Today's Alternative and Minor League Sports Headlines from OurSports Central
Headlines for December 8, 2021
Baseball
Frontier LeagueSports briefs - Washington Observer-Reporter
International LeagueBraves sell minor-league teams in Gwinnett, Rome and Mississippi - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Iowa's Lee Keyser was behind first baseball game under stadium lights - Des Moines Register
What know about Iowa Cubs sale, owners Endeavor, Des Moines baseball - Des Moines Register
Endeavor purchases Iowa Cubs, 8 other minor league baseball teams - Des Moines Register
Endeavor buys Iowa Cubs minor league baseball team from longtime owner - Des Moines Register
Michael Gartner, longtime Iowa Cubs owner, thanks fans after team sold - Des Moines Register
Gwinnett Stripers to have new ownership group, Diamond Baseball Holdings - Gwinnett Daily Post
RailRiders sold as part of Endeavor's big bet on minors - Scranton Times-Tribune
RailRiders becoming part of Diamond Baseball Holdings - Scranton Times-Tribune
WooSox honored by MiLB for Los Wepas de Worcester program - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Winter Wonderland coming to Polar Park on Saturday - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Midwest LeagueDragons expect minor league season to be unaffected by MLB lockout - Dayton Daily News
Northwest LeagueMcCollum out with pneumothorax - Portland Tribune
Northwoods LeagueArea sports roundup (12/7): UW-Eau Claire holds off UW-Superior in men's basketball - Eau Claire Leader Telegram
Border Cats to miss 2022 season - Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal
Area Notebook: Benson coach can't be at his first game - West Central Tribune
South Atlantic LeagueHudson Valley Renegades sold to Endeavor Group, remain Yankees affiliate - Poughkeepsie Journal
Southern LeaguePublic invited to explore job opportunities at Knoxville stadium development - WATE
Basketball
Canadian Elite Basketball LeagueMontreals CEBL team names two-time NBA champ Joel Anthony as first GM - Hamilton Spectator
Former NBA star Joel Anthony named GM of CEBL's Montreal Alliance - Montreal Gazette
National Basketball League of CanadaVIDEO: Former MVP Braylon Rayson Is TOO SHIFTY: 2019-20 NBLC Season Highlights: #CountdownToSeason10 - YouTube
NBA G LeagueFormer Badger F Micah Potter has a career-day in the NBA G League - Badgers Wire
Kevin Pangos steals the show in G League debut with 22 points - Euro Hoops
Gregg Popovich: 'Future is bright' for Knicks Luka Samanic - New York Post
Gregg Popovich: Spurs view G League important for Josh Primo - Rookie Wire
Steve Kerr reveals objective for Jonathan Kuminga, Moses Moody in G League - Rookie Wire
VIDEO: Saben Lee with 43 Points vs. Sioux Falls Skyforce - YouTube
VIDEO: Motor City Cruise vs. Sioux Falls Skyforce - Game Highlights - YouTube
Women's National Basketball AssociationReeve takes over as Team USA basketball coach, goal is more Olympic gold - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Reeve to be U.S. women's national coach, in line for 2024 Olympic post - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Lynx's Cheryl Reeve to coach Team USA women's basketball - New York Daily News
Sue Bird could be an interesting option for Liberty as head coach - New York Newsday
2022 WNBA Draft Watch: Kentucky Rhyne Howard building on her case for top overall selection - SB Nation
Chatting With WNBA Player Dearica Hamby, the New Face of Jordan - The Cut
Football
Canadian Football LeagueAir force chopper brings the Grey Cup to Hamilton ahead of CFL final - CBC
Grey Cup tickets going for as much as $22,435 on resale market - Hamilton Spectator
BA-BOOM! A snarling Tiger-Cat juggernaut - Hamilton Spectator
What might have been, and now is, for Zach Collaros - Hamilton Spectator
Mike OShea, Orlondo Steinauer have their respective teams back in 2021 Grey Cup game - Hamilton Spectator
Grey Cup role reversal for Steinauer, OShea - Hamilton Spectator
Tiger-Cats confirm that Dane Evans will start at quarterback in Sundays Grey Cup - Hamilton Spectator
Tiger-Cats and Blue Bombers launch Grey Cup Week at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - Hamilton Spectator
Busy off-season looms for Roughriders - Regina Leader-Post
Rider Rumblings 101: Dissecting the loss to the Bombers - Regina Leader-Post
A lot on the line for the Riders in 2022 - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Harris more appreciative of Grey Cup experiences - Winnipeg Free Press
Bombers preparing for anything that comes their way - Winnipeg Free Press
BOMBSHELLS: Bombers down a player as unvaccinated O-lineman suspended, but unvaccinated Ticats can play - Winnipeg Sun
FIGHTING FOR A CHANCE: Ticats know all about the history as they prepare for Grey Cup - Winnipeg Sun
SIMMONS: The last time Grey Cup was in Hamilton was thought to be the last Grey Cup ever - Winnipeg Sun
FRIESEN: O'Shea, Bombers step into enemy territory - Winnipeg Sun
BOMBSHELLS: Continuity a big reason why Bombers and Tiger-Cats both back in Grey Cup - Winnipeg Sun
VIDEO: Grey Cup 108: Blue Bombers Wednesday Press Conference - YouTube
VIDEO: Grey Cup 108: Tiger-Cats Wednesday Press Conference - YouTube
VIDEO: GC108 Head Coaches Press Conference - YouTube
Hockey
American Hockey LeagueFlyers: Derick Brassards return should help offensive - Allentown Morning Call
LV Phantoms thrilled about Wade Allisons return - Allentown Morning Call
Flyers coach Mike Yeo on clock, GM Chuck Fletcher should be too - Allentown Morning Call
Kings seek to start building momentum vs. Dallas - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
Silver Knights coach begins leave of absence for cancer treatment - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Knights lineup looks pretty scary with players back healthy - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Stu Cowan: Corey Perry shows analytics not the only fix Canadiens need - Montreal Gazette
Liveblog: Depleted Habs meet Lightning in Stanley Cup rematch - Montreal Gazette
Rockford IceHogs on rollercoaster start, hit pre-holiday homestand - Rockford Register Star
Matthews fires injury-riddled Leafs to 5-4 win over Blue Jackets - Toronto Globe and Mail
Maple Leafs ignore injuries, suspension to get the jump on Blue Jackets - Toronto Star
WBS Penguins alum Mike Yeo gets his shot to fix Flyers as Philadelphias interim coach - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
Pionk sidelined with concussion, suspension - Winnipeg Free Press
ECHLECHL hockey preview: Jacksonville Icemen-Atlanta Gladiators, Dec. 8 - Florida Times-Union
Oilers update: Jack Doremus leads winning streak as homestand continues - Tulsa World
Worcester Railers Teddy Bear Toss promotion to help bring smiles to kids at Friendly House - Worcester Telegram & Gazette
North American Hockey LeagueCorpus Christi IceRays taking four game win streak into weekend games - Corpus Christi Caller-Times
THROWBACK: Corpus Christi IceRays got start in 1998 - Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Tomahawks' Badal earns NAHL East Division honors after weekend sweep - Johnstown Tribune-Democrat
Ontario Hockey LeagueGuelph Storm trades forward to Windsor - Guelph Today
COVID-19 is once again taking its toll on London's sports scene - London Free Press
Late fights, cheap shots and a lopsided London Knights win in Kitchener - London Free Press
Knights trade big winger for draft picks in trade market 'reset' by pandemic - London Free Press
Mason McTavish prepares for challenge of wearing Canadian colours - Ottawa Citizen
Battalion moves up on CHL Top 10 rankings - Ottawa Citizen
Peterborough Petes cleared to resume play after player tested positive - Peterborough Examiner
Greyhounds games against Sudbury officially rescheduled - Soo Today
Seven players to watch for Team Canada at World Juniors - TSN
OHL Roundup: McGurn has two goals, two assists as league-leading Knights down Rangers - TSN
The next thing I know Im playing against the London Knights Dylan Grover has an OHL debut he will never forget - Waterloo Record
OHL Roundup: McGurn has two goals, two assists as league-leading Knights down Rangers - Waterloo Record
Rangers lose game and players as OHL comes down hard on blueliner Arber Xhekaj - Waterloo Record
Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey LeagueGuay is on a hot streak as Islanders continue a busy December schedule vs. Drummondville on Dec. 8 - Charlottetown Guardian
QMJHL Roundup: Blanchard scores in OT, league-leading Phoenix edge Drakkar - TSN
QMJHL Roundup: Blanchard scores in OT, league-leading Phoenix edge Drakkar - TSN
VIDEO: #229 Blainville Boisbriand Armada 1 Shawinigan Cataractes 7 - 08 12 21 - YouTube
VIDEO: 228 Drummondville Voltigeurs 2Charlottetown Islanders 5 08 12 21 - YouTube
VIDEO: TOP 10 : Jeux Du Mois (Novembre 2021) / Plays of the Month (November 2021) - YouTube
VIDEO: QMJHL Saves of the Week (10) / Les Arrêts De La Semaine (10) LHJMQ - 2021-2022 - YouTube
VIDEO: Gabriel Robert: #ArretDeLaSoiree Maxi / Maxi #SaveOfTheNight - 05-12-21 - YouTube
VIDEO: Elliot Desnoyers #JeuDeLaSoiree / #HighlightOfTheNight - 05-12-21 - YouTube
SPHLFormer Peoria Rivermen player to join team's Hall of Fame - Peoria Journal Star
United States Hockey LeagueUSHL: Fighting Saints Halliday rounds game by shooting more - Telegraph Herald
Western Hockey LeagueCaswell eager to live WHL dream - Brandon Sun
Blazers select forward and defenceman in WHL US Prospects Draft - CFJC
Tabby losing streak hits 15 games - Medicine Hat News
McCollum out with pneumothorax - Portland Tribune
Raiders pick Massachusetts defenceman with first pick in U.S. Prospects Draft - Prince Albert Daily Herald
It was self inflicted, Habscheid on Raiders 5-4 overtime loss to Broncos - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Potential top pick Catton excited for WHL draft on Thursday - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Paddock, Pats painstakingly preparing for Thursday's WHL draft - Regina Leader-Post
Vanstone: Taming Tigers would be a tonic for up-and-down Regina Pats - Regina Leader-Post
Next stop, Capitals' development camp for Saskatoon Blades' Florchuk - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Broncos add two prospects in U.S. Priority Draft - Swift Current Online
Davies overtime winner lifts Broncos over Raiders - Swift Current Online
Seven players to watch for Team Canada at World Juniors - TSN
WHL Roundup: Greig, Nyhuck lead the way as Wheat Kings down struggling Tigers - TSN
WHL Roundup: Greig, Nyhuck lead the way as Wheat Kings down struggling Tigers - TSN
WHL Roundup: Greig, Nyhuck lead the way as Wheat Kings down struggling Tigers - TSN
WHL Roundup: Greig, Nyhuck lead the way as Wheat Kings down struggling Tigers - TSN
Giants dealing for goalie hints at team losing Vikman to Sweden for worlds - Vancouver Province
Delayed WHL drafts 'like a glorified scouting Christmas' - Winnipeg Free Press
Towering forward looking forward to run at WHL title - Winnipeg Free Press
Lacrosse
National Lacrosse LeagueStamper's Musings: Height By Side, Rookie Success, Vet Milestones & A Spontaneous Goalie Loosie - Inside Lacrosse
Soccer
Major Arena Soccer LeagueVIDEO: Sockers Overtime - Season 4 Episode 5 - LIVE on Twitch - YouTube
Major League SoccerMoments that defined Atlanta Uniteds 2021 MLS season - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Don Garber outlines state of MLS heading into 2022 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Revolution playmaker Carles Gil is named Major League Soccers MVP - Boston Globe
Taylor Twellman happy that being honored by The Tradition gives his Revolution teams a chance to shine - Boston Globe
Carles Gil became the second Revolution player to win the MVP award in MLS. - Boston Herald
Charlotte FC close to adding a forward to roster, per report - Charlotte Observer
Crew re-sign Pedro Santos for one year with 2023 option - Columbus Dispatch
Ricardo Pepi risks losing USMNT spot if he leaves for Europe; FC Dallas expects him back in 2022 - Dallas Morning News
New England Revolution's Carles Gil wins MLS MVP - ESPN
Reports that TFC has made an offer to Italian great Lorenzo Insigne surface once again - London Free Press
United's Reynoso arrested in Argentina on gun, robbery charges - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minnesota United's Reynoso arrested in Argentinian hometown - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Portland Timbers fans volunteer with SOLVE, clean up Providence Park neighborhood in advance of MLS Cup final - Portland Oregonian
McCollum out with pneumothorax - Portland Tribune
Columbus Crew re-sign Pedro Santos - WCMH
VIDEO: The Call up LIVE from MLS Cup - YouTube
VIDEO: VLOG: Conference Final - Own Goals, Mora Magic, and MORE - YouTube
MLS NEXT ProMcCollum out with pneumothorax - Portland Tribune
National Women's Soccer LeagueNWSL trade window winners and losers:Red Stars have plenty of work to do, Wave FC off to quick start - CBS Sports
San Diego Wave finalizing trade for Orlando's Alex Morgan - CBS Sports
KC Current NWSL roster offseason moves before 2022 season - Kansas City Star
Pride convince Amanda Cromwell to return to Orlando as coach - Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Pride of NWSL introduce Amanda Cromwell as new coach - Spectrum News 13
United Soccer League ChampionshipMajor League Soccer eyeing Las Vegas over Phoenix, other markets - Arizona Republic
Colorado Springs Switchbacks sign goalkeeper Jeff Caldwell - Colorado Springs Gazette
Energy FC not playing in 2022 USL season worries fans, players - Daily Oklahoman
Hartford Athletic re-sign all-time scoring, assists leader Danny Barrera - Hartford Courant
NM United player joins US Army - KRQE
Legion FC get new home for 2022 season - WBRC
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