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Releases for Monday, November 7, 2011



Baseball

American Association
2012 Season Tickets on Sale Now - Sioux City Explorers
Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report - OSC Original by Dan Krieger

Arizona Fall League
3B Olt, LHP Solis AFL Week 5 Players of the Week - AzFL

Atlantic League
Former Barnstormers Have Eventful Autumn - Lancaster Stormers
Skeeters Announce Mascot Naming Contest - Sugar Land Space Cowboys

Cape Cod League
Remembering Ed Lyons - Cape Cod

Eastern League
Sea Dogs Now Offering Free Kids Club - Portland Sea Dogs

Frontier League
Crushers Announce Mini-Plan Ticket Packages - Lake Erie Crushers
All Boomers Games Broadcast on WRMN 1410 AM by Calderwood - Schaumburg Boomers

International League
G-Braves Award Grant to Walton Animal Guild - Gwinnett Stripers
Twins Announce Changes Within Baseball Operations - Rochester Red Wings
Noah Swayne Jr. Named Toledo Civic Hall of Famer - Toledo Mud Hens

Midwest League
LumberKings' Broadcaster Lezotte Moves On - Clinton LumberKings

Northwoods League
Stingers Sign Three Infielders, Catcher for 2012 Season - Willmar Stingers

Pacific Coast League
Mortenson Construction Receives National Design-Build Award for Renovation of Cheney Stadium - Tacoma Rainiers

South Atlantic League
Charleston RiverDogs Hot Stove Banquet to Feature John Smoltz - Charleston RiverDogs
Shorebirds Release Game Times for 2012 Season - Delmarva Shorebirds

Southern League
Tennessee Named Top Minor League Organization - Knoxville Smokies

Texas League
LHP Verdugo Acquired in Melky Cabrera Trade - Northwest Arkansas Naturals

West Coast League
Connor Lambert Returning as Corvallis Knights Pitching Coach - Corvallis Knights

Basketball

American Basketball Association
Desmond Blue drafted in seventh round by NBA D-League - Georgia Gwizzlies

National Basketball League of Canada
Gabe Freeman Named NBL Canada Player of the Week - Mississauga Power
Storm Sign 7'2" Center to Fill Roster Spot - Summerside Storm

NBA G League
Mad Ants Seek Great Ants Dancers - Indiana Mad Ants

Women's National Basketball Association
Phoenix Mercury Announces Front Office Realignment - Phoenix Mercury

Football

Arena Football League
Force Holiday Card Contest in Season - Georgia Force
Barnstormers Reach Agreement with WR Collin Taylor - Iowa Barnstormers
Sharks Launch Reading Program at Liberty Pines - Jacksonville Sharks
Three-Time Starter in UFL Championship Game Joins Predators - Orlando Predators
Power Dance Team Tryouts Start Wednesday, November 9th - Pittsburgh Power
2010 Defensive Player of the Year DL Gabe Nyenhuis Returns to SaberCats - San Jose SaberCats

Canadian Football League
Gibson's Finest CFL Players of the Week Named - CFL
Paul McCallum Puts Boot to Fifth Special Teams Player of the Week Honour - B.C. Lions
Adarius Bowman Named CFL Gibson's Finest Player of the Week - Edmonton Elks
Over 26,000 Tickets Sold for East Final - Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Indoor Football League
Wild Release 2012 Schedule - Wichita Wild

Lone Star Football League
LSFL Names Director of Football Operations, Head of Officials - LSFL
Amarillo Venom Postpone Player Tryouts - Amarillo Venom
Amarillo Venom Fangs for a Cause - Amarillo Venom

Professional Indoor Football League
Lady Raiders to Open Landmark Theatre Performances at Annual Cheerleading Jamboree - Richmond Raiders

Ultimate Indoor Football League
Tarpons Add Height to Roster - Florida Tarpons
Blue Racers Sign Shutdown Corners - Marion Blue Racers

Hockey

American Hockey League
Syracuse's Dan Sexton Named Reebok/AHL Player of the Week - AHL
Abbotsford Heat Assign Brown - Abbotsford Heat
Heat to Participate in Movember - Abbotsford Heat
Phantoms Weekly - Adirondack Phantoms
Albany Devils Weekly - Albany Devils
Senators Reassign Forward Nikita Filatov to Binghamton - Binghamton Senators
'Canes Recall Zac Dalpe from Charlotte - Charlotte Checkers
Wolves Send Testwuide to Missouri - Chicago Wolves
Wolves Weekly Notes - Chicago Wolves
Boyhood Buddies Together Again with Rangers - Connecticut Whale
Whale Sign Jordan Owens to AHL Contract - Connecticut Whale
Wojtek Wolski to Undergo Surgery - Connecticut Whale
Whale Weekly - Connecticut Whale
Griffins Get Two from Toledo - Grand Rapids Griffins
Hamilton Bulldogs Weekly - Hamilton Bulldogs
Offense Stymied - Team Looks To Get Back On Track - Hershey Bears
Monarchs Weekly Report - Manchester Monarchs
Barons Monday Report - Oklahoma City Barons
Barons Host Field Trip Game Tomorrow Morning - Oklahoma City Barons
Rivermen Participating in CHOI Week - Peoria Rivermen
Amerks Holding 'Salute the Troops Night' on Friday, November 11 - Rochester Americans
IceHogs Face New Rival in Week 5, Hog Talk Tonight - Rockford IceHogs
Rampage Weekly Update - San Antonio Rampage
Rampage Reassign Wilson, Marshall and Hauswirth - San Antonio Rampage
Florida Panthers Assign Goaltender Jacob Markstrom to Rampage - San Antonio Rampage
Falcons Sign Defenseman Brett Lebda to PTO - Springfield Falcons
Columbus Blue Jackets Assign Forward Alexandre Giroux to AHL's Springfield Falcons - Springfield Falcons
St. John's IceCaps Re-Assign Marto to ECHL - St. John's IceCaps
Syracuse Crunch Right Wing Dan Sexton Named Reebok/AHL Player of the Week - Syracuse Crunch
Week Six - Sizzlin' Sexton - Syracuse Crunch
Texas Stars Weekly - Texas Stars
Texas to Honor Military this Weekend with Stars and Stripes - Texas Stars
Sharks Prepare for 3-in-3 at DCU this Weekend - Worcester Sharks

Central Hockey League
Shots from the Point for November 7, 2011 - CHL
Evansville's Todd Robinson Named Oakley CHL Player of the Week - CHL
Tulsa's Michel Beausoleil Suspended Two Games - CHL
Allen Americans Weekly - Allen Americans
Arizona Sundogs Weekly Update - Arizona Sundogs
Bloomington Blaze Weekly - Bloomington Blaze
Dayton Gems Weekly Update - Dayton Gems
Komets Hit the Road for Three this Week - Fort Wayne Komets
Mavericks Weekly - Kansas City Mavericks
Mavericks Assigned Defenseman JP Testwuide - Kansas City Mavericks
Mallards Weekly Update - Quad City Mallards
Bees Weekly: Bees on Three Game Win Streak, Welcome Allen & Arizona - Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
Tulsa Oilers Weekly - Tulsa Oilers

ECHL
ECHL Transactions - November 7 - ECHL
Stingrays move to top of ECHL standings - ECHL
Checkers Weekly Report - ECHL
Einsten HR Continues as "Official Payroll Service of the ECHL" - ECHL
Gladiators Weekly Update - Atlanta Gladiators
Condors Weekly: Four-Game Week on Deck - Bakersfield Condors
Condors in the Community: Condors to Take Part in 92nd Annual Veterans Day Parade Festivities - Bakersfield Condors
Express Weekly: Express Collect Two Shootout Wins - Chicago Express
Forward Garrett Wilson Returns to Cyclones - Cincinnati Cyclones
Cyclones Weekly - Cincinnati Cyclones
Colorado Eagles Weekly Update - Colorado Eagles
Marto Returned to Eagles from IceCaps - Colorado Eagles
Jackals Weekly - Elmira Jackals
Everblades Close out Nine-Game Road Stretch with a Pair of Wins - Florida Everblades
Road Warriors Weekly - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
K-Wings Weekly - Kalamazoo Wings
Radio Recon Gets the Youngsters Involved - Reading Royals
Royal Report Has Tale of Three Cities - Reading Royals
Thunder Weekly: Successful "Thunder Goes Pink VI" - Stockton Thunder
McCollum and Oslund to Grand Rapids - Toledo Walleye
Pre-Game Pizza Buffet on Friday, November 25 - Toledo Walleye
Movember Moustache Madness - Toledo Walleye
Toledo Walleye - Toledo Walleye
Grizzlies Visit Colorado Wednesday; Home Friday/Saturday - Utah Grizzlies
Nailers Week in Review - Wheeling Nailers

Federal Prospects Hockey League
FHL Player Spotlights - FPHL
Aviators Week in Review - Brooklyn Aviators
Danbury Whalers Weekly - Movember & Hockey Night in TK's - Danbury Whalers

North American Hockey League
NAHL Announces Combat Hockey 3 Stars of the Week - NAHL
Rays Report - IceRays Win Streak Ends at Six Games - Corpus Christi IceRays
Monsters Weekly - Fresno Monsters
Military Appreciation Night on November 19 - Texas Tornado
'Runners Wrap up Road Swing with Sweep - Topeka Pilots
Wildcats End Skid With Split - Wichita Falls Wildcats

Ontario Hockey League
Petes' Matt Puempel Named OHL Player of the Week - OHL
Rangers and Petes Complete Trade - Kitchener Rangers
Gary Agnew Appointed New Head Coach of Oshawa Generals - Oshawa Generals
Catenacci Becker Shoes Attacker of the Week; Appio Waived - Owen Sound Attack
Petes Make Trade for Overage Defenceman - Peterborough Petes
Saginaw Spirit "Pucks for Paws" Night - Saginaw Spirit

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Sergey Kostenko stones Team QMJHL - QMJHL
Trade between the Olympiques and the Tigres - QMJHL
Huberdeau injured ; Brandon Hynes and Anthony Duclair added to roster - QMJHL
Zlobin, Brunelle and Larocque-Marcoux named TELUS three stars of the week - QMJHL
Rights to Hubert Labrie Traded - Gatineau Olympiques
Huberdeau out with Foot Injury - Saint John Sea Dogs

SPHL
Cottonmouths Week in Review - Columbus Cottonmouths
Havoc Drops Two against RiverHawks - Huntsville Havoc
RiverKings Prepare for Onslaught of Young Hockey Fans - Mississippi RiverKings
RiverKings 'Coach's Show' Cancelled for Tonight - Mississippi RiverKings
Surge Weekly - Mississippi Surge

United States Hockey League
Eick Headed to Michigan Tech - Green Bay Gamblers
Gamblers Acquire Top Ten NHL Draft Prospect - Green Bay Gamblers
Ice Home Friday and Saturday - Indiana Ice
Stampede Weekly Update: Turkey for Tickets this Saturday - Sioux Falls Stampede
Black Hawks in Stars and Stripes - Waterloo Black Hawks
Waterloo Black Hawks Name Players of the Week - Waterloo Black Hawks

Western Hockey League
Medicine Hat Tigers' Hunter Shinkaruk Named WHL Player of the Week - WHL
Calgary Hitmen this Week: Hitmen in Swift Current Tuesday - Calgary Hitmen
Hitmen Fall in OT - Calgary Hitmen
Kamloops Blazers Week in Review - Kamloops Blazers
Weekly Ice Report - Kootenay Ice
Portland Winterhawks this Week - Portland Winterhawks
Raiders this Week - Prince Albert Raiders
Pat Chat - Regina Pats
Blades Welcome Wheat Kings November 8th - Saskatoon Blades
Broncos Holding Retro Jersey Auction - Swift Current Broncos
This Week's Mad Monday Tickets Sold Out - Victoria Royals

Lacrosse

Major League Lacrosse
MLL Signs Major TV Deal with CBS Sports Network - MLL

National Lacrosse League
Knighthawks Burton and Davis Growing 'Staches for "Movember" - Rochester Knighthawks
Washington Stealth Signs Free Agent Forward Dean Hill - Washington Stealth

Other

National Pro Fastpitch
Championship Rings Available Now - Chicago Bandits

Soccer

Major Indoor Soccer League
Lancers Set To Kick-Off Historic First Home Match - Rochester Lancers

Major League Soccer
MLS Announces 2011 Awards Finalists - MLS
Chicago Fire to Hold Fourth Annual Open Tryouts December 15-17 - Chicago Fire FC
Rapids Part Ways with Head Coach Gary Smith - Colorado Rapids
MLS Announces 2011 Awards Finalists - D.C. United
D.C. United Youth Academy Ready for 2011-2012 Season - D.C. United
Dynamo's Davis Named Finalist for MVP, Humantiarian Awards - Houston Dynamo FC
Union close out the 2011 season after playoff loss to Dynamo - Philadelphia Union
Real Salt Lake Falls to Galaxy - Real Salt Lake
New York Forward Luke Rodgers Named Finalist for MLS Newcomer of the Year - Red Bull New York
Red Bulls Weekly Update: New York's 2011 Season Comes to An End - Red Bull New York
Earthquakes Weekly Update - San Jose Earthquakes
Earthquakes Forward Chris Wondolowski a Finalist for MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Year - San Jose Earthquakes
Sounders FC's Schmid, Keller, & Rosales Named Finalists for MLS Year-End Awards - Seattle Sounders FC
Whitecaps FC Waive Midfielder Alexandre Morfaw - Vancouver Whitecaps FC

North American Soccer League
Silverbacks Announce Head Coaching Change - Atlanta Silverbacks
Join the Stars in Supporting the USSF's Creating Chances Campaign and You Could Win An MLS Cup Trip - Minnesota United FC

Professional Arena Soccer League
Pointstreak Reaches Agreement with Professional Arena Soccer League - PASL
Piasa Drop Home Opener - Illinois Piasa
Lightning Fall 9-3 to Detroit in Season Opener - Louisville Lightning
No Chance of Lightning in Detroit - Waza Flo

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