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Headlines for September 1, 2015

Baseball

American Association
ThunderHeads to face Witchita to close - Amarillo Globe-News
RedHawks 9, Winnipeg 2 - Fargo Forum
Sergey Honored by American Association - KGNS
Lemurs lose in 12th inning at KC, Sergey named pitcher of the week - Laredo Morning Times
Sports briefs Pt. 2 - Newton Kansan
Audio: Terry Hersom talks with Dave Nitz - Sioux City Journal
HERSOM: Explorers enjoying success never before seen - Sioux City Journal
Wingnuts size up competition before likely playoff appearance - Wichita Eagle
True North makes big investment in Manitoba Moose future with IcePlex expansion - Winnipeg Sun

Appalachian League
P-Rays nip Astros 4-2 - Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Blue Jays intent on finishing the season on a positive note - Bluefield Daily Telegraph
E-Twins top Bristol in 10th - Bristol Herald Courier
Errors cost Royals in loss to Bluefield - Burlington Times-News
K-Mets' winning streak comes to decisive end, 14-6 - Kingsport Times-News
Photo Gallery: Danville Braves at Kingsport Mets - Kingsport Times-News
Pulaski Yankees pitching overwhelms Johnson City Cardinals - Roanoke Times & World News

Atlantic League
Lancaster soccer fans wild over Philadelphia Union's win over City Islanders - Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
What happens in the life of a York Revolution baseball? - York Daily Record
Foot Power: QB Club adds another race to local menu - York Daily Record

California League
Rawhide closes out season with 7-game homestand - Visalia Times-Delta

Canadian American League
Miners players give opinions about their time during club's 1st - New Jersey Herald

Carolina League
Keys pitcher Hess receives honor - Frederick News-Post
Patience pays off for Papi during season with Hillcats - Lynchburg News & Advance

Eastern League
SeaWolves 2, RubberDucks 1 - Akron Beacon Journal
New addition Yhoxian Medina eager to help RubberDucks' playoff push - Akron Beacon Journal
Phillies name three September callups; Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez starting for IronPigs - Allentown Morning Call
Baysox clinch playoff berth - Annapolis Capital Gazette
Matz sharp, but B-Mets fall at Reading - Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
Eastern League: Flying Squirrels grounded by Senators in series opener - Carlisle Sentinel
SeaWolves hold off RubberDucks - Erie Times-News
New Britain closes stadium with extra-inning, walk-off win - Erie Times-News
Report: Harrisburg Senators' catcher Pedro Severino promoted to Washington Nationals as MLB rosters - Harrisburg Patriot-News
Flying Squirrels grounded by Senators in series opener - Harrisburg Patriot-News
Loss to Sea Dogs eliminates Fisher Cats from playoff hunt - Manchester Union Leader
Hall of Famers come to New Britain for good cause - New Britain Herald
Former Rock Cats slugger Sano now a star for Twins - New Britain Herald
Trenton Thunder loses another chance to gain ground - Newark Star-Ledger
Sea Dogs score five in the ninth to win - Portland Press Herald
Fightin Phils replay Aug. 31, 2015 - Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Fightin Phils clinch Eastern League playoff berth - Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Squirrels fall at Harrisburg - Richmond Times-Dispatch
Broadcast passion comes across loud and clear - Trenton Times

Florida State League
Daytona Tortugas, Clearwater Threshers washed out again - Daytona Beach News-Journal
Flying Tigers earn road sweep - Lakeland Ledger
FSL: Charlotte rallies past St. Lucie in rain-shortened game - Port Saint Lucie Tribune
FSL: Charlotte rallies past St. Lucie in rain-shortened game - Port Saint Lucie Tribune

Frontier League
Ozzie Guillen to manage CornBelters on Wednesday - Bloomington Pantagraph
Tonight: Help Florence Freedom fight heroin epidemic - Community Press & Recorder

International League
Phillies name three September callups; Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez starting for IronPigs - Allentown Morning Call
Braves questions, answered - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
September Call-ups: Loiup, Tepera, Kawasaki, Pompey, Francis - Inside Pitch - Buffalo News
Matt Hague: IL MVP by the numbers - Inside Pitch - Buffalo News
RailRiders come back to beat Herd - Buffalo News
Bisons' Diaz masters the art of anticipation - Buffalo News
Quick hits: Scranton 6, Bisons 4 - Inside Pitch - Buffalo News
Diaz displays big-play instincts - Inside Pitch - Buffalo News
Charlotte Knights box score 08.31.15 - Charlotte Observer
Charlotte Knights' Hector Noesi takes no-hitter into 6th in win - Charlotte Observer
RailRiders get past Buffalo - Citizens Voice
Baseball | Clippers' Aguilar a postseason All-Star - Columbus Dispatch
Baseball | International League standings, schedule; Clippers box score - Columbus Dispatch
Indians 6, Clippers 3, 12 innings: Bullpen stumbles in Clippers' defeat - Columbus Dispatch
Durham Bulls edge Gwinnett Braves in series opener - Gwinnett Daily Post
Garcia comes through again to lift Tribe to win over Columbus - Indianapolis Star
Louisville's Adam Duvall homers in first Cincinnati Reds at-bat - Louisville Courier-Journal
Louisville baseball's Adam Duvall promoted from Bats to Cincinnati Reds - Louisville Courier-Journal
Tides fall to Noesi, Charlotte, but Norfolk's IL South lead stays at three - Daily Press - Newport News Daily Press
Red Wings' Beresford, Rodriguez voted IL All-Stars - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Vargas says he's joining Twins; homecoming for Cito? - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Berrios solid in Wings' win but no word on a promotion - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Syracuse Chiefs 2B Scott Sizemore getting jump on next season after 2 straight ACL tears - Syracuse Post Standard
Hollywood homer is very real for Lehigh Valley's Jordan Danks - Syracuse Post Standard
Lehigh Valley's Jordan Danks hits moon shot that slams the Syracuse Chiefs - Syracuse Post Standard
Mud Hens' Dixon Machado named to post-season all-star team - Toledo Blade
Mud Hens cap comeback - Toledo Blade
IN PICTURES: Mud Hens top Louisville - Toledo Blade
Mud Hens top Louisville 2-1 - Toledo Blade
Tides skipper, two players receive International League honors - Virginian Pilot
Getting tough to know these Tides without a scorecard - Virginian Pilot
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders lower magic number to 3 - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

Midwest League
Timber Rattlers beat Clinton in 11 innings - Appleton Post-Crescent
Kane County Cougars starting to feel playoff fever - Aurora Beacon News
Kane County rallies to even series with Snappers - Beloit Daily News
Sano storm: Twins rookie showing power, discipline - Beloit Daily News
Hot Rods swept by South Bend - Bowling Green Daily News
Hot Rods' loss ends playoff hopes - Bowling Green Daily News
Comeback Cougars beat Beloit - Chicago Daily Herald
Timber Rattlers win in extras - Clinton Herald
Dragons hang on to slim playoff hope - Dayton Daily News
TinCaps win high-scoring affair - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
TinCaps outslug Lansing - Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
TinCaps earn playoff berth despite road loss - Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
TinCaps creating memories with second-half record - Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
Whitecaps' Mike Dean scores games, plays music and now lands own bobblehead - Grand Rapids Press
Loons soar past Whitecaps - Grand Rapids Press
Whitecaps fall to Great Lakes Loons - Holland Sentinel
Fan Appreciation Night affords Cougars fans free admission - Kane County Chronicle
Landon's homer keys Loons' win over Whitecaps - Midland Daily News
Chiefs win 1-0, continue taking care of unfinished business - Peoria Journal Star
Bandits keep Burlington at bay - Quad-Cities Online
Bandits remain cognizant of fan safety in the stands - Quad-Cities Online
Lake County Captains rally to beat Dayton, 9-5 - Willoughby News-Herald

New England Collegiate Baseball League
Local roundup: Staten Island rolls past Tigers 6-2 - New London Day

New York-Penn League
Mizell's big night lifts 'Cats - Albany Times-Union
Auburn Doubledays lose to Williamsport, 12-2 - Auburn Citizen
Auburn Doubledays lose to Williamsport, 12-2 - Auburn Citizen
Muckdogs edge West Virginia for fourth win in five games - Batavia Daily News
No boost in sight for fading Brooklyn Cyclones - Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Roundup: 3-run 13th lifts Lake Monsters on road - Burlington Free Press
Article Preview: Renegades outslug Lowell - Hudson Valley Record
Spinners' playoff hopes fade - Lawrence Eagle Tribune
Lowell loses again - Lowell Sun
Local roundup: Staten Island rolls past Tigers 6-2 - New London Day
Finland family introduced to baseball at St. George ballpark - Staten Island Advance
2015 Staten Island Yankees results and schedule - Staten Island Advance
World War II vets honored at Staten Island Yankees game - Staten Island Advance
Mahoney fires gem, Zehner collects four hits as Staten Island Yanks maintain share of first place - Staten Island Advance
IronBirds suffer critical extra-inning loss Monday - The Aegis
Hayden happy to be back - Williamsport Sun-Gazette
Division champs - Williamsport Sun-Gazette
Scrappers shut out - Youngstown Vindicator

Northwest League
Status report - Portland Tribune
France carries HOF legacy - Tri-City Herald

Pacific Coast League
Sounds top Express 5-1 in series opener - Austin American-Statesman
Express prepare for call-ups, PCL playoffs - Austin American-Statesman
Colorado Springs wins after big first inning; Domingo Santana is all-PCL - Colorado Springs Gazette
Blackburn does it all as Cats edge Aces at Raley Field - Davis Enterprise
After stellar run with I-Cubs, Javier Baez gets another shot with Chicago Cubs - Des Moines Register
I-Cubs win to put the pressure on Oklahoma City - Des Moines Register
Clutch seventh-inning hitting lifts Bees past Rainiers - Deseret News
For many Salt Lake Bees, September is the time to prove their MLB worth - Deseret News
Grizzlies Report for Aug. 31: Fresno 10, Albuquerque 5 - Fresno Bee
Back home, Grizzlies look to heat back up for playoffs - Fresno Bee
Isotopes play last home game of the season - KRQE
Division clash keeps 51s focused - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Tony Allen at Memphis Redbirds - Gallery - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Sounds win 5-1, close in on 15 millionth fan - Nashville Tennessean
Sounds infielder Joey Wendle named to All-PCL team - Nashville Tennessean
New Orleans Zephyrs rally and defeat Memphis - New Orleans Times-Picayune
Storm Chasers' streak ends at five as Sky Sox rally - Omaha World-Herald
Sports Night: Folsom's Browning may start for Washington - Sacramento Bee
Blackburn does it all in River Cats' win - Sacramento Bee
This day in Salt Lake City's PCL history: Sept. 1 - Salt Lake Tribune
PCL baseball: Brown's double lifts Salt Lake Bees over Tacoma Rainiers, 6-5 - Salt Lake Tribune
Mariners trade Austin Jackson to Cubs; Brad Miller moves to center - Seattle Times
Mike Zunino goes 4 for 4 with two homers for Rainiers as they lose 6-5 to Salt Lake City - Seattle Times
Zunino hits pair of homers in Rainiers' loss - Tacoma News Tribune

Pioneer League
Four-run second inning sends Ponies past Helena - Billings Gazette
Scoreboard: Billings 7, Helena 6 - Billings Gazette
Mustangs snap Brewers' home win streak - Helena Independent Record
Chukars offense explodes - KIFI
Charging Raptors sweep past Owlz - Ogden Standard-Examiner

Prospect League
Jackrabbits' attendance is No. 26 nationally - Kokomo Tribune

South Atlantic League
Claws top Greensboro, win fourth straight - Asbury Park Press
3 Tourists named to all-South Atlantic team - Asheville Citizen-Times
RiverDogs split doubleheader with Asheville - Charleston Post and Courier
Grasshoppers drop third straight to BlueClaws - Greensboro News and Record
Hoppers box - Greensboro News and Record
Drive's Yoan Moncada selected SAL's top prospect - Greenville News
Sand Gnats down Augusta in 11 - Savannah Morning News

Southern League
M-Braves shut down Shuckers, 3-0 - Biloxi Sun Herald
Barons walk-off for record-setting crowd - Birmingham News
Barons rally, edge Lookouts in 10th, 5-4 - Chattanooga Times & Free Press
Barons Beat Lookouts Monday, 5-4, In Ten Innings - Chattanoogan
Brian Rademacher's triple big hit in Smokies win - Knoxville News-Sentinel
Biscuits clinch second half championship - Montgomery Advertiser
Weiss earns 25th save as Wahoos remain in first - Pensacola News Journal

Texas League
Texas League: Reversed call gives Naturals HR, victory - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Hooks falter late in loss to Missions - Corpus Christi Caller-Times
ROCKHOUNDS REPORT: Midland beats Frisco, gets closer to pennant - Midland Reporter Telegram
Reversed call gives Naturals HR, victory - Northwest Arkansas Times
TEXAS LEAGUE BASEBALL: RockHounds clinch second-half division title - Odessa American
BBM Missions Report 9-1 - San Antonio Express News
Texas League Reversed call gives Naturals HR, victory - Springdale Morning News
Springfield heads home with playoff spot on the line - Springfield News-Leader
Sports Business Journal names Tulsa top five minor league market - Tulsa World
Springfield's Baker blanks Drillers in series finale - Tulsa World
Driller to watch: Grant Dayton - Tulsa World
Drillers Update for Sept. 1 - Tulsa World
Pro baseball: Drillers phenom Julio Urias moves up to OKC - Tulsa World

Basketball

NBA G League
Skyforce To Host Open Tryouts In Sioux Falls - KELO
Lakers in review: Jim Buss hoping Lakers establish young core - Los Angeles Times

Women's National Basketball Association
Fever can clinch record-breaking 11th playoff berth with win Tuesday - Indianapolis Star
A look at $26.5 million Bankers Life Fieldhouse upgrade - Indianapolis Star
Sun get back to work on Tuesday at Indiana - New London Day
WNBA talk: Mystics' Tierra Ruffin-Pratt likes to bother opponents 'at all times' - Seattle Times
Majority owners of Tulsa Shock seek dismissal of lawsuit - Tulsa World
Shock's Odyssey Sims earns Western Conference Player of the Week honor - Tulsa World

Football

Arena Football League
Shock Officially Join IFL - KXLY
Status report - Portland Tribune

Canadian Football League
Shawn Lemon cut by NFL's San Francisco 49ers - Calgary Sun
Calgary Stampeders getting timely picks from players young and old - Calgary Sun
Dyce, O'Day officially take over interim roles with Saskatchewan Roughriders - Edmonton Journal
Toronto Argonauts may yet call Hamilton home - Hamilton Spectator
Alouettes' Tanner Marsh is ready for when his chance comes - Montreal Gazette
RedBlacks hit bye week in high spirits after big win - Ottawa Sun
Dyce, O'Day officially take over interim roles with Saskatchewan Roughriders - Regina Leader-Post
Many pivotal decisions in Riders history - Regina Leader-Post
Abou-Mechrek: Benching of Smith didn't make sense - Regina Leader-Post
Vanstone: Chamblin left Roughriders' brass with no alternative - Regina Leader-Post
Roughriders clean house by firing Taman, Chamblin - Regina Leader-Post
Roughriders fire Taman, Chamblin - Regina Leader-Post
Riders fire head coach Corey Chamblin and GM Brendan Taman after 0-9 start - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Lions turn to speedy receivers to liven up struggling offence - Vancouver Sun
Walker to join Bombers' depleted backfield - Winnipeg Free Press
Say bye-bye to Bellefeuille and make Markus the man - Winnipeg Free Press
Riders fire head coach Corey Chamblin and GM Brendan Taman after 0-9 start - Winnipeg Free Press
Saskatchewan Roughriders fire Corey Chamblin, Brendan Taman, Winnipegger Bob Dyc - Winnipeg Sun
Former Blue Bombers LB Ian Wild released by NFL's Steelers, becomes free agent - Winnipeg Sun
Winnipeg Blue Bombers regressing offence is a Belle-fail - Winnipeg Sun

Indoor Football League
It's official: Adam Shackleford will coach IFL Shock - Spokane Spokesman-Review

Hockey

American Hockey League
Lehigh Valley Phantoms re-sign forward Jay Rosehill - Allentown Morning Call
Mike Moore bobblehead, jersey auctions among highlights of 2015-16 Hershey Bears promotional night s - Harrisburg Patriot-News
Hershey Bears staff slated to visit Tuesday's Penn State football practice - Harrisburg Patriot-News
Where have Hershey Bears' free agents signed? - Harrisburg Patriot-News
Former Amerks captain Bagnall calling it quits - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
True North makes big investment in Manitoba Moose future with IcePlex expansion - Winnipeg Sun
Former captain returns to IceHogs - WREX

ECHL
Aces add 2 defensemen: Returner Nagy, newcomer Haar - Anchorage Daily News
Daavettila re-signs with Colorado Eagles - Fort Collins Coloradoan
Sports Business Journal names Tulsa top five minor league market - Tulsa World

North American Hockey League
IceRays open training camp with 22 players - Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Hockeyville family fun day, gala dinner event planned; ex-NHL star Roenick to speak - Johnstown Tribune-Democrat

Ontario Hockey League
Colts open training camp - Barrie Examiner
OTTERS CAMP PREVIEW: Who will be this year's camp surprise? - Erie Times-News
OTTERS TALK: Get ready for Otters training camp with the opening Otters Talk of 2015-16 - Erie Times-News
Guelph Storm looking for scoring from younger players - Guelph Mercury
A very young Guelph Storm opens training camp - Guelph Mercury
From the Stands: Rebuilding season likely in store for Storm - Guelph Tribune
OHL Hamilton Bulldogs: Here we go - Hamilton Spectator
Chernyuk happy to join Frontenacs - Kingston Whig Standard
McFarland expects 'competitive camp' - Kingston Whig Standard
Moran sets sights high - Niagara Falls Review
Attack's Gilligan retires due to heart defect - Owen Sound Sun Times
Daniels and Struthers aim to crack Attack roster - Owen Sound Sun Times
Attack's first round picks in spotlight - Owen Sound Sun Times
It's back to the hive - Sarnia Observer
Greyhounds open rookie camp - Soo Today
Heffernan wants to bring grit and goals - Sudbury Star
Kitchener Rangers first round pick staying home - Waterloo Record
Kitchener Rangers turn profit for 20th straight year - Waterloo Record
Rangers turn profit for 20th straight year - Waterloo Record

SPHL
IceGators re-sign 7 at deadline - Lafayette Daily Advertiser
Rivermen sign rugged winger Bremner - Peoria Journal Star

United States Hockey League
USHL: Saints ramping up season prep - Telegraph Herald
10 Phantoms return for training camp - Youngstown Vindicator

Western Hockey League
Brandonites poised for big camp - Brandon Sun
Brandonites poised for big camp - Brandon Sun
Warriors' Duo Aiming to Prove Something - Discover Moose Jaw
Can Griffin Reinhart develop into that shutdown defender Edmonton Oilers so desperately need? - Edmonton Journal
Road to NHL often bumpy for many young hockey players - Edmonton Journal
Silvertips cut down roster - Everett Herald
Blazers sign forward Miller - Kamloops This Week
Former Blazers to feature in pre-season CIS play in Kamloops - Kamloops This Week
Notes from Kamloops Blazers' training camp - Kamloops This Week
Ward a Kamloops hopeful to crack Blazers' roster - Kamloops This Week
North Shore pipeline to Kamloops flowing strong - Kamloops This Week
Season of transition for Rockets D - Kelowna Capital News
Bowey ready to launch pro career - Kelowna Capital News
Foote brothers have bright futures with Rockets - Kelowna Daily Courier
Locals enjoying experience - Lethbridge Herald
First-round picks amongst Raiders roster reassignments - Prince Albert Daily Herald
More offence - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Good as (Team) Gold - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Prefontaine back in camp after injury - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Sheilds joins crowded Cats' crease - Prince George Citizen
Witala finishes up Cougars camp with two goals - Prince George Citizen
Cougars' European picks getting settled in Canada - Prince George Citizen
Jake Elmer eyes spot with Regina Pats - Regina Leader-Post
Broncos & Warriors open WHL pre-season - Swift Current Online
Royals close training camp - Victoria News
Victoria Royals netminder Coleman Vollrath knows the time is now - Victoria Times Colonist
Royals netminder Coleman Vollrath knows the time is now - Victoria Times Colonist
Wheat Kings season tickets eclipse 2,000 mark - Westman Journal

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
Georgia Swarm sign two players, announce assistant coach - Gwinnett Daily Post

Soccer

Major Arena Soccer League
Blast's Mike Deasel retires, team adds two players - Baltimore Sun

Major League Soccer
Minneapolis soccer stadium land deal ends in silence - Minneapolis Star Tribune
New interim coach Biello hopes to inject pride, confidence in fading Impact - Montreal Gazette
NYCFC finally pull plug on failed striker - New York Post
Orlando City loans out forward Adam Bedell to HB Kage in Denmark - Orlando Sentinel
How do MLS team hotels compare to women's pro soccer? Here's a look - Portland Oregonian
National team call ups could leave Portland Timbers short-handed against Kansas City - Portland Oregonian
Portland Timbers and Thorns reporter Jamie Goldberg: Live chat - Portland Oregonian
Liam Ridgewell on Nat Borchers' beard to the Portland Timbers-Seattle Sounders rivalry - Portland Oregonian
Status report - Portland Tribune
Former Seattle Sounders fullback DeAndre Yedlin on loan to Sunderland - Seattle PI Sports Blog - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Yedlin loaned to Sunderland: Is this a good move for DeAndre? - Seattle Times
Soccer stadium: Will fed-up Minneapolis landowner boost St. Paul's chances? - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Sounders moving closer to full strength - Tacoma News Tribune
Sounders: Health, the PK, Torres departure - Tacoma News Tribune

National Women's Soccer League
How do MLS team hotels compare to women's pro soccer? Here's a look - Portland Oregonian
Alex Morgan to be featured in ESPN Films documentary series - Portland Oregonian
Portland Timbers and Thorns reporter Jamie Goldberg: Live chat - Portland Oregonian
Status report - Portland Tribune
NWSL commissioner Jeff Plush: 'We need time to build it responsibly' - Seattle Times

North American Soccer League
Minneapolis soccer stadium land deal ends in silence - Minneapolis Star Tribune
MLS rival accuses league of violating antitrust laws - New York Daily News
NASL pursuing litigation against US Soccer; Here's how it might play out - World Soccer Talk

United Soccer League Championship
Philadelphia Union defeats Harrisburg City Islanders 3-1 in friendly at Clipper Magazine Stadium - Harrisburg Patriot-News
Louisville City FC's Kadeem Dacres questionable with knee sprain - Louisville Courier-Journal
Sports Business Journal names Tulsa top five minor league market - Tulsa World

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