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Headlines for December 13, 2007

Baseball

American Association
Sports Digest - El Paso Times

Atlantic League
2 former Bluefish sign with MLB teams - Connecticut Post

California League
Renteria named Padres first-base coach - North County Times

Canadian American League
Former major leaguer Lanier new Skyhawks manager - Morristown Daily Record
Skyhawks bring in proven winner - New Jersey Herald

Carolina League
Proposal for stadium reveals new wrinkles - Winston-Salem Journal

Eastern League
Familiar face Gross now part of 'Pig family - Allentown Morning Call
Wathan to manage Class A Williamsport - Harrisburg Patriot-News
Red Sox trophy to visit Maine Friday - Portland Press Herald
Another trophy heads to Portland - Portland Press Herald

Florida State League
St. Lucie, Vero Beach announce 2008 FSL schedules - Port Saint Lucie Tribune
Morrison to manage Vero Beach Devils Rays in 2008 - Port Saint Lucie Tribune
Rays begin and end spring schedule in Sarasota - Sarasota Herald Tribune

Frontier League
Bob Gibson's son signed to minor league deal - Belleville News-Democrat

International League
Huppert named IronPigs manager - Allentown Morning Call
High on the hog with Huppert - Allentown Morning Call
Familiar face Gross now part of 'Pig family - Allentown Morning Call
Ray's advice packs punch - Buffalo News
Huppert has track record - Easton Express-Times
Blue Cross fires 4 executives; deal possible - Providence Journal
Business Doings - Raleigh News and Observer
Selig, Fehr owe apology to baseball fans - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Midwest League
Cubs renew player deal with Chiefs through 2012 - Bloomington Pantagraph
Cubs, Chiefs extend affiliation through 2012 - Peoria Journal Star
It's official: River Bandits return! - Quad City Times
Name changes on deck for QC baseball team - Quad City Times
Q-C ballclub undergoes name change - Quad City Times
John O'Donnell Stadium becomes Modern Woodmen Park - Quad-Cities Online

Northern League
Time to plan for Cubs' caravan stop - Joliet Herald News
Business Briefs - Joliet Herald News
Four teams qualify in single division setup - Winnipeg Free Press

Pacific Coast League
Beavers manager Renteria named Padres first base coach - Portland Oregonian

Pioneer League
Mustangs lose new manager - Billings Gazette

South Atlantic League
Bobby Cox to be in Rome for Hot Stove Gathering - Rome News-Tribune
Bobby Cox coming to Rome for Hot Stove - Rome News-Tribune

Southern League
Possible Jaxx owners plan visit - Jackson Sun

Texas League
Star power - Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Baseball organization plans toy drive - Northwest Arkansas Times

Basketball

American Basketball Association
Frost Heaves down Rainmen - Barre Montpelier Times Argus
Vermont roundup - Burlington Free Press
Bulldogs to return, play in Elmira - Elmira Star-Gazette
Tough loss - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Hoop Rainmen drop heartbreaker - Halifax Daily News
Team committed to playing a full schedule regardless of league woes: Levingston - Halifax Daily News
Rainmen lose heartbreaker to Frost Heaves - Halifax Daily News
John Abbott player takes offensive title - Montreal Gazette

Continental Basketball Association 1
Miners deactivate Price - Appalachian News Express
Butte wins on buzzer-beater - Great Falls Tribune
Minot's General Fields - Minot Daily News
Daredevils sink Xplorers in final seconds - Montana Standard

NBA G League
Millsap gets start nod over Collins for injured Okur - Deseret News
Search for next NBA player is never ending - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
D-Leaguer's dream: Anywhere but here - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
He's here to raise his game - Fort Wayne News-Sentinel
Ex-Stampede player takes Hardaway's spot - Idaho Statesman

Women's National Basketball Association
Briefs: Von Maur evacuated - Chicago Daily Herald
Sun Await Schedule, End Of Labor Talks - Hartford Courant
Comets changing homes next year - Houston Chronicle
Dunn wants Fever to be dynamic - Indianapolis Star
Indiana Fever name Dunn as next coach - Indianapolis Star
Sun Remain In Holding Pattern - New London Day
Briefs | Ex-Storm coach Dunn gets Indiana Fever job - Seattle Times

Football

American Indoor Football Association
Diggs digging different colors for Colts - Augusta Chronicle
Legends tryout set for Jan. 20 - Canton Repository
Phantoms sign former Steeler - Florence Morning News

Arena Football League (1987-2008)
Sale of Storm set to become official today - St. Petersburg Times
Storm To Introduce Owner Today - Tampa Tribune

arenafootball2
One man, many hats - Daily Oklahoman
Barnstormers are one-third toward their goal for tickets - Des Moines Register
Fever bring back DB Jamie Hattley - KNDO

Canadian Football League
Stamps may have line on top defensive boss - Calgary Herald
Stampeders promote Scott Ackles to position of team president - Calgary Sun
New prez takes Stamps' reins - Calgary Sun
Jones appears latest Als coach set to jump ship - Montreal Gazette
Shivers, Chapdelaine could end up with Lions - National Post
CFL: Taaffe remains with woeful Ticats - National Post
Taaffe to return to Ticats - National Post
Sports Sunflashes - Ottawa Sun
Hockey getting dumbed down again - Regina Leader-Post
Chunky signed - Regina Leader-Post
Tillman's wife helps cause - Regina Leader-Post
Lions open up 4,700 new seats for 2008 season - Vancouver Province
Lions could bring back Chappy - Vancouver Sun
Spirit campaign suffering; let's give it a much-needed lift - Winnipeg Free Press
Stick to the facts - Winnipeg Sun

United Indoor Football Association
UIF names new director - Bloomington Pantagraph
UIF Names New Executive Director - KELO

Hockey

American Hockey League
Rats beat the clock, too - Albany Times-Union
'Cane joins Rats for conditioning - Albany Times-Union
Nothing special in Lake Erie loss - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tigers' strong finish spoiled by early lull - Connecticut Post
Fan voting for AHL All-Star teams begins online - Des Moines Register
Ex-Star Ellis wants to grow old in NHL - Des Moines Register
Share this article: - Des Moines Register
Griffins blue liner delivers shootout win - Grand Rapids Press
Defenseman gives Griffins' offensive boost - Grand Rapids Press
Same old story ... only closer - Hamilton Spectator
Aeros Punish Sloppy Pack - Hartford Courant
Schaefer comes up big for Aeros - Houston Chronicle
Devils fall in shootout - Nashua Telegraph
Potulny with Flyers, Phantoms look for three - Philadelphia Daily News
P-Bruins win shootout - Providence Journal
Flames continue hot streak on the road - Quad City Times
Flames rally on road - Quad-Cities Online
Selig, Fehr owe apology to baseball fans - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Amerks must play minus key players - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Hockey: Rampage go down in Flames - San Antonio Express News
Defenseman get another chance second chance - Scranton Times
Penguins' Fleury has ankle injury, may not return until mid-Feb. - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
Manitoba's penalty-killers get rough ride - Winnipeg Free Press
Young team shows inexperience with lame-brain miscues on road - Winnipeg Free Press
Schumacher gives cabbie ride of his life - Winnipeg Free Press
Jaffray makes impact - Winnipeg Sun
Picking up the slack - Winnipeg Sun
Sharks on a downward spiral - Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Central Hockey League
Gorillas chase road win tonight - Amarillo Globe-News
Bucks' quick goals bury Bats - Austin American-Statesman
Here's the deal - Corpus Christi Caller-Times
One man, many hats - Daily Oklahoman
RiverKings blank Wichita Thunder 4-0 - Desoto Times
Eagles hit the road without top goalie - Fort Collins Coloradoan
Eagles' Hartsburg retires at 27 because of injuries - Fort Collins Coloradoan
Eagles goalie to skip road trip; Hartsburg hangs up skates - Fort Collins Coloradoan
Youngstown uses strong third to clip Brahmas - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Snapped skid; Bucks halt losing streak - Laredo Morning Times
Casey's bike will be auctioned to help deputy fight cancer - Rio Rancho Observer
CASA gets ready for holiday party - Rio Rancho Observer
Scorpions home for three; first is tonight - Rio Rancho Observer
CSU's Barnes named AVCA All-American - Rocky Mountain News

ECHL
Ref irritates Aces in OT loss - Anchorage Daily News
Frozen stiff by Fresno - Bakersfield Californian
Depth key factor in Rays' surge - Charleston Post and Courier
Checkers Game Day - Charlotte Observer
Rodney respected by ECHL - Corning Leader
Grizzlies sluggish in loss to Wranglers - Deseret News
East Valley briefs: All-America baseball team has 6 Devils - East Valley Tribune
Jackals defenseman gets ECHL award - Elmira Star-Gazette
Blades see Peters, Henry re-called to AHL - Fort Myers News-Press
Falcons slip past Idaho - Fresno Bee
Gladiators Kowalski earns ECHL honor - Gwinnett Daily Post
Steelheads channel Boise State - Idaho Statesman
MIKE MASTOVICH | Deeth settling in on blue line - Johnstown Tribune-Democrat
Ice Pilots Daily - Pensacola News Journal
Reading 3, Trenton 2 - Reading Eagle/Reading Times
Grizzlies: Grizzlies done in by lackluster effort - Salt Lake Tribune
Local roundup -- Published Dec. 13, 2007 - Stockton Record
Reading nails a late score to defeat T-Devils - Trenton Times
T-Devils fall on late goal - Trentonian
Not Waving The White Flag Yet - Wheeling Intelligencer/News Register

International Hockey League 2
Kalamazoo edges Thunder in OT - Bloomington Pantagraph
Detulleo puts in game-winner - Kalamazoo Gazette
A loss, but never for words - Muskegon Chronicle
Injuries force player pickups - Muskegon Chronicle
IN BRIEF - Port Huron Times Herald

North American Hockey League
Rangers face IceDiggers - Marquette Mining Journal
Put this on the board: Shut up - Owatonna Peoples Press

Ontario Hockey League
Will Colts be buyers or sellers? - Barrie Examiner
Struggling Colts hope to gut it out; Look to snap four-game skid tonight at home against Owen Sound - Barrie Examiner
67's beat Bulls in shootout - Belleville Intelligencer
Stefan replaces Vellucci behind Whalers' bench - Canton Observer-Eccentric
Tavares in, MacLean out - Durham News
Otters watch - Erie Daily Times/Morning News
Experiments pay off as Otters find right line combinations - Erie Daily Times/Morning News
Campoli secure with Isles - Erie Daily Times/Morning News
Petes made serious pitch to acquire Arniel - Kingston Whig Standard
Frontenacs stage Teddy Bear Toss - Kingston Whig Standard
OHL reschedules Frontenacs' games - Kingston Whig Standard
Emmerton has mononucleosis - Kingston Whig Standard
Johnston on point just what Nats need - London Free Press
NHL Briefs - London Free Press
Busy week for IceDogs - Niagara Falls Review
Cole for Havlat deal was oh, so close - Ottawa Sun
Sports Sunflashes - Ottawa Sun
Stamkos making an impact at junior camp - Sarnia Observer
Hounds trying to decide what to do with Mayer - Sault Star
Boychuk pots pair as Team Red blanks opposition 4-0 - SLAM! Sports
Belleville edges Ottawa - SLAM! Sports
IceDogs face busy stretch before holiday - St. Catharines Standard
Tregunna looking for 'ugly' goal - Waterloo Record
Snare Mason? Dream on - Waterloo Record
Back on centre stage - Windsor Star
Spits' Nolan comforted by old ways - Windsor Star

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Fleury to miss six-to-eight weeks - Cape Breton Post
Rocket winners on road - Charlottetown Guardian
The math behind 50-50 draws - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
SPORTS IN BRIEF - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Nine Nova Scotians named to Team Atlantic - Halifax Daily News
Trade period will be interesting - Moncton Times & Transcript
TITAN ASK SAINT JOHN NATIVE TO MOVE UP - Saint John Telegraph-Journal
Wednesday's QMJHL Roundup - SLAM! Sports
Wednesday's QMJHL Roundup - SLAM! Sports
Wednesday's QMJHL Roundup - SLAM! Sports
Fog Devils double Titan - St. John's Telegram

SPHL
FireAntz face tough three-game stretch - Fayetteville Observer
Young scorer sparks 'Cudas - Florida Times-Union
Havoc at home - Huntsville Times
NEWSFLASH: It's Supposed to be Christmas! - Knoxville News-Sentinel
Vitek stuns Ice Bears, leaves for CHL - Knoxville News-Sentinel
RENEGADES NOTES - Richmond Times-Dispatch

Western Hockey League
Something in the Air(drie) - Calgary Sun
Warriors Go for Seven - Discover Moose Jaw
Asthma doesn't slow him down - Edmonton Sun
Swift Current 3, Everett 1 - Everett Herald
Contract to manage events center extended - Everett Herald
Silvertips' offense sputters - Everett Herald
BLUE AND ORANGE CHRISTMAS - Kamloops This Week
Long eats up the Wheaties - Kelowna Daily Courier
Rocket 'n' rolling: Moose Jaw to Brandon - Kelowna Daily Courier
Holzapfel on Team Canada - Moose Jaw Times-Herald
Rankings hide Mucha's value to Hawks - Portland Oregonian
Spokane 7, Portland 1 Early blitz sinks Hawks - Portland Oregonian
Tyrell, Wishart cut by Team Canada - Prince George Citizen
Citizen now has video of Cougars - Prince George Citizen
One-sided cat fight goes to Tigers - Prince George Citizen
Pats struggles against lower teams continue - Regina Leader-Post
Murray suffers setback - Regina Leader-Post
Hockey isn't fun to watch - Regina Leader-Post
Blades, Contacts net one for charity - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Junior roster almost set - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Team USA overlooks Chiefs' Bowman - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Blades stand Pats - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Silvertips fall at home - Seattle Times
Wednesday's WHL Roundup - SLAM! Sports
Chiefs set tone early with three quick goals in win over Winter Hawks - SLAM! Sports
Hurricanes blow away Hitmen 5-1 in battle of Central Division powers - SLAM! Sports
Wednesday's WHL Roundup - SLAM! Sports
Erik Felde scores tiebreaking goal as Broncos beat Silvertips 3-1 - SLAM! Sports
Wednesday's WHL Roundup - SLAM! Sports
Wednesday's WHL Roundup - SLAM! Sports
Zahn scores overtime winner as Blades earn 3-2 win over Pats - SLAM! Sports
Felde leads Broncos past Silvertips - Southwest Booster
Giants backing Blum all the way, unless U.S. meets Canada - Vancouver Province
Moller's Royal oversight - Vancouver Province
Bruins mull life without Moller - Vancouver Province

Lacrosse

National Lacrosse League
Hometown boy Toth gets 'A' for Riggers - Calgary Sun
Shamrox pick new offensive coordinator - Chicago Daily Herald

Soccer

Major Indoor Soccer League 2
Blast looks to end three-game losing streak - Baltimore Examiner

Major League Soccer
Dynamo trade backup GK for 2006 top defender - Houston Chronicle
MLS has to connect with its fans to grow - Houston Chronicle
Funkhouser, in switch, now backs Bannister Mall redevelopment plan - Kansas City Star
Preps at Quakes tryout reinstated - Oakland Tribune
Quakes announce home opener - San Jose Mercury News
Gansler insists he enjoyed life with TFC - Toronto Star
United Trades Boswell - Washington Post
United trades defender Boswell - Washington Times

USL First Division
Brooks, Duffy predict happier new year for downtown - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

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