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

Releases for Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Baseball

American Association
Rookie of the Year Ulrich Set to Return in 2022 - Sioux Falls Canaries

Atlantic League
Today Dirty Birds Turkey Giveaway - Charleston Dirty Birds
For the Love of a Veteran, Inc., Wins $3K Traditions Bank Donation Thanks to Wagman Construction - York Revolution

California League
Former Ports Player Herman Rathman Passes Away - Stockton Ports

Frontier League
Otters Sign Former Major Leaguer Perez, Three Others in Early Offseason Signings - Evansville Otters
Tanner Cable to Pitch for the Titans in 2022 - Ottawa Titans

International League
Top Performances of 2021, No. 1: Bethancourt Sets Career Best - Indianapolis Indians

Midwest League
Dayton Dragons 2021 Organizational Year in Review - Dayton Dragons

Texas League
Wind Surge Announce ESPN Radio Partnership - Wichita Wind Surge

Basketball

National Basketball League of Canada
Walker Won't be Walking into Training Camp - KW Titans

NBA G League
Miami Heat Sign Squadron Forward Zylan Cheatham - Birmingham Squadron
Hawks Call-Up Squadron Forward Malcolm Hill - Birmingham Squadron
Tre Scott Gets NBA Call-Up from Cleveland Cavaliers - Cleveland Charge
Eight Man Charge Fall in First Showcase Game - Cleveland Charge
Iowa Wolves Close Winter Show Case with 113-101 Win over Greensboro - Iowa Wolves
Nets Unable to Hold off Clippers at 2021 NBA G League Winter Showcase - Long Island Nets
Blue Drop Vipers in OT Thriller to Advance in Showcase Cup - Oklahoma City Blue
Blue Advances to Showcase Cup Championship Game - Oklahoma City Blue
Mavericks Call up Agua Caliente Wing George King - Ontario Clippers
Magic Fall to Warriors at Winter Showcase - Osceola Magic
Stars Roll Past Magic, Finish Showcase 2-0 - Salt Lake City Stars
Stars Deadly from Deep, Cruise Past Charge - Salt Lake City Stars
Force Completes Comeback, Defeats Kings 91-87 - Sioux Falls Skyforce
Sacramento Kings Sign Ade Murkey to 10-Day Contract - Stockton Kings
Stockton Kings Hold off Cleveland Charge in Final NBA G League Winter Showcase Game - Stockton Kings
Legends Fall Short in Reach for Skyhawks - Texas Legends
Knicks Close out Showcase on High Note; Top Capitanes by 10 - Westchester Knicks
Jemerrio Jones Earns NBA Call-Up with Los Angeles Lakers - Wisconsin Herd

Women's National Basketball Association
Dallas Wings Charli Collier Undergoes Successful Knee Scope - Dallas Wings

Football

Canadian Football League
Bethel-Thompson fined; Edwards handed six-game suspension - CFL
Lions Promote Ryan Rigmaiden to Assistant GM/Director of Player Personnel - B.C. Lions
Riders Ink Two Canadians to Extensions, Add American Offensive Lineman - Saskatchewan Roughriders

Indoor Football League
From the Set of American Underdog - Iowa Barnstormers
Storm Sign Multifaceted Running Back - Sioux Falls Storm
Vegas Knight Hawks Announce Signing of Five Players for Inaugural Season Roster - Vegas Knight Hawks

Hockey

American Hockey League
American Hockey League Postpones Tonight's Lehigh Valley-Hershey Game - AHL
American Hockey League Postpones Tonight's Stockton-San Diego Game - AHL
American Hockey League Postpones December 29 Syracuse-Laval Game - AHL
American Hockey League Postpones 2022 All-Star Classic - AHL
Islanders Hold off Wolf Pack in a Shootout - Bridgeport Islanders
Islanders Tangle with Wolf Pack Tonight - Bridgeport Islanders
Melnichuk Makes 34 Saves in San Jose's 4-1 Win over Eagles - Colorado Eagles
Wolf Pack Battle Back, But Fall 6-5 in Shootout to Islanders - Hartford Wolf Pack
Wolf Pack Look to Wrap up Two Points Before Holiday Break - Hartford Wolf Pack
Tonight's Hershey Bears Game Postponed - Hershey Bears
Game Preview: Phantoms at Bears, 7 p.m. - Hershey Bears
Phantoms at Hershey Postponed - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Phantoms Top Hershey, Point Streak at 5 - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
IceHogs Create Multiple Chances; Come up Short in 2-0 Loss to Admirals - Rockford IceHogs
Tonight's Stockton-San Diego Game Postponed - San Diego Gulls
Three San Jose Barracuda Players Placed in AHL's Covid-19 Protocol - San Jose Barracuda
Barracuda Trap Eagles, Collect 4-1 Win - San Jose Barracuda
Thunderbirds Announce Rescheduled Road Game Dates - Springfield Thunderbirds
Stockton at San Diego Postponed - Stockton Heat
5 Things: Heat at San Diego - Stockton Heat
Heat Wrap Pre-Break Slate Wednesday at San Diego - Stockton Heat
Syracuse Crunch, Laval Rocket Game Postponed - Syracuse Crunch
Tampa Bay Lightning Reassign Defenseman Andrej Sustr to Syracuse Crunch - Syracuse Crunch
Joseph Scores Late, But Penguins Fall to Bears, 4-1 - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

ECHL
ECHL Transactions - December 22 - ECHL
Gladiators Earn Point in Milestone Game for Nesbitt - Atlanta Gladiators
Nesbitt Set to Play in 1000th Game in Jacksonville - Atlanta Gladiators
Florida Everblades Announce Partnership with StellarAlgo - Florida Everblades
Game Preview: Gladiators at Icemen, December 22, 2021 - Jacksonville Icemen
Mariners Will Not Play at Worcester December 26 - Maine Mariners
Solar Bears Acquire Kai Edmonds from Oilers - Orlando Solar Bears
Boka Scores Teddy Bear Toss Goal, But Solar Bears Fall 5-3 to Gladiators - Orlando Solar Bears
Oilers Trade Goaltender Kai Edmonds to Orlando - Tulsa Oilers
Worcester Railers to Host Home for the Holidays Games Presented by UniBank December 26 & 27 - Worcester Railers HC
ECHL Announces Schedule Changes - Worcester Railers HC

North American Hockey League
Wings Wrap 2021 at Odde Ice Center - Aberdeen Wings
Tyler Gaulin Commits to Mercyhurst - Maine Nordiques

Ontario Hockey League
Frontenacs, Steelheads and Storm Included in Week 12 Edition of Kia CHL Top 10 Rankings - OHL
Steelheads Place 9th Heading into Winter Break - Brampton Steelheads
Group Effort Keys Success - North Bay Battalion
The Petes in Partnership with Emterra Environmental Collect over 300 Pieces of Hockey Equipment - Peterborough Petes
Sting Sign Easton Wainwright to Standard Player Agreement - Sarnia Sting

Premier Hockey Federation
PHF Announces New Multi-Year Exclusive Trading Card Agreement with Upper Deck - PHF

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Kia CHL Top-10 Rankings Unveiled for Week 12 - QMJHL

United States Hockey League
USHL Announces Findings of Omaha Lancers Investigation - USHL

Western Hockey League
ICE on Top Entering Winter Break - WHL
Game On: All Wheat King Tickets to be Honoured in Reduced Capacity - Brandon Wheat Kings
Michal Gut Named Alternate Captain of Czech Republic - Everett Silvertips
Updated COVID Protocols Announced - Lethbridge Hurricanes
Warriors Sign Top-Three Picks from 2021 WHL Prospects Draft - Moose Jaw Warriors
Raiders Sign Grady Martin to WHL Standard Player Agreement - Prince Albert Raiders
Cougars Sign Laing to WHL Standard Player Agreement - Prince George Cougars
Hockey Canada Statement on 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship Fan Capacity - Red Deer Rebels
Numerica Hooptown USA Holiday Series Raises over $15,000 for Local Non-Profits - Spokane Chiefs
Giants Sign 2006-Born Forward Justin Ivanusec - Vancouver Giants
Carson Lambos World Juniors Bound - Winnipeg Ice

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
FireWolves Announce Promotions for Next Home Game - Albany FireWolves
Local Product Fields Embracing Time with Bandits - Buffalo Bandits
Bandits Announce Updated Vaccine Policy - Buffalo Bandits
Thunderbirds Home Game vs New York Rescheduled to February 4th - Halifax Thunderbirds

Other

Major League Rugby
Inside the Scrum: What Austin Are Hoping to Gain from Landmark Docuseries - Austin Gilgronis

Soccer

Major Arena Soccer League
Ricardinho Cavalecante Named Interim Head Coach of the Dallas Sidekicks - Dallas Sidekicks

Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire FC Sign Academy Product Victor Bezerra to Homegrown Player Contract - Chicago Fire FC
Columbus Crew Names Eric Quill and Blair Gavin as Assistant Coaches - Columbus Crew SC
FC Dallas Head Coach Nico Estévez Finalizes Coaching Staff - FC Dallas
Houston Dynamo FC Sign Free Agent Steve Clark - Houston Dynamo FC
New England Revolution Sign Three-Time MLS Cup Champion Defender Omar Gonzalez - New England Revolution
Taty Castellanos Named NYCFC's 2021 Team MVP - New York City FC
Toronto FC Sign Defender Shane O'Neill - Toronto FC

National Women's Soccer League
USWNT and NJ/NY Gotham FC Defender Imani Dorsey Wins U.S. Soccer's First One Nation. Social Impact Award - NWSL
Houston Dash Acquire Rights to Goalkeeper Ella Dederick from OL Reign - Houston Dash
University of Virginia Midfielder Taryn Torres Inks One-Year Deal with NJ/NY Gotham FC - NJ/NY Gotham FC
OL Reign Acquire Draft Pick in Trade with Houston - Seattle Reign FC
Washington Spirit Re-Sign Morgan Goff to New Contract - Washington Spirit
Washington Spirit Re-Sign Midfielder Taylor Aylmer to New Contract - Washington Spirit
Washington Spirit Sign Forward Ashley Hatch to New Extension - Washington Spirit

United Soccer League Championship
FC Tulsa Re-Signs Captain Bradley Bourgeois for 2022 Season - FC Tulsa
San Antonio FC Re-Signs Midfielder Mohammed Abu to Multi-Year Contract - San Antonio FC

United Soccer League One
USL League One Unveils 2022 Regular Season Schedule - USL1
Charlotte Independence 2022 Schedule Set for USL League One - Charlotte Independence
2022 Schedule Features New Teams & Familiar Rivals - FC Tucson
Greenville Triumph 2022 League One Schedule Released - Greenville Triumph SC
NoCo Hailstorm FC Unveils 2022 Schedule - Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC
Tormenta FC Reveals 2022 USL League One Schedule - South Georgia Tormenta FC
Union Omaha Unveils 2022 USL League One Regular Season Schedule - Union Omaha

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