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Headlines for March 8, 2021

Baseball

American Association
Railroaders sign two pitchers, an outfielder - Cleburne Times Review

Eastern League
Sea Dogs announce 2021 game times for Hadlock Field - Portland Press Herald

Florida State League
St. Lucie Mets name manager, coaching staff - Port Saint Lucie Tribune

International League
Casey Candaele formally named Buffalo Bisons' manager - Buffalo News
Revised Buffalo Bisons schedule has 120 games with May 4 opener - Buffalo News
Analysis: Will the Blue Jays return to Buffalo? Maybe, but it's complicated - Buffalo News

Midwest League
Jonathan India strong, healthy entering fourth season in Cincinnati Reds organization - Dayton Daily News
Delayed, lost seasons hit cash flow of K's, TinCaps - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Indians isolate 2 players - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Northwoods League
Local Notebook: Red Wing's Boldt in training camp with Tampa Bay Rays - Rochester Post-Bulletin

Pioneer League
Chukars introduce 2021 coaching staff - KIFI

Basketball

NBA G League
Erie BayHawks to open NBA G League playoffs Monday - Erie Times-News
Curry, Sabonis, Simons claim contest titles - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Delayed, lost seasons hit cash flow of K's, TinCaps - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Stanley participates in dunk contest - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
VIDEO: Jalen Green Drops Season-High 30 PTS to End the Season - YouTube
VIDEO: Top Plays of the Day - 03/08/2021 - YouTube
VIDEO: Quinndary Weatherspoon with 25 Points vs. Delaware Blue Coats - YouTube
VIDEO: Delaware Blue Coats vs. Austin Spurs - Condensed Game - YouTube
VIDEO: Justin Robinson (16 Points) Highlights vs. Austin Spurs - YouTube
VIDEO: Cameron Reynolds with 26 Points vs. Delaware Blue Coats - YouTube
VIDEO: Isaiah Joe with 28 Points vs. Austin Spurs - YouTube
VIDEO: Antonio Campbell Hits Season-High in Points & Threes Made in Lakeland Magic Quarterfinal Win - YouTube
VIDEO: Erie BayHawks vs. Lakeland Magic - Condensed Game - YouTube
VIDEO: Lakeland Magic Make Postseason History with Record 3PM - YouTube
VIDEO: Lakeland Magic Top 3-Pointers vs. Erie BayHawks - YouTube
VIDEO: Antonio Campbell with 25 Points vs. Erie BayHawks - YouTube
VIDEO: Henry Ellenson Drops Season-High 35 PTS as Raptors 905 Advance to Semifinals - YouTube
VIDEO: Raptors 905 vs. G League Ignite - Condensed Game - YouTube
VIDEO: Matt Mooney with 5 Steals vs. G League Ignite - YouTube
VIDEO: Matt Morgan with 25 Points vs. G League Ignite - YouTube
VIDEO: Henry Ellenson (35 Points) Highlights vs. G League Ignite - YouTube
VIDEO: Henry Ellenson with 35 Points vs. G League Ignite - YouTube
VIDEO: Jalen Green with 30 Points vs. Raptors 905 - YouTube
VIDEO: Nik Stauskas with 23 Points vs. G League Ignite - YouTube
VIDEO: Axel Toupane Scores 24 PTS as Santa Cruz Beats Rio Grande Valley in Quarterfinals - YouTube
VIDEO: Santa Cruz Warriors vs. Rio Grande Valley Vipers - Condensed Game - YouTube
VIDEO: Trevelin Queen (35 Points) Highlights vs. Santa Cruz Warriors - YouTube
VIDEO: Top Plays of the Week - YouTube
VIDEO: Top Dunks of the Week - YouTube
VIDEO: Player of the Week: Henry Ellenson - YouTube

Women's National Basketball Association
Phoenix Mercury expand Fry's partnership to include jersey logo - Arizona Republic
College players will need to opt-in to upcoming WNBA draft - Connecticut Post
After sitting out shortened season, Washington Mystics forward LaToya Sanders retires from the WNBA - ESPN
College players will need to opt-in to upcoming WNBA draft - ESPN
Texas Longhorns' Charli Collier, projected top pick, declares for WNBA draft - ESPN
Texas star Charli Collier declares for WNBA draft - Gwinnett Daily Post
Washington Mystics sign Theresa Plaisance - SB Nation
Texas Longhorns' Charli Collier, potential No. 1 pick, declares for WNBA draft - USA Today
Mystics veteran LaToya Sanders retires - Washington Post
LaToya Sanders retires from WNBA; helped Mystics win title - Washington Times

Football

Canadian Football League
Former Alouettes star and B.C. school teacher charged with sex offences - Montreal Gazette

Hockey

American Hockey League
Condors' Marody named AHL Player of the Week - Bakersfield Californian
AHL: Hershey Bears win 4-3 in overtime against Devils - Carlisle Sentinel
Silver Knights game postponed because of COVID protocols - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas lays claim to Hockeytown, USA title - Las Vegas Review-Journal
NHL: Joachim Blichfeld discusses his hit on Nathan MacKinnon - San Jose Mercury News
While their team is playing in Canada many Stockton Heat fans remain loyal - Stockton Record
Tampa Bay recalls two players from the Syracuse Crunch, sends two down - Syracuse Post Standard
Jets will lose solid player in Kraken draft - Winnipeg Free Press

ECHL
K's home opener next season: Oct. 23 - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Former K's star McDougall, who had been missing, is found and safe - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
No word on Howe coming today - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
K's ad part of procedure to get coach green card - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Delayed, lost seasons hit cash flow of K's, TinCaps - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
McDougall, legendary K's player, missing - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Adirondack Thunder announce home opener set for Oct. 23 - Glens Falls Post-Star
Garlents OT winner gives Rush series win over Greenville - Rapid City Journal
Mr. Hockey in Hampton Roads. Blake Cullen, legendary founder and former owner of the Admirals, dies at 85 - Virginian Pilot
Komets Too Much for Nailers to Overcome - Wheeling Intelligencer/News-Register

Federal Prospects Hockey League
T-Birds Update: Carolina Thunderbirds hockey team splits season-opening series in New York - Winston-Salem Journal

North American Hockey League
A special trait: Janesville Jets among league's best on power play, penalty kill - Janesville Gazette
Junior hockey: Bobcats skate past Wilderness - Pine Journal
VIDEO: NAHL Stars of the Week - March 1-7, 2021 - YouTube
VIDEO: NAHL Weekend Recap - 3/8/21 - YouTube

Ontario Hockey League
AROUND THE PROS: Londoner Jacob Bryson offers rare Buffalo bright spot - London Free Press
Experience with Peterborough Petes helped Arturs Kulda adjust to playing pro hockey - Peterborough Examiner

Premier Hockey Federation
NWHL plans to finish what it started in Lake Placid with championship weekend in Boston - Boston Globe
NWHL reschedules 2021 Isobel Cup Playoffs after February postponement - Danbury News-Times
Game on: NWHL to complete virus-disrupted playoffs in Boston - Danbury News-Times
Whitecaps get new chance to defend NWHL crown March 26-27 - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Games back on: Whitecaps to resume play as NWHL playoffs re-start - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Womens hockey: Whitecaps finally get shot at another Isobel Cup - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Toronto Six get another crack at Isobel Cup as NWHL playoffs resume - Toronto Globe and Mail
Game on: NWHL to complete virus-disrupted playoffs in Boston - Toronto Star

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
SPORTS CHAT EXTRA: Svechnikovs, Brassard fights, Marciano joins Habs, and more - Cape Breton Post
VIDEO: Journe Internationale De La Femme: Rencontre Avec Deux De Nos Thrapeutes Du Sport - YouTube
VIDEO: International Women's Day: Meet Two of Our Athletic Therapists - YouTube

SPHL
Ice Bears riding a seven-game win following a 4-0 shutout over the Mayhem - WATE

United States Hockey League
Sioux City surges past Storm - Grand Island Independent
Sioux City Musketeers extend winning streak to three games - Sioux City Journal

Western Hockey League
Warriors Prepare for Friday's Opening Game - Discover Moose Jaw
Kamloops Blazers' head coach Clouston talks navigating truncated WHL season - Kamloops This Week
Keltie Jeri-Leon has found a home in Seattle with the Thunderbirds - My Northwest

Lacrosse

Major League Lacrosse
Around Annapolis: Matriarch of Kelly clan is St. Patrick's Parade grand marshal - Annapolis Capital Gazette

Other

Major League Rugby
VIDEO: Welcome to MLR, Matt Giteau - YouTube

Soccer

Canadian Premier League
Canadian Premier League offers first look at its bottom line - Hamilton Spectator
Marcel de Jong leads fight to organize CPL players, pointing to uneven playing field - Hamilton Spectator

Major Arena Soccer League
Digest: Southeast Missouri State upended in spring football contest - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Major League Soccer
Predicting Atlanta Uniteds starting 11 for first friendly - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Austin FC: Danny Hoesen, Cecilio Dominguez headline attacking options - Austin American-Statesman
New Jersey soccer: Legacy of great goalkeepers is still being written - Bergen Record
International stars Adam Buksa and Christian Malfa set to rejoin the team. - Boston Herald
New Jersey soccer: Legacy of great goalkeepers is still being written - Camden Courier-Post
FC Cincinnati roster: Jaap Stam talks Frankie Amaya and Luciano Acosta - Cincinnati Enquirer
Columbus Crew adding Romanian midfielder Alexandru Matan on transfer - Columbus Dispatch
FC Dallas search for a return to normalcy, defensive consistency starts with its veteran backline - Dallas Morning News
CF Montreal playing home games at Inter Miami CF Stadium - Florida Sun-Sentinel
Inter Miami sign Lewis Morgan to new contract - Florida Sun-Sentinel
D.C. United sign first-round pick Kimarni Smith - Gwinnett Daily Post
D.C. United acquire D Brendan Hines-Ike on one-year loan - Gwinnett Daily Post
Minnesota United key dates ahead - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Loons coach Heath: 'A few holes to fill,' and a vow to be better - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minnesota United makes Ozzie Alonso signing official - Minneapolis Star Tribune
5 burning questions for RSL as club starts preseason without owner - Salt Lake Tribune
Toronto FCs pre-season training camp halted by multiple positive COVID-19 tests - Toronto Globe and Mail
CF Montreal names assistant Wilfried Nancy as new head coach - Toronto Globe and Mail
Toronto FC training camp halted by small handful of positive COVID-19 tests - Toronto Star
Brendan Hines-Ike joins D.C. United, MLS - Washington Post
VIDEO: Who Is the Best Winger in MLS? - YouTube

National Women's Soccer League
Red Stars open 2021 Challenge Cup with rematch against Houston Dash - Chicago Sun Times
Orlando Pride in Eastern Division for 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup - Orlando Sentinel

United Soccer League Championship
New Jersey soccer: Legacy of great goalkeepers is still being written - Bergen Record
'This market is a sleeping giant': How Energy FC coach John Pascarella is building soccer culture in OKC - Daily Oklahoman
5 burning questions for RSL as club starts preseason without owner - Salt Lake Tribune

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