Today's Alternative and Minor League Sports Stories and Originals from OurSports Central

Releases for Thursday, June 8, 2006

Baseball

American Association
American Association recaps - AA
X's drop marathon to Aviators - Sioux City Explorers
Canaries swept in 5-2 loss - Sioux Falls Canaries
'Snakes complete second sweep of depleted Sioux Falls - St. Joseph Blacksnakes

Atlantic League
Lancaster outlasts Long Island, widens lead - Lancaster Stormers
First-place Barnstormers home through Sunday - Lancaster Stormers
Kevin Covais to sing anthem - Long Island Ducks
Booth's home run gives Bears 1-0 win - Newark Bears
Bears sign veteran Cedeno - Newark Bears
Patriots drop game one to Bears, second game called due to rain - Somerset Patriots

California League
San Jose Giants On Deck - San Jose Giants
Ports Baseball Camp Set To Kick Off At Banner Island Ballpark - Stockton Ports
Oaks sweep Rancho, win 2-1 - Visalia Rawhide

Canadian American League
Can-Am League recaps - Can-Am
Pride and Rox split - American Defenders of New Hampshire
Rox Split Doubleheader with Nashua Pride - Brockton Rox
Tornadoes split double header - Worcester Tornadoes

Carolina League
Nationals defeat Keys 4-0 - Frederick Keys
Kinston - Myrtle Beach Suspended due to rain - Kinston Indians
Indians notes - Kinston Indians
Lynchburg Hillcats Game Notes - Lynchburg Hillcats
Pelicans game notes - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Rocks drop opener to Warthogs, 7-1 - Wilmington Blue Rocks

Eastern League
Kip Wells to make rehab start for Curve next Thursday - Altoona Curve
Pelfrey, Batista Lead B-Mets To Series Win - Binghamton Rumble Ponies
Defenders fall in 11 - Connecticut Defenders
Harrisburg Senators game notes - Harrisburg Senators
Fisher Cats sweep SeaWolves - New Hampshire Fisher Cats
Fisher Cats and Sea Dogs to host New Hampshire vs. Maine Senior All-Star Game - New Hampshire Fisher Cats
Fisher Cats Home All Weekend - New Hampshire Fisher Cats
Former Fisher Cat Zach Jackson reaches big leagues - New Hampshire Fisher Cats
Tonight's Sea Dogs Games Rained Out - Portland Sea Dogs
Sea Dogs and Fisher Cats to Host Maine/ New Hampshire High School All-Star Game - Portland Sea Dogs
Thunder blanked by Bay Sox - Trenton Thunder
DeSalvo transferred to Trenton - Trenton Thunder

Florida State League
Randy Wolf to Pitch for Clearwater Tonight - Clearwater Threshers
Miracle waste opportunity to take over first, lose 3-2 - Fort Myers Mighty Mussels
Palm Beach overcomes six run deficit - Palm Beach Cardinals
Dodgers fail to hold off Cardinals - Vero Beach Devil Rays

Frontier League
Shower refreshes Pillsbury, Otters win 4-2 - Evansville Otters
Grizzlies rock RiverHawks for win - Gateway Grizzlies
Grizzlies maul RiverHawks, 11-1 - Rockford RiverHawks
RiverHawks to host youth baseball camps - Rockford RiverHawks
Casoli shuts out ThunderBolts - Traverse City Beach Bums
Washington Falls 4-2 to Evansville - Washington Wild Things
'Bolts Looking For Several More Host Families - Windy City ThunderBolts
Freedom Fall 6-5 in Kalamazoo - OSC Original by Andrew Kappes

Golden Baseball League
San Diego loses third straight - GBL
Outlaws sweep Armada with come-from-behind 7-6 win - Chico Outlaws

International League
International League News and Notes - IL1
Bisons Notes - Buffalo Bisons
Knights lose battle to Braves - Charlotte Knights
Braves gain split with first place Knights - Gwinnett Stripers
R-Braves game notes - Gwinnett Stripers
Early runs lift Pawtucket for 6-3 win over Tribe - Indianapolis Indians
Adams leads Syracuse over Tides - Norfolk Tides
Lynx Fall To Clippers 4-1 - Ottawa Lynx
Wings win in 10 - Rochester Red Wings
Coors Light Pavilion opening Friday - Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees
SkyChiefs game notes - Syracuse Mets

Midwest League
Chiefs blank Bees - Burlington Bees
Kernels skid reaches six with loss to Swing - Cedar Rapids Kernels
Kernels start eight game home stand on Saturday - Cedar Rapids Kernels
Spend Father's Day with the Kernels - Cedar Rapids Kernels
LumberKings end slide with 1-0 win - Clinton LumberKings
Lugnuts Get Some Help in Pulling Out 3-1 Win - Dayton Dragons
Shields, Cougars cruise past Rattlers - Kane County Cougars
Lugnuts Stun Dragons With Late Rally - Lansing Lugnuts
QC uses three home runs for ninth win in their last ten games - Quad Cities River Bandits
Suarez lifts Rays past Hawks - South Bend Silver Hawks
Hernandez hits for the Cycle, Whitecaps win, 10-3 - West Michigan Whitecaps
Maybin activated on Whitecaps roster - West Michigan Whitecaps
Learn Baseball from the Pros; 'Caps Offer Two Youth Clinics at Fifth Third Ballpark - West Michigan Whitecaps
Cougar starter beats Rattlers - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

New York-Penn League
IronBirds Announce 2006 Opening Day Festivities - Aberdeen IronBirds
Washington Draft Picks, Monstermobile, Host Families and Centennial Club - Vermont Lake Monsters

Northern League
Vipers Game Postponed - Calgary Vipers
JackHammers Fall in Schaumburg 5-3 On Thursday - Joliet JackHammers
NASCAR champ Matt Kenseth coming to Joliet - Joliet JackHammers
JackHammers Announce Final Roster For the Budweiser Legends Game - Joliet JackHammers
Spidale Signs with Phillies - Kansas City Monarchs
Flyers stay perfect against Joliet - Schaumburg Flyers

Pacific Coast League
Isotopes roll to 18-2 victory over Memphis - Albuquerque Isotopes
cott Seabol named Marlins Minor League player of the month - Albuquerque Isotopes
Two Weeks in Memphis for Redbirds - Memphis Redbirds
Oklahoma RedHawks game notes - Oklahoma City Comets
Royals game notes - Omaha Storm Chasers
June 8-11 homestand preview - Omaha Storm Chasers
Ransom, Scott rally Express to win - Round Rock Express
Rainiers Return Home June 12th - Tacoma Rainiers
Sidewinders extend first place lead with another walk-off win, 5-4 - Tucson Sidewinders
Sidewinders honor championship softball team - Tucson Sidewinders

South Atlantic League
Tourists tie series with Kannapolis win - Asheville Tourists
Suns take two from Power - Charleston Dirty Birds
RiverDogs' Mike Veeck Tabbed for Induction into SAL Hall of Fame - Charleston RiverDogs
Promo-packed homestand starts tomorrow - Charleston RiverDogs
Savannah Salvages Series Finale with Catfish, 3-1 - Columbus Catfish
USA Baseball World Championships Tour to stop in Greensboro - Greensboro Grasshoppers
Drive blanked by RiverDogs, 1-0 - Greenville Drive
Suns sweep Power - Hagerstown Suns
Crawdads hurt Hoppers' hopes with sweep - Hickory Crawdads
Pair of I's Named All-Stars - Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
Captains wallop Legends, 16-1 - Lake County Captains
Braves bats come alive to sting GreenJackets - Rome Emperors
Chris Vines Placed On Disabled List - Rome Emperors

Southern League
Barons will hold Luau Jersey Auction from June 15-17 - Birmingham Barons
Biscuits homer past Mudcats, 7-3 - Carolina Mudcats
Brandenburg headed to Jupiter, Garcia to Carolina - Carolina Mudcats
Jaxx clip Barons 6-4 - Jackson Generals
Tickets Still Available to See Mark Prior Pitch for the Diamond Jaxx Tonight, June 8 - Jackson Generals
Suns come back from seven run deficit to defeat Huntsville - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
Suns clinch first playoff berth in minor league baseball - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
Braves fall to Lookouts in first game home - Mississippi Braves
Smokies beat BayBears 7-3 - Mobile BayBears
Saints players coming to BayBears game - Mobile BayBears

Texas League
Travs trumped 4-2 by Tulsa's Kaiser - Arkansas Travelers
Hooks top Midland - Corpus Christi Hooks
Four RockHounds selected as All-Stars - Midland RockHounds
RockHounds to Return home in Playoff Race - Midland RockHounds
Cards drop fourth straight - Springfield Cardinals
Kaiser stops Travs - Tulsa Drillers

United League Baseball
Aces hand Edinburg second defeat - Alexandria Aces
Edinburg falls to Alexandria 9-4 - Edinburg Roadrunners
WhiteWings post 10-4 victory over Dillas - Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings

Basketball

American Basketball Association
Peoria team announces first tryout camp - ABA
Rockstars announce team chiropractors - Chicago Rockstars
Two Knoxville players off to Mexico to make noise - Knoxville Noise
Riptide secure home venue - Oregon Riptide
Voigt to meet central Vermont media on June 13 - Vermont Frost Heaves

Continental Basketball Association 1
Montana Native Signed as the First Player for Butte Daredevils - Butte Daredevils

NBA G League
D-League Announces Team Affiliations - G League
Boston Celtics Join Rockets and Spurs as newest Toros NBA Affiliate - Austin Spurs
SuperSonics to be Stampede NBA affiliate - Idaho Stampede
Tulsa 66ers Announce NBA Affiliates for 2006-07 - Tulsa 66ers

United States Basketball League
Turning dreams into reality: USBL alums vie for NBA title - USBL
USBL announces weekly award winners - USBL
Kings announce cancellation - Brooklyn Kings

Women's National Basketball Association
Lynx daily - Minnesota Lynx
New York Liberty game notes - New York Liberty

Football

American Indoor Football Association
Legends clinch Northern Conference second seed - AIFA
Fan Appreciation Friday with the Freeze - Erie Freeze
Heroes thank the fans - Huntington Heroes

Arena Football League (1987-2008)
Hohensee leads Rush to ArenaBowl XX berth - AFL I
ArenaBowl XX quick hitters - AFL I
Orlando Predators McEntyre named Al Lucas Hero Award winner - AFL I
Sippio shining in postseason - AFL I

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af2 week 11 quick hitters - af2
Conquest Host East Greenbush Pop Warner Challenger Football League on June 17 - Albany Firebirds
Amarillo Dusters game notes - Amarillo Venom
Blitz New Backup QB Bobby Pesavento to start in Game against Tennessee Valley - Bakersfield Blitz
Blitz OS Rennard Reynolds and OL/DL Dwayne Parker-Draughon on Coach's Corner - Bakersfield Blitz
Former Wolves aplenty in ArenaBowl XX - Manchester Wolves
Xplorers have connections to Arena Bowl - Memphis Xplorers
Rio Grande Valley Dorados game notes - Rio Grande Valley Dorados
Standout DB Jesse Hendrix returns to Eastern Washington to join Shock - Spokane Shock

Canadian Football League
Argonaut Robert Baker fined for inappropriate conduct - CFL
Eskimos game preview - Edmonton Elks

Continental Indoor Football League
GLIFL Week Ten Preview - CIFL
Outlawz ready for big month - Lehigh Valley Outlawz

Intense Football League
Odessa sweeps player of the week honors - Intense
Swashbucklers Talking Points - Louisiana Swashbucklers
Roughnecks look forward to home cooking - West Texas Roughnecks

National Indoor Football League
Outlaws Getting the Respect they Deserve - Billings Outlaws
Meet the Maulers: Maulers Team up with Quiznos, Sports Radio 740 and Calhouns Foods - Montgomery Bears
Flying Aces Sign Two - Rapid City Flying Aces

United Indoor Football Association
UIF Transactions - UIF
UIF Week 12 Broadcast Schedule - UIF
Raptors holding Trading Card Night - Rock River Raptors
Storm and Buffalo Wild Wings to Host Tailgate Party - Sioux Falls Storm

Hockey

American Hockey League
Aeros announce affiliation with ECHL Texas - Houston Aeros
Falcons make front office staffing changes - Springfield Falcons

Central Hockey League
Coach McClelland to be on ESPN's outside the lines Friday night - Mississippi RiverKings
RiverKings add winger for 2006-07 season - Mississippi RiverKings
Jacks Begin Planning for 10th Year Anniversary - Odessa Jackalopes
Standish and Fleck Return for 06-07 - Oklahoma City Blazers
A decade of Clayton - Wichita Thunder

ECHL
Condors Announce Protected List from 2005-06 Squad - Bakersfield Condors
Checkers agree to terms with Rycroft - Charlotte Checkers
Falcons sign first two for 2006-07 - Fresno Falcons
Falcons Submit Season-ending Roster - Fresno Falcons
RoadRunners Release Season-Ending Roster - Phoenix RoadRunners
Utah Grizzlies Release Season Ending Roster - Utah Grizzlies
Salmon Kings sign Head Coach - Victoria Salmon Kings
Nailers Release Season Ending Roster - Wheeling Nailers

North American Hockey League
NAHL prepares for 2006-07 season - NAHL

Ontario Hockey League
OHL Announces Video Replay and Memorial Cup Bid Host Guidelines - OHL
Colts Add Tibor Radulay to the Roster - Barrie Colts
Majors Community News - Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
Williams, LaRose Contribute In Carolina's Cup Run - Plymouth Whalers

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Pierre-Marc Guilbault receives Guy-Lafleur excellence award - QMJHL

United States Hockey League
RoughRiders Set Preliminary Roster After Tryout Camp - Cedar Rapids RoughRiders

Western Hockey League
Wheaties slash season ticket prices - Brandon Wheat Kings
Games team invites out - Brandon Wheat Kings

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
Minnesota Swarm Field Lacrosse Camp To Be Held Next Week - Minnesota Swarm

Other

National Pro Fastpitch
Thunder Takes Game Two from Michigan 4-0 - Rockford Thunder

Soccer

Major League Soccer
MLS Weekly Preview and Broadcast Info - MLS
Rapids game notes - Colorado Rapids
Crew to play in RPM World Legends Match on June 22 at Bay High School in Cleveland - Columbus Crew SC
Galaxy host Chivas USA in Super Clasico tonight - LA Galaxy

United Soccer League Championship
Islanders play weekend pair - Penn FC
City Islanders Partner with Deloitte to Make Impact - Penn FC
Riverhounds to host Cincinnati Kings - Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Kickers join World Cup Challenge to benefit Connor's Heroes Foundation - Richmond Kickers

USL First Division
Silverbacks headed for second consecutive sellout - Atlanta Silverbacks
Battery defeats Sounders - Charleston Battery
Battery starts 2006 US Open Cup quest at Blackbaud Stadium on June 28 - Charleston Battery
Michael Dello-Russo joins Thunder on loan from FC Dallas - Minnesota Thunder
Watch The Sounders Tonight In Charleston Online - Seattle Sounders

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