Today's Alternative and Minor League Sports Stories and Originals from OurSports Central
Releases for Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Baseball
American AssociationAmerican Association Game Recaps - AA
Mitchell Goes Nine Innings, But Sox Fall 3-2 To Diablos In Ten - Amarillo ThunderHeads
Complete Game Sinks RailCats in Iowa - Gary SouthShore Railcats
Big Second Inning Sends AirHogs by T-Bones - Grand Prairie AirHogs
AirHogs to Hold Veterans Appreciation Night Saturday - Grand Prairie AirHogs
AirHogs Soar Over Kansas City, 8-0 - Kansas City Monarchs
James, Hawke Lead Lincoln Over RedHawks - Lincoln Saltdogs
Captains Slug Eight Extra-Base Hits, Strawn Solid Again as Shreveport-Bossier Beats Ft. Worth 11-4 - Shreveport-Bossier Captains
X's Take Down Division Leading Railcats - Sioux City Explorers
Pheasants Lose 1-0 Duel to Winnipeg - Sioux Falls Canaries
Pheasants' Streak Halted in Winnipeg - Sioux Falls Canaries
Just Another Day at the Ballpark for the Saints, Win 8-7 in 10 Innings - St. Paul Saints
Saints Clip Wingnuts in 10 - Wichita Wingnuts
Goldeyes Welcome Back Lentini - Winnipeg Goldeyes
Appalachian LeagueRoyals End Losing Streak with Three Run Win - Burlington Sock Puppets
Braves Give Up Lead in 9th, Lose in 10th - Danville Otterbots
Atlantic LeagueMathes Fires Complete Game Shutout - Camden Riversharks
Third Inning Explosion Leads 'Stormers - Lancaster Stormers
Barnstormers to Host Second Annual Career Fair - Lancaster Stormers
Binick And Company Batter Bluefish - Long Island Ducks
Barnstormers Put up 11 in 3rd for Win - Somerset Patriots
Dubious 3rd Leads to Loss at Lancaster - Somerset Patriots
Crabs-Road Warriors Postponed - Southern Maryland Blue Crabs
California LeagueCrabbe, Blaze Get Past Rehabbing Zito, Giants - Bakersfield Blaze
66ers Duo Named Angels Players of the Month - Inland Empire 66ers
Ramirez Hits Game Winner as 66ers Win - Inland Empire 66ers
Quakes Blast Ports on Monday, Win 14-7 - Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
Giants Held to Four Hits in 4-2 Loss - San Jose Giants
Ports to Host Social Media Night - Stockton Ports
Quakes Earn Payback with 14-7 Win - Stockton Ports
Canadian American LeagueCan-Am League Game Recap - Can-Am
Rox Vs. Worcester Postponed Due to Rain - Brockton Rox
Back-To-Back Jacks Propel New Jersey Past Quebec - New Jersey Jackals
Tonight's Game Rained Out; Double-Header Tomorrow - New York Boulders
Tuesday's Game Postponed; Doubleheader Wednesday - Worcester Tornadoes
Cape Cod LeagueMark Ottavianelli Presented with CCBL's Curly Clement Top Umpire Award - Cape Cod
Carolina LeagueKeys Can't Hang On - Frederick Keys
Royalty and Star Wars Invade the Grove - Frederick Keys
Moran Mows Down Indians - Hill City Howlers
Lynchburg Hillcats Game Notes - Hill City Howlers
Moran Flirts with No-No in K-Tribe Loss - Kinston Indians
Kinston Loses in Lynchburg - Kinston Indians
Bolden Keys Walk-Off Win 6-5 - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Pelicans Game Notes - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Stephen Strasburg to Pitch in Potomac Friday - Potomac Nationals
Hood Homers Twice in P-Nats Loss - Potomac Nationals
Pimentel's Quality Effort Guides Salem to Tuesday Triumph - Salem RidgeYaks
Rocks and Dash Rained Out - Wilmington Blue Rocks
Dash and Blue Rocks Rained Out - Winston-Salem Dash
Winston-Salem Dash Game Notes - Winston-Salem Dash
Coastal Plain LeagueGrizzlies Edge Owls, Force Game 3 - Forest City Owls
Sharks Use Homers To Force Game Three In Edenton - Wilmington Sharks
Eastern LeagueAeros Muster Just Three Hits, Fall to Sea Dogs 9-2 - Akron RubberDucks
Akron Aeros Players Visit the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Western Reserve - Akron RubberDucks
Curve-Rock Cats Washed Away on Tuesday - Altoona Curve
Fisher Forges B-Mets to 6-5 Victory Over Thunder - Binghamton Rumble Ponies
Baysox Survive Reading Rally - Chesapeake Baysox
Baysox Host Seafood Beach Party Beer Dinner - Chesapeake Baysox
Baysox Welcome Name the Fish Contest Winner - Chesapeake Baysox
Baysox Kick off the Football Season - Chesapeake Baysox
Crosby Stymies 'Cats in 4-2 Erie Win - Erie SeaWolves
Erie SeaWolves at New Hampshire Fisher Cats...Game One of Three...Game Notes - Erie SeaWolves
Arnesen Pitches Senators to 5-4 Win Over Richmond - Harrisburg Senators
Harrisburg Senators Announce 2012 Home Schedule - Harrisburg Senators
Rock Cats Rained out Tonight - New Britain Rock Cats
Rock Cats Add Veteran Catcher For Stretch Run - New Britain Rock Cats
d'Arnaud Hits Team-Leading 16th Homer in 4-2 Loss to Erie - New Hampshire Fisher Cats
Henderson Alvarez Promoted to Toronto - New Hampshire Fisher Cats
Haegar and Hassan Lead Sea Dogs to 9-2 Win - Portland Sea Dogs
See-Saw Affair Slips Away from Squirrels, 5-4 - Richmond Flying Squirrels
Richmond Flying Squirrels Game Notes - Richmond Flying Squirrels
Florida State LeagueFlorida State League Names Pitcher and Player of the Week - FSL1
Marauders Drop First in 10 Games, 6-3 - Bradenton Marauders
Stone Crabs Hang on for 7-6 Win - Charlotte Stone Crabs
Dunedin Blue Jays and Brevard County Manatees Postponed Tuesday - Dunedin Blue Jays
Arcia Muscles up in 6-3 Miracle Victory - Fort Myers Mighty Mussels
Cardinals' Lyons Tosses No-Hitter as Teams Split Doubleheader - Fort Myers Mighty Mussels
Flying Tigers/Cubs Postponed - Lakeland Flying Tigers
Flying Tigers to Play Doubleheader on Friday, August 12 Against Manatees - Lakeland Flying Tigers
Pair of Homers Not Enough in 7-6 Loss - Palm Beach Cardinals
Arquimedes Nieto Named FSL Pitcher of the Week - Palm Beach Cardinals
August 9 Tampa Yankees Game Postponed - Tampa Yankees
Frontier LeagueFreedom Fall in 11 Innings - Florence Y'alls
Slammers Squeak by Grizzlies - Joliet Slammers
August 9 Joliet Slammers Game Notes - Joliet Slammers
Crushers Capitalize On Four Errors, Win Seventh In A Row - Lake Erie Crushers
Normal Edges Beach Bums In Opener - Normal CornBelters
Rascals Struck by ThunderBolts - River City Rascals
RiverHawks' rally falls short in 11-6 loss - Rockford RiverHawks
RiverHawks Activate Button, Trade Marsala - Rockford RiverHawks
CornBelted: Home Runs Beat Bums - Traverse City Beach Bums
Wild Things Snap Losing Streak with Victory Over Otters - Washington Wild Things
ThunderBolts Get Early Lead, Hold onto it in 8-2 Win - Windy City ThunderBolts
International LeagueBisons Notes - Buffalo at Syracuse - Buffalo Bisons
Red Sox Sweep Doubleheader at Knights Stadium - Charlotte Knights
Bulls Offense Big in Win - Durham Bulls
Toledo Topples Tribe 4-2 - Indianapolis Indians
IronPigs Game Notes - Lehigh Valley IronPigs
How Sweep It Is: PawSox Sweep Doubleheader - Pawtucket Red Sox
Ryan, Ryan and Rain - Pawtucket Red Sox
National 911 Flag Tour to Visit Frontier Field Saturday, August 20th - Rochester Red Wings
Solano's Pinch-Hit Single Delivers Chiefs Walkoff Win - Syracuse Mets
Midwest LeagueSnappers Split Twin Bill Against River Bandits - Beloit Sky Carp
Big Rally Earns Hot Rods Doubleheader Split - Bowling Green Hot Rods
Taylor Takes Bees to Victory - Burlington Bees
Chiefs Crush Kernels, 8-2 - Cedar Rapids Kernels
Dragons Leading When Game Is Suspended by Rain in Lake County - Dayton Dragons
TinCaps hold off Lugnuts 6-5 to win series - Fort Wayne TinCaps
Cougars, Wisconsin Split Doubleheader - Kane County Cougars
Captains Game Suspended on Tuesday - Lake County Captains
Lugs' Comeback Falls Short In 6-5 Loss - Lansing Lugnuts
Peoria's Win Streak Snapped At Four - Peoria Chiefs
Silver Hawks Split Double Dip with Hot Rods - South Bend Silver Hawks
Celebrate the Community with a Free Event at the Cove - South Bend Silver Hawks
Garman & Britt One-Hit Cougars For 5-0 Win In Game Two - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Cougars Stop Rattlers 1-0 In Game One - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Homestand Highlights: August 10 to 15 - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
New England Collegiate Baseball LeagueSwamp Bats offense powers Keene past Laconia in game one of the NECBL Championship Series - Keene Swamp Bats
New York-Penn LeagueSpikes Halt IronBirds' Win Streak at Five - Aberdeen IronBirds
Aberdeen IronBirds Game Notes - Aberdeen IronBirds
Muckdogs-Cyclones Game Postponed Due to Rain - Batavia Muckdogs
A League Leading Six Muckdogs Named NYPL All-Stars - Batavia Muckdogs
Jammers Rained out at Connecticut - Jamestown Jammers
Four Jammers Named to the All-Star Game - Jamestown Jammers
Trio of Outfielders, Cecchini to Represent Spinners at All-Star Game in Lowell - Lowell Spinners
Four Scrappers Named to All-Star Roster - Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Tigers-Jammers Game Postponed Due to Rain - Norwich Sea Unicorns
Dean Green and Brennan Smith Selected to 2011 All-Star Game - Norwich Sea Unicorns
Al Kaline Night a Booming Success - Norwich Sea Unicorns
Spikes Produce with the Bases Juiced to Beat IronBirds, 5-2 - State College Spikes
State College Spikes Game Notes - August 9 Vs. Aberdeen - State College Spikes
Bark In The Park, Paint The Park Pink Highlight Spikes' Six-Game Homestand - State College Spikes
Martinez's Single Wins it for Cutters - Williamsport Crosscutters
5 Cutters Chosen for All Star Game - Williamsport Crosscutters
North American LeagueThunder Power Past Roadrunners - Edinburg Roadrunners
Caps Continue Dominance During Maui Road Trip - Edmonton Capitals
Barnard Leads Colts Over WhiteWings - Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings
Barnard Lights out Against White Wings - San Angelo Colts
Las Cruces Connection - San Angelo Colts
Northwest LeagueSox Move in to First Place in West Division - Everett AquaSox
Pimentel Shines as Indians Edge Bears 1-0 - Spokane Indians
Hilt Named NWL Player of the Week - Yakima Bears
Northwoods LeagueLunkers Pick Up 10-5 Win over Rochester - Brainerd Lakes Area Lunkers
Pitching Duel Ends in 4-1 Defeat - Madison Mallards
Honkers Fall to Lunkers, 10-5 - Rochester Honkers
Miss MN & Miss Teen MN to Join Bats Wednesday - St. Cloud River Bats
Bucks to Hold Youth Baseball Camp on August 13 - Waterloo Bucks
Walsh Named Young Plumbing & Heating Player of the Week - Waterloo Bucks
Late Grand Slam Not Enough as Comeback Bid Falls Short - Wausau Woodchucks
Woodchucks Alumni Update - Wausau Woodchucks
Gonzalez's Single Caps off Ninth Inning Comeback Victory Against St. Cloud, 5-4 - Willmar Stingers
Element Mobile Outdoor Movie this Friday Night at Witter Field - Wisconsin Rapids Rafters
Pacific Coast League'Topes' Rally Falls Short in 9-6 Loss to Bees - Albuquerque Isotopes
Sky Sox Announce Special Gate Opening for Fans - Colorado Springs Sky Sox
Grizzlies Need Extras, But Beat Chasers, 4-3 - Fresno Grizzlies
Offense Rules Night as Cubs Down Cats, 14-7 - Iowa Cubs
Brandon Dickson Named PCL Pitcher of the Week - Memphis Redbirds
Sounds Come Back to Score Three in the Ninth, Win 6-4 in Reno - Nashville Sounds
Zephyrs Lose in Vegas 12-4 - New Orleans Baby Cakes
RedHawks Game Notes - August 9, 2011 - Oklahoma City Comets
Locke, Van Hekken Lead RedHawks to 10-2 Win - Oklahoma City Comets
Late Rally Gives Nashville 6-4 Win Over Aces - Reno Aces
Round Rock Express Rally Past Tacoma 10-5 - Round Rock Express
Express Honor Lucky Fan - Round Rock Express
Round Rock Express - Game Notes Vs. Tacoma Rainiers - Round Rock Express
Promotions Highlight River Cats' Eight-Game Homestand - Sacramento River Cats
Skid Continues for Padres - Tucson Padres
Pioneer LeagueOwlz Flight Camp this Friday and Saturday - Northern Colorado Owlz
Owlz Sweep Raptors with 11-5 Win - Northern Colorado Owlz
Prospect LeagueQuincy Gems to Host Title Game - Quincy Gems
South Atlantic LeagueChoo Playing for Captains Again Tonight - SAL1
RiverDogs Reading Day Slated for August 14 - Charleston RiverDogs
One BlueClaws Fan Can Win $10,000 on August 18th - Jersey Shore BlueClaws
Gnats Home Stand Preview: August 10 - 17 - Savannah Sand Gnats
Southern LeagueC Yasmani Grandal Placed on DL - Carolina Mudcats
Thursday: Lookouts to Give Away Surprise Premium Collectible - Chattanooga Lookouts
Triunfel to Triple-A Tacoma - Jackson Generals
Generals Notes Tuesday - Jackson Generals
Dollar Night Is Back - Jackson Generals
Suns Finish Homestand with 8-4 Victory - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
Smokies Sweep Doubleheader In Huntsville - Knoxville Smokies
Three Great Giveaways Headline Series at Smokies Park - Knoxville Smokies
J.J. Hoover to Gwinnett - Mississippi Braves
Mudcats Take Series Finale, 4-3 - Mississippi Braves
BayBears Split Two, Keep Big Division Lead - Mobile BayBears
Kaczrowski off DL, Comerota to Yakima - Mobile BayBears
First-Place BayBears Return Home Wednesday - Mobile BayBears
Riverwalk Stadium One of "Coolest" - Montgomery Biscuits
Colome Hurls 1-Hitter in DH Split - Montgomery Biscuits
Texas Collegiate LeagueCane Cutters Doubleheader Wednesday at Fabacher - Acadiana Cane Cutters
Aces Announce Budweiser Shirt-Off-Our-Back Night Thursday, August 11th - Alexandria Aces
Randy Mann Becomes Fourth Straight TCL Pitcher of the Week for Bombers - Brazos Valley Bombers
Pump Jacks Secure Best Overall Record with Convincing Win - East Texas PumpJacks
Kruse Picks up Second TCL Player of the Week Award of 2011 Season - Victoria Generals
Texas LeagueRichards Second Trav Called up to Big Leagues - Arkansas Travelers
Eddie McKiernan Wins TL Weekly Pitchers Award - Arkansas Travelers
West Coast LeagueBlack Bears Miller and Gold Set WCL Records - Cowlitz Black Bears
Black Bears Fall 2-1 to Corvallis - Cowlitz Black Bears
Kelowna Falcons Earn Comeback Win - Kelowna Falcons
Sweets Playoff Bound Despite 8-2 Loss - Walla Walla Sweets
Basketball
International Basketball LeagueGallup Inks Deal with TBB Trier, Bundesliga Top Tier Germany - Albany Legends
National Basketball League of CanadaNational Basketball League of Canada Announces PEI Franchise - NBL Canada
Women's National Basketball AssociationGo Green Night Presented by Waste Management, this Friday at Staples Center - Los Angeles Sparks
This Week with the Seattle Storm - Seattle Storm
Football
Arena Football LeagueAFL Hands out OL, WR and Assistant Coach Honors - AFL
Purify Named Aaron's Rookie Of The Year - AFL
Garcia Named Russell Offensive Player of the Year - AFL
Purify Garners Rookie, Breakout Player Honors - Georgia Force
Barnstormers Banwarth Named AFL Trainer of the Year - Iowa Barnstormers
Arenabowl XXIV Festivities Schedule Announced - Jacksonville Sharks
Sharks Bolster Line with Degg on IR - Jacksonville Sharks
Hughley Named to All-Ironman Team - Jacksonville Sharks
Ranglin Takes AFL Honor - Kansas City Command
Sauk Named Assistant Coach of the Year - Utah Blaze
Canadian Football LeagueGibson's Finest CFL Players of the Week Named - CFL
Solomon Elimimian Collects Defensive Player of the Week Honours - B.C. Lions
Jerome Messam Named CFL Top Canadian for Week #6 - Edmonton Elks
Stellar Play Earns Calvillo Player Of The Week Honours - Montreal Alouettes
Riders Add Two to Practice Roster - Saskatchewan Roughriders
Blue Bombers Sign Defensive Lineman to Practice Roster - Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Indoor Football LeagueSteelhawks Re-Sign Six Players - Lehigh Valley Steelhawks
Southern Indoor Football LeagueBrandon Reed Stays with Lions - Columbus Lions
Hockey
American Hockey LeagueRon Wilson Named as Assistant Coach of the Hamilton Bulldogs - Hamilton Bulldogs
Admirals Open at Home October 14 - Milwaukee Admirals
Rochester Americans Sign Mark Voakes to AHL Contract - Rochester Americans
Sabres Sign Michael Ryan, Paul Szczechura to One-Year Deals - Rochester Americans
Simon, Allen Added to IceHogs Coaching Staff - Rockford IceHogs
Central Hockey LeagueSundogs Add to Defensive Unit with Goulet, Crum - Arizona Sundogs
Chad Woollard Returns for 7th Season with Brahmas - Fort Worth Brahmas
Preece Rejoins Flock - Quad City Mallards
Killer Bees Add Offensive Weapon Pearson - Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
Oilers Sign Two Netminders - Tulsa Oilers
Wichita Thunder Hockey Purchased By Local Brothers - Wichita Thunder
ECHLAces Re-Sign Playoff MVP Scott Howes - Alaska Aces
Express to Take on Florida in Two Preseason Matchups - Chicago Express
Cyclones Add Nathan Moon and Ryan Annesley - Cincinnati Cyclones
Local Product A.J. Hau Re-Signs with Eagles - Colorado Eagles
Everblades Announce 2011-12 Preason Schedule - Florida Everblades
Bowen and Stretch Re-Sign with Reign - Ontario Reign
Ontario Reign to Hold Open Tryouts - Ontario Reign
Reign to Play Pre-Season Home & Home Series Versus Division Rival Vegas - Ontario Reign
North American Hockey LeagueStrong Main Camp Gives Bobcats Confidence - Bismarck Bobcats
Monsters to Hold Main Camp Tryouts Next Week - Fresno Monsters
Ontario Hockey LeagueWolves Host Free Agent Camp On Saturday - Sudbury Wolves
SPHLSPHL Announces Schedule Changes - SPHL
United States Hockey LeagueFighting Saints Announce Preseason Schedule - Dubuque Fighting Saints
U.S. Under-17 Select Team Defeats Czech Republic, 5-1, in U17 Five Nations Opener - U.S. National Team
U.S. Under-18 Select Team Earns 5-4 OT Win Over Russia at Ivan Hlinka Tournament - U.S. National Team
First Hawks Preseason Game Set - Waterloo Black Hawks
Hinostroza Vanquishes Russians - Waterloo Black Hawks
Phantoms Head Coach Curtis Carr Headed to Merrimack - Youngstown Phantoms
Western Hockey LeagueLargest Alumni Showing for Calgary Hitmen Hole-In-One Golf Classic - Calgary Hitmen
Kamloops Blazers Hockey School - Kamloops Blazers
Winterhawks Announce Training Camp Schedule - Portland Winterhawks
Koper Chooses Univ. of Alberta - Spokane Chiefs
Heatherington and Zinkan Shortlisted for World Under-17 Hockey Challenge - Swift Current Broncos
Martin and Gonek Shortlisted by Hockey Alberta - Swift Current Broncos
Lacrosse
Major League LacrossePlayoff Berth Comes Down to Final Day of the Season - Hamilton Nationals
National Lacrosse LeagueBandits, Culp Agree to Two-Year Contact - Buffalo Bandits
Rush Trade Captain - Edmonton Rush
News Philadelphia Wings Acquire Brodie Merrill from Edmonton - Philadelphia Wings
Soccer
Major League SoccerThis Week in MLS - MLS
2011 MLS Cup Playoff Dates Set - MLS
Chicago Fire Name Atul Khosla as Senior Vice President - Chicago Fire FC
Weekly Update : Chivas USA on the Road Part Iii Here We Go Again - Club Deportivo Chivas USA
FC Dallas Reserves Drop 2-0 Decision to Real Salt Lake Reserves - FC Dallas
Timbers Weekly Update - Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake Reserves Return to Play with 2-0 Win at FC Dallas - Real Salt Lake
MLS Reserve League: Seattle Sounders FC 1 at Vancouver Whitecaps FC - Seattle Sounders FC
Cyrus Out For Season, Espinoza And Thomas On International Duty - Sporting Kansas City
Whitecaps FC Appoint Martin Rennie Head Coach for the 2012 Season - Vancouver Whitecaps FC
North American Soccer LeagueNSC Minnesota Prepared for Midweek Match with Fort Lauderdale - Minnesota United FC
Impact Faces Tampa Bay Wednesday at Saputo Stadium - Montreal Impact
RailHawks Coach Major League Soccer Bound - North Carolina FC
FC Tampa Bay Announces 2012 Season Tickets on Sale Now - Tampa Bay Rowdies
United Soccer League ChampionshipOrlando's Watson Named USL PRO Player of the Week - USL
Blues Host LAPD vs. LAFD Exhibition Game Friday - Orange County SC
Los Angeles Falls 3-0 at Antigua - Orange County SC
Match Preview Vs Charlotte & Orlando - Penn FC
Kickers Head to Wilmington Wednesday - Richmond Kickers
Women's Professional SoccerWPS Opens Voting for Year End Awards - WPS
Flash Face magicJack in the Hunt for Top Playoff Ranking - Western New York Flash
Flash Playoff Tickets on Sale Wednesday - Western New York Flash
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