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Headlines for January 5, 2021

Baseball

Frontier League
Langbehn calls it a career with the Wild Things - Washington Observer-Reporter

Midwest League
Former Peoria Chiefs pitcher and Midwest League All-Star selection Gonzalez dies in motorcycle crash - Peoria Journal Star

South Atlantic League
Crawdads Corner: 2021 promises baseball, giveaways, comedy - Hickory Daily Record

Southern League
Blue Wahoos Airbnb: Youth players reunite for 2020's final stay - Pensacola News Journal

Basketball

NBA G League
NBA Vet Selection Candidates for Eastern Conference G League Bubble Teams - SB Nation
VIDEO: Est.: Jalen Green Part 1 - YouTube

Women's National Basketball Association
WNBA star Angel McCoughtry sets her sights on expanding the women's game - The Undefeated

Football

Canadian Football League
Top left tackle Stanley Bryant signs one year extension with Winnipeg Blue Bombers - CJOB
Edmonton nabs former Redblacks cornerback Jonathan Rose - Edmonton Sun
Brandon Banks believes his speedy return might help Ticats land some of their other free agents - Hamilton Spectator
Roughriders extend QB Cody Fajardo through 2022 season - Regina Leader-Post
Top offensive lineman re-signs with Blue Bombers - Winnipeg Free Press
Jets will make everything better, right? - Winnipeg Free Press
Wily vet re-ups with champs - Winnipeg Free Press
Bombers ink decorated lineman Bryant to new deal - Winnipeg Sun
Former Michigan corner Channing Stribling finds new home in CFL - Wolverines Wire

Indoor Football League
Ex-Raider Marshawn Lynch, 49ers CB Richard Sherman buy in on new football league - East Bay Times
VIDEO: Interview with Bismarck Bucks' Head Coach Rod Miller - YouTube

Hockey

American Hockey League
Finished with chemo, Flyers Oskar Lindblom can focus on hockey - Allentown Morning Call
Three AHL teams opt out of season; Phantoms, 27 others to play - Allentown Morning Call
Phantoms roster could include prospects from NHL teams other than Flyers - Allentown Morning Call
B-Devils? Nope, they'll be N.J.-Devils for 2021 AHL season - Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
Charlotte Checkers opt out of 2020-21 AHL hockey season - Charlotte Observer
Safety a priority as WBS Penguins, AHL return - Citizens Voice
Sound Tigers in, three teams out of shortened AHL season - Connecticut Post
Sound Tigers in, three teams out of shortened AHL season - Connecticut Post
San Diego Gulls to move home games to Irvine due to virus protocols - FOX 5
Grand Rapids Griffins: All systems go for 2021 season - Grand Rapids Press
Hershey Bears will be one of 28 AHL teams to start play on Feb. 5 - Harrisburg Patriot-News
Ducks Rickard Rakell hopes small changes lead to big results - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Kings and Ducks minor league teams to play upcoming season at practice rinks - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Wolf Pack will begin AHL season Feb. 5 - Journal Inquirer
Jack Dugan eager to compete at Golden Knights camp - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Why Devils AHL team will play 2020-21 season in Newark - Newark Star-Ledger
Ducks Rickard Rakell hopes small changes lead to big results - Press-Enterprise
Providence Bruins to play season in Marlboro, Mass. - Providence Journal
Comets to play in 2020-21 AHL season - Rome Sentinel
San Diego Gulls to temporarily relocate to Irvine - San Diego Union-Tribune
Springfield Thunderbirds elect to opt out of shortened 26-game spring 2021 AHL season - Springfield Republican
Syracuse Crunch opts in for 2021 AHL season; what does new alignment look like? - Syracuse Post Standard
Utica Comets opt in for 2021 AHL season, will have dual NHL affiliation - Utica Observer-Dispatch
AHLPenguins, AHL will return Feb. 5 - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
NHL camps open with sense of urgency - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
Defence prospect Samberg among the early skaters - Winnipeg Free Press
AHL to try four Canadian clubs - Winnipeg Sun
3 American Hockey League teams opt out of season, 28 to play - Woonsocket Call
IceHogs among 28 teams opting to play AHL season - WREX

ECHL
ECHL hockey 2020-21: Icemen vs. Florida Everblades, Jan. 6 - Florida Times-Union
'Fireball is back': Komets to play this season - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Verbatim: Komets set to return to play weekend of Feb. 12 - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
K's still in decision-making process - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Toledo Walleye opt out of 2020-21 season - Toledo Blade

North American Hockey League
Wings Jake Sibell named NAHL Goaltender of the Month - Aberdeen American News
Hockey Week in Fairbanks canceled due to pandemic - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
PHOTO GALLERY | Tomahawks make positive impression against USA squad - Johnstown Tribune-Democrat
Tomahawks make positive impression against USA squad (WITH PHOTO GALLERY) - Johnstown Tribune-Democrat
Column: Magicians use big third period to win season-opener in Wisconsin - Richfield Sun Current
VIDEO: Northeast vs Johnstown 1/1/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Shreveport vs Odessa 1/1/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Bismarck vs Aberdeen 1/2/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Fairbanks vs Janesville 1/2/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Kenai River vs Chippewa 1/2/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Lone Star vs Wichita Falls 1/2/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: New Mexico vs Amarillo 1/2/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Shreveport vs Odessa 1/2/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: New Mexico vs Amarillo 1/3/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Bismarck vs Aberdeen 1/1/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Fairbanks vs Janesville 1/1/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Minnesota M vs Chippewa 1/1/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Wichita Falls vs Amarillo 12/31/20 - YouTube
VIDEO: Wichita Falls vs Lone Star 1/1/21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Shreveport vs Odessa 12/31/20 - YouTube
VIDEO: Minnesota M vs Chippewa 12/31/20 - YouTube
VIDEO: Minot vs Bismarck 12/31/20 - YouTube
VIDEO: Northeast vs Johnstown 12/31/20 - YouTube
VIDEO: NAHL Plays of the Week - December 28, 2020 - January 3, 2021 - YouTube

Ontario Hockey League
London Knights security chief lifting spirits, chipping in at world juniors - London Free Press
Austria's tough world junior experience behind him, Rossi is ready to fight for NHL spot - Ottawa Citizen
Saginaw Spirit winger Davis T-Bone Codd earns OHL academic honor - Saginaw News

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
SPORTS CHAT: Sydney Mitsubishi Rush have waited long enough to host the Telus Cup, what's one more year? - Cape Breton Post
A look at all the Nova Scotia content at NHL camps - Cape Breton Post
Former Cape Breton Eagles forward Pierre-Luc Dubois inks contract extension with Columbus Blue Jackets - Cape Breton Post
Former Cape Breton Eagle Anderson to play in Slovak Extraliga - Cape Breton Post
Islanders captain Brett Budgell eager to get back to Charlottetown - Charlottetown Guardian
A look at all the Nova Scotia content at NHL camps - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
VIDEO: Les Etoiles Montantes Fenplast: Felix Gagnon - YouTube
VIDEO: The Fenplast Rising Stars: Felix Gagnon - YouTube

United States Hockey League
Jack Peart leaves Fargo Force to rejoin Grand Rapids High School team - Duluth News-Tribune

Western Hockey League
The Tattle of Hastings: Top 10 Kamloops sports stories of 2020 - Kamloops This Week
Top 10 Kamloops sports stories of 2020 - Kamloops This Week
Gold up for grabs for Blazers, Canada at World Junior Hockey Championship - Kamloops This Week
Kelowna Rockets Korczak to join Vegas Golden Knights camp - Kelowna Capital News
26 Kelowna Rockets on NHL training camp rosters - Kelowna Capital News
Levi brilliant again, Team Canada going for gold - Prince George Citizen
A Dozen Broncos Alumni Tightening Their NHL Laces - Swift Current Online

Soccer

Major League Soccer
Two Atlanta United players called to U-23 U.S. team - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Uniteds third kits ... Im curious - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Austin FC: MLS club signs veteran Diego Fagundez - Austin American-Statesman
Diego Fagundez leaves Revolution and signs with expansion Austin team - Boston Globe
Minnesota United sign Wil Trapp - Gwinnett Daily Post
Former Galaxy player Greg Vanney returns as new coach - Los Angeles Daily News
LAFC defender Tristan Blackmon is the lone newcomer on the U.S. men's national roster - Los Angeles Times
Galaxy hire Greg Vanney as their next coach to lead rebuild - Los Angeles Times
Minnesota United signs USMNT veteran Wil Trapp - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Nashville SC: Walker Zimmerman is chosen for U.S. national team camp - Nashville Tennessean
Altidore back on US national soccer team roster - New York Newsday
4 Orlando City players named to USMNT, U-23 rosters - Orlando Sentinel
Portland Timbers Jeremy Ebobisse, Eryk Williamson called up to U-23 U.S. mens national team camp - Portland Oregonian
Justen Glad signs a multiyear extension with Real Salt Lake. - Salt Lake Tribune
Loons sign veteran defensive midfielder Wil Trapp - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Former Toronto FC manager Greg Vanney joins LA Galaxy - Toronto Globe and Mail
LA Galaxy hire MLS Cup winner Greg Vanney as head coach - Toronto Star
Former Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney takes over the Los Angeles Galaxy - Toronto Star

National Women's Soccer League
NWSL Transfer and Trade Tracker: Tziarra King to OL Reign, and each team's offseason deals - CBS Sports
Hometown duo prepares to take pitch for KCs new womens soccer team - FOX 4 KC
Orlando Pride star Alex Morgan tests positive for COVID-19 - Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Pride signs defender Carrie Lawrence for 2021 season - Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Pride's History in the NWSL Draft - SB Nation

United Soccer League Championship
Martinez leaves home/Texas to play for NM United - Albuquerque Journal
New Mexico United adds Isidro Martinez - KRQE
Sports Desk: Jill Trujillo earns prestigious Kim Evans award - KRQE
LouCity FC adds second goalie in Simon Lefebvre - Louisville Courier-Journal

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