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

Headlines for September 5, 2000

Baseball

California League
Cal League playoffs begin tonight - Los Angeles Daily News
JetHawks make marked improvement from last season - Los Angeles Daily News

Canadian American League
Lumberjacks feeling playoff magic - Glens Falls Post-Star
Jacks rally from big deficit, take 2-0 lead - Glens Falls Post-Star

Carolina League
Sims gets little support as Keys lose - Frederick News-Post
Hillcats edge Keys, 2-1 - Frederick News-Post
Hillcats take first game against Frederick - Lynchburg News & Advance
Salem played well, but just fell short - Roanoke Times & World News

Central Baseball League
Dillas stress importance of playoff series opener - Amarillo Globe-News
Ducks ready for playoffs - Springfield News-Leader
WhiteWings meet Colts in playoff opener - Valley Morning Star

Eastern League
AEROS TICKETS - Akron Beacon
Aeros top Curve to force playoff - Akron Beacon
Wolves get their fill vs. Phils - Erie Daily Times/Morning News
Ravens Beat Mets In 12th; Playoffs Start Wednesday - Hartford Courant
GOING HOME WINNERS - Portland Press Herald
R-Phillies gear up for playoffs - Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Estrada sends message - Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Thunder 13, Rock Cats 4 - Trenton Times
Hazlett named fan favorite - Trenton Times

Florida Complex League
Morneau (.402) tops All-Stars - Sarasota Herald Tribune

Florida State League
Cubs change hands, offer rightys to Mets - Daytona Beach News-Journal
Cubs take momentum into postseason - Daytona Beach News-Journal
Fort Myers seeking miracle in FSL playoffs - Fort Myers News-Press

Frontier League
Chaney gets ball in playoff opener - Evansville Courier

International League
Roberts, Nichting share MVP honor - Buffalo News
Bisons will be part of scrambled playoffs - Buffalo News
Knights end season with win, rainout - Charlotte Observer
Clippers close season by blanking Mud Hens - Columbus Dispatch
Triple-A Tribe deserves a major pat on the back - Indianapolis Star and News
Loss to Indians caps Bats' season at 71-73 - Louisville Courier-Journal
At last, long last, it's over - Ottawa Sun
Lynx claw down SkyChiefs, cap year with win - Ottawa Sun
PawSox slumped at wrong time as playoff bid dies - Pawtucket Times
PawSox' playoff hopes are shot full of holes - Providence Journal-Bulletin
Knights top Bulls - Raleigh News and Observer
Swann song: Oh, Atlanta - Richmond Times-Dispatch
Still waiting for a winner - Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
Moosic city miracle - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

Midwest League
Dragons 'ready to rock' - Dayton Daily News
Attitude peaking going into playoffs - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Wizards end with a bust - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Whitecaps slay Dragons late - Grand Rapids Press
Rattlers lose to Chiefs; playoffs open tonight - Green Bay Press-Gazette
Chiefs end season with shutout victory - Peoria Journal Star
LumberKings are ready for playoff pressure - Quad City Times
Bandits wrap up frustrating season - Quad City Times

New York-Penn League
P-Mets Beat Hudson Valley 8-2 in home finale - Berkshire Eagle
Expos face key homestand - Burlington Free Press
Expos fall short - Burlington Free Press
Jammers Squander Chance To Reach .500 Mark - Jamestown Post-Journal
O-Tigers finish 1-for-4 - Oneonta Daily Star
O-Tigers are out - Oneonta Daily Star
Cutters, Scrappers Go Extras - Williamsport Sun-Gazette

Northern League
Swiatkiewicz evens score on Saints - Duluth News-Tribune
Duluth-Superior evens series 1-1 with Saints - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Fish flounder in Fargo - Winnipeg Free Press

Northwest League
Ems jump back into first place - Eugene Register-Guard
Everett falters in 11th and loses 5-4 to Boise - Everett Herald
Fledgling Horizon Broadcasting 'thrilled' with purchase of Hawks - Idaho Statesman
Hawks' new owners mull leaving Angels - Idaho Statesman
Roper's redemption gives Hawks victory - Idaho Statesman
Rockies stumbling toward finish line - Oregonian
Players keep big league dreams in check - Salem Statesman Journal
Title hopes remain alive - Salem Statesman Journal
Loss puts Tribe in must-win situation - Spokane Review
Bears Force Chink in Spokane's Armor - Yakima Herald-Republic

Pacific Coast League
Dukes Win, Get Set for League Playoffs - Albuquerque Journal
Fitting finish: I-Cubs complete brutal season with another loss - Des Moines Register
Grizzlies' last verse still sad - Fresno Bee
Stars end with win; LaRocca goes to Padres - Las Vegas Review-Journal
REDBIRDS' REPORT: REDBIRDS 9, REDHAWKS 7 - Memphis Commercial Appeal
No love lost among 'Birds and Dukes - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Sounds: progress made in franchise-worst season - Nashville Tennessean
Sounds end awful year with a win - Nashville Tennessean
Golden Spikes Fall Short in Final Game of Season - Omaha World-Herald
For Porter, patience has a learning curve: Cats' leadoff man emerges from funk - Sacramento Bee
Cats say bring on playoffs: Loss in finale is no big deal - Sacramento Bee

Pioneer League
Raptors topped in 10th - Ogden Standard-Examiner

South Atlantic League
Jackets want second SAL championship - Augusta Chronicle
RiverDogs wrap up exceptional season - Charleston Post and Courier
Crocs lose final game - Fayetteville Observer-Times
Bats' season has wet finish - Greensboro News and Record
Offense awakens to help M-Braves close season with win - Macon Telegraph

Southern League
Barons enter playoffs on the skids - Birmingham News
Lookouts feel Henson deal disrupted team, season - Chattanooga Times & Free Press
Lookouts end tough season with a loss - Chattanooga Times & Free Press
Suns win in 12; playoffs next - Florida Times-Union
Stars should shine brighter in 2001 with young talent - Huntsville Times
Mudcats point to the positives - Raleigh News and Observer

Texas League
Is Express due vs. the Devils? - Austin American-Statesman
Diablos begin playoffs today - El Paso Times
Playoffs provide a new beginning for Captains - Shreveport Times
Drillers Wrapup: Abundant individual achievements - Tulsa World
Wichita at Shreveport - Wichita Eagle
Wranglers looking like whole new team - Wichita Eagle

Western Baseball League
Fish hope to cool off Heat in playoffs - Vacaville Reporter

Football

Canadian Football League
CFL dithering kills dream of new team in Ottawa - Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa franchise dead for 2001 dead because of league-CFLPA problems - Ottawa Citizen
Same-old same-old for Argonauts despite Clemons debut as head coach - Ottawa Citizen
Ticats down Toronto 42-12 to spoil Clemons' debut as Argos coach - Ottawa Citizen
Edmonton's defence was best offence in 30-18 victory over Calgary - Ottawa Citizen
White might seek alliance with XFL - Ottawa Sun
High hopes for Havlat - Ottawa Sun
CFL still reigns as pro laughingstock - Ottawa Sun
Eskimos freeze Stamps - Ottawa Sun
Argo-nots again - Ottawa Sun
Ottawa suffers setback - Vancouver Province
CFL needs a firm hand on the wheel - Vancouver Province
CFL in Ottawa sacked as rules on expansion keep changing - Vancouver Sun

XFL
XFL could learn from the Aussies - Orlando Sentinel

Soccer

Major League Soccer
McBride bumps Fire's Razov to U.S. national team's bench - Chicago Sun Times
Regular season produces share of surprises in MLS - Columbus Dispatch
Fusion still fighting for playoff life - Miami Herald

USL First Division
Battery captures division - Charleston Post and Courier
Five for Sixers - Vancouver Province
86ers thrash Sounders to head into post-season on a high - Vancouver Sun

World Indoor Soccer League
Steamers suffer first shutout in league history - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Search by Date