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Headlines for December 11, 2007

Baseball

California League
Ports catcher Padron suspended - Stockton Record

Canadian American League
Tornadoes release '08 schedule - Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Carolina League
Red Sox buy Avs - Roanoke Times & World News
A Better View: Architectural designs of new stadium show suites ... - Winston-Salem Journal

Eastern League
Brown is No. 1 in Mets organization - Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
O'Reilly benefit planned Sunday - Canton Repository
'Wolves' ex-manager Pujols lands job in Astros' system - Erie Daily Times/Morning News

Florida State League
Mitchell's report on drugs could identify more players - Sarasota Herald Tribune

Frontier League
Sports Digest - Cincinnati Enquirer
Gagne finalizes $10M, 1-year contract with Brewers - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Massarelli steps down as manager - Washington Observer-Reporter

International League
Political correctness justified with mascot - Allentown Morning Call
Local Scorecard: December 11, 2007 - Allentown Morning Call
Brundage returning in 2008 to manage Braves - Richmond.com

Midwest League
Buzz Mailbag: Restaurants ready to serve you on Christmas Day - Appleton Post-Crescent
Walker deemed King of Baseball - Burlington Hawk Eye

New York-Penn League
Ripken company, Aberdeen divided - Baltimore Sun
Local sports notebook - Burlington Free Press

Northern League
It's Wally's world - Joliet Herald News
Summer Slam in winter - Joliet Herald News

Pioneer League
White Sox unveil new schedule - Great Falls Tribune

South Atlantic League
Winfield's Lett returns home to coach baseball - Charleston Daily Mail

South Coast League
Backman officially done with Peanuts - Albany Herald
Mitchell report's importance lies in the additional offenders - Augusta Chronicle
This time Backman won't be back - WALB

Southern League
Montoyo's infant suffering from heart defect - Montgomery Advertiser

Texas League
Hooks land a skipper - Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Basketball

American Basketball Association
Rainmen's newest player adjusting to Canadian weather - Halifax Daily News
Her hoops dream: Make Express a success - Newark Star-Ledger

Continental Basketball Association 1
Miners drop two in Albany, extend skid to three straight - Appalachian News Express
Sports Briefs - Minot Daily News
Daredevils win fifth straight - Montana Standard
Gagne finalizes $10M, 1-year contract with Brewers - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

NBA G League
T-Birds fall to 14ers - Albuquerque Tribune
Iowa Energy sign ex-national champion Tar Heel - Des Moines Register
Pistons send down center to Mad Ants - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Pistons assign center to Mad Ants - Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
Pro-tential: Vipers, Toros clash in Hidalgo - McAllen Monitor

Premier Basketball League
Bills must go after Browns, the nfl's worst defense - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Women's National Basketball Association
WNBA's Harding angles for Houston homecoming - Houston Chronicle

Football

American Indoor Football Association
Huntington Heroes Announce Four Signings For 2008 - Huntington News

Arena Football League (1987-2008)
New Orlando arena drawings revealed, showing new home for Orlando ... - Orlando Sentinel

arenafootball2
Football debts spur turf battle - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Just call Wheelers' backup QB Dr. Z - Quad City Times

Canadian Football League
Cats guarantee they'll be in '08 playoffs - Hamilton Spectator
Taaffe in waiting game - Hamilton Spectator
Als still conducting interviews in exhaustive search for a head coach - Montreal Gazette
Cates is coming back - Regina Leader-Post
Success aids ticket, merchandise sales - Regina Leader-Post
Saskatchewan Roughriders re-sign import running back Wes Cates - SLAM! Sports

Continental Indoor Football League
Football debts spur turf battle - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Raptors Add to Defense - WREX
New League Gives Raptors Competition - WTVO/WQRF

United Indoor Football Association
Running back Rollins returns for '08 - Omaha World-Herald

Hockey

American Hockey League
Doer's Profile - Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
Busy B-Sens back on the road after a day off - Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
Sound Tigers turn to TV - Connecticut Post
Iowa Stars to launch weekly hockey radio show on KRNT - Des Moines Register
Younger Timonen to join Iowa Stars - Des Moines Register
Trade results in Iowa Stars landing defenseman - Des Moines Register
Iowa Stars: Stephan's saves, Lee's goal not enough - Des Moines Register
South Christian's devries hooked on hockey - Grand Rapids Press
Griffins' Hartigan tastes Cup, wants more - Grand Rapids Press
Huge road trip for Bulldogs - Hamilton Spectator
Change Benefits Pack's Dawes - Hartford Courant
Robitaille's game getting better - Lebanon Daily News
Bear Tracks - Lebanon Daily News
Hershey comes up short in shootout loss to Albany - Lebanon Daily News
Preview: Stars at Admirals - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
For a daughter's dignity - Peoria Journal Star
Add www.firefloru to your wish list, too - Peoria Journal Star
Flyers - Gagne not ready, but he's getting there - Philadelphia Daily News
Stevens, Biron praise Crosby but work to bury Penguins - Philadelphia Inquirer
Flyers Report - Philadelphia Inquirer
Their recent success in NHL play gives Nystrom and Boyd confidence ... - Quad-Cities Online
Falcons aiming for another win - Springfield Republican
Battaglia on waivers - Toronto Globe and Mail
Vancouver Canucks call up goaltender from Manitoba with Luongo ... - Winnipeg Free Press
Moose squad joins 'angel squad' for charity - Winnipeg Free Press
Arniel takes team back to minor roots - Winnipeg Sun
Moran making plays - Winnipeg Sun
Arniel takes team back to minor roots - Winnipeg Sun
Bears' Robitaille grows as player - York Daily Record

Central Hockey League
Scorps slip at Odessa - Albuquerque Tribune
Rage wins shootout; Marco Emond stops 48 shots in Colorado Eagles ... - Bossier Press-Tribune
Brassard garners Performance of the Week Award - Bossier Press-Tribune
CU's Smith nabs honors - Denver Post
Schneekloth not your typical defenseman - Fort Collins Coloradoan
Outside the box - Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald
Thunder dismisses head coach French - Newton Kansan
Sundogs roster features plenty of fire power - Prescott Daily Courier
Regional scene - Rocky Mountain News
Regional scene - Rocky Mountain News
Like father, like son - Sault Star

ECHL
Aces injuries force defense du jour - Anchorage Daily News
Gladiators must cut down on mistakes - Atlanta Journal Constitution
In-state rivals contenders for division crown - Augusta Chronicle
Condors trade Chwedoruk for rookie forward Handza - Bakersfield Californian
SPORT CHECK USM to hold bowl social - Biloxi Sun Herald
Sports Digest - Cincinnati Enquirer
Gladiators get back to work - Gwinnett Daily Post
Goal judge - a shot and his call - Naples Daily News
Blades get another match-up with Wildcatters - Naples Daily News
Ice Pilots Daily - Pensacola News Journal
Thunder notebook -- Published Dec. 11, 2007 - Stockton Record
Columbia opens six-game road trip at Gwinnett Friday - The State
Victoria's O'Byrne may have finally found a home on Habs' blue-line - Victoria Times Colonist

International Hockey League 2
Shirokov finding comfort zone - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Fury hire replacement for Ficorelli - Muskegon Chronicle

North American Hockey League
College Notes: Glass earns regional honors - Traverse City Record-Eagle

Ontario Hockey League
Bring toys, food to Colts games - Barrie Examiner
Former Wings goalie Stefan takes over as coach of Whalers - Detroit Free Press
Otters' Hodgman honored as OHL player of the week - Erie Daily Times/Morning News
Aliu's calling may be on D - London Free Press
Tavares returns a changed player - Ottawa Citizen
Beskorowany player of the week - Owen Sound Sun Times
Comrie 'a real computer guy' - Saginaw News
'Frustrated' Sting go 0-for-weekend; loss to soo on sunday wrapped up winless weekend - Sarnia Observer
Juniors game for challenge - SLAM! Sports
Bases covered - SLAM! Sports
It's time to stack Rangers' deck - Waterloo Record
Spitfires juggling roster - Windsor Star
Spits have roster holes to fill - Windsor Star

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Nice form - Cape Breton Post
Rocket goalie earns QMJHL award - Charlottetown Guardian
Rocket goalie earns QMJHL award - Charlottetown Guardian
Right time to blow the Xmas budget - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Giguere beats Leclaire in battle of former Mooseheads' goalies - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Marchand a marvellous Mooseheads pickup: But Halifax needs a few more moves to make a serious run at - Halifax Daily News
Wildcats forward gets ready to pack his bags - Moncton Times & Transcript
Arrivals down to business - SLAM! Sports
Junior hockey fills the void - SLAM! Sports
Juniors game for challenge - SLAM! Sports
Bases covered - SLAM! Sports
Layton enjoying hot streak - St. John's Telegram

SPHL
Westover recognized for academic success - Fayetteville Observer
Manny returns in three-way deal - Knoxville News Sentinel

United States Hockey League
Brad Zimanek's Sports Buzz: UW women's hockey coach Johnson on ... - Appleton Post-Crescent
Lancers blank Lincoln - Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil
Hockey: Bucs lose for ninth time in 10 contests - Des Moines Register
Just 1 minute - Indianapolis Star
Former Storm defensemen thrive in Colo. - Kearney Daily Hub
Musketeers rally to win in shootout - Sioux City Journal
Black Hawks game still on - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
GAME TRACKER: USHL hockey - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
GAME TRACKER: USHL hockey - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Western Hockey League
Arrivals down to business - Calgary Sun
Warriors Go For 6 - Discover Moose Jaw
Pleau hopes Hitmen are easy targets - Edmonton Journal
Edmonton Oil Kings - Edmonton Sun
Aiming at offence - Edmonton Sun
Vincour proving valuable - Edmonton Sun
Hamill, Irving out to prove something for their country - Everett Herald
Signs are clear: Blazers badly in need of discipline - Kamloops Daily News
Signs are clear: Blazers badly in need of discipline - Kamloops Daily News
Rockets ready to hold on tight - Kelowna Daily Courier
Rockets 'n' rolling - Day 4 on the road - Kelowna Daily Courier
Warriors rewarded for excellent play - Moose Jaw Times-Herald
New combo gives Raiders life - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Difficult times watching Cyr, who has given so much, struggle ... - Prince George Citizen
Nothing simple about the Pats - Regina Leader-Post
Best is yet to come? - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Macaulay scores a pair, including game-winner as Americans edge Broncos - SLAM! Sports
Bowman has caught everyone's eye, except for USA Hockey officials - SLAM! Sports
Pats pair go camping - SLAM! Sports
Broncos edged by Americans - Southwest Booster
Broncos Take Another Loss - Swift Current Online
Ams add another to the list - Tri-City Herald

Soccer

Major Indoor Soccer League 2
Team's fast start in the bag - Stockton Record

Major League Soccer
Osorio happy to get chance in NY - Bergen Record
Revolution searched for bargains in Argentina - Boston Globe
Osorio resigns as coach of Fire - Chicago Daily Herald
SPORTS WIRE: Fire coach Osorio heading to New York - Chicago Sun Times
So who coaches the Fire next? - Chicago Tribune
Fire smolders over Osorio's exit - Chicago Tribune
SOCCER NOTEBOOK Champions' Cup field set for '08 edition - Houston Chronicle
Dynamo look to keep nucleus intact - Houston Chronicle
Red Bulls to name Juan Carlos Osorio as replacement for Bruce Arena - New York Daily News
OSARIO FIRES UP RED BULLS - New York Post
Red Bulls Closing In on New Coach - New York Times
Soccer Notebook Arsenal, the One in Argentina, Wins a Title - New York Times
Arsenal, the One in Argentina, Wins a Title - New York Times
Red Bulls Closing In on New Coach - New York Times
Red Bulls set to hire the coach they want - Newark Star-Ledger
Stadium funding goal iffy - Salt Lake Tribune

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