Guice Signs With NFL's Colts - Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Blue Bomber Gavin Walls Named Champion Spokesperson For Kidsport Winnipeg - Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Indoor Football League
Blizzard Sign Three All-Americans - Green Bay Blizzard
Player Of The Year Signs With Storm - Sioux Falls Storm
Roughnecks To Hold 2010 Dance Team Tryouts - West Texas Roughnecks

Southern Indoor Football League
Eddie Cohen Joins Columbus Lions - Columbus Lions

Hockey

American Hockey League
2010 Time Warner Cable AHL All-Star Classic To Be Televised To More Than 100 Million Households - AHL
AHL Quick Hits -- 1/6/10 - AHL
Legein Lifts Phantoms To 4-3 OT Win In Albany - Adirondack Phantoms
Devils Shock Wolf Pack 3-2 - Albany Devils
Phantoms Earn Come-From-Behind Overtime Win - Albany River Rats
River Rats Sign Albany Native Marc Cavosie To PTO - Albany River Rats
B-Sens Recall Forward Keegan Dansereau From Elmira - Binghamton Senators
Wolves Lose Dogfight 3-1 - Chicago Wolves
Weiman's Strong Performance Not Enough In Shootout Loss - Cleveland Monsters
Wolf Pack Lose Heartbreaker 3-2 - Connecticut Whale
Wolf Pack Sign Forward Daniel Tkaczuk To PTO - Connecticut Whale
Griffins' Rally Falls Short In 3-2 Loss To San Antonio - Grand Rapids Griffins
Griffins Alum Brian Lashoff Wins Gold With Team USA At World Junior Championship - Grand Rapids Griffins
Griffins Welcome Rampage For Winning Wednesday - Grand Rapids Griffins
Bulldogs Tame Wolves With 3-1 Victory - Hamilton Bulldogs
Texas Stars Come From Behind In 3-2 OT Win Over Houston Aeros - Houston Aeros
Minnesota Wild Recalls LW Robbie Earl - Houston Aeros
Monarchs Hit The Marc, Win 2-1 - Manchester Monarchs
A Letter From The President - Manchester Monarchs
Martinez Gets The Call From LA - Manchester Monarchs
Admirals Return Home Thursday, Saturday - Milwaukee Admirals
Admirals Hold on For 5-4 Victory Over Penguins - Norfolk Admirals
Admirals Sign Two Players To Tryout Contracts - Norfolk Admirals
Ben Bishop Named WPC Player Of The Month - Peoria Rivermen
P-Bruins Announce Schedule Change - Providence Bruins
LaCouture Released By P-Bruins - Providence Bruins
Amerks, Knighthawks Announce Three-Year Marketing Partnership With Seneca Gaming Corporation - Rochester Americans
Rampage Holds On To Early Lead For 3-2 Victory - San Antonio Rampage
Rampage Sled Hockey Team To Host First Tournament This Weekend - San Antonio Rampage
Anaheim Ducks Reassign Sharp To San Antonio - San Antonio Rampage
Falcons Come Up Short In Manchester - Springfield Falcons
Falcons Announce Schedule Change - Springfield Falcons
Crunch Announce Details Of Taco Bell Night At The Crunch - Syracuse Crunch
Vishnevskiy Leads Stars Past Aeros 3-2 In Overtime - Texas Stars

Central Hockey League
Rapid City's Jon Pelle Named Sher-Wood/TPS Central Hockey League Player of the Month - CHL
Odessa's Joel Martin Named Sher-Wood/TPS Central Hockey League Goaltender of the Month - CHL
Sundogs Shutout Gorillas - Amarillo Gorillas
Sundogs, McNulty Shutout Gorillas, 2-0, Remain Unbeaten In New Year - Arizona Sundogs
Eagles, Altitude Add Rapid City Rematch To TV Slate - Colorado Eagles
Bucks' Bes Interviewed On CBC - Laredo Bucks
Monych Leaves To Play Overseas, Bucks Suspend Him - Laredo Bucks

ECHL
Caputi Becomes 429th ECHL Player To Reach NHL - ECHL
Victoria's Shantz Named Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender Of The Week - ECHL
ECHL Transactions - ECHL
ECHL Today - ECHL
Condors and Carl's Jr. To Give Away Season Tickets For Life - Bakersfield Condors
Condors Team Flag Giveaway Night On Friday - Bakersfield Condors
Checkers Down Stingrays In Shootout Thriller - Charlotte Checkers
Lacroix Delivers Hat Trick, Cyclones Take 5-2 Win - Cincinnati Cyclones
Cyclones Receive Ian McKenzie From Milwaukee - Cincinnati Cyclones
Dansereau Recalled From Jackals - Elmira Jackals
Cleaver Carves Up Chiefs - Kalamazoo Wings
Countdown To Face-Off - Kalamazoo Wings
Wranglers Hold Off Reign, 2-1 - Las Vegas Wranglers
Marc Cavosie Loaned To Albany - Reading Royals
Stingrays Battle Charlotte Tonight; Godfrey Returns From Hershey - South Carolina Stingrays
San Jose Assigns D Jason Demers To Thunder - Stockton Thunder
San Jose Sharks, Stockton Thunder Enter Partnership - Stockton Thunder
Thunder Kenny MacAulay Loaned To Norfolk - Stockton Thunder
Cincinnati Blasts Trenton, 5-2 - Trenton Devils
Grizzlies Expand Legends Watch Party Schedule; Host Alaska Game Friday - Utah Grizzlies
Former Nailer Wins Gold Medal - Wheeling Nailers

International Hockey League 2
Komets Waive Stayzer - Fort Wayne Komets
Icehawks Fly Past PrairieThunder, 4-2 - Port Huron Icehawks

North American Hockey League
Four-Goal First Period Leads To Wild's Third Straight Win - Wenatchee Wild

Ontario Hockey League
Otters punish Whalers 7-3 - Erie Otters
Performers Of The Month Named - Guelph Storm
Pietrangelo Assigned To Niagara - Niagara IceDogs
Exciting Spirit Game Day Action This Weekend - Saginaw Spirit
Spirit Look To Big Weekend Against Conference Rivals - Saginaw Spirit
Spitfires To Raise Banner Honouring Spits World Junior Participants - Windsor Spitfires
Left-Winger Eric Wellwood Named Windsor Sptifires Player Of The Week - Windsor Spitfires
Fowler And Campbell Win Gold With USA In Overtime At World Juniors, Canada Takes Silver - Windsor Spitfires

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Éric Gélinas traded to Screaming Eagles - QMJHL
Jake Allen Traded To Voltigeurs - QMJHL
Olympiques' Tye McGinn Named CHL Player Of The Week - QMJHL
MAINEiacs Conclude Home Stand on Thursday & Friday - Lewiston MAINEiacs
Maineiacs Trade Gelinas - Lewiston MAINEiacs
Three in the third give Cats a 5-3 win over the Sea Dogs - Moncton Wildcats
Wildcats Complete Trades - Moncton Wildcats
Juniors Rip Eagles 4-1 - Montreal Juniors
Jake Allen Traded - Montreal Juniors
Rocket Acquire Rights To Lessard From Moncton - P.E.I. Rocket
Rocket Players Attend Minor Hockey Practices - P.E.I. Rocket
Sea Dogs Fall To Wildcats 5-3 - Saint John Sea Dogs

SPHL
SPHL Players, Teams On Record Pace - SPHL
Fayetteville's Rob Sich Named Sher-Wood Player Of The Month - SPHL
Snakes' Away Games Now On FM Station - Columbus Cottonmouths
Snakes Add Pair Of Defensemen - Columbus Cottonmouths
FireAntz Host Hooters Cup - Fayetteville Marksmen
Rob Sich Announced As December's Sher-Wood Sphl Player Of The Month - Fayetteville Marksmen
Louisiana IceGators Donate Toys For Multiple U.S. Army Families - Louisiana IceGators
Surge Extend Streak With Win Over Columbus - Mississippi Surge

United States Hockey League
USHL Update - Week 14 - USHL
Gamblers Party Bus Trip To Waterloo - Green Bay Gamblers
B2 Party This Friday Night - Sioux City Musketeers
All Three Storm Games This Weekend On 98.9 FM - Tri-City Storm
U.S. Wins Gold At World Junior Championship - U.S. National Team
Phantom Philes: What Gold Means To American Hockey - Youngstown Phantoms

Western Hockey League
WHL Hockey LIVE on Rogers Sportsnet - WHL
Rebels' Darcy Kuemper Named CHL Goaltender Of The Week - WHL
Jones And Kozun Return To Hitmen Lineup Thursday - Calgary Hitmen
Silvertips Defeat Rockets, 6-2 - Everett Silvertips
Silvertips Defeat Blazers, 5-3 - Everett Silvertips
Hurricanes To Host Pink In The Rink January 15th & 16th - Lethbridge Hurricanes
Raiders Acquire Jonathan Parker From Seattle For Ryan Aasman - Prince Albert Raiders
Raiders Acquire G Jamie Tucker From Giants - Prince Albert Raiders
Blades End Road Trip With 8-1 Loss To Ice - Saskatoon Blades
Blades Finish Off Road Trip Against Ice - Saskatoon Blades
Blades Get 5-4 Win Over Chiefs - Saskatoon Blades
T-Birds Acquire Aasman From Prince Albert - Seattle Thunderbirds
Johnson Wins Gold - Spokane Chiefs
USA, Johnson Win Gold - Spokane Chiefs
Chiefs Fall on the Road - Spokane Chiefs
Giants Acquire Pick, Tucker To P.A. - Vancouver Giants

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
Scrimmage Game Cancelled - Edmonton Rush
Channel 45 To Televise Minnesota Swarm Opener On January 10 - Minnesota Swarm
Comeau Relies On Veteran Leadership - Orlando Titans
Amerks, Knighthawks Announce Three-Year Marketing Partnership With Seneca Gaming Corporation - Rochester Knighthawks
Knighthawks Sign Scott Evans To Five-Year Contract Extension - Rochester Knighthawks

Soccer

Major League Soccer
D.C. United names Ben Olsen, Kris Kelderman & Mark Simpson as assistant coaches - D.C. United
FC Dallas Inks Defender Aziz Ansah - FC Dallas
Real Salt Lake Weekly Update - Real Salt Lake
Earthquakes Move Defender Brandon McDonald To Senior Roster - San Jose Earthquakes
Sounders FC News & Notes - Seattle Sounders FC

North American Soccer League
Whitecaps Transfer Haber To England's West Brom - Vancouver Whitecaps

Women's Professional Soccer
2010 WPS Draft Countdown - Top Forwards - Boston Breakers
Team Prepares For NJ Youth Soccer Expo - Sky Blue FC

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