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

Releases for Saturday, January 17, 2026

Basketball

NBA G League
Birmingham Drops 205 Night Contest to Motor City - Birmingham Squadron
Squadron Acquire Jordan Minor - Birmingham Squadron
McNeeley Wins Game at the Foul Line, Pushes Swarm to 125-123 Overtime Win - Greensboro Swarm
Bench, Defense Fuel Cruise Past Squadron, 127-103 - Motor City Cruise
Osceola Magic Fall in Overtime Thriller to Swarm - Osceola Magic
Raptors 905 Comeback Effort Falls Short - Raptors 905
Knight's Career-High and Triple-Double by Nix Secure Win - Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Remix Jet Past Oklahoma City Blue in 127-111 Victory - Rip City Remix
Rip City Remix Host Weekend of Special Games Culminating in a Celebration of Black History Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. - Rip City Remix
Stars Fall to the Skyforce in Their First Meeting of the Season - Salt Lake City Stars
Skyforce Rolls Past Stars for Sixth Win in Eight Games - Sioux Falls Skyforce
Series Preview: vs Salt Lake City Stars - Sioux Falls Skyforce
Herd Loses to Knicks - Wisconsin Herd
Wisconsin Herd Adds Mark Sears - Wisconsin Herd

Hockey

American Hockey League
The Canucks Fall, 1-0, to the San Diego Gulls - Abbotsford Canucks
Islanders Edge Thunderbirds 4-1, Extend Win Streak to Four Wins - Bridgeport Islanders
Wranglers Fall 5-1 to Bakersfield - Calgary Wranglers
Checkers Snag Point, Fall in OT to Bears - Charlotte Checkers
Wolves Hammer IceHogs, 5-2, for Third Win in Row - Chicago Wolves
Cleveland Defeated 5-0 in Providence - Cleveland Monsters
Ostman's 28-Save Shutout, Nyman's Multi-Goal Effort Leads Firebirds over Gulls - Coachella Valley Firebirds
Ostman's Shutout, Nyman's Multi-Goal Effort Leads Firebirds to 4-0 Win over Gulls - Coachella Valley Firebirds
Miner Earns 33-Save Shutout in Eagles' 3-0 Blanking of Henderson - Colorado Eagles
Postava Notches First AHL Shutout in Griffins' Victory over Milwaukee - Grand Rapids Griffins
Early Hole Too Much to Overcome as Wolf Pack Fall 4-1 to Penguins - Hartford Wolf Pack
New York Rangers Assign D Connor Mackey to Hartford Wolf Pack - Hartford Wolf Pack
Cristall Caps 4-3 OT Comeback Win for Bears over Checkers - Hershey Bears
Game Preview: Bears at Checkers, 4 p.m. - Hershey Bears
Iowa Falls 5-4 to Texas in Country Night Thriller - Iowa Wild
Crunch Hold off Phantoms - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
McDonald Recalled to Flyers - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Preview: Phantoms vs. Syracuse, Game 37 - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
DiVincentiis Shutout Lifts Moose at Laval - Manitoba Moose
Ads Stifled by Grand Rapids - Milwaukee Admirals
Blumel, DiPietro Help P-Bruins Blank Monsters - Providence Bruins
Providence Bruins Recall Luke Cavallin from Mariners - Providence Bruins
Amerks Come up Empty-Handed in Utica - Rochester Americans
Gulls Blank Canucks, 1-0 - San Diego Gulls
Barracuda Topped by Tucson, 4-2 - San Jose Barracuda
T-Birds Offense Dries up in Bridgeport - Springfield Thunderbirds
Syracuse Crunch Defeat Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 4-1 - Syracuse Crunch
Stars Lose Late Heartbreaker to Reign - Texas Stars
Roadrunners Extend Win Streak to Five with 4-2 Victory over Barracuda - Tucson Roadrunners
Comets Back in the Win Column, Blank Amerks 3-0 - Utica Comets
Penguins Exact Revenge on Hartford, Win 4-1 - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

ECHL
ECHL Transactions - January 17 - ECHL
ECHL Announces Fines, Suspension - ECHL
Thunder Respond with 3-1 Win in Trois-Rivieres - Adirondack Thunder
Americans' Six-Game Winning Streak Halted - Allen Americans
Swamp Rabbits Edge Gladiators 2-1 - Atlanta Gladiators
Bison Drop Close Game to Komets - Bloomington Bison
Cyclones Hang on to Defeat Rapid City 3-2 on Saturday Afternoon - Cincinnati Cyclones
Florida Everblades Agree to Terms with Lukas Sillinger - Florida Everblades
Will Cranley Added to ECHL All-Star Classic - Florida Everblades
Komets Grab Home Win Against Bison - Fort Wayne Komets
Gargoyles Fall 6-0 in Reading - Greensboro Gargoyles
Hausinger's Point Streak Goes to Seven Games as he Nets Winner against Atlanta - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
Steelheads Fall, 5-1, in Series Finale against Solar Bears - Idaho Steelheads
Fuel Earn Point in Overtime Loss to K-Wings - Indy Fuel
Heartlanders Grab Signature, Come-From-Behind Win in Shootout, 3-2 - Iowa Heartlanders
17 Strong: Shorthanded Icemen Skate Past Everblades - Jacksonville Icemen
K-Wings Edge Fuel in OT Saturday - Kalamazoo Wings
Andreev Plays Overtime Hero on Pirates Night - Maine Mariners
Cavallin Recalled to Providence - Maine Mariners
Admirals Complete Trade with Jacksonville; Sign D Cole Beamin to SPC - Norfolk Admirals
Rush's Comeback Falls One Goal Short in Cincinnati - Rapid City Rush
Rush Game Notes: January 17, 2026 at Cincinnati Cyclones - Rapid City Rush
McMenamin Scores Lone Goal, Royals Drop Military Appreciation Night Matchup with Gargoyles, 4-1 - Reading Royals
Artem Guryev Reassigned by Philadelphia to Lehigh Valley; Royals Sign Hayden Ford to SPC - Reading Royals
Ghost Pirates Win Eighth Straight, Defeat Stingrays 5-1 - Savannah Ghost Pirates
South Carolina Drops Saturday Night Decision to Savannah, 5-1 - South Carolina Stingrays
Knight Monsters Win Regular Season Series against Wichita with Exciting 4-3 Shootout Win - Tahoe Knight Monsters
Walleye Fall Late in 3-2 Shootout Loss to Heartlanders - Toledo Walleye
Tribute to the 1955 Lions Spoiled by a Loss to the Thunder - Trois-Rivieres Lions
Grizzlies Sign Defenseman Zach Plucinski - Utah Grizzlies
Grizzlies Defenseman Christian Felton Signs with AHL's Abbotsford Canucks - Utah Grizzlies
Wheeling's Comeback Attempts Foiled by Admirals - Wheeling Nailers
Worcester Grabs Overtime Point in 3-2 Loss to Pirates - Worcester Railers HC
Railers Sign Forward Matt Myers to ECHL Contract - Worcester Railers HC

Federal Prospects Hockey League
FPHL Ice Chips - Game Recaps - FPHL
Athens' Win Streak Snapped at Eight by Pee Dee - Athens Rock Lobsters
Stone Scores GWG on the PP - Binghamton Black Bears
Franchise Record Crowd Sees 'Cats Battle But Fall to 'Birds, 5-3, in St Jude Showdown - Blue Ridge Bobcats
River Dragons Swarm Sentinels in 1-0 Win - Columbus River Dragons
Shorthanded Goal Lifts Prowlers Past Hat Tricks, 3-1 - Danbury Hat Tricks
Game Preview: Port Huron Prowlers Host Danbury Hat Tricks: January 17 - Danbury Hat Tricks
IceCats Set New FPHL Single Game Attendance High in Win - Pee Dee IceCats
First Period Goals Lift Prowlers Past Danbury - Port Huron Prowlers
Thunderbirds Defeat Bobcats, 5-3 - Twin City Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds Set for Rematch against Bobcats - Twin City Thunderbirds

North American Hockey League
Jake Boulanger Commits to Tufts University - Amarillo Wranglers
HOME GAME DAY: Fairbanks Ice Dogs vs. Anchorage Wolverines - Anchorage Wolverines
Weigel Stands Tall as Wolverines Top Ice Dogs in Shootout - Anchorage Wolverines
Swift Strikes in Overtime as IceRays Sweep Wranglers in Amarillo - Corpus Christi IceRays
Warriors Drop Series Finale vs Odessa - Oklahoma Warriors
Bugs Battle Back, But Fall to Rhinos - Shreveport Mudbugs

Ontario Hockey League
Vanacker Nets 30th as Bulldogs Down Fronts, 5-2 - Brantford Bulldogs
Benak & Paquette Lead Dogs' 4-3 Comeback Victory - Brantford Bulldogs
Erie Fires 42 Shots, Dec Scores as Otters Drop Seventh Straight - Erie Otters
Edwards Scores Short-Handed Goal as Otters Fall in Hard-Fought Battle - Erie Otters
Camden McCuaig Impresses in Brantford Despite Frontenacs Loss - Kingston Frontenacs
Fronts Looking to Sweep the Weekend in Brantford - Kingston Frontenacs
Generals Fall Short to Colts in Barrie - Oshawa Generals
Generals, Colts Meet for Second Time in Six Days - Oshawa Generals
Attack Fall to the Knights in a Back and Forth Game - Owen Sound Attack
Rye Picks up Second Career Shutout in Win over IceDogs - Peterborough Petes
Klepov Picks up Four Points, Shurygin Stops 41 in 6-1 Win over Erie - Saginaw Spirit
Game Preview: Saginaw Spirit at Erie Otters - Saginaw Spirit
Windsor Spitfires Top Brampton Steelheads 5-2 - Windsor Spitfires

Professional Women's Hockey League
Watts' Overtime Goal Gives Sceptres 2-1 Win over Goldeneyes in Battle on Bay Street - Toronto Sceptres
Watts' Overtime Goal Gives Sceptres 2-1 Win over Goldeneyes in Battle on Bay Street - Vancouver Goldeneyes

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Islanders Take League's Best to the Limit, Fall Late to Chicoutimi - Charlottetown Islanders
Fierce Showdown Goes to the Islanders - Halifax Mooseheads
Sags Hold off Cats Comeback on Hockey Day in Canada - Moncton Wildcats

SPHL
SPHL Announces Suspensions - SPHL
Marksmen Bounce Back, Down Dawgs - Fayetteville Marksmen
Marksmen Add Forward Marcus Fechko - Fayetteville Marksmen
Massive Third Period Rally Nets Ice Bears Point in Shootout Loss - Knoxville Ice Bears
Ford Called up to ECHL's Reading Royals - Macon Mayhem
Evansville Edges Ice Flyers, 2 -1 - Pensacola Ice Flyers
Sellout Crowd Awaits Tonight as Ice Flyers Continue Eventful Weekend - Pensacola Ice Flyers
Ice Flyers Announce 4th Sellout of Season - Pensacola Ice Flyers
Game Preview: January 17 vs Evansville - Pensacola Ice Flyers
Peoria Outlasts Quad City, 4-3, in Shootout, Improve to 7-0 in 2026 - Peoria Rivermen
Dawgs Outlasted by Marksmen in 3-2 Home Loss - Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs
Dawgs Outlasted by Marksmen in 3-2 Home Loss - Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs

United States Hockey League
Bucs Fall 4-1 to Fighting Saints - Des Moines Buccaneers
Barron Moves up Ranks in Win over Bucs - Dubuque Fighting Saints
Fighting Five: Saints Visit Bucs for First Time - Dubuque Fighting Saints
Stars Fall, 6-3, on Saturday - Lincoln Stars
Special Teams Battle Goes Other Way in Jacks' 5-4 (SO) Loss to Youngstown - Muskegon Lumberjacks
Lancers Silenced by Storm Saturday Night - Omaha Lancers
Lancers Silenced by Storm - Omaha Lancers
The Herd Fall to the Sioux City Musketeers, 3-1 - Sioux Falls Stampede
Pradel Records League-Leading Fourth Shutout as Tri-City Blanks Omaha 3-0 on Saturday Night - Tri-City Storm
Storm, Lancers Clash on Saturday Night in Omaha - Tri-City Storm
Late CR Goal Halts Hawks - Waterloo Black Hawks

Western Hockey League
Hodnett's Last Second Goal Lifts Oil Kings over Americans - Edmonton Oil Kings
Oil Kings Re-Assign Schollar - Edmonton Oil Kings
Oil Kings Looking to Bounce Back, Welcome Americans to Rogers Place - Edmonton Oil Kings
Wetsch Scores Two Against Former Team as Rockets Beat Hitmen, 5-2 - Kelowna Rockets
Tigers Fall to Raiders, 8-5 - Medicine Hat Tigers
Game Preview: Game 43 VS Raiders - Medicine Hat Tigers
Tigers Win 19th Straight Game, 7-3, over Oil Kings - Medicine Hat Tigers
Warriors Complete Comeback for OT Thriller Win over Spokane - Moose Jaw Warriors
Warriors Looking for Third Win of US Division Road Trip - Moose Jaw Warriors
Warriors Edge Thunderbirds for OT Win - Moose Jaw Warriors
Vees Earn OT Win over Hitmen - Penticton Vees
Game Preview: Vees vs Hitmen - Penticton Vees
Vees Win 10th Straight Game - Penticton Vees
Vees Win 10th Straight Game - Penticton Vees
Game Day Hub: January 17 at Seattle - Portland Winterhawks
Miller Strikes Twice as Hawks Fall to Wild - Portland Winterhawks
Carels Completes OT Thriller as Cougars Edge Rockets in Kelowna - Prince George Cougars
Game Preview: Cougars at Rockets - Prince George Cougars
Lajoie's Hat-Trick Helps Cougars To 7-6 Win over Blazers - Prince George Cougars
Royals Strike Early, Hand Pats Tight Loss at Brandt Centre - Regina Pats
T-Birds Lose in Overtime to Warriors - Seattle Thunderbirds
Chiefs Host Warriors in Rare Cross-Conference Match-Up Saturday Night - Spokane Chiefs
Esler Pitches Shutout, Chiefs Blank Silvertips, 4-0, in Everett - Spokane Chiefs
Kuryachenkov Nets Hattrick and OT Winner against Blades - Swift Current Broncos
Edmonton Scores Buzzer Beater as Americans Fall to Oil Kings, 5-4 - Tri-City Americans
Edmonton Scores Buzzer Beater As Americans Fall, 5-4, To Oil Kings - Tri-City Americans
Preview: Americans at Oil Kings - January 17, 2026 - Tri-City Americans
Hood Makes 42 Saves as Giants Suffer 4-2 Loss to Penticton - Vancouver Giants
Wild Crank out 9-4 Home Win Friday, Clinch Season Series Against Portland - Wenatchee Wild

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
Desert Dogs (3-3) Score WIN over Philadelphia Wings (1-4) at Lee's Family Forum - Las Vegas Desert Dogs
FireWolves' Comeback Falls Short in Loss to Rush - Oshawa FireWolves
FireWolves Look to Keep Momentum Going on the Road in Saskatchewan - Oshawa FireWolves
Teat Scores Five; Black Bears Prevail over Bandits - Ottawa Black Bears
Michael Sowers Had a Four-Goal Game in his Season Debut - Philadelphia Wings
Rush Down FireWolves, 15-10 - Saskatchewan Rush
Rock Come Back To Win Second Straight - Toronto Rock
What to Watch for vs. Rochester Knighthawks - Toronto Rock
Adam Charalambides Scores a Hat Trick in 11-9 Loss to San Diego Seals - Vancouver Warriors
Warriors Fall, 11-9, to Seals in Wild Finish - Vancouver Warriors

Other

Major League Volleyball
Atlanta Vibe Road Trip Continues Sunday at San Diego - Atlanta Vibe
Fury Drop Another Five-Set Thriller to Indy Ignite - Columbus Fury
Ignite Capture Five-Set Thriller at Columbus, Move to 2-0 on Season - Indy Ignite
Supernovas Fall in Five-Set Thriller to Vibe - Omaha Supernovas
Game Preview: Atlanta Vibe at San Diego Mojo: January 18, 2026 - San Diego Mojo

Soccer

Canadian Premier League
Cavalry FC to Face Pacific FC in 2026 TELUS Canadian Championship Preliminary Round - Cavalry FC
Forge FC to Host Halifax Wanderers FC In Preliminary Round of 2026 TELUS Canadian Championship - Forge FC

Gainbridge Super League
Fort Lauderdale United FC Parts Ways with Darya Rajaee - Fort Lauderdale United FC

Major Arena Soccer League
Empire Outshoots Ambush, 32-14, Loses, 4-2, in Nascimento Clinic - Empire Strykers
Comets Visit Milwaukee for Sunday Showdown - Kansas City Comets
Wave Dominant Again in 10-5 Win - San Diego Sockers

Major League Soccer
Inter Miami CF Welcomes ERGO NEXT Insurance as Main Partner, Training Apparel Partner and Official Insurance Partner - Inter Miami CF
New England Revolution Scores 6-0 Win over Sarasota Paradise - New England Revolution
New York City FC Loans Defender Mitja Ilenič to Raków Częstochowa - New York City FC

National Women's Soccer League
Chicago Stars FC Signs Tessa Dellarose - Chicago Stars FC
Denver Summit FC Signs Utah Valley Forward Faith Webber - Denver Summit FC
Denver Summit FC Signs Duke Midfielder Devin Lynch - Denver Summit FC
NC Courage Complete Transfer of Midfielder Denise O'Sullivan to Liverpool FC - North Carolina Courage
Washington Spirit Goalkeeper Lyza Jessee Announces Retirement - Washington Spirit

United Soccer League Championship
Phoenix Rising Adds Mexican Midfielder Diego Gomez from Club Necaxa - Phoenix Rising FC

United Soccer League One
New York Cosmos Mourn the Passing of Rocco B. Commisso - New York Cosmos
Kyle Linhares Signs for One Knoxville SC - One Knoxville SC
Sarasota Paradise Signs Alex Sutton as Club's First Professional Goalkeeper - Sarasota Paradise

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