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


Releases for Monday, August 11, 2025



Baseball

American Association
Dogs Bats Go out with a Bang in Series Finale - Chicago Dogs
Michael Hallquist Named AAPB Batter of the Week - Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
RedHawks Acquire All-Star Catcher Erik Ostberg from Milwaukee - Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
Bark in the Park Returns to Blue Cross Park August 23rd - Winnipeg Goldeyes
Lambson Fans 11 as Goldeyes Power Past Saltdogs - Winnipeg Goldeyes

Appalachian League
Kam Durnin Named 2025 Appalachian League Player of the Year - ApL
Freddy Beruvides Named 2025 Appalachian League Pitcher of the Year - Greeneville Flyboys

Atlantic League
Dirty Birds' 6th Annual African American Heritage Night August 12 - Charleston Dirty Birds
Stormers Host Teddy Bear Toss During Youth Hockey Night - Lancaster Stormers

California League
Grizzlies Drop Series Finale to 66ers - Fresno Grizzlies
Stockton Wins Final Home against Modesto 6-0 - Stockton Ports
Star Wars Night, Jersey Giveaway, Hops Night Highlight Rawhide's Penultimate Homestand - Visalia Rawhide

Carolina League
RiverDogs to Induct McAllister, Trez into Hall of Honor - Charleston RiverDogs
Ladies, Local Baseball Legends and More Featured in Penultimate Homestand - Charleston RiverDogs
New-Look Roster Wins Road Series - Fayetteville Woodpeckers

Eastern League
Mets No. 8 Prospect A.J. Ewing Promoted to Double-A Binghamton - Binghamton Rumble Ponies
Aidan Miller Named Eastern League Player of the Week - Reading Fightin Phils
Flying Squirrels Announce 2026 Home Game Schedule at CarMax Park - Richmond Flying Squirrels

Florida State League
JP Smith II Named FSL Player of the Week - Fort Myers Mighty Mussels
Arnaud Named FSL Pitcher of the Week - St. Lucie Mets
St. Lucie Mets Home Stand News: August 12-17 Vs. Jupiter - St. Lucie Mets

Frontier League
Slammers' Grueling August Slump Continues with Sweep by Mississippi - Joliet Slammers
Boomers Bolster Roster for Playoff Push - Schaumburg Boomers
Sojka Purchased by the Cardinals - Schaumburg Boomers
Campos Earns Second Frontier League Player of the Week Award - Tri-City ValleyCats
Join the ValleyCats for Their Final Regular Season Homestand of 2025 - Tri-City ValleyCats

International League
August 17: Team Autograph Day with a Team Photo Giveaway, Kids Run the Bases - Buffalo Bisons
Bisons Host Equipment Drive for 'Leveling the Playing Field' Before Team Autograph Day, August 17 - Buffalo Bisons
Bisons Epic 12-Game Homestand Begins Tuesday with Polish Festival Night, Fireworks - Buffalo Bisons
Clippers 2026 Schedule Released - Columbus Clippers
Bulls Host Nashville in Six-Game Homestand Beginning Tuesday - Durham Bulls
Wiemer Takes Home Player of the Week - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
Jumbo Shrimp Single-Game Playoff Tickets on Sale Today - Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp
Wetherholt Named Cardinals Minor League Player of the Month for July - Memphis Redbirds
Mathews Named International League Pitcher of the Week - Memphis Redbirds
Nashville Sounds Unveil 2026 Schedule at First Horizon Park - Nashville Sounds
Tides Announce 2026 Schedule - Norfolk Tides
Omaha Storm Chasers Homestand Preview: August 12 to 17 vs. St. Paul - Omaha Storm Chasers
New York Mets Promote Four Top Prospects to First-Place Syracuse Mets - Syracuse Mets
Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report - OSC Original by Dan Krieger

Major League Baseball Draft League
2026 Priority Ticket Access Now Open - Frederick Keys
Scrappers Are Back at Eastwood Field on August 15-17 & August 19-21 - Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Coach Katie Sparks Spikes Festivities Sunday, Thunder Take 9-5 Decision - State College Spikes
Thunder Announce Promos and Giveaways for Final 7 Home Games - Trenton Thunder

Midwest League
Hamilton Transferred to 7-Day IL; Hill Transferred from a Fort Myers - Cedar Rapids Kernels
Captain of the Week (8/5-8/10): Michael Kennedy - Lake County Captains
Toyota Road Report: August 12-17 - South Bend Cubs
South Bend Cubs Catcher Ariel Armas Named Midwest League Player of the Week - South Bend Cubs
Wisconsin's Tanner Gillis Named Midwest League Pitcher of the Week - Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Northwest League
First Ever Drone Show in Tri-Cities History - Friday, August 15th - Tri-City Dust Devils
Five Straight Wins: Dust Devils Slug Way Past AquaSox - Tri-City Dust Devils

Northwoods League
Larks Part Ways with Manager Weidemaier - Bismarck Larks
Rolison Twirls a Gem, Surowiec and Downing Go Yard in 6-2 Huskies Win over La Crosse in Postseason Series Game One - Duluth Huskies
Rockers Look to Claim Series over Woodchucks - Green Bay Rockers
Duluth Takes Game #1, Tops Loggers 6-2 - La Crosse Loggers
Rox Shut Down Mankato 4-0, Host Game Three on Tuesday - St. Cloud Rox
Spitters Shut out Growlers to Advance to the Great Lakes Championship Game - Traverse City Pit Spitters
Woodchucks Drop Game One of Playoff Series to Green Bay - Wausau Woodchucks

Pacific Coast League
Isotopes Drop Series Finale to Express, 7-3 - Albuquerque Isotopes
Promotion-Packed Weekend Ahead at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark - Oklahoma City Comets
Aces' Second Princess Night and Toy Story Night Come to Greater Nevada Field this Week - Reno Aces
AJ Blubaugh Named Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week - Sugar Land Space Cowboys

Pecos League
Saguaros Force Game Three, Rally past San Rafael - Tucson Saguaros

Pioneer League
Jackalopes Swept over the Weekend - Grand Junction Jackalopes
Hometown Heat: Boise Hawks Make First-Ever Trip to Bryant Field - Yuba-Sutter Freebirds

South Atlantic League
De Leon's 12-Strikeout Gem, Anderson's 10-RBI Week Propel IronBirds to Series Win over Blue Rocks - Aberdeen IronBirds
Greensboro Grasshoppers Mourn the Passing of Jim Melvin, Longtime Visionary Leader and Advocate for Baseball in the Triad - Greensboro Grasshoppers
Casey Cook Named Rangers' July MiLB Defensive Player of the Month - Hub City Spartanburgers
Bluey & Bingo Appearance, George Lombard Jr. Bobblehead Highlight in Jam-Packed Week of Fun - Hudson Valley Renegades

Southern League
Shuckers Return with Fight Like a Shucker Night, Grateful Dead Night - Biloxi Shuckers
Columbus Clingstones' Landon Harper Named Southern League Pitcher of the Week - Columbus Clingstones
Smokies Series Recap: Smokies Split Action vs Shuckers - Knoxville Smokies

Texas League
Tulsa Takes Series & Pitchers' Duel - Corpus Christi Hooks
Ortiz, Carrillo Take Home Rangers July Monthly Honors - Frisco RoughRiders
Brycen Mautz Named Texas League Pitcher of the Week for Second Time in 2025 - Springfield Cardinals
Chris Newell Again Named TL Player of the Week - Tulsa Drillers

West Coast League
Divisional Championships Take Place Tuesday - WCL
Hemmerling and Cloyd receive honors - WCL
AppleSox Season Comes to a Close - Wenatchee AppleSox

Basketball

Canadian Elite Basketball League
2025 CEBL Playoffs Set to Begin Thursday - CEBL
Surge Outlast River Lions, Cap Regular Season with Four Straight Wins - Calgary Surge
Vancouver Bandits to Host CEBL Western Conference Semifinal - Vancouver Bandits

NBA G League
Birmingham Squadron to Hold Local Player Open Tryout - Birmingham Squadron
Iowa Wolves Acquire Returning Rights to Guard Jules Bernard - Iowa Wolves

Women's National Basketball Association
Sun Drop Final Game against Aces, 94-86 - Connecticut Sun
Game Preview: Dallas Wings at Indiana Fever - August 12 - Dallas Wings
Golden State Valkyries Introduce "Violet" - Golden State Valkyries
Game Preview: Fever Continue Homestand on Tuesday against Dallas - Indiana Fever
A'ja Wilson Records First 30-Point, 20-Rebound Game in WNBA History in 94-86 Win over Sun - Las Vegas Aces
Sparks Are the Storm, Hamby Hits Game-Winner - Los Angeles Sparks

Football

Arena Football One
Four Firebirds Sign with Memphis Showboats - Albany Firebirds

Canadian Football League
Lions Sign Veterans Anthony Bennett, Celestin Haba & Hergy Mayala - B.C. Lions
Elks Add Punter Ethan Duane - Edmonton Elks
Hamilton Tiger-Cats to Debut New Docuseries Giving Fans Unprecedented Inside Look at the Pivotal 2025 Season - Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Roughriders Add 1st Round 2025 Global Draft Selection Sylvain Yondjouen - Saskatchewan Roughriders
Boatmen Ink Veteran DB Branden Dozier - Toronto Argonauts

Indoor Football League
IFL Conference Championship Weekend Recap - IFL
Freight Nominated for Six IFL Awards in Inaugural Season - Fishers Freight

National Arena League
NAL Hosts Annual Owners Meetings in Las Vegas - NAL

United Football League
UFL to NFL Signings Update - UFL
Memphis Showboats RB Deneric Prince Signs with New England Patriots - Memphis Showboats

Hockey

American Hockey League
Condors Sign Four to AHL Deals - Bakersfield Condors

ECHL
Greensboro Gargoyles Sign Veteran Forward Wade Murphy - Greensboro Gargoyles
Reifenberger Coming Back to Norfolk for 2025-26 Season - Norfolk Admirals
Bobby Russell Re-Signs with the Walleye for 2025-26 Season - Toledo Walleye
Utah Grizzlies Sign Forward Ty Voit - Utah Grizzlies
Worcester Railers HC Sign Brothers Tanner and Porter Schachle for 2025-26 Season - Worcester Railers HC

Federal Prospects Hockey League
Athens Rock Lobsters Extend Partnership with Ghost Brands as Agency of Record Through 2027 - Athens Rock Lobsters
Blue Ridge Bobcats Acquire Defenseman Robin Eriksson from Athens Rock Lobsters - Blue Ridge Bobcats
Hat Tricks, Buzaid Appliance Continue Partnership - Danbury Hat Tricks
Hat Tricks Re-Sign Gritty Veteran Josh Newberg - Danbury Hat Tricks
Hat Tricks, Reverie Brewing Company Renew Partnership - Danbury Hat Tricks
Pee Dee IceCats Sign Trevor Lord & Jordan Popoff; Complete Trade with Watertown Wolves - Pee Dee IceCats
National Anthem Singers Wanted - Twin City Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds Sign Defenseman Richard Colarusso to PTO - Twin City Thunderbirds

North American Hockey League
Aberdeen Wings Announce Home Schedule for 2025-26 - Aberdeen Wings

Ontario Hockey League
The Wait Is Over: Count Frontenac Officially Returns to Kingston as Our New Third Jersey - Kingston Frontenacs
Attack Sign Defencemen John Banks from BCHL Sherwood Park Crusaders - Owen Sound Attack
Greyhounds Decide Not to Bid on 2027 Memorial Cup - Soo Greyhounds

SPHL
Ice Flyers Name Justin Stevens as New Assistant Coach & Assistant Director of Hockey Operations - Pensacola Ice Flyers

United States Hockey League
Tynan Lawrence Named 15th Captain in Muskegon Lumberjacks History - Muskegon Lumberjacks

Western Hockey League
Rockets Add Former NHL Forward and Alumnus Brandon McMillan as Assistant Coach - Kelowna Rockets
Cougars Sign Alexander Levshyn to WHL Scholarship & Development Agreement - Prince George Cougars
Cougars Sign Dmitri Yakutsenak to WHL Scholarship & Development Agreemente - Prince George Cougars
Spokane Chiefs Give Back to Shriners Children's Spokane - Spokane Chiefs

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
Ottawa's Jr. Black Bears Ready to Represent in Toronto - Ottawa Black Bears

Other

Major League Rugby
"I Can Run with the Pros." Peyton Wall on his Rookie Season - Chicago Hounds

Major League Volleyball
Dallas Pro Volleyball Makes Historic First Player Signings - Dallas Pulse
Ignite to Launch Year Two of High School Match of the Week Presented by Team Rehab - Indy Ignite
San Diego Mojo Re-Signs All-Star Libero Shara Venegas for 2026 MLV Season - San Diego Mojo
San Diego Mojo Signs All-Star Setter August Raskie for 2026 MLV Season - San Diego Mojo
San Diego Mojo Re-Signs Outside Hitter Kendra Dahlke for the 2026 MLV Season - San Diego Mojo

Soccer

Major Arena Soccer League
Certified Lions FC to Host 2025 MASL Player Combine - MASL

Major League Soccer
Charlotte FC Goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina Named to MLS Team of the Matchday - Charlotte FC
Chicago Fire FC Weekly Update - Chicago Fire FC
Winger Philip Zinckernagel Selected to MLS Team of the Matchday for Matchday 28 - Chicago Fire FC
Homegrown Forward Darren Yapi Named to Team of the Matchday for Brace Performance - Colorado Rapids
Despite Strong Performance, FC Cincinnati Fall 1-0 in Controversial Loss to Charlotte FC - FC Cincinnati
Lalas Abubakar Named to MLSsoccer.com's Team of the Matchday After Scoring in Dallas' 2-0 Win over Portland Timbers - FC Dallas
Jack McGlynn Named to MLSSoccer.com Team of the Matchday - Houston Dynamo FC
LA Galaxy Fall to Seattle Sounders FC at Dignity Health Sports Park on Sunday Night - LA Galaxy
LAFC Weekly - Los Angeles FC
Nashville SC Notes Week of August 11, 2025 - Nashville SC
Anders Dreyer Named to MLS Team of the Matchday 28 - San Diego FC
Earthquakes Forward Preston Judd Selected to MLS Team of the Matchday - San Jose Earthquakes
Sounders FC Earns Emphatic 4-0 Road Win over LA Galaxy on Sunday Night at Dignity Health Sports Park - Seattle Sounders FC
Sporting KC Weekly - Sporting Kansas City

MLS NEXT Pro
Chattanooga Football Club Signs Midfielder Luke Husakiwsky - Chattanooga FC
Forward Thiago Rodrigues scores a brace off the bench; two Academy players make professional debuts - Crown Legacy FC
Match Preview: Crown Legacy FC at FC Cincinnati 2 - Crown Legacy FC
Orange and Blue Earn 4-3 Win over Crown Legacy FC to Move Above Playoff Line - FC Cincinnati 2
Revolution II Battle Columbus Crew 2 to a 2-2 Draw on Sunday Night - New England Revolution II

National Women's Soccer League
Houston Dash Sign Italian International Lisa Boattin - Houston Dash
San Diego Wave FC Announces Key Additions and Promotions to Sporting Staff - San Diego Wave FC
Player Spotlight: Long-Awaited Comeback: Cloé Lacasse Lights up the Field for URFC - Utah Royals FC

United Soccer League Championship
Detroit City FC Announces New Home to be Named AlumniFi Field, Releases Renderings - Detroit City FC
It's Official: Our New Stadium Will be Known as AlumniFi Field - Detroit City FC
FC Tulsa Joins Local Back-To-School Bash - FC Tulsa
Marcos Cerato Nominated for USL Championship Goal of the Week - FC Tulsa
Key Takeaways from Roots' 1-2 Loss at Home to Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC - Oakland Roots SC
Top United States U-16 Defender Tyson Espy Signs with Orange County SC - Orange County SC
Orange County SC Brings Home a Point from Pittsburgh - Orange County SC
Da'vian Kimbrough Leads Mexico's U15s to Concacaf Championship - Sacramento Republic FC

United Soccer League One
FC Naples Defeats Texoma in Thrilling 2-1 Victory - FC Naples
Late Obregon Tally Gives WSC Exciting 3-3 Home Draw Sunday… - Westchester SC

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