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Releases for Friday, January 30, 2009

Baseball

American Association
Cats' Gautreau Sold to Tampa Bay - AA
Fort Worth Cats' Infielder Sold to Tampa Bay - Fort Worth Cats
Fort Worth Cats' Infielder Sold to Tampa Bay - Fort Worth Cats

Atlantic League
We Want You To Host A Duck - Long Island Ducks
Revolution To Hold Tryout April 4 - York Revolution

California League
Mike Sweeney to Hold Benefit Baseball Camp - Rancho Cucamonga Quakes

Canadian American League
Capitales' James Purchased By Reds - Can-Am

Eastern League
Rock Cats Radio Network Vaults Into Future - New Britain Rock Cats

Frontier League
Bear Sighting - Lake Erie Crushers
Former Padres Prospect Davis Joins Miners - Southern Illinois Miners

International League
Mets Sign Bobby Kielty, Five Others to Minor League Deals - Buffalo Bisons
Baseball In Education Returns To Victory Field - Indianapolis Indians

Midwest League
2008 Dragons Frazier, Mesoraco Invited to Reds Major League Spring Training Camp - Dayton Dragons
Dow Diamond Hosting ‘Mid-Michigan's Got Talent' - Great Lakes Loons

Pacific Coast League
Hirayama To Be Honored With 2009 Al Radka Award - Fresno Grizzlies
National Anthem Tryouts at Oakview Mall - Omaha Storm Chasers

South Atlantic League
Fluor Field to Showcase College Programs in 2009 - Greenville Drive

Southern League
Individual Tickets To MAX Capital City Classic To Go On Sale - Montgomery Biscuits

Basketball

American Basketball Association
Mega Hip Hop Artist The Game Debuts For Los Angeles Slam - ABA
Seaside Sea Kings To Hire Cheer Director - ABA
Kentucky Bisons Games Postponed - Kentucky Bisons
Streetball Legends Basketball Tour - Montreal Matrix

Continental Basketball Association 1
Patroons Win Fourth In A Row - Albany Patroons
Cavs Ground Skyrockets in Game Two - Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry
Cavs Crush Minot - Lawton-Fort Sill Cavalry

NBA G League
NBA D-League Daily Developments - G League
Stampede Surge Past D-Fenders - Idaho Stampede
Energy Team Up with Ames, Des Moines Lincoln for Basketball Triple-Header - Iowa Wolves
Albuquerque Defeats Dakota, Back to .500 - New Mexico Thunderbirds
Tulsa Falls Short to Austin - Tulsa 66ers

Premier Basketball League
RazorSharks Win Third Straight, Beat Destroyers 119-82 - Rochester RazorSharks

Women's National Basketball Association
Minnesota Lynx Acquire Ninth and Fifteenth Overall Selections in 2009 WNBA Draft - Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota Lynx Acquire Rochester Native Kelly Miller from Phoenix - Minnesota Lynx
Lynx Acquire Christi Thomas from Los Angeles; Trade Deal for Vanessa Hayden-Johnson - Minnesota Lynx
Mercury Acquires Nicole Ohlde - Phoenix Mercury
Washington Mystics Acquire Lindsey Harding - Washington Mystics

Football

American Indoor Football Association
Canton Legends and Arizona Adrenaline Go Dark for 2009 - AIFA

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Two Former af2 Officials to Serve on Super Bowl XLIII Crew - af2
Two Former af2 Officials to Serve on Super Bowl XLIII Crew - af2
Firebirds Announce Six More Players For 2009 af2 Season - Albany Firebirds
Wolves GM Stephanie Bike Named one of 40 under 40 Outstanding NH Citizens - Manchester Wolves

Canadian Football League
Jarious Jackson Agrees to Extension with Leos - B.C. Lions
Barrenechea Returns To Hamilton - Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Blue Bombers Re-Sign Fred Reid - Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Bombers Welcome Back "Good Guy" - Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Continental Indoor Football League
Chicago Slaughter Countdown to Kickoff Event - Chicago Slaughter

Indoor Football League
Wild coaching search begins - Alaska Wild
Omaha Beef to Host Ball Babe Tryouts in February - Omaha Beef
Storm Re-sign MVP Quarterback - Sioux Falls Storm

Hockey

American Hockey League
AHL Quick Hits - AHL
San Antonio Earns Victory on Three Third Period Tallies - Abbotsford Heat
Lalande Returns To Wranglers - Abbotsford Heat
Devils Reigned in by Monarchs 3-0 - Albany Devils
Norfolk Rolls Over Albany 4-1 - Albany River Rats
Wolf Pack Beat Sound Tigers 3-1 - Bridgeport Islanders
Wolves and Thrashers Make Three-Player Swap - Chicago Wolves
Turple Heads to Utah - Chicago Wolves
Moore leads Pack over Sound Tigers - Connecticut Whale
Wolf Pack Recall Goaltender Maxime Daigneault from Charlotte - Connecticut Whale
Griffins Fall to Amerks in a Shootout, 3-2 - Grand Rapids Griffins
'80s Night and Popular Friday Promotions Highlight Wolves' Visit on February 6 - Grand Rapids Griffins
Abdelkader and Downey Trade Places - Grand Rapids Griffins
Griffins Aim for Homestand Sweep - Grand Rapids Griffins
Bulldogs Lose to Marlies 4-2 - Hamilton Bulldogs
Houston Aeros earn 3-2 victory over Binghamton in front of 11,838 - Houston Aeros
Aeros host Binghamton in first ever matchup at Toyota Center tonight - Houston Aeros
8,378 watch Chops fall in close shootout, 4-3 - Iowa Chops
Chops first trip to Chicago ends in shootout loss - Iowa Chops
No Soup For You! Bernier Shutouts Devils - Manchester Monarchs
Monarchs Introduce Winning With Wellness Program - Manchester Monarchs
Moose Swept by IceHogs, 4-1 - Manitoba Moose
Wilson Leads Admirals to 5-4 Win over Chicago - Milwaukee Admirals
Admirals Smoke Rats 4-1 - Norfolk Admirals
Peoria Finishes Road Trip With Shootout Win in Iowa - Peoria Rivermen
Pirates Score Last Four to Beat Bruins 4-2 - Portland Pirates
P-Bruins Fall To Pirates 4-2 - Providence Bruins
Amerks Rally To Down Griffins In Shootout - Rochester Americans
Amerks Kickoff Two-Game Set In Grand Rapids Tonight - Rochester Americans
C Janis Sprukts To Play For Latvian National Team - Rochester Americans
Amerks Sign Ross Carlson To Professional Tryout - Rochester Americans
Early Burst Enough for IceHogs - Rockford IceHogs
Rampage Stomp Out Flames 4-2 - San Antonio Rampage
Coyotes Recall Nikulin from San Antonio - San Antonio Rampage
Falcons Lose To Sharks 3-1 - Springfield Falcons
Falcons Release Forward Derek Bekar - Springfield Falcons
Crunch Tripped Up by Monsters - Syracuse Crunch
Marlies Player To Dye Hair Pink For Cancer Research - Toronto Marlies
Marlies Present Doug Gilmour Bobblehead Day on Saturday - Toronto Marlies
Marlies Release Schneider From SPC - Toronto Marlies
Sharks Feed on Falcons in 3-1 Victory - Worcester Sharks

Central Hockey League
Shots from the Point - CHL
Gorillas tap third period well, beat Oilers 2-1 - Amarillo Gorillas
Special Teams Struggles Spell Disaster for Arizona in 6-3 Loss - Arizona Sundogs
K.C.'s Help Mudbugs Slow the Rush - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
First Period Burst Leads Eagles Past Scorps - Colorado Eagles
Jackalopes Beat IceRays 4-1 - Corpus Christi IceRays
Jaeger Salves, Deitsch Delivers - Fort Worth Brahmas
Bucks Hang On For 3-2 Win - Laredo Bucks
Bucks, Bees Go Again Tonight At LEC - Laredo Bucks
Brahmas Beat RiverKings in OT, 3-2 - Mississippi RiverKings
Eagles Fly Past Scorpions - New Mexico Scorpions
Rage Taste Victory in Arizona...Finally - Rocky Mountain Rage
Tulsa Oilers Weekend Broadcasts - Tulsa Oilers
Thunder Lose Classic in OT - Wichita Thunder

Eastern Professional Hockey League
Eastern Professional Hockey League Game Day Preview - EPHL
EPHL Transactions - EPHL

ECHL
ECHL Transactions January 30th - ECHL
ECHL Today - ECHL
Gladiators Drop 3-2 Decision to Checkers - Atlanta Gladiators
Checkers Edge Gladiators, Win 3-2 - Charlotte Checkers
Kilpatrick Delivers In 3-2 Win For Cyclones - Cincinnati Cyclones
Bombers Mount Late Comeback, Fall Short - Dayton Bombers
Bombers in Action This Weekend - Dayton Bombers
Jackals Fall To Devils, Rematch Tomorrow - Elmira Jackals
Blades Hit 30 Wins with 7-1 Thrashing of Stingrays - Florida Everblades
Auffrey Gets Call to AHL - Florida Everblades
Chiefs Sweep Sea Wolves - Johnstown Chiefs
6,327 See Condors Edge Wranglers 3-1 - Las Vegas Wranglers
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Prison Uniform Night Tonight - Las Vegas Wranglers
Flames Assign Lalande, Springfield Sends Goalie Glenn Fisher - Las Vegas Wranglers
Chiefs Scalp Sea Wolves 5-2 as Northern Trip Continues - Mississippi Sea Wolves
Goaltender Helenius Recalled To Tampa Bay Lightning - Mississippi Sea Wolves
Game Preview: Ontario Reign At Alaska Aces - Ontario Reign
RoadRunners Rally Past Grizzlies 6-5 In A Shootout - Phoenix RoadRunners
Royals Hold On To Beat Nailers, 3-1 - Reading Royals
Stingrays Hammered by Everblades 7-1 - South Carolina Stingrays
Saturn Used Car Giveaway Tonight Benefitting Special Olympics - South Carolina Stingrays
Devils Knock Off Jackals, 5-1 - Trenton Devils
Grizzlies Settle For 6-5 Shootout Loss In Phoenix - Utah Grizzlies
Goaltender Dan Turple Assigned By Atlanta - Utah Grizzlies
Sixsmith Joins Utah In Phoenix; Sgroi Debuts Tonight - Utah Grizzlies
Grizzlies Winter Reading Program Begins Tuesday At Smith Library - Utah Grizzlies
Nailers Lose Hard-Fought Contest at Reading 3-1 - Wheeling Nailers

International Hockey League 2
Jan Jas Scores Hat Trick to Lead PrairieThunder Over Flint - Bloomington PrairieThunder
Prairie Thunder Update - Bloomington PrairieThunder
K-Wings Silenced by Lumberjacks - Kalamazoo Wings
Countdown to Face-Off - Kalamazoo Wings
Icehawks Goalie Mior Records Second Shutout In Third Start - Port Huron Icehawks
Join The Icehawks Players At Cocktail Hour - Port Huron Icehawks

North American Hockey League
Phantoms Explode to 6-1 Rout of Alpena - Mahoning Valley Phantoms
Rangers Win Thriller - Marquette Rangers
RoadRunners Hit Milestones - Topeka Pilots
North Stars halt Machine, 5-1 - Traverse City North Stars
Stars host Motor City, then hit the road - Traverse City North Stars
U.S. National Under-17 Falls to Marquette, 4-3, in OT - U.S. National Team
U.S. Nat'l U18 Team Drops RIT, 6-3 - U.S. National Team

Ontario Hockey League
Officiating Team Announced for the 2009 Subway OHL All-Star Classic - OHL
Knights and 67's First of 11 February CHL Games on Rogers Sportsnet - OHL
Otters Blast Generals - Erie Otters
Rangers Edge Sting 2-1 - Kitchener Rangers
Majors Fall to Spirit - Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
Majors Fall to Spirit - Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
Attack and Bayshore Broadcasting Partner to Host BWDSB High School Boys, Girls Hockey Championships - Owen Sound Attack
Whalers Blue-Collar Effort Nets 4-2 Victory Over Top-Ranked Windsor - Plymouth Whalers
Spirit Knock Off Majors, 6-4 - Saginaw Spirit

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
MAINEiacs Defeat Tigres, 7-2 - Lewiston MAINEiacs
Fans playoff thoughts sought - Moncton Wildcats
Record breaking season continues as Reading is Wild surpasses 400,000 books - Moncton Wildcats
Sea Dogs Come Up Short in Rimouski - Saint John Sea Dogs

SPHL
Haun Returns But Is Unable To Play - Huntsville Havoc
Twin City Extends Winning Streak to Six with Win Over FireAntz - Twin City Cyclones

United States Hockey League
Riders Roll Past Chicago - Cedar Rapids RoughRiders
The Chicago Steel Fall To Des Moines In Overtime - Chicago Steel
Bucs Fall in Sioux City 3-2 - Des Moines Buccaneers
Fargo Force Home Tonight and Saturday - Fargo Force
Hawks Corral Herd - Waterloo Black Hawks

Western Hockey League
WHL Web TV - MAZDA Zoom Zoom WHL Plays of the Week - WHL
Hitmen To Hold Second Annual Lunar Celebration - Calgary Hitmen
Seattle Tops Everett, 3-1 - Everett Silvertips
Ice to Offer Lowest Season Ticket Prices Ever - Kootenay Ice
Hawks Drop 10th Straight, 2-0 to Tri City - Portland Winterhawks
Catch the Hawks against U.S. Division Teams this Weekend - Portland Winterhawks
Catch the Hawks against U.S. Division Teams this Weekend - Portland Winterhawks
T-Birds Move Up In Playoff Standings With Win Over 'Tips - Seattle Thunderbirds
Americans Announce Taylor Procyshen's 'Go Pro' MDA Challenge - Tri-City Americans

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
Knighthawks to Host Toronto on Hall of Fame Night - Rochester Knighthawks
Knighthawks' John Grant To Host Lacrosse Clinic - Rochester Knighthawks
Toronto Rock Face Rochester Knighthawks On The Road - Toronto Rock

Other

National Pro Fastpitch
Thunder Announces Coaching and Skills Clinic - Rockford Thunder

Soccer

Major Indoor Soccer League
Rivals KiXX & Baltimore Collide this Saturday, January 31 - Philadelphia KiXX

Major League Soccer
Rapids Sign Clark, Harvey, Kimura and LaBrocca to New Multi-Year Contracts - Colorado Rapids
D.C. United releases Marcelo Gallardo - D.C. United
FC Dallas Signs 24-Year-Old Forward Sean Bucknor - FC Dallas
New England Revolution announces 2009 preseason roster - New England Revolution
Revolution make roster moves - New England Revolution

USL First Division
Fan Favorite Anthony Stovall Returns To Cleveland - Cleveland City Stars
Impact Continues Camp In Italy - Montreal Impact
RailHawks Sign Former NC State All-America Aaron King - North Carolina FC
Whitecaps add Burgess and Diego - Vancouver Whitecaps
Martin Nash named Whitecaps captain - Vancouver Whitecaps
Whitecaps Add Burgess And Diego - Vancouver Whitecaps

Women's Professional Soccer
Atlanta WPS Launches Name the Team Contest - Atlanta Beat

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