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Headlines for February 7, 2021

Baseball

New York-Penn League
Pinstriped Purgatory: Weak connection to the community, Pizza Rats promotion doomed Staten Island Yankees - Staten Island Advance

Northwest League
Locally: Rich Hobson voted into USA Softball Northwest Mountain Region 9 Hall of Fame - Spokane Spokesman-Review

Southern League
Various groups weigh in about proposed downtown Knoxville baseball stadium project - WATE

Basketball

NBA G League
Former Michigan State star Cassius Winston assigned to Erie BayHawks ahead of NBA G League opener - Erie Times-News
Bubblicious: Cox Mill legend Matt Morgan seizing chance to play in NBA G League bubble - Independent Tribune
Jordan Poole, Nico Mannion poised to get heavy minutes for Santa Cruz G League basketball - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Former Spartan Cassius Winston to play in NBA G-League Bubble with Erie BayHawks - Spartans Wire
Something's missing in Kai Sotto's first NBA G League merchandise - Sports Interactive Network Philippines
Why 2 admired NBA vets signed up to mentor the G League's star prospects - theScore

Women's National Basketball Association
Diana Taurasi has done it all, so why come back? 'I still want more' - Arizona Republic
After Cousin's 2013 Shooting Death, Ex-WNBA Star Devereaux Peters Says Advocacy Is 'Empowering' - People

Football

Canadian Football League
Glen Suitor fires off at 'petty' team officials 'spreading conspiracy theories' about CFL finances - 3 DownNation
13 returning Global players under contract ahead of CFL free agency - American Football International
Former Broncos First-Round Pick Shane Ray Signs With CFL Toronto Argonauts Team - The Spun

Hockey

American Hockey League
Hershey Bears welcome fans back to the Giant Center for the first time in 335 days - ABC 27
Bears fall to Phantoms in season opener in overtime - ABC 27
Bears fall to Phantoms in season opener in overtime - ABC 27
Phantoms rally for OT win over Hershey in season opener - Allentown Morning Call
Roadrunners open 2021 AHL slate Sunday with new frontman, same development-centered approach - Arizona Daily Star
Condors drop second straight to open season in San Diego, falling to Gulls 4-3 - Bakersfield Californian
AHL: League reschedules Hershey Bears drop opener in OT to Lehigh Valley Phantoms - Carlisle Sentinel
WBS Penguins gear up for an AHL season like no other - Citizens Voice
San Diego Gulls get second win over Bakersfield Condors - FOX 5
Watch San Diego Gulls vs. Bakersfield Condors on FOX 5 - FOX 5
Lehigh Valley rallies to spoil Hershey Bears home-opener in overtime - Harrisburg Patriot-News
Silver Knights win first game of inaugural AHL season - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Silver Knights Open Season With 5-2 Victory Over Reign - Las Vegas Sun
Henderson Silver Knights are Las Vegas newest show on ice - Las Vegas Sun
Hogs fall to Chicago in long-awaited, season-opening battle - Rockford Register Star
Syracuse Crunch opens season in quiet, eerie fashion - Syracuse Post Standard
IceHogs drop season opener to Wolves - WREX

ECHL
Photos: Greenville Swamp Rabbits vs. Icemen, Feb. 6, 2021 at the Veterans Memorial Arena - Florida Times-Union
ECHL hockey 2020-21: Jacksonville Icemen vs. Greenville, February 6 - Florida Times-Union
Komets' scrimmage generates buzz - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Adirondack Thunder players find new teams, new focuses - Glens Falls Post-Star
Rush allow three goals in third, fall 6-3 to Indy - Rapid City Journal

North American Hockey League
Aberdeen Wings recover from slow weekend to split series against Minnesota Wilderness - Aberdeen American News
Ice Dogs hand Bruins a fourth straight loss - Austin Daily Herald
1-2-3-4: Ice Dogs roar past Bruins - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Brown Bears swept in Minot - Kenai Peninsula Clarion

Ontario Hockey League
Peterboroughs Pink in the Rink raises $23K and counting - Peterborough Examiner

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Cape Breton sports fans back in the stands - Cape Breton Post
Eagles top Islanders to end Colten Ellis winning streak - Cape Breton Post
P.O. Joseph scores first NHL goal - Charlottetown Guardian
Charlottetown Islanders lose ending Colten Ellis' bid to break QMJHL record - Charlottetown Guardian

United States Hockey League
USHL: Force staves off Waterloo - Fargo Forum
Stars power play: Urdahl's hat trick helps Stars respond to loss, beat Lancers - Lincoln Journal Star
USHL: Fargo completes weekend sweep over Black Hawks - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Western Hockey League
Mutrie, six years after paralysis, talks inspirational improvements, hope for Sopotyk of Blazers - Kamloops This Week

Soccer

Major League Soccer
Atlanta United reportedly signs young centerback - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Michael Arace: MLS short-term gains on union will ultimately lead to labor strife - Columbus Dispatch
MLS, Players Association Reach Agreement on CBA, Avoid Lockout - Sports Illustrated

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