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

Releases for Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Baseball

American Association
AirHogs March Onto Elite Eight - Grand Prairie AirHogs
Gardner Returns; Former Husker Among Saltdogs Signees - Lincoln Saltdogs
Wingnuts vs. Thunder - Wichita Wingnuts

Atlantic League
B.B. Looking To Reel In Some Young Fans For A Fun Season - Bridgeport Bluefish
Barnstormers Ink Former Orioles Reliever Rleal - Lancaster Stormers
Ducks Sign Four - Long Island Ducks
Somerset Patriots Sign Two Infielders - Somerset Patriots

California League
The Nuts Need Your Help - Modesto Nuts
The Nuts Need Your Help - Modesto Nuts
San Jose Giants Announce Inaugural FanFest on Tuesday, April 1st - San Jose Giants

Canadian American League
Pride Weekly - American Defenders of New Hampshire

Carolina League
K-Tribe Takes On Mount Olive in Exhibition Showdown - Kinston Indians
"Brothers Gotta Hug" Dinger's Younger Sibling Deuce Joins Pelicans - Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Blue Rocks To Honor Late Team President In Season Opener - Wilmington Blue Rocks

Eastern League
Senators' Saturday Nights Jam Packed - Harrisburg Senators
2008 High School Baseball Series Match-Ups Announced - New Hampshire Fisher Cats
Vote For The Thunder In National March Madness Contest - Trenton Thunder

Frontier League
Florence Freedom Open Tryout April 30th - Florence Y'alls
Amateur Baseball schedule at Champion Window Field Announced - Florence Y'alls
SLU-SIUC to Continue Rivalry at GCS Ballpark - Gateway Grizzlies
Miners Swing For Final Four - Southern Illinois Miners

International League
Josh Barfield Optioned to Bisons - Buffalo Bisons
Sing Your Heart Out At Knights Fest 2008 - Charlotte Knights
Columbus Clippers Opening Day April 3rd - Columbus Clippers
Tides Hit Five Home Runs In 11-0 Win Over Tribe - Indianapolis Indians

Midwest League
Dragons Camp Winding Down In Sarasota - Dayton Dragons
Chiefs Announce First Annual Memorial Day 4 Mile Run - Peoria Chiefs

New York-Penn League
Jersey-Off-The-Back Auctions Headline 2008 Special Ballpark Events Schedule - State College Spikes
Vermont Lake Monsters In Need Of A Strength And Conditioning Intern - Vermont Lake Monsters

Northern League
Northern League Transactions- March 25 - NL

Northwest League
Hawks Host Pitch, Hit & Run Competition - Boise Hawks

Pacific Coast League
Sounds Edged By River Cats In Spring Action - Nashville Sounds
Sounds Edged By River Cats In Spring Action - Nashville Sounds

South Atlantic League
Bruce Sutter to Throw First Pitch for Rome Braves - Rome Emperors

South Coast League
SCL CEO Resigns - SCL

Southern League
Diamond Jaxx News - Jackson Generals

Texas League
Travelers Baseball Museum Opens At Dickey-Stephens Park - Arkansas Travelers
NW Arkansas Falls to San Antonio Tuesday, 8-3 - Northwest Arkansas Naturals
Naturals to Host Exclusive Suiteholder's Reception Wednesday - Northwest Arkansas Naturals
Naturals Plan Seat Dash for Arvest Ballpark This Saturday - Northwest Arkansas Naturals
Budweiser Clydesdales Visit Hammons Field - Springfield Cardinals

Basketball

American Basketball Association
Final 8 Awaits Manchester - Saint John Riptide
Vermont Heads For Quebec City And ABA Final 8 - Vermont Frost Heaves
Commentary: The ABA All-Star Game: A View from the Bench - OSC Original by Chris Munson

Continental Basketball Association 1
Skyrockets Land From Long Distance to Even CBA Finals - Minot Skyrockets

NBA G League
Eddie Gill Earns Gatorade Call-Up To The Seattle SuperSonics - G League
NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
Anaheim Arsenal Play Ball With OCARC - Anaheim Arsenal
Colorado 14ers Weekly - Colorado 14ers
Eddie Gill Earns Gatorade Call-Up To the Seattle SuperSonics - Colorado 14ers
Wizards finish regular season at home with win - Dakota Wizards
Mad Ants Road Trip - Indiana Mad Ants
Fontenot Sparks Rally in Tulsa Win - Rio Grande Valley Vipers

Premier Basketball League
PBL weekly - PBL
PBL Championship Game Will Be Broadcasted Live On TV, Radio, And Internet - Rochester RazorSharks
Razorsharks PBL Championship Tickets on Sale Now - Rochester RazorSharks

Women's National Basketball Association
Sparks To Partner With March Of Dimes, Starting With April 26 March For Babies - Los Angeles Sparks
Sparks to Partner with March of Dimes, Starting with April 26 March for Babies - Los Angeles Sparks

Football

American Indoor Football Association
AIFA facing challenges - OSC Original by Josh Stein

Arena Football League (1987-2008)
Grand Rapids' MacPherson, Philadelphia's Jackson, New Orleans' Spears, Chicago's Alfonzo Earn Honors - AFL I
Average Attendance Highlights Successful First Quarter of 2008 Regular Season - AFL I
Rampage Set Team, League Scoring Records in 92-52 Win over Brigade - AFL I
DeJuan Alfonzo Named AFL Ironman Of The Week - Chicago Rush
James MacPherson Named Co-Offensive Player Of The Week - Grand Rapids Rampage
Rampage Set Scoring Records in 92-52 Win over Kansas City - Grand Rapids Rampage
VooDoo aim for fourth striaght win on road at Colorado - New Orleans VooDoo
"Philadelphia Soul Live" To Debut On Wednesday - Philadelphia Soul
SaberCats Weekly - San Jose SaberCats
Storm-Soul Preview - Tampa Bay Storm
Storm Sign Quarterback - Tampa Bay Storm
Storm The Greens - Tampa Bay Storm

arenafootball2
Dusters Partner With High Plains Food Bank For Food Drive - Amarillo Venom
Boise Burn Cut Squad to 24; Announce Opening Day Roster - Boise Burn
The Peoria Pirates Are Looking For Singers - Peoria Pirates
2008 Season Is "For The Love Of Football" - Stockton Lightning
Lightning Announce 2008 Opening Roster - Stockton Lightning

Canadian Football League
CFL awards conditional franchise to Ottawa group - CFL
"Team Tucker" adds newcomer - Edmonton Elks
Champions In The Community For The Week Of March 24, 2008 - Edmonton Elks
Bombers hit basketball court for charity - Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Bomber Store offers great deals, chance to meet stars - Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Intense Football League
Barracudas Bring Bite To Bell County Expo Center - CenTex Barracudas
Thunder announces time change for April 13 game - Frisco Thunder
Cudas Upset Thunder 54-50 - Frisco Thunder

United Indoor Football Association
UIF Week Three Review - UIF
Extreme, PrairieThunder Join Together To Support Easter Seals - Bloomington Extreme
Omaha Beef Aim To "Stop The Streak" Saturday Against Sioux Falls - Omaha Beef
A New Star And An All-Time Great to Appear On The Kurtiss Riggs Show - Sioux Falls Storm

Hockey

American Hockey League
Wolves Playoff Tickets On Sale Friday - Chicago Wolves
Wolves Playoff Tickets On Sale Friday - Chicago Wolves
Moose Let Loose on Monsters - Cleveland Monsters
Drew Seeley In Concert At Wolf Pack's Home Game Friday, March 28 - Connecticut Whale
Ferris Goalie O'Keefe Joins Griffins - Grand Rapids Griffins
Aeros come back from two-goal deficit to defeat Peoria 3-2 in a shootout - Houston Aeros
Aeros take on Peoria tonight in West Division matchup - Houston Aeros
Iowa Stars Players And Apprentices "Stick Up" For Victims Of Domestic Violence - Iowa Chops
Moose notch ninth straight & set road record - Manitoba Moose
Admirals Hope To Take Bite Out Of Bears And Monarchs - Norfolk Admirals
Goaltender Ryan Munce Reassigned To Norfolk - Norfolk Admirals
Boutin Gets The Call To Tampa - Norfolk Admirals
Admirals' Annual MDA Jersey Auction Set for Saturday - Norfolk Admirals
Admirals' Annual MDA Jersey Auction Set for Saturday - Norfolk Admirals
Aeros Power Play Helps Houston to Shootout Win - Peoria Rivermen
Rivermen Begin Road Trip Tonight In Houston - Peoria Rivermen
Matt Lashoff Recalled by Boston - Providence Bruins
Amerks Sign Defenseman Mike Kostka To ATO - Rochester Americans
Rampage To Honor Military Personnel Friday - San Antonio Rampage
Oilers Recall Drouin-Deslauriers - Springfield Falcons
Crunch Weekly- Home Sweet Home - Syracuse Crunch
Stewie From ‘Family Guy' To Appear At Crunch Game March 28 - Syracuse Crunch
Chevron Friday Night Autograph Series Presented By The American Dairy Association Continues March 28 - Syracuse Crunch
Marlies Announce Contestants For Million Dollar Shot - Toronto Marlies
Individual Playoff Tickets On Sale This Friday - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Sound Tigers And Bulldogs Visit This Week - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

Central Hockey League
Arizona's Cory Urquhart Named Sher-Wood/CHL Player Of The Month - CHL
Andy Franck Named Sher-Wood/CHL Goaltender Of The Month - CHL
IceDogs' Dahm Named ADT CHL Goaltender Of The Week - CHL
Bryce Swan Of The Halifax Mooseheads Named CHL Player Of The Week - CHL
Cory Urquhart's Four-Goal Night Voted Performance Of The Week - CHL
Urquhart Awarded CHL Performance Of The Week - Arizona Sundogs
Sundogs Finalize, Announce 2008 Playoff Roster - Arizona Sundogs
Playoff Roster, Possible Schedules Announced - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
RiverKings-Brahmas Game Moved To Y96.1FM - Mississippi RiverKings
SteelHounds Goaltender Finishes Regular Season On A High Note - Youngstown SteelHounds

ECHL
ECHL Transactions- March 25 - ECHL
Phoenix's Smith Suspended One Game - ECHL
Victoria's Goldie Named In Glas Co Player Of The Week - ECHL
Royals Rookie Murray Named Rbk Hockey Goalie Of The Week - ECHL
Columbia's Cashman Fined - ECHL
ECHL Today - ECHL
Lynx shoot down Ice Pilots 1-0 in OT - Augusta Lynx
Condors close in on playoff position - Bakersfield Condors
Condors pound Fresno, 6-2, move into three-way playoffs tie - Bakersfield Condors
Stingrays overpower Checkers - Charlotte Checkers
Dayton takes final match up with Reading in 3-2 win - Dayton Bombers
Jackals Sign Two From Local College Ranks - Elmira Jackals
Jackals Release Bicek - Elmira Jackals
Panthers Assign Rookie D-Man to Blades - Florida Everblades
Fresno Falcons Welcome Raiders, Girl Scouts and March of Dimes this Weekend - Fresno Falcons
Wranglers Weekly - Las Vegas Wranglers
Wranglers Round Up - Las Vegas Wranglers
Reign Adds Experience To Sales Staff - Ontario Reign
Ice Pilots Lose Heartbreaker in OT to Augusta 1-0 - Pensacola Ice Pilots
Ice Pilots Weekly - Pensacola Ice Pilots
John Murray Named Rbk Hockey ECHL Goaltender Of Week - Reading Royals
Kiser, Stingrays KO Charlotte 5-2 - South Carolina Stingrays
Stingrays Host Charlotte Tonight - South Carolina Stingrays

International Hockey League 2
Extreme, PrairieThunder join together to support Easter Seals - Bloomington PrairieThunder
Generals School Day game set for Wednesday morning - Flint Generals

North American Hockey League
Blues Goaltender Phil Cook named NAHL Player Of The Week - NAHL
Jets Launching Game Worn Jersey Auction Saturday Night - Fargo-Moorhead Jets
Fargo-Moorhead Jets Weekly - Fargo-Moorhead Jets
Bartus Earns Honorable Mention for Player of the Week - Mahoning Valley Phantoms

Ontario Hockey League
Storm Weekly - Guelph Storm
IceDogs Finish Off Majors - Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
IceDogs double up Majors, 6-3 - Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
IceDogs Game 5 Tickets - Niagara IceDogs
Hooters Hosting Spirit Post-Game Party - Saginaw Spirit

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Olivier Fortier awarded the Guy-Carbonneau Trophy - QMJHL
Bryce Swan Of The Halifax Mooseheads Named CHL Player Of The Week - QMJHL
Coaches Suspended, Organizations Fined - QMJHL
Lewiston tops Cape Breton 2-1 - Lewiston MAINEiacs
Sea Dogs shoot down Rocket's comeback attempt - Saint John Sea Dogs
Jim Midgley Named Assistant Coach for Team Atlantic at 2009 World U-17 Hockey Challenge - Saint John Sea Dogs

SPHL
FireAntz Announce First Round Playoff Schedule - Fayetteville Marksmen
Hessler, Velemirovich Honored By SPHL - Fayetteville Marksmen

United States Hockey League
Jones, RoughRiders Bounce Des Moines 4-1 - Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
Bucs Fall in Cedar Rapids 4-1 - Des Moines Buccaneers
14 Former Ice Players Shoot For "Frozen Four" - Indiana Ice
Former Stampede Goalie, John Murray, Named ECHL Goalie of the Week - Sioux Falls Stampede

Western Hockey League
'Canes Grab Commanding 3-0 Lead - Brandon Wheat Kings
Brandon Wheat Kings Ticket Sales Soft for Game 3 - Brandon Wheat Kings
No Bench Change For 2008-09 - Kamloops Blazers
Kelowna Rockets Game 6 Playoff Tickets ON SALE - Kelowna Rockets
Pats Hit The Road For Swift Current - Regina Pats
T-Birds comeback gets game 4 win - Seattle Thunderbirds
Richard Scores All Three Goals in 3-2 Overtime Win in Kelowna - Seattle Thunderbirds
Chiefs Radio Broadcasts Move to 1510 KGA - Spokane Chiefs
Justin Dowling Nominated for Boston Pizza 'Fan's Choice' Player of the Week - Swift Current Broncos

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
Bandits Acquire Mike Accursi - Buffalo Bandits
Gill Returns To Mammoth In Deal With Rush - Colorado Mammoth
Rush make Mammoth deal - Edmonton Rush
New York Titans And Wounded Warrior Project Host "Heroes Cup" - Orlando Titans
Jax And Rush Swap Three Players - Portland Lumberjax
Knighthawks Sign Forward Cory Vitarelli To Two-Year Deal - Rochester Knighthawks
Rock acquire Roughnecks forward Lewis Ratcliff - Toronto Rock

Other

National Pro Fastpitch
Thunder Announce 2008 Youth Tournaments - Rockford Thunder

Soccer

Major Indoor Soccer League 2
Storm Weekly - Chicago Storm
Chicago Storm Weekly - Chicago Storm
Fox Soccer Channel To Televise 2008 MISL Championship Series Final Live In Prime Time On April 26 - New Jersey Ironmen

Major League Soccer
Four Dallas Sueno MLS Finalists Invited To Join FC Dallas Juniors - MLS
Rapids Release Standing Room-Only Tickets For Opening Day - Colorado Rapids
Real Salt Lake Weekly - Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake Names Levy Restaurants Official Restaurant Partner at RSL Stadium - Real Salt Lake
RSL Wins Kickoff Cup 3-0 Over Lobos PFC - Real Salt Lake
Earthquakes Weekly Update - March 25, 2008 - San Jose Earthquakes

United Soccer League Championship
Harrisburg City Islanders - Preseason Report - Penn FC

USL First Division
RailHawks Defeat Campbell 3-1 - North Carolina FC
RailHawks Play Second Scrimmage Tuesday Night - North Carolina FC
Timbers' Wicks, Jordan Transferred To Galaxy Of MLS - Portland Timbers
Timbers Re-Sign Defender Justin Thompson For 2008 Season - Portland Timbers
Sounders Re-Sign Midfielder Josh Gardner - Seattle Sounders

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