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Headlines for September 6, 2000

Baseball

Appalachian League
Slow start came back to haunt Rangers - Roanoke Times & World News

Atlantic League
Bears split with Pride - Bergen Record
Garcia Impresses Ducks - Newsday

California League
Blaze rally for victory - Bakersfield Californian
JetHawks searching for their parent - Los Angeles Daily News
Former Stampede pitcher turns down Olympics offer - San Bernardino County Sun

Carolina League
Hillcats end Keys' season - Frederick News-Post

Central Baseball League
Ducks shine in playoff debut - Springfield News-Leader
Wings win first playoff game in team history, 6-4 - Valley Morning Star

Eastern League
EXCEPTIONAL RESPONSE - Akron Beacon
Senators veto Aeros' playoff hopes - Akron Beacon
Senators beat Akron, advance to playoffs - Carlisle Sentinel
No dog in end-of-season Sea Dogs - Portland Press Herald
Mets' title quest begins - Press & Sun-Bulletin
R-Phils seek midsummer's torrid heat - Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Most signs point to Gardner's return - Trenton Times
This edition of Thunder didn't cut it - Trenton Times

Florida State League
FSL Cubs hurler brings Fenway flair to Daytona - Daytona Beach News-Journal
Cubs Cruz in Game 1 of playoffs: Pitcher Ks 14 Mets in victory - Daytona Beach News-Journal
Miracle fall in 10 innings - Fort Myers News-Press
Crowd shows up to see Cobras play last game - Orlando Sentinel

Frontier League
For Tagert, Evansville is next level - Evansville Courier
Advantage Johnnies - Evansville Courier
Johnnies win Game 1 - Johnstown Tribune-Democrat

International League
Both sides fit to be tied - Buffalo News
Champion Bisons get to stay in Scranton - Buffalo News
RiverBats double crowds - Cincinnati Post
Scanlan voted Indians' MVP - Indianapolis Star and News
Team with a lot of character - Indianapolis Star and News
RiverBats draw biggest crowds - Lexington Herald-Leader
Barons edged for division title - Philadelphia Daily News
Bulls back for more - Raleigh News and Observer
Five called up from Richmond - Savannah Morning News
Mottola thankful for opportunity - Syracuse Online
A tale of two seasons - Syracuse Online
Barons draw wild card - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

Midwest League
Another injury to a pitcher, no problem for Cougars - Chicago Daily Herald
Cougars set the table with victory - Chicago Daily Herald
Are the Dragons done? - Dayton Daily News
GM Larsen resigns to get into ownership - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Wizards close out Game 1 - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
SEASON REVIEW: Bandits lacked run support - Quad City Times
LumberKings avoid late collapse - Quad City Times

New York-Penn League
Fans pick Watson as fifth Racine Award winner - Burlington Free Press
Cards snap slide at 5 - Newark Star-Ledger
Kings Clinch Playoff Slot - Newsday
Blue Sox defeat Oneonta - Utica Observer-Dispatch

Northern League
Being Chris Swiatkiewicz - Duluth News-Tribune
Dukes rally to beat Saints, take 2-1 series lead - Duluth News-Tribune
Hawks oust Winnipeg - Fargo Forum

Northwest League
Frogs lose 4-1, set for season finale tonight - Everett Herald
Hawks season goes down to the wire - Idaho Statesman
Rockies collapse, hand South title to Emeralds - Oregonian
Volcanoes' playoff hopes dashed - Salem Statesman Journal
Indians fall out of race - Spokane Review
C's season draws to a close today - Vancouver Province
Canadians bow out of race with victory - Vancouver Sun
Bears Keep Playoff Hopes Alive With Win - Yakima Herald-Republic

Pacific Coast League
Mayor, It Looks Bad - Albuquerque Journal
Dukes Set for Playoffs - Albuquerque Journal
'Birds change their strategy - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Roof named top PCL skipper - Ogden Standard-Examiner
River Cats Notes: Cats, A's extend agreement - Sacramento Bee
For Vaz, a title will do for now - Sacramento Bee
The Cat wrangler: Geren must corral his young charges and their emotions - Sacramento Bee
Albuquerque finally gets taste of own medicine - Spokane Review

Pioneer League
Home runs lift Raptors - Billings Gazette
Ogden forces decisive game - Ogden Standard-Examiner

South Atlantic League
Jackets lose opener to RedStixx - Augusta Chronicle
Stixx win opener - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Bats one of six clubs looking for affiliation - Greensboro News and Record
Inconsistent offense plagues Macon Braves playoff hopes - Macon Telegraph

Southern League
Barons call on Fogg in opener - Birmingham News
Barons hope for fresh start in playoffs - Birmingham Post Herald
Suns open playoffs against Greenville - Florida Times-Union

Texas League
Diablos dump Express in series opener - Austin American-Statesman
Diablos take Game 1 of division series - El Paso Times
Captains report - Shreveport Times
Captains in dire need of offense against Wranglers - Shreveport Times
One-hitter gives Wichita 1-0 win - Shreveport Times
Calero delivers for Wranglers - Wichita Eagle

Western Baseball League
Attendance falls off for playoff opener - Chico Enterprise Record
Heat lose playoff opener 1-0 - Chico Enterprise Record
Steelheads squeeze past Heat - Vacaville Reporter
Season over, Vipers' Leon returns to Kofa campus - Yuma Daily Sun

Football

Arena Football League (1987-2008)
North of the Border: AFL Recovers CFL Fumble - ArenaFan
Proven winner - Fayetteville Observer-Times

Canadian Football League
White move leaves CFL in dark - Ottawa Citizen
Secondary stays intact, for now - Vancouver Province
Burratto knows 'Rider contest won't be a breeze - Vancouver Sun

XFL
Mighty football has struck out - Boston Globe
XFL alternative for Ottawa - Winnipeg Sun

Hockey

American Hockey League
Early signs are promising for Crunch - Syracuse Online
Crunch waits for leftovers - Syracuse Online
Penguins have goalie questions to answer before NHL season begins - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

ECHL
Titans re-sign Bertoli, team's leading scorer - Trenton Times

West Coast Hockey League
Ice Dogs to give locals a try - Long Beach Press-Telegram

Western Professional Hockey League
Fate of Buzzards to be determined this week - El Paso Times

Soccer

Major League Soccer
Revs rest on Causey effect - Boston Herald
Alvarez: Let's get serious - Boston Herald
Grafer triumphs in debut in goal as MetroStars defeat Fusion, 2-1 - Bridgewater Courier-News
Fire closes in on playoffs' top seed - Chicago Daily Herald
Crew at Chicago - Columbus Dispatch
Playoff pressure arrives ahead of schedule for Crew - Columbus Dispatch
Burn notebook - Dallas Morning News
Major League Soccer notebook - Dallas Morning News
MLS: Playoff race still wide open - Los Angeles Daily News
Fusion need help for postseason - Miami Herald
METROS COUNT LUCKY STARS - New York Post
Metros pick up division trophy, give fans kick - Newark Star-Ledger
Grafer a bit shaky but leads way - Newark Star-Ledger
Despite Goalie Woes, MetroStars Hold On - Newsday
Playoff race in home stretch - San Jose Mercury News
Record book Diallo's next target - St. Petersburg Times
Valencia's late goal the key for MetroStars - Trenton Times

USL First Division
Battery hosts Raleigh in first - Charleston Post and Courier
Patriots begin playoffs Saturday - El Paso Times
Mariners go to Richmond Saturday in playoff game - Newport News Daily Press
Mariners' playoffs start Saturday at Richmond - Virginian Pilot

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