Today's Alternative and Minor League Sports Headlines from OurSports Central

Headlines for January 5, 2022

Baseball

California League
Deal in negotiations for Feugo FC to play at Fresno State - Fresno Bee

Carolina League
Cannon Ballers owner purchases Greensboro Grasshoppers - Salisbury Post

International League
Syracuse sports legend Donnie Baseball dies: There was just nobody else like him - Syracuse Post Standard
Briggs: Here's why the Mud Hens could be on national TV this season - Toledo Blade

South Atlantic League
Crawdads' Willis, Salinas named assistant GMs - Hickory Daily Record

Basketball

NBA G League
Mad Ants add former TCU player Fisher - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Mad Ants add former TCU player Fisher - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Sixers Call Up Another G League Prospect Braxton Key - Sports Illustrated
VIDEO: Craig Randall II Goes off for Career-High 40 Points - YouTube
VIDEO: Matt Ryan, Tyler Hall Go off in Season Opener - YouTube
VIDEO: The Weekly G Episode 7 - YouTube
VIDEO: On the Grind, Episode 1: Isaiah Thomas - YouTube

Women's National Basketball Association
WNBA free agency: Ranking the 20 best free agents for 2022 - ESPN
Connecticut Sun re-sign reserve forward Beatrice Mompremier - New London Day
Becky Hammon on returning to the WNBA 'Las vegas is the place for me" - SB Nation
Becky Hammon explains jump from NBA to WNBA's Aces: They saw me 'as a head coach' - Yahoo Sports

Football

Canadian Football League
'I knew I wanted to be back,' Maier says about decision to re-sign with Stamps - Calgary Sun
Winnipeg Blue Bombers agree to extension with defensive lineman Jake Thomas for 2022 - CJOB
Edmonton Elks bring back familiar faces to Chris Jones' coaching staff - Edmonton Journal
Alouettes add Jean-Marc Edm, Pier-Yves Lavergne to staff - Montreal Gazette
Henry Burris relishes role with Bears - Regina Leader-Post
Vanstone: Jones heats up Riders-Elks rivalry in the dead of winter - Regina Leader-Post
Longest-serving Bombers player Jake Thomas back on board for 2022 - Winnipeg Sun
FRIESEN: Bombers' Alford on whirlwind NFL tour - Winnipeg Sun

United States Football League
USFL giving players and staff tuition-free, debt-free college degree program - FOX 5 New York

XFL
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson says XFL training camps will kick off on Jan. 4, 2023 - KSDK
BenFred: What kind of trade deadline awaits the trending-up Blues? - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Hockey

American Hockey League
Phantoms analysis: Fantastic finishes have Lehigh Valley on a seven-game point streak - Allentown Morning Call
Tucson Roadrunners return from long break to beat first-place Stockton again - Arizona Daily Star
Golden Knights goaltender to make 1st NHL start against Nashville - Las Vegas Review-Journal
San Jose Sharks' Erik Karlsson could miss Buffalo Sabres game - San Jose Mercury News
Syracuse sports legend Donnie Baseball dies: There was just nobody else like him - Syracuse Post Standard

ECHL
ECHL hockey preview: Jacksonville Icemen at Norfolk Admirals, January 5 - Florida Times-Union
K's rookie defenseman Ruddy embraces role - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Tendeck reassigned to Rush from Coyotes taxi squad - Rapid City Journal
Reading Royals' game at Wheeling scheduled for Wednesday postponed by ECHL - Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Walleye's Billy Christopoulos named ECHL goalie of the month - Toledo Blade
Walleye, ECHL teams adjust to mounting player call ups - Toledo Blade
COVID cases rising ECHL, Worcester Railers creative in assembling roster - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Nailers and Royals Game Wednesday Postponed - WTRF

Ontario Hockey League
OHL forging ahead with season with no fans - Guelph Today
London Knights, old rival make peace (briefly) with trade talks - London Free Press
London Nationals hire big-league bench staff amid battle with ex-coach - London Free Press
PYETTE: OHL must chart bold path for season to continue - London Free Press
Greyhounds beat Wolves, extend lead atop West Division - Northern Life
After disappointment of world juniors cancellation, McTavish ready to return to play with the Peterborough Petes - Peterborough Examiner
Ontario Hockey League to continue season; Peterborough Petes expect to play Thursday without fans - Peterborough Examiner
Coach Cal brings Ellen DeGeneres to tears - Peterborough Examiner
Lockdown restrictions halt Peterborough minor hockey - Peterborough Examiner
Peterborough Petes defenceman Brian Zanetti hoping world juniors tourney gets rescheduled - Peterborough Examiner
No fans to cheer on Hounds live until at least Jan. 26 - Soo Today
OHL plans to continue through provincial orders - Soo Today
Greyhounds beat Wolves, extend lead atop West Division (video) - Soo Today
Live Blog: Soo Greyhounds at Sudbury Wolves - Soo Today
OHL reaffirms commitment to continue season - TSN
Carlisle, Kartye, Savard, Dickinson all have goal, assist to lead Soo past Wolves - TSN
Its game on for Kitchener Rangers and the Ontario Hockey League - Waterloo Record

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Cape Breton Eagles sign Slovakian forward Peter Repk following release from Lethbridge - Cape Breton Post
Cape Bretons Mitchell Balmas gets opportunity at professional level with AHLs Springfield Thunderbirds - Cape Breton Post
Cape Breton sports quick reads for Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022 - Cape Breton Post

United States Hockey League
USHL: Sjolund finding stride with Fighting Saints - Telegraph Herald

Western Hockey League
Silvertip, Thunderbirds to meet at Climate Pledge Arena - Everett Herald
Stankoven to return to Kamloops Blazers' lineup this weekend; Pillar, Stacha not expected to play - Kamloops This Week
Hurricanes weekend games postponed - Lethbridge Herald
Tigers weekend games postponed - Medicine Hat News
WHL doing the COVID-19 shuffle - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Rebels Ungar WHL goalie of the month for December - Red Deer Advocate
Sylvan Lakes Caleb Hadland signs with Brandon Wheat Kings - Red Deer Advocate
Royals' Peach, Palmer, Arnold named WHL players of the week - Victoria Times Colonist
Not a lot of movement expected at WHL trade deadline - Winnipeg Free Press

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
FireWolves' Ryan Benesch lets his tattoos tell the story - Albany Times-Union
NLL Week 6 Kicks Off: Benesch to Albany, Teat Off COVID List, League 'Fully Expects' to Play - Inside Lacrosse
NLL Expects to Play Week 6; Situation Remains 'Fluid' - US Lacrosse Magazine

Premier Lacrosse League
Hero Ball: Brad Smith aka The Stache - US Lacrosse Magazine

Soccer

Canadian Premier League
Faths want to keep foot in FC Edmonton after relinquishing ownership - Edmonton Journal
HFX Wanderers re-sign seven more players from 2021 team - Halifax Chronicle-Herald

Major League Soccer
St. Louis City names Bradley Carnell as first coach - Alton Telegraph
FC Cincinnati roster: MLS veteran Ray Gaddis joins Orange & Blue - Cincinnati Enquirer
Here's how FC Cincinnati is filling out Pat Noonan's coaching staff - Cincinnati Enquirer
Sources: Columbus Crew sign Ghanaian winger Yaw Yeboah - Columbus Dispatch
Columbus Crew trade center back Aboubacar Keita to Colorado Rapids - Columbus Dispatch
Real Salt Lake purchased by David Blitzer, Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith - Deseret News
MLS new side St. Louis City SC names Bradley Carnell as first manager - ESPN
Houston Dynamo hire former Sporting KC player Paulo Nagamura - Kansas City Star
Real Salt Lake sold to group led by NBA exec David Blitzer, includes Jazz's Ryan Smith - KSL
Rodolfo Pizarro loaned from Inter Miami to Monterrey - Miami Herald
Loons sign 21-year-old South African forward Hlongwane - Minneapolis Star Tribune
NYCFC loans homegrown James Sands to Scottish power Rangers FC - New York Newsday
Report: Group including David Blitzer, Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith reaches deal to buy Real Salt Lake - Salt Lake Tribune
St. Louis City tabs Carnell as first head coach of MLS expansion club - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Woodbury native Brent Kallman to return to Loons on a new deal - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Head coach Bob Bradley brings experience, enthusiasm and hope to Toronto FC - Toronto Globe and Mail
Canadian Stephanie Labbe named one of three finalists for FIFA goalkeeping award - Toronto Globe and Mail
Sloane Stephens and Jozy Altidore wed on New Years Day - Toronto Star
Whitecaps restless Sartini eager to work coaching 1st full season - Vancouver Province
VIDEO: NYCFC: All 2021 Goals - YouTube
VIDEO: NEW YORK RED BULLS: All 2021 Goals - YouTube

MLS NEXT Pro
Real Salt Lake purchased by David Blitzer, Utah Jazz owner Ryan Smith - Deseret News
Real Salt Lake sold to group led by NBA exec David Blitzer, includes Jazz's Ryan Smith - KSL

National Women's Soccer League
Chicago Red Stars strike local TV deal with Univision, The U - Chicago Tribune
Brad Estes leaves large imprint on Louisville's pro soccer scene - Louisville Courier-Journal

United Soccer League Championship
Remembering a legend as Birmingham enters a banner year - AL.com
Brad Estes leaves large imprint on Louisville's pro soccer scene - Louisville Courier-Journal

United Soccer League One
Deal in negotiations for Feugo FC to play at Fresno State - Fresno Bee
Sports briefs: Djokovic gets medical exemption in Australia - Richmond Times-Dispatch

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