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Headlines for September 6, 2015

Baseball

American Association
Padgett closing 18-year career with Blasters - Joplin Globe
T-Bones-RailCats box score - September 5 - Kansas City Star
Lemurs lose to Sioux City, a game away from clinching playoff berth - Laredo Morning Times
Q&A with Saints catcher Vinny Difazio - Minneapolis Star Tribune
ALLSPACH: Baseball success past and present in Sioux City - Sioux City Journal
X's put win record out of reach - Sioux City Journal
Jackals rally past Saints - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Wingnuts clinch playoff spot - Wichita Eagle
Bob Lutz: It's time to replace the jewel in Lawrence-Dumont Stadium - Wichita Eagle

Appalachian League
P-Rays reach Appy League finals - Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bulls secure winning season with shutout - Burlington Times-News
Minor league notes: Fernandez, Bodner receive top Burlington honors - Burlington Times-News
Astros Advance To Appalachian League Championship - Greeneville Sun
Acosta pitches Astros past K-Mets, into title series - Kingsport Times-News
Pulaski's Appalachian League baseball season ends with loss - Roanoke Times & World News

Atlantic League
Skeeters' Dominguez hits for cycle - Bridgewater Courier-News
Late home runs spark Lancaster Barnstormers to victory - Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
Revs earn 600th win in franchise history in front of big crowd at Santander - York Dispatch

California League
CAL LEAGUE: Aguilera, Bellinger stand out - Press-Enterprise
Local sports digest: San Jose State men's water polo returns with a win - San Jose Mercury News
Local Roundup: Outfielder helps Ports defeat Nuts - Stockton Record
Mavs clinch second-half championship - Victorville Daily Press

Canadian American League
Rockland Boulders' Joe Maloney named Can-Am Player of the Year - Journal News
Miners get beat by Boulders in opener of final series - New Jersey Herald
Champions fighting for playoff spot - Ottawa Sun

Carolina League
Keys Notebook 090715 - Frederick News-Post
Keys defeat Dash - Frederick News-Post
Keys fall to Dash - Frederick News-Post
Keys Q&A 090715 - Frederick News-Post
Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Wilmington Blue Rocks split doubleheader - Myrtle Beach Sun News
Pelicans week in review (Aug. 29-Sept. 4) - Myrtle Beach Sun News
No late rally this time as Dash fall 4-1 to Frederick - Winston-Salem Journal

Eastern League
RubberDucks 3, Senators 1: Jake Lowery powers Ducks with three-run homer - Akron Beacon Journal
RubberDucks 3, Senators 1: Jake Lowery powers offense with three-run homer - Akron Beacon Journal
Mets highly-touted prospect Amed Rosario joins B-Mets - Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
Lucas Duda returns to Binghamton a Mets mainstay - Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
Erie SeaWolves win game one of doubleheader - Erie Times-News
SeaWolves take second game to sweep Baysox doubleheader - Erie Times-News
SeaWolves Player of the Week, Sunday, Sept. 6 - Erie Times-News
Erie SeaWolves in-game blog: Saturday - Erie Times-News
Turley helps SeaWolves scrape past Baysox in Game 1 - Erie Times-News
Senators stifled at the plate by trio of RubberDucks in loss - Harrisburg Patriot-News
Jeff Dooley's Top 10 Rock Cats Moments - Hartford Courant
Spinners out of playoffs again - Lawrence Eagle Tribune
Fisher Cats split doubleheader with Trenton - Manchester Union Leader
Fisher Cats skipper aims to make next step - Manchester Union Leader
Farewell Rock Cats - New Britain Herald
Rock Cats wrapping up this weekend - New Britain Herald
Sea Dogs have game to forget in year to forget - Portland Press Herald
Squirrels Insider/Ciriaco's Giant future - Richmond Times-Dispatch
Squirrels lose to Reading, playoff hopes barely alive - Richmond Times-Dispatch
Flying Squirrels lose to Fightin Phils, 2-0 - Richmond Times-Dispatch
Squirrels Insider: Oropesa nears team record - Richmond Times-Dispatch
Trenton Thunder coach pitches succesful season - Trenton Times
Caleb Smith's gem gives Thunder win in record time, split DH with Fisher Cats - Trentonian

Florida State League
Wallach, Routt lift Tortugas past Manatees, 4-1 - Daytona Beach News-Journal
Wallach, Routt lift Tortugas past Manatees, 4-1 - Daytona Beach News-Journal
Concerns arise over Tigertown project leadership - Lakeland Ledger
Minor league baseball: Miracle-Stone Crabs game washed out - Naples Daily News
Florida State League: Mets fall to Marauders 4-1 - Port Saint Lucie Tribune

Frontier League
Schaumburg Boomers pitched to road victory - Chicago Daily Herald
Otters must win regular-season finale to have a chance at reaching playoffs - Evansville Courier & Press
Rockford uses five-run seventh inning to beat Slammers - Joliet Herald News
Seventh-inning rally gets Freedom past Miners - The Southern
Beach Bums win No. 30 at home - Traverse City Record-Eagle
Poma's hit allows Wild Things to walk off with win - Washington Observer-Reporter

Futures Collegiate Baseball League
Spinners, Silver Knights up for sale - Nashua Telegraph
Attendance increase over the summer helps Silver Knights stay in the black - Nashua Telegraph
Lowell Spinners, Nashua Silver Knights up for sale - Nashua Telegraph

International League
G-Braves drop series opener to Charlotte, 4-2 - Access North Georgia
Q&A with the newest Philadelphia Phillie: Brian Bogusevic - Allentown Morning Call
Lehigh Valley IronPigs' season of peculiar numbers - Allentown Morning Call
Bisons' late rally comes up short - Buffalo News
Quick hits: Pawtucket 6, Bisons 2 - Inside Pitch - Buffalo News
Shapiro will bring forward thinking to Jays - Buffalo News
Curley's triple helps Charlotte Knights past Braves - Charlotte Observer
Will the Knights' fans keep coming back? - Charlotte Observer
Chiefs top RailRiders in 10 innings - Citizens Voice
Baseball | International League standings, schedule; Clippers box score - Columbus Dispatch
Baseball | Clippers win, remain tied for first in division - Columbus Dispatch
Hunter wins G-Braves MVP award - Gwinnett Daily Post
G-Braves two games back with two to play - Gwinnett Daily Post
Loyal, and fuzzy, co-workers brighten Ball's days at G-Braves' ballpark - Gwinnett Daily Post
Indians win, set season attendance record - Indianapolis Star
Louisville Bats MVP Ramon Cabrera to make Cincinnati Reds debut Sunday - Louisville Courier-Journal
Cincinnati Reds' Brennan Boesch back on rehab with Louisville Bats' Dylan Axelrod starts - Louisville Courier-Journal
Cincinnati Reds prospect Robert Stephenson over 'fluke' injury - Louisville Courier-Journal
Recent Cincinnati Reds call up Ramon Cabrera named Louisville Bats' MVP - Louisville Courier-Journal
Tides lose but clinch at least tie for IL South crown - Newport News Daily Press
Lou Schwechheimer's 'fairy-tale life' with PawSox is nearly finished - Providence Journal
Reliever-turned-starter Rich Hill turning heads with PawSox - Providence Journal
Isaac Ballou already impact player for Syracuse Chiefs - Syracuse Post Standard
Isaac Ballou already impact player for Syracuse Chiefs - Syracuse Post Standard
Syracuse Chiefs go 10 innings to beat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre - Syracuse Post Standard
Hens 5-game winning streak ends - Toledo Blade
Tides shut out at Durham, but clinch share of division title - Virginian Pilot

Midwest League
Timber Rattlers fall to Burlington - Appleton Post-Crescent
Hot Rods fall in 11 innings - Bowling Green Daily News
Kane County Cougars walk off against Peoria - Chicago Daily Herald
Dragons clinch winning season - Dayton Daily News
Cougars 'kept it pretty mild' after clinching division - Kane County Chronicle
Staudt: Spartan Stadium will be rocking for Ducks - Lansing State Journal
Beaty triples, homers in Loons' 6-2 victory over Whitecaps - Midland Daily News
Chiefs get great outing from Matt Pearce, but lose 2-1 in 10th to Kane County - Peoria Journal Star
Eminian: Chiefs weigh in on team awards, prep for playoffs - Peoria Journal Star
Deetz continues his scoreless streak - Quad-Cities Online
Pro baseball: Arrieta tough on D'backs - South Bend Tribune
Errors doom South Bend Cubs - South Bend Tribune
Errors doom SB Cubs - South Bend Tribune
Indians minor-league roundup: Sept. 5 - Willoughby News-Herald
Lake County Captains 5, South Bend Cubs 2: Bobby Bradley promoted - Willoughby News-Herald

New York-Penn League
Tri-City ValleyCats lock up New York-Penn League playoff seed - Albany Times-Union
Auburn Doubledays can't overcome three errors in loss at Batavia Muckdogs - Auburn Citizen
Siddall, Iriart homer in Lake Monsters win - Burlington Free Press
Sanay not taking anything for granted - Hudson Valley Record
Spinners out of playoffs again - Lawrence Eagle Tribune
Not what they expected - Lowell Sun
Lowell leaders praise Weber, call keeping Spinners local a priority - Lowell Sun
Top brass: Weber 'is one of a kind' - Lowell Sun
Spinners, Silver Knights up for sale - Nashua Telegraph
Lowell Spinners, Nashua Silver Knights up for sale - Nashua Telegraph
Tri-City makes quick work of Tigers 11-4 - New London Day
First-place Staten Island Yankees topple Brooklyn Cyclones, 7-3 - Staten Island Advance
Cutters fall on the road - Williamsport Sun-Gazette
SPORTS digest - Youngstown Vindicator

Northwest League
Playoff race comes down to final day for Eugene - Eugene Register-Guard
AquaSox held hitless for 5 innings, lose 6-0 to Canadians - Everett Herald
AquaSox's Jackson named Northwest League's Most Valuable Player - Everett Herald
LOCAL ROUNDUP: NNU wins one, loses one - Idaho Press-Tribune
Hillsboro Hops finish with best record in second half of NWL season, defeat Eugene 4-1 - Portland Oregonian
Area highlights for Sept. 5 - Salem Statesman Journal
Game 136, Mariners at Athletics - U.S.S. Mariner - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Mariner's big-league debut was both a dream come true and a historic moment - Seattle Times
Dust Devils' three-run fourth inning sinks Spokane Indians - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Blog matters: Spokane Indians depart Avista after odd summer - Spokane Spokesman-Review

Pacific Coast League
'Topes Today (Sept. 6) - Albuquerque Journal
Top prospect Brinson leads Express to 4-3 win over Iowa - Austin American-Statesman
Four-run 8th inning key for Colorado Springs Sky Sox victory in last series - Colorado Springs Gazette
Mason City's Jake Peter to play in Arizona league - Des Moines Register
Chihuahuas tied for first in PCL Pacific Southern Division - El Paso Times
Grizzlies Report for Sept. 5: Fresno 4, Salt Lake 2 - Fresno Bee
Fresno Grizzlies planning PCL postseason party - Fresno Bee
51s deadlocked atop division down stretch - Las Vegas Review-Journal
51s a half-game behind division leader on season's final weekend - Las Vegas Sun
50 most influential people in Midstate sports: Nos. 11-20 - Nashville Tennessean
Sports anchor on injured reserve after crash - Nashville Tennessean
Home runs carry Sounds to win - Nashville Tennessean
New Orleans Zephyrs fall 6-4 in The Springs - New Orleans Times-Picayune
Homers sink Chasers in loss to Nashville - Omaha World-Herald
Chihuahuas sweep Reno Aces in doubleheader - Reno Gazette-Journal
Late home run dooms River Cats - Sacramento Bee
Area baseball beat: Greg Vaughn tops region's minor-league MVPs - Sacramento Bee
Pitcher Clayton Blackburn on cusp of majors with solid first River Cats season - Sacramento Bee
This day in Salt Lake City's PCL history: Sept. 6 - Salt Lake Tribune
Tacoma Rainiers fall to Las Vegas 51s, 8-7 - Seattle Times
Tacoma Rainiers jump to early lead, can't hold on in 8-7 loss to Las Vegas 51s - Tacoma News Tribune
Montero, O'Neill, Blash all possibilities for Mariners' minor league player of the year - Tacoma News Tribune
Seattle Mariners notebook: Tony Zych revels in his new-found niche in baseball history - Tacoma News Tribune

Pioneer League
Scoreboard: Billings 3, Helena 2 - Billings Gazette
Jacob Constante shines again, helps keep Billings Mustangs' playoff push alive - Billings Gazette
Mustangs pitcher Ty Boyles, manager Dick Schofield honored by Pioneer League - Billings Gazette
Scoreboard: Pioneer League Postseason All-Star team - Billings Gazette
Clutch hitting, solid start from Talley lift GJ Rockies to win - Grand Junction Sentinel
Chukars Notebook: Behind the mic for the Chukars - Idaho Falls Post Register
Chukars on verge of playoff berth - Idaho Falls Post Register
GJ Rockies: Rox take Game One of their last homestand against Ogden - KKCO
Osprey rained out in Great Falls - Missoulian
Raptors offense struggles in loss to Rockies - Ogden Standard-Examiner

South Atlantic League
Moncada, Albies headline SAL postseason All-Stars - Augusta Chronicle
Hoppers box - Greensboro News and Record
ROME BRAVES RECAP: Rome takes down Hickory - Rome News-Tribune
Sand Gnats, Greenville Drive split doubleheader - Savannah Morning News

Southern League
Shuckers fall to Smokies - Biloxi Sun Herald
Blackmar wins, two-hits Biscuits Saturday - Birmingham News
Chattanooga Lookouts fall short in ninth - Chattanooga Times & Free Press
Lookouts Ninth Inning Rally Falls Short, Lose 4-3 - Chattanoogan
Ryan Rieger has three hits, three RBI as Suns stop Braves - Florida Times-Union
Barons 4, Biscuits 0: Biscuits blanked at home - Montgomery Advertiser
Hamilton excites, Blue Wahoos fall, but remain in first - Pensacola News Journal
Pensacola Blue Wahoos vs Mobile Bay Bears Saturday - Pensacola News Journal

Texas League
TEXAS LEAGUE: Travelers still tied atop North - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Missions pitcher De La Rosa gives up 1 hit in 6 innings to the Hooks - Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Josh Hamilton starting to wear a knee brace; Jurickson Profar transferred to Double-A Frisco - Dallas Morning News
Rangers Minor League Insider: Express back in PCL playoffs - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Travelers still tied atop North - Northwest Arkansas Times
TEXAS LEAGUE BASEBALL: RockHounds roll Frisco - Odessa American
Drillers on the road: Tulsa tops Springfield - Tulsa World
Barry Lewis pro baseball column: Where did the 2015 Tulsa Drillers go? - Tulsa World

Basketball

Women's National Basketball Association
Brittney Griner scores 22 points, Mercury beat Stars - Arizona Republic
Moore probable for Sunday's Lynx game vs. New York - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Montgomery playing critical role in her return to Lynx - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Mercury crash Young-Malcolm's farewell party - San Antonio Express News
WNBA: Shock at Los Angeles Sparks - Tulsa World

Football

Canadian Football League
Stamps cornerback Fred Bennett knows all about the big game from his college day - Calgary Sun
Calgary Stampeders' Joe Burnett draws Esks star Derel Walker for Labour Day Clas - Calgary Sun
American players on Calgary Stampeders roster hit hard by slumping Canadian doll - Calgary Sun
Eskimos rookies Franklin, Walter look to maintain connection in Labour Day Classic - Edmonton Journal
Labour Day pains have mostly been on Edmonton Eskimos end of the Classic - Edmonton Sun
Edmonton Eskimos familiar with pair of linemen cut from NFL - Edmonton Sun
Newest Edmonton Eskimo Brian Simmons once told he would never be able to play sp - Edmonton Sun
Foley: Argos-Ticats Labour Day rivalry solid - Hamilton Spectator
Alouettes fire offensive co-ordinator Schonert, promote Calvillo, Dinwiddie - Montreal Gazette
Alouettes fire offensive co-ordinator Turk Schonert - Montreal Gazette
Toronto Argos and Hamilton Tiger-Cats to renew Labour Day rivalry with first place on the line - National Post
Winless Roughriders looking for a fresh start when they host Blue Bombers - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge has his eye on the ball: Arthur - Toronto Star
Argos, Ticats QBs facing off off for Labour Day Classic - Toronto Sun
SIMMONS: Stroman has forced his way back into conversation - Toronto Sun
Martin Wright eager to embrace Argos-Ticats rivalry - Toronto Sun
Lions QB Travis Lulay faces another recovery period after missing most of 2014 - Vancouver Sun
Game day: Bombers at Roughriders - Winnipeg Free Press
WFP Blue Bombers Game Day Report - Labour Day Classic - Winnipeg Free Press
Ex-Bombers star released by Colts - Winnipeg Free Press
Labour-ing under delusions - Winnipeg Free Press
The Dyceman talketh - Winnipeg Sun
Blue's Newman sees Labour Day Classic from both sides now - Winnipeg Sun

Indoor Football League
Adams: Shock moving to "Viable, Stable" IFL - KWSN

Hockey

American Hockey League
Hockey: Lamoriello, Albany Devils part company - Schenectady Daily Gazette
New forwards have range of ice time - Stockton Record

North American Hockey League
Photo Gallery Wings Hockey vs Topeka Saturday - Aberdeen American News
Roadrunners race past Wings 5-2 - Aberdeen American News
Thousands turn out seeking tickets for Hockeyville game at War Memorial - Johnstown Tribune-Democrat
Wildcats preseason 9-6 - Wichita Falls Times Record News

Ontario Hockey League
Colts take Storm 5-3 - Barrie Examiner
Otters' Mlakar helps build new era of success - Erie Times-News
OHL Hamilton Bulldogs win preseason debut over Peterborough - Hamilton Spectator
Fronts Fest at the Cataraqui Centre - Kingston Whig Standard
Petes sign Isaacson, Schulz - Peterborough Examiner
Late goal lifts Bulldogs past Petes - Peterborough Examiner
Knights take round two - Sarnia Observer

United States Hockey League
Musketeers begin final training camp today - Sioux City Journal
USHL preseason games aid decision-making for Fighting Saints staff - Telegraph Herald

Western Hockey League
Warriors Control Pats in 6-2 Win - Discover Moose Jaw
Experience gives Oil Kings edge in pre-season win over Red Deer Rebels - Edmonton Journal
Silvertips Blog - Everett Herald
Silvertips blank Chiefs 4-0 at preseason Holiday Inn Classic - Everett Herald
Rockets open pre-season with shootout victory - Kelowna Daily Courier
Rockets' Chartier faces challenge of repeating last season's success - Kelowna Daily Courier
Local Tiger Penner steps away from hockey - Medicine Hat News
Off to a good start - Medicine Hat News
Raiders fall 7-4 in pre-season opener - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Raiders drop second pre-season game - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Rockets rain on Cats' parade - Prince George Citizen
Spokane Chiefs lose for second time in WHL preseason - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Tigers top Broncos in pre-season play - Swift Current Online
Forsberg underlines his value to Victoria Royals - Victoria Times Colonist

Soccer

Major Arena Soccer League
Sports digest: St. Louis FC faces road test at Harrisburg - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Major League Soccer
Lee Nguyen helps Revolution extend unbetaen streak to 6 - Boston Globe
Revs overwhelm Orlando - Boston Herald
Drogba hat trick leads Montreal over Chicago - Chicago Daily Herald
Chicago Fire falls 4-2 to Montreal Impact - Chicago Daily Herald
Didier Drogba scores 3 goals as Montreal Impact beat Fire 4-3 - Chicago Tribune
Around MLS | Drogba's hat trick powers Impact - Columbus Dispatch
Game preview | Crew vs. FC Dallas - Columbus Dispatch
Soccer | Crew: Higuain's end-to-end effort easy to notice - Columbus Dispatch
Rapids Sean St. Ledger says Taylor Swift is "down to Earth" - Denver Post
Juergen Klinsmann doesn't hold back when talking about U.S. soccer - Los Angeles Times
Oscar De La Hoya is fighting to rebuild life and career as boxing promoter - Los Angeles Times
Impact's Drogba scores hat-trick in 4-3 win over Fire - Montreal Gazette
Drogba scores three as Impact defeat Fire 4-3 to end winless run - Montreal Gazette
Impact's Drogba scores hat-trick in 4-3 win over Fire - Montreal Gazette
Orlando City soccer midfielder Darwin Ceren hurt in El Salvador friendly - Orlando Sentinel
Orlando City soccer starting lineup set on road in New England - Orlando Sentinel
Depleted Orlando City falls 3-0 at New England Revolution - Orlando Sentinel
Real Salt Lake: As struggles mount, is Jeff Cassar's job in jeopardy? - Salt Lake Tribune
San Jose Earthquakes stumble against Philadelphia Union on drive for postseason play - San Jose Mercury News
Martins, Dempsey lead Seattle past Toronto 2-1 - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sounders 2, Toronto FC 1: Post-match quotes - Seattle Times
First impressions: Sounders 2, Toronto FC 1 - Seattle Times
Sounders coach Sigi Schmid to miss Saturday night's Toronto match due to a 'health-related issue' - Seattle Times
Seattle Sounders vs. Toronto FC notes and lineups: Clint Dempsey returns - Seattle Times
Game thread: Sounders host playoff hopeful Toronto FC - Seattle Times
Dempsey, Martins reunite in 2-1 win over Toronto - Tacoma News Tribune
Toronto: No excuses, proud of effort - Tacoma News Tribune
Schmetzer: Sounders showed championship grit - Tacoma News Tribune
Dempsey and Martins lead 2-1 win for Sounders - Tacoma News Tribune
Schmid misses match due to health issue - Tacoma News Tribune
Late goal guts TFC in Seattle - Toronto Sun

National Women's Soccer League
Fishlock, Rapinoe score in Reign's 2-1 win over Spirit - Seattle Times

North American Soccer League
More road misery as Jacksonville Armada falls - Florida Times-Union
Michelle Kaufman: NASL top scorer Pinho fuels Strikers' playoff push - Miami Herald
Gameday preview: United at Edmonton - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Cosmos coach: RG3's quack doc almost caused me brain damage - New York Post
Ottawa Fury extend their lead on second-place New York - Ottawa Citizen
Fury gets W down south - Ottawa Sun
Ottawa shuts out Scorpions - San Antonio Express News
Rowdies shut out Cosmos - St. Petersburg Times

United Soccer League Championship
Battery, Riverhounds battle to draw - Charleston Post and Courier
Colorado Springs Switchbacks make playoffs - Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado Springs Switchbacks do their part - Colorado Springs Gazette
Colorado Springs Switchbacks does its part - Colorado Springs Gazette
WATCH: Colorado Springs Switchbacks vs. Portland Timbers 2, 4 p.m., Saturday - Colorado Springs Gazette
Louisville City FC has big part in record-setting USL season - Louisville Courier-Journal
Riverhounds, Battery play to 1-1 draw - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Riverhounds, Battery play to 1-1 draw - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Colorado Springs Switchbacks down T2 1-0 - Portland Oregonian
Kickers, Rochester play to scoreless draw - Richmond Times-Dispatch
Rhinos' Miller sets USL shutout record - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Sports digest: St. Louis FC faces road test at Harrisburg - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Roughnecks hold onto slim playoff hopes heading into Sunday's season finale - Tulsa World

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