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Headlines for January 15, 2021

Baseball

American Association
Jets on ice... Bombers, too - Winnipeg Free Press
Managing the next Frontier - Winnipeg Free Press

Frontier League
ValleyCats sue Major League Baseball, Houston Astros for $15M - Albany Times-Union

Midwest League
Hot Rods working on 2021 season - Bowling Green Daily News

Basketball

NBA G League
Donta Hall to play for NBA G League Ignite - AL.com
Why a Hornets assistant will lead the Greensboro Swarm - Charlotte Observer
Watch now: Jay Hernandez, Charlotte Hornets assistant coach, to lead Greensboro Swarm in NBA G League bubble in Orlando - Greensboro News and Record
Jay Hernandez, Charlotte Hornets assistant coach, to lead Greensboro Swarm in NBA G League bubble in Orlando - Greensboro News and Record
NBA vet Jarret Jack joins Ignite in G League - Inquirer
Kai Sotto increases in height, wingspan ahead of G League bubble - Inquirer
Kai Sotto grows again to 7-foot-3, projected to reach 7-foot-6 - Rappler
2021 NBA G League Rosters For All Eighteen Teams Going To The Disney Bubble - SB Nation
VIDEO: Est.: Jonathan Kuminga Part 2 - YouTube

Women's National Basketball Association
Raiders Owner Mark Davis Buys WNBA's Las Vegas Aces from MGM - Bleacher Report
University of South Carolina unveils statue honoring WNBA star A'ja Wilson - CBS News
2021 WNBA free agency tracker: Key dates, timeline, things to know - CBS Sports
Chicago Sky: James Wade signs 4-year extension as coach/GM - Chicago Tribune
CT Sun guard, New Haven native Bria Holmes feeling better, ready to test WNBA free agency - Connecticut Post
Candace Parker, Diana Taurasi among big names as WNBA free-agent negotiations begin - ESPN
Chicago Sky sign coach and general manager James Wade to 4-year extension - ESPN
LeBron James congratulated WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson for getting a statue, something even he doesn't have - Insider
Aces Aja Wilson gets statue at University of South Carolina - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Sparks stars Candace Parker, Chelsea Gray and Nneka Ogwumike enter free agency - Los Angeles Daily News
Sparks stars Candace Parker, Chelsea Gray and Nneka Ogwumike enter free agency - Los Angeles Daily News
How Minnesota pro teams are distributing $40 million in pledges to fight systemic racism - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minnesota teams pledged $40M for justice. Where is it going? - Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Liberty Enter Free Agency 'Absolutely' Ready for Big Changes - New York Times
Raiders Owner Mark Davis Is Set to Buy W.N.B.A.s Las Vegas Aces - New York Times
Alex Cabagnot sees Duke's De Jesus as first Filipina in WNBA - Phillippine Star
Raiders owner Mark Davis agrees to purchase WNBA Las Vegas Aces franchise - Raiders Wire
Does Derek Fisher deserve full control of the Los Angeles Sparks? - SB Nation
2021 WNBA Free Agency: Atlanta Dream should look to re-sign Laney, possibly Montgomery and Johnson - SB Nation
Aerial Powers joins Team Liquid as Brand and Diversity Ambassador - SB Nation

Football

Canadian Football League
Andrew Harris renews contract with Winnipeg Blue Bombers for another year - CJOB
Bringing Boateng back a no-brainer for Edmonton Football Team - Edmonton Journal
Win or lose, Buffalo Bills fans and Hamilton Tiger-Cats fans stick with the team - Hamilton Spectator
Homegrown star Andrew Harris signs one-year extension with Winnipeg Blue Bombers - Hamilton Spectator
Ottawa Redblacks bring back vets R.J. Harris and Avery Ellis - Ottawa Citizen
Vaughn signs new deal with Roughriders - Regina Leader-Post
Vanstone: Fajardo can hardly wait for waiting game to end - Regina Leader-Post
Riders sign Marino - Regina Leader-Post
Andrew Harris re-signs with Blue Bombers - Winnipeg Free Press
Jets on ice... Bombers, too - Winnipeg Free Press
Bombers' Harris stays home - Winnipeg Sun

XFL
'The Rock' In Battle With NFL Over XFL's Houston Logo Looking Similar To Oilers Logo - Total Pro Sports

Hockey

American Hockey League
Tampa Bay Lightning sends Baldwinsvilles Boo Nieves to Syracuse Crunch - Syracuse Post Standard
Lightning assign Boo Nieves to AHL Syracuse - Tampa Bay Times
Utica Comets set start for training camp - Utica Observer-Dispatch
Jets snag third-string goalie - Winnipeg Sun

ECHL
Komets' early schedule heavy on Wheeling, Indy games - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Murphy to play for K's - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Nailers postpone two games due to COVID-19 - Martins Ferry Times Leader
Sports briefs - Newton Kansan
Rush sign 6 players before Tulsa series - Rapid City Journal
Sylvania native Gordi Myer appreciates chance to play pro hockey this season - Toledo Blade
Walleye goalie Christopoulos signs with Indy Fuel - Toledo Blade
Nailers Postpone Two Games Due to COVID-19 - Wheeling Intelligencer/News-Register
Nailers and Fuel Games Postponed This Weekend - WTRF

North American Hockey League
Michael Morelli stonewalls the Maine Nordiques - Lewiston Sun-Journal
SANDHILLS STOCK SHOW AND RODEO: Coliseum makes quick transition from hockey to rodeo - Odessa American

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Cape Breton Eagles Trenholm recipient of Dr. Sylvain Simard Award - Cape Breton Post
Re-start date for QMJHL hockey in the Maritimes still up in the air - Cape Breton Post
Zac Beauregard willing to do whatever it takes to help Charlottetown Islanders be successful - Charlottetown Guardian
Re-start date for QMJHL hockey in the Maritimes still up in the air - Halifax Chronicle-Herald

SPHL
Pensacola Ice Flyers seek return to success after unplanned break - Pensacola News Journal

United States Hockey League
Tri-City rolls by Force - Fargo Forum
Musketeers drop overtime decision in Sioux Falls - KTIV
USHL: Fighting Saints host Western Conference teams this weekend - Telegraph Herald
Nanaimo Clippers roster hollowed out by players leaving for USHL - Victoria Times Colonist
VIDEO: Plays of the Week: Week 10 - YouTube

Western Hockey League
Robson looks to local NHLer for inspiration - Brandon Sun
Cozens posts assist in NHLdebut - Lethbridge Herald
Hurricanes reflect on shortened 2020 - Lethbridge Herald
Sillinger off to Sioux Falls - Medicine Hat News
Government gives $4M to support WHL and SJHL teams - Regina Leader-Post
Regina Pats on board with WHL's plan to forge ahead this season - Regina Leader-Post
Government gives $4M to support WHL and SJHL teams - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
"So elusive": Waiting for a return to normalcy on Saskatoon's sports fields - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Province Hands Out Da Loot to WHL and SJHL - Swift Current Online
COVID-19: WHL, BCHL approach B.C. government for funding - Vancouver Province
WHL players heading south raises concerns - Winnipeg Free Press

Other

Major League Rugby
Crusaders legend Andy Ellis joins Rugby United New York - Otago Daily Times

Soccer

Canadian Premier League
SO MANY QUESTIONS: Uncertainty clouds what lies ahead for Atletico Ottawa - Ottawa Citizen

Major Arena Soccer League
Blasts season canceled due to COVID restrictions, leaving Baltimore without pro indoor soccer for first time in 40 years - Baltimore Sun

Major League Soccer
Update on Atlanta Uniteds games on Hulu and YouTube TV - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Joe Mansueto on Chicago Fire logo, willingness to spend - Chicago Tribune
Columbus Crew sells defender Chris Cadden to Hibernian FC - Columbus Dispatch
MLSPA says Don Garber's description of CBA proposal is disingenuous' - Columbus Dispatch
MLS' Montreal Impact change name to Club de Foot Montreal - ESPN
David Beckham practices with Inter Miami Academy players - Florida Sun-Sentinel
Reports: Inter Miami pursuing Seattle's Chris Henderson - Florida Sun-Sentinel
How Minnesota pro teams are distributing $40 million in pledges to fight systemic racism - Minneapolis Star Tribune
'Championship is on the horizon' for rebranded Impact, Saputo vows - Montreal Gazette
Philadelphia Union's Kai Wagner signs contract extension after transfer interest from West Ham United - Philly.com
MLS, players union remain at odds over CBA discussions after league invoked unforeseeable circumstances clause - Salt Lake Tribune
Bay Area stadiums could become COVID-19 vaccination sites - San Jose Mercury News
Chris Armas to succeed Greg Vanney as Toronto FCs head coach - Toronto Globe and Mail
Canadian Mark-Anthony Kaye elected to MLS Players Association executive board - Toronto Star
D.C. United pivots to Europe in coaching search - Washington Post

National Women's Soccer League
Trinity Rodman, daughter of the NBA legend, drafted 2nd overall in pro soccer league - CNN
Norman North soccer: Yazmeen Ryan selected 6th overall in NWSL draft - Norman Transcript
Orlando Pride sign midfielder Jordyn Listro to one-year deal - Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Pride hopeful 2021 draft picks will bolster team - Orlando Sentinel
Sky Blue FC GM Alyse LaHue is ready to spend money on signings - Philly.com
Amirah Ali Selected in the 2021 NWSL Draft - Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Former DP star Pickett picked fourth in NWSL Draft - Santa Barbara News-Press
What we know about the Sacramento NWSL team - SB Nation
What we know about the Sacramento NWSL team - SB Nation
Trinity Rodman Selected No. 2 in NWSL Draft - Stack
Brookelynn Entz becomes first K-State player drafted by NWSL - The Hutchinson News

United Soccer League Championship
Phoenix Rising FC Revamp Squad - Arizona Republic
Former Aggie Del Campo will shore up Miami FCs backline - Davis Enterprise
Estrada to work with Somos Unidos Foundation - KOBTV

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