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Headlines for August 4, 2016

Baseball

Alaska Baseball League
Mat-Su Miners No. 1 seed heading into Alaska Baseball League playoffs - Alaska Dispatch News

American Association
Explorers fall back under .500 mark after loss to Canaries - KTIV
Canaries rally past Explorers - Sioux City Journal

Appalachian League
Fan of the Game (Aug. 1) - Kingsport Times-News
Astros rough up K-Mets 9-2 - Kingsport Times-News
Astros capitalize on K-Mets' miscues to take 6-5 victory - Kingsport Times-News
Salem starter hit hard by Wilmington in 13-2 loss - Roanoke Times & World News

Atlantic League
Blue Crabs' Nelson is Atlantic League's new all-time hits leader - Southern Maryland Newspapers

California League
Modesto Nuts defeat Visalia Rawhide 5-4 in 10 innings - Modesto Bee
High Desert Mavericks snap skid, top Inland Empire 66ers - Victorville Daily Press
Rawhide host seven-game homestand - Visalia Times-Delta

Carolina League
Keys Lose - Frederick News-Post
Salem starter hit hard by Wilmington in 13-2 loss - Roanoke Times & World News
Banks pitches a gem as Dash snaps losing streak - Winston-Salem Journal

Eastern League
Sea Dogs hand SeaWolves 3rdloss in a row - Erie Times-News
Sea Dogs hand SeaWolves 4th loss in a row - Erie Times-News
Senators knock off Binghamton 6-1 - Harrisburg Patriot-News
New prospects' bats lead way to a win - Manchester Union Leader
Sea Dogs unable to complete sweep - Portland Press Herald
Quinn returning to Fightin Phils - Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Espinal's homer in 12th gives Altoona win - Richmond Times-Dispatch

Frontier League
Boomers split doubleheader - Chicago Daily Herald
Normal rolls past Slammers to win series - Joliet Herald News
Otters Top Wild Things - WEHT

Futures Collegiate Baseball League
Torrington Titans score three runs in eighth to defeat Bristol Blues - Bristol Press
Navigators fall to Sharks at home - Lynn Daily Evening Item

Great West League
Call's walk-off home run helps Gold Sox end losing skid - Appeal-Democrat
Rogues seal up share of GWL crown - Medford Mail Tribune

International League
IronPigs fall back into a tie for first after losing 7-0 - Allentown Morning Call
RailRiders: SWB ends losing streak with shutout of Lehigh Valley - Citizens Voice
Go-ahead hit in 11th lifts Indianapolis Indians past Columbus Clippers - Indianapolis Star
Herrera impresses in Bats home debut - Louisville Courier-Journal
Plouffe solid as rehab stint with Red Wings begins - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Syracuse Chiefs pitcher Lucas Giolito: 'I'm going to make you look stupid as often as I can' - Syracuse Post Standard
Rally pushes Mud Hens past Louisville - Toledo Blade
RailRiders crush rival IronPigs - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
Bulls blanked by Tides as bats fall silent - WRAL

Midwest League
Hot Rods win sixth straight - Bowling Green Daily News
Extra innings wild pitch paves victory for Cougars in Beloit - Chicago Daily Herald
LumberKings lose third straight, 4-3 - Clinton Herald
TinCaps blanked in road-trip opener - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
TinCaps blanked by South Bend - Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
Chiefs cruise past Quad Cities, and elite Bandits prospect Tucker, 6-1 - Peoria Journal Star
Bandits, LumberKings come up short - Quad City Times
Loons plan to extend protective netting at Dow Diamond - Saginaw News
Loons' offense struggles in fourth straight loss - Saginaw News
SB Cubs get another shutout - South Bend Tribune
Lake County Captains pull away to beat Great Lakes, 8-2 - Willoughby News-Herald

New York-Penn League
Tri-City ValleyCats one-hit Aberdeen IronBirds - Albany Times-Union
Bats listless in 'Dogs 5-0 loss at Connecticut - Batavia Daily News
Spinners rally late, win on walk-off double - Lawrence Eagle Tribune
Gonzalez, Alonso lead Brooklyn to 3-0 win over Hudson Valley - Poughkeepsie Journal
Cutters notebook: Williams happy to be back in Cutters' lineup - Williamsport Sun-Gazette
Cutters allow three runs in sixth in loss to Yankees - Williamsport Sun-Gazette

Northwest League
Ems get back on the field with five-game series - Eugene Register-Guard

Northwoods League
Green Bay Bullfrogs rally for walk-off win - Green Bay Press-Gazette
Kalamazoo Growlers win slugfest, snap five game skid against Wisconsin Woodchucks - Kalamazoo Gazette
Border Cats halt Loggers' winning streak - La Crosse Tribune
Controversial ending as Green Bay sweeps Rockford Rivets - Rockford Register Star
NWL baseball: Rox beat Waterloo, on verge of playoffs - St. Cloud Times
Stingers blow late lead - West Central Tribune
Mallards: Madison wins sixth straight against Kenosha - Wisconsin State Journal

Pacific Association
Vallejo Admirals lose in ninth after walkoff homer by San Rafael Pacifics - Vallejo Times-Herald

Pacific Coast League
'Topes' offense can't make up for pitching woes vs. Sacramento - Albuquerque Journal
Express open series in Oklahoma City with a win - Austin American-Statesman
Thunder Buddies -- The Slater Sendoff Video - Daily Oklahoman
Tacoma Rainiers top El Paso Chihuahuas 9-2 - El Paso Times
Grizzlies Report for Aug. 3: Fresno 5, Las Vegas 3 - Fresno Bee
Kemmer's single leads Fresno over Las Vegas in 11 innings | Professional | hanfordsentinel.com - Hanford Sentinel
Unearned runs cost 51s in 11-inning loss to Fresno - Las Vegas Review-Journal
New Orleans Zephyrs offense comes alive in 9-4 win at Iowa - New Orleans Times-Picayune
Isotopes' rally stalls in 10-8 loss - Santa Fe New Mexican

Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League
Albany Dutchmen topped by Amsterdam Mohawks in opener - Albany Times-Union
Mohawks Take Game One Off Albany - Capital News 9

Prospect League
Miners drop 10-4 decision at Kokomo - Beckley Register-Herald
Dans fall to Aviators - Danville Commercial-News
Cavemen slip to Sliders in heartbreaking loss - Hannibal Courier-Post
'Rabbits thrash Miners to stay in playoff hunt - Kokomo Tribune
Mauldin's four hits lead Sliders in 13-3 rout of Hannibal - Springfield State Journal-Register

South Atlantic League
Hagerstown blasts Power, 7-1 - Charleston Gazette-Mail

Southern League
Chattanooga Lookouts fall to Mobile BayBears - Chattanooga Times & Free Press
Lookouts Drop Double-Header At Mobile, 4-3, And 5-4 In 11-Innings - Chattanoogan
Blue Wahoos ninth-inning drama falls short in 3-2 loss - Pensacola News Journal

Texas Collegiate League
Bombers whip Strykers 12-2 - Bryan-College Station Eagle
Generals down Cane Cutters - Victoria Advocate

Texas League
TEXAS LEAGUE: Travs salvage third game vs. Naturals - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Travs salvage third game vs. Naturals - Northwest Arkansas Times
Pena, Deglan spur Frisco to 10-4 win over Midland - Odessa American

West Coast League
Knights take tight contest with Gresham - Corvallis Gazette Times
BlueJackets drop final West Coast League game - Kitsap Sun
Cowlitz spoils the party: Pippins can't clinch playoff berth at home - Yakima Herald-Republic

Western Major Baseball League
Edmonton Prospects take WMBL playoff series over Okotoks Dawgs - Edmonton Journal
Edmonton Prospects beat Okotoks Dawgs to win WMBL playoff series in four games - Edmonton Sun
Mavericks ready and rested for Edmonton - Medicine Hat News
WMBL season a nightmare for Mils head coach - Melville Advance
SC Indians to Face Yorkton in Round Two of WMBL Playoffs - Swift Current Online

Basketball

Women's National Basketball Association
Storms return to Southwest, but less intense than earlier - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Football

Canadian Football League
Bombers put on lightning show, destroy Ticats - Calgary Sun
Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Henry Burris faces a pivotal outing on Saturday aga - Edmonton Sun
Sherks sure to share stories at huge reunion - Hamilton Spectator
Ticats shocked by weather - and a 37-11 beating by the Bombers - Hamilton Spectator
Bombers put on lightning show, destroy Ticats - Toronto Sun
Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Henry Burris faces a pivotal outing on Saturday aga - Toronto Sun
Cancel the priest; the Bombers are recovering - Winnipeg Free Press
Bombers dominate Ticats 37-11 - Winnipeg Free Press
Have Bombers turned the corner? - Winnipeg Sun

Hockey

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Goaltender Alexis Gravel commits to Halifax Mooseheads - Halifax Metro News

Soccer

Major League Soccer
Union trade Sebastien Le Toux to Rapids for general allocation money - CSN Philly
Union trade for New England Revolution striker Charlie Davies - Philly.com
Timbers had to have it, ultimately got it - Portland Tribune
San Jose Earthquakes vs. New York City FC - Mercury News - San Jose Mercury News
Analyzing And Predicting The Portland Timbers' Remaining Schedule - Oregon Sports News - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Toronto FC stops RSL for third straight win - Toronto Sun

United Soccer League Championship
Dynamo Call Up Toros' Escalante At Deadline - KGBT
Soccer - Portland Tribune

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