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Headlines for February 9, 2024



Baseball

Appalachian League
BREAKING: Johnson City to host 2024 Appy League All-Star game - Johnson City Press

Atlantic League
Gastonia leaders reveal new pro baseball team amid Honey Hunters legal battle - WBTV

Eastern League
Harrisburg adds new members to coaching staff - ABC 27
Altoona Curve unveils Copa de la Diversin name: Peces Dorados - WTAJ

Midwest League
Whitecaps unveil giveaways, theme nights for upcoming season - WOOD

Pacific Coast League
Here are the Isotopes promotions guaranteed to be a hit - Albuquerque Journal

Pioneer League
Jackalopes honor coach in social media post - Grand Junction Sentinel

Basketball

NBA G League
Magic blow past Windy City; McClung headed to defend Slam Dunk title - Osceola News Gazette
What is the impact on the Phoenix Suns to be the only NBA team with no G League affiliate? - The Arizona Republic
Skyhawks vs. Gold, Feb. 8, 2024 - WOOD
VIDEO: Stockton Kings vs. Indiana Mad Ants - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Sioux Falls Skyforce vs. Rip City Remix - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Memphis Hustle vs. Texas Legends - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Windy City Bulls vs. Osceola Magic - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: CAREER-HIGH Night for Jacob Toppin Who Dropped 40 PTS & 16 REB in Westchester Win - YouTube
VIDEO: Westchester Knicks vs. Birmingham Squadron - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Greensboro Swarm vs. Long Island Nets - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Delaware Blue Coats vs. Austin Spurs - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Cleveland Charge vs. Wisconsin Herd - Game Highlights - YouTube
VIDEO: Top 20 Plays of January 2024 - YouTube
VIDEO: Emoni Bates' Best Plays of the Season So Far - YouTube
VIDEO: Tyson Etienne Banks It in from Halfcourt #Shorts - YouTube
VIDEO: Taylor Hendricks Rises for the MASSIVE Rejection #Shorts - YouTube
VIDEO: Deonte Burton Throws Down Windmill Slam #Shorts - YouTube
VIDEO: Jason Preston Drains DEEP 3 at Halftime Buzzer #Shorts - YouTube
VIDEO: Jarace Walker Drops Behind-The-Back Transition Dime #Shorts - YouTube
VIDEO: JAY HUFF GETS THE 360 FINISH TO FALL #Shorts - YouTube
VIDEO: Jalen Lecque Wins It for RGV with CLUTCH Triple #Shorts - YouTube
VIDEO: LANCE STEPHENSON DRAINS THE GAME-WINNING TRIPLE #Shorts - YouTube
VIDEO: Dominick Barlow's Best Plays of the Season - YouTube

Women's National Basketball Association
Sparks, G Lexie Brown agree on 2-year contract extension - ESPN
Where does Elena Delle Donne's absence leave the Mystics? - ESPN
How Ogwumike makes Seattle a WNBA championship contender - ESPN
Ex-WNBA MVP Nneka Ogwumike signs with Seattle Storm - ESPN
Sky trades Kahleah Copper to Mercury for WNBA draft picks, players - ESPN
WNBA trade grades 2024: Winners and losers - ESPN
Two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker returning to Aces - ESPN
Elena Delle Donne taking break from basketball, sources say - ESPN
Las Vegas Aces re-sign Candace Parker in bid to win 3rd WNBA title in a row - Fox 5 Las Vegas
UConn alum Morgan Tuck, Connecticut Sun host clinic on NGWSD - Hartford Courant
Breanna Stewart names her all-time Team USA women's basketball starting five - Hartford Courant
Yet again, the Las Vegas Aces have gotten better - SB Nation
The Los Angeles Sparks are entering a new, star-less era - SB Nation
Former TMU Standout Stephanie Soares Signs WNBA Contract - SCVNews.com
Elena Delle Donne turns down WNBA supermax salary: Why Mystics star is taking break from basketball - Sporting News
Aces' Candace Parker: Kobe Bryant uplifted the WNBA - Yahoo Sports

Football

Canadian Football League
San Francisco 49ers assistant Johnny Holland was 'amazed at the talent' while coaching in CFL - 3 DownNation
Bombers' RB Brady Oliveira turned down $770,000 and $550,000 financial packages to stay in Winnipeg - 3 DownNation
Calgary Stampeders re-sign record-breaking tackler Micah Awe for 2024 - Calgary Sun
Awe-some tackler Micah back for Stamps for 2024 - Calgary Sun
Lugela sibling to leave Calgary to escape name notoriety, court told - Calgary Sun
Facing 'concern injury-wise', Stampeders part ways with Ka'Deem Carey - Calgary Sun
Calgary Stampeders part ways with star running back Ka'Deem Carey - Calgary Sun
Star receiver Schoen said no offer was good enough to entice him away from Winnipeg - CJOB
Pickett happy to have deal with Ottawa done ahead of free agency - Hamilton Spectator
Don't expect more big splurges for Ottawa Redblacks in CFL free agency - Ottawa Sun
Assessing the Saskatchewan Roughriders roster as free agency nears - Regina Leader-Post
Schoen ready to shine with Blue and Gold in 2024 - Winnipeg Free Press
Bombers win some, lose some - Winnipeg Free Press
Star receiver Schoen said no offer was good enough to entice him away from Winnipeg - Winnipeg Free Press
Not mad, but 'at peace': Bombers' Jackson Jeffcoat calls it a career - Winnipeg Sun
Got the culture, wants the Cup: Bombers' Schoen expects special year - Winnipeg Sun

United Football League
Roy S. Johnson: Merged UFL exec: We want to be a standalone professional league - AL.com
United Football League 2024 rosters: Ranking the eight teams' talent - Fox Sports
Jordan Ta'amu Returning to D.C. Defenders for 2024 UFL Season - Sports Illustrated
UFLUFL Team Cut Ties with Ex-Steelers RB - Steelers Now
Stallions hold social event at Protective Stadium ahead of upcoming UFL season - WBRC
Former Shepherd Hill star Alec Lindstrom ready for fresh start with UFL's Memphis Showboats - Worcester Telegram

Hockey

American Hockey League
Former Hershey Bears inducted into AHL Hall of Fame - ABC 27
Q&A: Condors' head coach shares insights midway through season - Bakersfield Californian
Calgary Flames Nazem Kadri rightfully proud of penalty-drawing prowess - Calgary Sun
Canadiens' Alex Newhook is finally back in action against Dallas - Montreal Gazette
Capitals prospect Bogdan Trineyev suspended one game by AHL for high-sticking incident - RNMB
Utica Comets' Rob Esche: 'We have a very good team' - Rome Sentinel
Children have opportunity to see top hockey players in Utica during women's words - Rome Sentinel
Welcome to Springfield: AHLs Thunderbirds Bring Back 'Simpsons'-Themed Promotion, Jerseys - Sports Logos Net News
Maple Leafs recall defenceman Max Lajoie from AHL - Sportsnet
Oilers' Campbell finds confidence in AHL as he waits for next opportunity - Sportsnet
American Hockey League Mid-Season Report: Most Improved AHL Teams - The Hockey News
LEAFS TIME MACHINE: Fraser on a mission and will Sittler's record fall? - Toronto Sun
Auston Matthews, Leafs seek better result in Battle of Ontario finale - Toronto Sun
WBS Penguins return from AHL All-Star break Friday night in Lehigh Valley - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
Late-game heroics lift Griffins to win streak - WOOD
Flames place goaltender Vladar on IR, recall Wolf from AHL - Yahoo Sports

ECHL
Ture Linden's overtime goal completes Komets' come-from-behind victory at Wichita - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Mavericks' Jack LaFontaine stonewalls Fort Wayne Komets - Independence Examiner

North American Hockey League
Bobcats celebrate big week, prep for Minot - Bismarck Tribune
NAHL: Better starts spark Chippewa Steel winning streak - Chippewa Herald
VIDEO: Recent Augustana Commit Jacob Jastrzebski Buries off of a Clinical Passing Play - YouTube
VIDEO: Charles Tardif Capitalizes on the Powerplay to Win It in Overtime - YouTube
VIDEO: Recent Top Prospect Michael Coleman with a Blast from the High Slot - YouTube
VIDEO: Today in the NA 2/09/24 - YouTube
VIDEO: From the Game: We Mic'D up Joseph McGraw, Join Him Ice Level - YouTube

Ontario Hockey League
STORMWATCH: Bulldogs bring some bite to Sleeman Centre - Guelph Today
IceDogs suffer most-lopsided loss of OHL season - Niagara Falls Review
Battalion score a dozen times in rout of IceDogs - North Bay Nugget
Mississauga Steelheads hand Petes another close loss at the Memorial Centre - Peterborough Examiner
Sarnia Sting players focus on present, not future - Sarnia Observer
OHL roundup: Five players score twice as Battalion trounce IceDogs 12-1 - Toronto Star
Frustrated Kitchener Rangers have had enough - Waterloo Record
OHL roundup: Five players score twice as Battalion trounce IceDogs 12-1 - Windsor Star
This has not been a season of comebacks for the Windsor Spitfires. - Windsor Star

Professional Women's Hockey League
Let's get physical: PWHL gives women's hockey a new look - Sarnia Observer
PWHL Takeover Weekend to feature games in Detroit, Pittsburgh - Sportsnet

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Cape Breton Eagles embark on important three-game weekend road trip in Quebec - Cape Breton Post
Hulton looking at big picture with young rebuilding Charlottetown Islanders - Charlottetown Guardian
Former Quebec Major Junior Hockey League player Noah Corson guilty of sexual assault - TSN
VIDEO: Justin Poirier Marque Son 40e But De La Saison 09 02 2024 - YouTube
VIDEO: Julien Paillé : Tour Du Chapeau/Hat Trick - 09 02 2024 - YouTube
VIDEO: Ethan Gauthier Attrape La Victoire En Fin De Match 09 02 2024 - YouTube
VIDEO: #454 Québec Remparts 2 Sherbrooke Phoenix 4 - 09 02 2024 - YouTube
VIDEO: #457 Moncton Wildcats 2 Chicoutimi Saguenéens 5 - 09 02 2024 - YouTube
VIDEO: Quelle Précision De Philippe Veilleux 09 02 2024 - YouTube
VIDEO: #455 Acadie-Bathurst Titan 1 Val-D'Or Foreurs 5 - 09 02 2024 - YouTube
VIDEO: #453 Gatineau Olympiques 1 Rimouski Océanic 3 - 09 02 2024 - YouTube
VIDEO: #451 Cape Breton Eagles 3 Baie-Comeau Drakkar 6 - 09 02 2024 - YouTube
VIDEO: #452 Shawinigan Cataractes 1 Drummondville Voltigeurs 2 - 09 02 2024 - YouTube
VIDEO: #456 Saint John Sea Dogs 0 Charlottetown Islanders 2 - 09 02 2024 - YouTube

SPHL
"Goalka" upping his game for QC Storm on the ice. - Quad City Times
SPHL: Quad City Storm this week - Quad City Times

United States Hockey League
Stampede set to host Wiener Dog Night - KELO
VIDEO: Sacha Boisvert Scores a Shootout Beauty in Muskegon's Win over Youngstown Friday #StarsRise - YouTube

Western Hockey League
Sports Round-Up: Friday, February 9 - Discover Moose Jaw
From Poland to Prince Albert: Macias family enjoying every second in Hockeytown North - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Rebels look to find their game amidst five-game drought - Red Deer Advocate
Heating up at home: Red-hot Saskatoon Blades look to win 7 straight - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Rondeau relishing hall of fame induction invite - Swift Current Online
Broncos gearing up for busy weekend as homestand continues - Swift Current Online
Former WHL player Cull back on Island with Grizzlies - Victoria Times Colonist
Wild sign Danielson to Scholarship and Development Agreement - Wenatchee World

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
Beyond the Box: Thorimbert & Thompson, From Jr Teammates to NLL Faceoff Masters - Inside Lacrosse
Hits & Misses on Breakout Player Predictions - Inside Lacrosse
NLL Week 11 Preview: Keys to This Weekend's Half Dozen NLL Games - Inside Lacrosse
Lacrosse offers a 'test kitchen' for Vancouver Canucks - Vancouver Province
VIDEO: Connor Kelly Nets 4 in Tough Loss - YouTube
VIDEO: Zed Williams Connects on 3 - YouTube
VIDEO: Will Malcom with the Hatty - YouTube
VIDEO: Ryan Sheridan Scores 5 in OT Win - YouTube
VIDEO: GAME RECAP - Colorado Mamoth vs Panther City Lacrosse Club - YouTube
VIDEO: Cody Jamieson Goes One Hand Through the Legs #SCtop10 - YouTube
VIDEO: First Career Hatty for Sean Westley - YouTube
VIDEO: Clarke Petterson Leads Halifax with Hatty - YouTube
VIDEO: GAME RECAP - Las Vegas Desert Dogs vs Halifax Thunderbirds - YouTube

Premier Lacrosse League
Meet Todd Tobias, Lacrosse's Leading Trading Card Collector - US Lacrosse Magazine

Other

Major League Rugby
USA Rugby and MLR to collaborate on referee development and form National Referee Team - USA Rugby

Pro Volleyball Federation
Pro Volleyball Federation: Thrill opens at Omaha; Gillen wows; TV woes abound - Volleyball Magazine

Soccer

Canadian Premier League
Cavalry FC brings in goaltender Jack Barrett on loan from Everton FC - Calgary Sun
Atletico Ottawa acquires goalkeeper Rayane Yesli from Winnipeg's Valour FC - Ottawa Citizen
Pacific FC adds experience in the form of French midfielder Aly Ndom - Toronto Globe and Mail
Pacific FC signs former Stade Reims midfielder Ndom - Victoria Times Colonist
Valour deals star keeper Yesli, adds two players - Winnipeg Free Press

Gainbridge Super League
Phoenix Rising FC no longer pursuing womens team in USL Super League - Arizona Sports
USL Super League gets Division 1 sanctioning, joining NWSL - ESPN
USL Super League granted Division One sanctioning by U.S. Soccer - Pro Soccer Wire
USL Super League, featuring Spokane Zephyr FC, receives Division One sanctioning from US Soccer Federation - Spokane Spokesman-Review
VIDEO: Bringing Professional Women's Soccer Closer to Home: USL Super League Kicks off August 2024 - YouTube

Major Arena Soccer League
VIDEO: MASL 10 for 10 - Ryan Cigich - YouTube
VIDEO: MASL Under Review - DOUBLE RED CARD in Baltimore and An ILLEGAL Goal from Milwaukee - YouTube

Major League Soccer
Giorgos Giakoumakis not available for Atlanta United on Saturday - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta 'in good position' to host World Cup, but cost will be high - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Anger over Messis Hong Kong absence spreads: Argentina friendly in China canceled - Florida Sun-Sentinel
LAFC announces the return of midfielder Eduard Atuesta - Los Angeles Daily News
Jim Curtin talks top Union prospects David Vazquez and Cavan Sullivan - Philly.com
St. Louis City SC teams with Gent Mens Fashion Week to rip the runway - St. Louis American
Fried chicken! Donuts! City SC reveals stadium restaurants - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
City SC looks for scoring from Nokkvi Thorisson - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
There's a lot of smoke in the Whitecaps' bargainous $420M valuation - Vancouver Province

MLS NEXT Pro
Chattanooga Football Club Announces MLS NEXT Pro Schedule - Chattanoogan
LOCAL ROUNDUP: Carolina Core FC announces full schedule - High Point Enterpise
Jim Curtin talks top Union prospects David Vazquez and Cavan Sullivan - Philly.com
Huntsville announces inaugural Huntsville City Soccer Fest - WHNT

National Women's Soccer League
Lieke Martens reportedly drawing "strong interest" from NWSL - Just Women's Sports
Rodman: Washington Spirit pre-match photos '100 percent' still happening - Pro Soccer Wire
Soccer: TCUs Lauren Kellett receives NWSL preseason camp invitation - SB Nation
Kellett Earns NWSL Preseason Camp Invite - TCU Athletics

United Soccer League Championship
Photos: New Mexico United kicks off media day practice - Albuquerque Journal
New Mexico United: Six things to know heading into season six - Albuquerque Journal
Switchbacks notebook: Colorado Springs falls in third preseason game, Michee Ngalina returns to USL Championship - Colorado Springs Gazette
New Mexico United prepares for 2024 season - KRQE

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