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Headlines for January 4, 2022

Baseball

Eastern League
Five join Somerset Patriots front office team - Somerset Messenger-Gazette

International League
Triston Casas, other Boston Red Sox prospects who have chance to make MLB debut in 2022 - Springfield Republican
22 questions for '22: A look at Toledo-area sports in the coming year - Toledo Blade

South Atlantic League
Greensboro Grasshoppers sold to Temerity Baseball - Greensboro News and Record

Basketball

Canadian Elite Basketball League
Buffalo Bills do the cold, womens pro hockey back on the ice, Tiger-Cats and other weekly sports 1-offs - Hamilton Spectator

National Basketball League of Canada
Knights games not postponed yet, but still plenty of questions - London Free Press

NBA G League
Cleveland Charge sign former Dayton Flyers guard Trey Landers - Dayton Daily News
Mad Ants add former TCU player Fisher - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Clippers re-sign Xavier Moon to second 10-day deal - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
VIDEO: State of the G with G League President Shareef Abdur-Rahim - YouTube

Women's National Basketball Association
Becky Hammon ready to take step forward and lead Aces - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Sparks re-sign center Lauren Cox - Los Angeles Daily News
Sun re-sign reserve point guard Natisha Hiedeman - New London Day
After 8 years as NBA assistant, Hammon to lead team in WNBA - New York Newsday

Football

Canadian Football League
Julian Good-Jones extends contract with Calgary Stampeders - Calgary Sun
Buffalo Bills do the cold, womens pro hockey back on the ice, Tiger-Cats and other weekly sports 1-offs - Hamilton Spectator
Jones, Adams remain at helm as Alouettes try to take next step in 2022 - Montreal Gazette
NEW VOICES: Ottawa Redblacks keep Snyder, add Taman and Hudson to football ops staff - Ottawa Citizen
NEW VOICES: Ottawa Redblacks keep Snyder, add Taman and Hudson to football ops staff - Ottawa Sun
Blue Bombers get their Simpsons moment - Winnipeg Free Press
D'oh!: Hallett re-signs as Bombers make cameo on The Simpsons - Winnipeg Sun

United States Football League
USFL to have a "player selection meeting" on February 22-23 - NBC Sports

XFL
Some things Id like to see in St. Louis sports in 2022 - St. Louis American

Hockey

American Hockey League
Matt Moulson out indefinitely, underwent back surgery at end of 2021 - ABC 27
Roster uncertainties and postponements aplenty pace Roadrunners return to ice - Arizona Daily Star
SMU leading scorer Mitchell Balmas signs with AHL's Springfield Thunderbirds - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Silver Knights broadcaster savors call to the NHL - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Comets reschedule another road game - Rome Sentinel
Comets edged by Phantoms in OT - Rome Sentinel
Logan Couture of San Jose Sharks in NHL COVID-19 protocol - San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Sharks' Jasper Weatherby returns after COVID saga - San Jose Mercury News
Springfield Thunderbirds coach Drew Bannister to join St. Louis Blues staff for Wednesday game in Pittsburgh - Springfield Republican
Utica Comets have makeup dates set for postponed games - Utica Observer-Dispatch

ECHL
Corridor Cross Checks: A look at last week in hockey - Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pochiro back with K's, other news - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Thunder reschedule game, make player moves - Glens Falls Post-Star
KC Mavericks update: Tuesday game postponed by COVID issues - Kansas City Star
Newfoundland Growlers' plans to play keep getting checked - St. John's Telegram
22 questions for '22: A look at Toledo-area sports in the coming year - Toledo Blade

Federal Prospects Hockey League
Local pro hockey: Wolves MacDonald, Colgan garner FPHL awards - Watertown Daily Times

North American Hockey League
Former Penguin Armstrong to appear at Tomahawks game - Johnstown Tribune-Democrat
Brown Bears swept by Magicians - Kenai Peninsula Clarion
VIDEO: NAHL Top Plays December 27, 2021 - January 2, 2022 - YouTube

Ontario Hockey League
Knights games not postponed yet, but still plenty of questions - London Free Press
IceDogs captain becomes a General - Niagara Falls Review
Niagara IceDogs hockey on the ice but no fans in the stands under new provincial restrictions - Niagara Falls Review
Coach Cal appearing on Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday - Peterborough Examiner
Former Peterborough Pete Cameron Butler traded to Oshawa Generals - Peterborough Examiner

Premier Hockey Federation
Nine Boston Pride players chosen for PHFs All-Star Showcase - Boston Globe
Four Buffalo Beauts selected to All-Star Showcase - Buffalo News

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Cape Breton sports quick reads for Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022 - Cape Breton Post
Away Games: A look at Cape Bretons off-island hockey players and their respective 2021-22 seasons - Charlottetown Guardian
Charlottetown Islanders' Patrick Guay, Jakub Brabenec earn QMJHL monthly awards - Charlottetown Guardian

SPHL
LOCAL ROUNDUP: Bobcats move up in SPHL standings - Danville Commercial-News
Ice Bears going prehistoric Saturday with Dino Races - WATE
Ice Bears goaltender called up to AHL - WATE

United States Hockey League
Corridor Cross Checks: A look at last week in hockey - Cedar Rapids Gazette

Western Hockey League
VIDEO: Vancouver Giants open 2022 with a win - Abbotsford News
Silvertips nearing full strength after abrupt end to World Juniors - Everett Herald
Rockets resolute to start 2022 - Kelowna Daily Courier
Kent-based T-Birds to play Everett Feb. 26 at Climate Pledge Arena - Kent Reporter
Lindstrom shows confidence in WHL debut - Medicine Hat News
Winterhawks Player of the Week: Dante Giannuzzi - Portland Oregonian
WHL pauses team activities for Oil Kings, Warriors, and Rebels - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Moose Jaw Warriors' season on hold due to COVID-19 issues - Regina Leader-Post
Locally: Aaron Lewis promoted from interim to head coach of Gonzaga men's soccer - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Helping Giants find their game motivates Sourdif after World Juniors disappointment - Vancouver Province
Pair of Ice players will regret World Junior cancellation forever - Winnipeg Free Press
FRIESEN: Ice stars lament iced World Juniors - Winnipeg Sun

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
National Lacrosse League to resume play this weekend - Halifax Chronicle-Herald

Soccer

Major Arena Soccer League
VIDEO: Sockers Overtime S4E9 : a Furious Comeback W/ Tavoy Morgan - YouTube

Major League Soccer
FC Cincinnati adds goal-scoring depth with Dominique Badji - Cincinnati Enquirer
Inter Miami CF acquires midfielder Bryce Duke from L.A. FC, signing him as Homegrown Player - Florida Sun-Sentinel
Dynamo hire former MLS Cup champion Paulo Nagamura as new head coach - Houston Chronicle
LAFC names Steve Cherundolo as new coach - Los Angeles Daily News
The Sports Report: Clippers in familiar playoff territory - Los Angeles Times
Inter Miami parting ways with Blaise Matuidi, Rodolfo Pizarro - Miami Herald
Nashville SC signs former New York Red Bulls Sean Davis in free agency - Nashville Tennessean
Loons signing young South African attacker Bongokuhle Hlongwane - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Italian star Lorenzo Insigne appears headed to Toronto FC this summer on bumper deal - Toronto Globe and Mail
Italian star Lorenzo Insigne appears headed to Toronto FC this summer on bumper deal - Toronto Star
D.C. United acquires Brendan Hines-Ike on permanent transfer - Washington Post
VIDEO: NASHVILLE SC: All 2021 Goals - YouTube
VIDEO: CF MONTRÉAL: All 2021 Goals - YouTube

MLS NEXT Pro
Loons signing young South African attacker Bongokuhle Hlongwane - St. Paul Pioneer Press

National Women's Soccer League
Brad Estes reflects on his time with LouCity and Racing Louisville - Louisville Courier-Journal
VIDEO: NWSL 2022 Draftee Reactions - YouTube
VIDEO: NWSL Field Level: 2021 - YouTube

United Soccer League Championship
Sports Desk Lobo, Highland basketball - KRQE
Brad Estes reflects on his time with LouCity and Racing Louisville - Louisville Courier-Journal

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