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Headlines for January 14, 2021



Baseball

Atlantic League
Gastonia team selects Honey Hunters name - High Point Enterpise
Somerset Patriots name Community Ambassadors - Somerset Messenger-Gazette
Gastonia's new pro baseball team will be called the Gastonia Honey Hunters - WBTV

Frontier League
ValleyCats getting closer to hiring manager - Albany Times-Union

International League
Spangenberg heading back to Japan for 2021 season - Scranton Times-Tribune

Northwest League
Top 20 Volcanoes players of all time: #3 Joe Nathan - Keizer Times

Northwoods League
Northwoods League: Stingers sign 2 more players - West Central Tribune

Pecos League
Former Northern Colorado club baseball player to join independent league in Arizona - Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald

Pioneer League
Rocky Mountain Vibes turn to UCCS coach Dave Hajek as manager to usher in new era - Colorado Springs Gazette
Northern Colorado Football Club pro soccer team to play at Windsor - Fort Collins Coloradoan
Remembering Lasorda and the '66 Ogden Dodgers - Ogden Standard-Examiner

Prospect League
Clinton LumberKings, Burlington Bees to play in wood-bat Prospect League - Des Moines Register

South Atlantic League
Alternative Baseball Organization looking to start team in Hagerstown for special-needs players - Hagerstown Herald-Mail
Delmarva Shorebirds 2021 baseball season could be delayed - Salisbury Daily Times

Southern League
Cincinnati Reds announce Chattanooga Lookouts coaching staff for 2021 - Chattanooga Times & Free Press

Texas Collegiate League
Acadiana Cane Cutters hire former Northwood, Minden baseball coaches - Lafayette Daily Advertiser

Texas League
Tulsa businessman Arlo DeKraai joins Drillers ownership group - Tulsa World

Basketball

National Basketball League of Canada
Sudbury Five head coach to join Syrian national team coaching staff - Northern Life

NBA G League
Kai Sotto: Height, wingspan up ahead of NBA G League season - CNN Philippines
Fort Wayne Mad Ants, announced their roster with two G-League draft additions - FanSided
As G League season draws near, Kai Sotto teases growth in height, wingspan - Sports Interactive Network Philippines

Women's National Basketball Association
James Wade signs multi-year contract extension with Sky - Chicago Sun Times
Wittenberg hires longtime WNBA head coach as AD - Dayton Daily News
Raiders owner Mark Davis expands in Las Vegas, buying WNBA's Aces - ESPN
Connecticut Sun coach/GM Curt Miller receives 4-year extension - ESPN
Longtime WNBA coach Brian Agler hired as Wittenberg University athletic director - ESPN
Las Vegas Aces sold to Raiders owner Mark Davis - FOX5 Las Vegas
Former Beaver Mikayla Pivec pursues dream of playing in WNBA - KMTR
Mark Davis, Raiders owner, agrees to purchase Las Vegas Aces WNBA team - KTNV
Las Vegas Aces re-sign 2 players - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Dallas Wings have plenty of flexibility with Allisha Gray - SB Nation
Indiana Fever have decisions to make on Dupree, Achonwa, Wheeler - SB Nation
Raiders owner Mark Davis buying WNBA's Las Vegas Aces - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
WNBA Champion Aerial Powers Tells Us About Her Joining Team Liquid And The Future Of Esports - UPROXX
Raiders owner Mark Davis buys WNBA's Las Vegas Aces pending board approval - Yahoo Sports

Football

Canadian Football League
Former WSU QBs Anthony Gordon, Gage Gubrud picked up by NFL, CFL clubs - 247Sports
Former NFL punter turned show host Pat McAfee: 'Its dead, but the CFL was awesome' - 3 DownNation
Ottawa Redblacks bring back record-setting kicker Lewis Ward - Ottawa Citizen
DEAL OR NO DEAL? Feb. 1 could be real deadline in Redblacks' talks with QB Nick Arbuckle - Ottawa Sun
Vanstone: Roughriders boast a wealth of talent at quarterback - Regina Leader-Post
Saskatchewan Roughriders re-sign Kyran Moore - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
QB Mason Fine looking forward to making jump from Mean Green to Green and White - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Bailey back in Blue - Winnipeg Sun
Bombers linebacker Kyrie Wilson signs on for two more years - Winnipeg Sun

Hockey

American Hockey League
AHL: Hershey Bears to hold Drive-Thru Teddy Bear Toss and Food Drive - Carlisle Sentinel
Winnipeg Jets do some down-to-the-wire training camp tinkering - CJOB
Youngsters impress Islanders as season-opening roster filed - Connecticut Post
Youngsters impress Islanders as season-opening roster filed - Connecticut Post
Tucson Roadrunners Head Coach Jay Varady to join Arizona Coyotes staff - KOLD
The next wave: Who are the Golden Knights top prospects? - Las Vegas Sun
New ECHL team in Trois-Rivires aims to extend roots across Quebec - Montreal Gazette
Ducks want taxi squad players to be included and ready - Press-Enterprise
Hogs' roster begins to fill up, except in net as goalies move up - Rockford Register Star
San Jose Sharks' Maxim Letunov out due to COVID-19 protocol - San Jose Mercury News
Calgary Flames opening day roster features Stockton Heat players - Stockton Record
Syracuse Crunch reaches deal to televise home games - Syracuse Post Standard
Lewis earns job with Jets - Winnipeg Free Press
JETS SNAPSHOTS: Laine feeling comfortable, looking strong as Jets embark on new season - Winnipeg Sun

ECHL
ECHL hockey 2020-21: Icemen defeat Florida Everblades, January 13 - Florida Times-Union
Komets reach deal with 'elite' scorer - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Hawkins 'beyond excited' to join Komets - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Hawkins among latest K's signings - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Indy Fuel postpones 2 games due to COVID-19 - Indianapolis Star
New ECHL team in Trois-Rivires aims to extend roots across Quebec - Montreal Gazette
Walleye signees Hawkins, Gazzola to play for rival Fort Wayne - Toledo Blade

North American Hockey League
After another long break, Bobcats get back to work Friday night - Bismarck Tribune
NAHL: Veteran Waltman leads improved Chippewa Steel offense early in season - Chippewa Herald
Ice Wolves showing signs of improvement - KOBTV
NORTH AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE: Jackalopes face quick turnaround - Odessa American
VIDEO: Today in the NA - 1/14/21 - YouTube

Ontario Hockey League
Coaching on pause for former Peterborough Petes captain Geordie Kinnear - Peterborough Examiner
Ex-Ranger Joseph Garreffa surging in ECHL - Waterloo Record

Premier Hockey Federation
NWHL announces schedule for two-week season in Lake Placid bubble - Boston Globe
NWHL releases 2020-21 schedule - SB Nation

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Cape Breton Eagles players are used to uncertainty, remain motivated for second half of the season - Cape Breton Post
Family connections led to Justin Ertel signing with Summerside Western Capitals - Cape Breton Post
Former Cape Breton Eagles players reassigned to AHL by Senators - Cape Breton Post
QMJHL players like Newfoundland's Zach Dean feeling the pandemic pressure - Charlottetown Guardian
QMJHL players feeling the pandemic pressure - Charlottetown Guardian
QMJHL players feeling the pandemic pressure - Halifax Chronicle-Herald

SPHL
Macon Mayhem postpone two upcoming weekend games - WMAZ

United States Hockey League
Future NHL players fill Sioux City Musketeers roster - Sioux City Journal

Western Hockey League
Skill Development Still Focus of Minor Hockey Without Games - Discover Moose Jaw
Chyzowski back to work - Medicine Hat News
Sillinger to play in Sioux Falls - Medicine Hat News
Rob Vanstone: How to forget every detail of a memorable hockey game - Regina Leader-Post
Yorkton's Kaedan Korczak biding his time in Vegas after world juniors - Regina Leader-Post
Group of Spokane Chiefs players find ice time on other rosters ahead of WHL restart - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Scheduling a WHL season nightmare scenario - Winnipeg Free Press

Lacrosse

Premier Lacrosse League
PLL Returning to Tour-Based Model This Summer, Will Play 43 Games - Inside Lacrosse
Premier Lacrosse League to Return to Tour-Based Model in Summer 2021 - Sports Illustrated

Other

Major League Rugby
Utah Warriors coach Chris Latham resigns abruptly; Pittman named interim coach for 2021 season - KSL

Soccer

Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer will take over the sale of Real Salt Lake - AS English
Hugo Sanchez plans to invest in Major League Soccer - AS English
Atlanta Uniteds Robinson pleased to be back in U.S. camp - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Start date for Atlanta United training camp unclear - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Ben Mines familiar with FC Cincinnati's growth, eager to be part of it - Cincinnati Enquirer
MLS targeting mid-March season start while league, players negotiate CBA - Columbus Dispatch
Ighalo targets MLS move and admits: Man United has been a dream - ESPN
Montreal's Major League Soccer Rebrand Aims To 'Build A Movement' - Forbes
FC Dallas sign F Kalil ElMedkhar to two-year contract - Gwinnett Daily Post
Galaxy adds goalkeeper Jonathan Bond from West Bromwich Albion - Los Angeles Daily News
Is LAFC trying to corner the Korean market in Los Angeles? - Los Angeles Times
Montreal Impact rebrands, takes on a new name: Club de Foot Montreal - Montreal Gazette
Galaxy adds goalkeeper Jonathan Bond from West Bromwich Albion - Orange County Register
MLS ownership, players association come to head over CBA - Orlando Sentinel
Orlando City players working to earn steady spots in USMNT pool - Orlando Sentinel
Christian Pulisics cousin among the notable players eligible for next weeks MLS draft - Portland Oregonian
LA Galaxy sign former West Brom goalkeeper Jonathan Bond - Toronto Star
Toronto FCs Ayo Akinola unable to attend Canada camp due to medical reasons - Toronto Star
One day in, Chris Armas already feeling right at home as head coach of Toronto FC - Toronto Star
Canadian forward Tyler Pasher returns to MLS with the Houston Dynamo - Toronto Star
VIDEO: Who Is the Best MLS SuperDraft Pick of All-Time? - YouTube

National Women's Soccer League
Arkansas Parker Goins drafted to NWSL - 5 News
NWSL Draft: Sky Blue FC take Brianna Pinto, makes trades early - Bergen Record
2021 NWSL draft results: Emily Fox, Trinity Rodman and Brianna Pinto lead list of picks - CBS Sports
Three Tar Heels Selected in Wednesdays NWSL Draft - Chapelboro
Chicago Red Stars draft Stanford's Madison Haley - Chicago Daily Southtown
Red Stars take Stanford forward Madison Haley with No. 7 overall pick in NWSL Draft - Chicago Sun Times
Red Stars take Stanford forward Madison Haley with No. 7 overall pick in NWSL Draft - Chicago Sun Times
Chicago Red Stars draft Stanford's Madison Haley - Chicago Tribune
Brianna Alger gets picked 25th overall in NWSL Draft by Chicago Red Stars - Colorado Springs Gazette
Sky Blue FC bolsters midfield, pocketbook in unpredictable NWSL Draft - Daily Record
Kirsten Davis selected 13th in NWSL College Draft - Daily Toreador
BYU's Mikayla Colohan taken by Orlando Pride in NWSL draft - Deseret News
Tess Boade Drafted by Sky Blue FC in NWSL - Duke Athletics
NWSL draft: Trinity Rodman selected No. 2, UNC's Emily Fox taken first - ESPN
Three Former FC Dallas Women Selected in the 2021 NWSL Draft - FC Dallas
Trinity Rodman, daughter of former NBA star Dennis Rodman, taken No. 2 in NWSL Draft - Fox News
Ole Miss Soccer Player Channing Foster Drafted by NWSL's Chicago Red Stars - Hotty Toddy
Stone Bridge graduate Emily Fox selected No. 1 overall in 2021 NWSL Draft - Inside NoVA
NWSL announces independence and expansion plans - Insider Sport
UVA's Alissa Gorzak, Taryn Torres selected in 2021 NWSL Draft - Jerry Ratclffe
Kansas City womens pro soccer team drafts new players - Kansas City Star
Brookelynn Entz Selected by Kansas City in 2021 NWSL Draft - Kansas State Athletics
Wando alum Hannah Betfort taken in NWSL Draft by Portland Thorns - Live 5 News WCSC
NWSL Draft 2021: Racing Louisville FC takes Emina Ekic fifth overall - Louisville Courier-Journal
NWSL Draft 2021: Racing Louisville FC picks UNC defender with top pick - Louisville Courier-Journal
Racing Louisville makes Texas Tech's forward Kirsten Davis 1st-round choice - Lubbock Online
Courage take Vandys Myra Konte in NWSL draft - Nashville Post
Trinity Rodman becomes youngest player drafted in NWSL history - NBC Sports Northwest
Penn State Nittany Lions have at least one player selected in every NWSL Draft - Northcentral PA
Orlando Pride select Viviana Villacorta in NWSL Draft - Orlando Sentinel
Sam Coffey and Kerry Abello Selected in 2021 NWSL Draft - Penn State Athletics
Sky Blue FC has money to spend on signings, and GM Alyse LaHue is ready to spend it - Philadelphia Inquirer
Sky Blue FC gets U.S. national team rising star Brianna Pinto in NWSL draft - Philadelphia Inquirer
Portland Thorns trade up to select TCU midfielder Yazmeen Ryan with their first-round pick in the NWSL draft - Portland Oregonian
Thorns attack NWSL draft - Portland Tribune
Sky Blue re-acquire Cudjoe in eventful draft day - SB Nation
UCLA's Viviana Villacorta, Lucy Parker, Delanie Sheehan selected in 2021 NWSL Draft - SB Nation
Yazmeen Ryan drafted 6th overall by Portland Thorns FC - SB Nation
Mexico left back Jimena Lopez selected by OL Reign in NWSL Draft - SB Nation
2021 NWSL Draft: Orlando Pride Select BYU Midfielder Mikayla Colohan at No. 14 - SB Nation
2021 NWSL Draft: Orlando Pride Select UCLA Midfielder Viviana Villacorta at No. 9 - SB Nation
2021 NWSL Draft: Orlando Pride Select USC Goalkeeper Kaylie Collins at No. 34 - SB Nation
Dash Look To The Future With Pair Of West Coast Attackers - SB Nation
South Jersey native Amirah Ali picked by Portland Thorns in NWSL Draft - SB Nation
Kansas City NWSL trades $175K in allocation money to draft Stanfords Kiki Pickett - SB Nation
All the picks from the 2021 NWSL College Draft - SB Nation
Megan Rapinoe opens up about Capitol attacks, opting out of NWSL competition in 2020 - SB Nation
WSU Cougars have program-record three players selected in 2021 NWSL draft - Seattle Times
Stanford continues NWSL Draft legacy with two players selected in first round - Soccer Wire
Natalia Astrain begins a new adventure in the NWSL with Kansas City - Sportsfinding
Kiki Pickett selected 4th overall in 2021 NWSL draft - Stanford Daily
Alyssa Malonson drafted by North Carolina Courage in NWSL Draft - The Auburn Plainsman
Florida's Deanne Rose tenth pick in NWSL Draft - The Independent Florida Alligator
Why Malik aims to raise $5M for North Carolina Courage of NWSL - Triangle Business Journal
Sydney Schneider Makes History With NWSL Pick - UNC Wilmington Athletics
USC's Tara McKeown, Kaylie Collins Selected in NWSL Draft - USC Athletics
NWSL Draft: Myra Konte selected by North Carolina Courage in third round - Vanderbilt Hustler
Trinity Rodman, daughter of Dennis Rodman, drafted by NWSLs Washington Spirit - Washington Post
Trinity Rodman, daughter of Dennis Rodman, drafted by NWSLs Washington Spirit - Washington Post
Trinity Rodman, daughter of NBA star Dennis Rodman, drafted by Washington Spirit - Washington Times
Fox, Rodman selected with the top picks in the NWSL draft - Washington Times
Racing Louisville FC selects Fox #1, UofL Ekic #5 in NWSL Draft - WAVE 3
Louisville native becomes first U of L women's soccer player selected in NWSL draft - WDRB
Emina Ekic 'so excited to be at home' after being selected by hometown NWSL franchise - WLKY
Texas A&M Addie McCain and Jimena Lopez Picked in NWSL Draft - WTAW
Washington Spirit select Dennis Rodman's daughter Trinity in NWSL Draft - WUSA 9
Trinity Rodman, daughter of NBA legend Dennis, picked 2nd overall in NWSL draft - Yahoo Sports

United Soccer League Championship
Watling to coach Hartford Athletic - Journal Inquirer
FC Tulsa adds U.S. international/former Bundesliga forward Jerome Kiesewetter - Tulsa World

United Soccer League One
Northern Colorado Football Club pro soccer team to play at Windsor - Fort Collins Coloradoan

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