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Headlines for August 15, 2022



Baseball

American Association
John Silviano home run lifts RedHawks to sweep of Chicago - Fargo Forum
Dog Dish: Saltdogs held scoreless in series-finale loss to Kansas City - Lincoln Journal Star
Gary SouthShore Railcats box score for Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022 - Times of Northwest Indiana
RailCats' winning streak snapped at six - Times of Northwest Indiana
Explorers pitcher true to himself - Winnipeg Free Press

Appalachian League
Axmen's Guinn named Appy League manager of the year - Kingsport Times-News
Axmen's Guinn chosen Appy League manager of the year - Kingsport Times-News

Atlantic League
Barnstormers-Rockers bizarre ending continues to draw online attention over a month later [video] - Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
A part of history: Stormers Robinson recalls playing in Hernandezs perfect game 10 years ago - Lancaster Intelligencer Journal
Lew Ford homers twice, three Ducks ejected in loss - New York Newsday

Carolina League
Durham Bulls win MiLB series, Carolina Mudcats salvage split - Durham Herald-Sun

Eastern League
Curve return home after series win on road - Altoona Mirror
Yard Goats hosting New Hampshire, fans to get first look at top prospect Zac Veen - Hartford Courant
Somerset Patriots rout Yard Goats to take series - Hartford Courant
Regional Digest: Yard Goats pound Patriots on Saturday night - Hartford Courant
Top prospects Andrew Painter, Mick Abel promoted to Reading Fightin Phils - Reading Eagle/Reading Times

Frontier League
Joey Gonzalez goes distance to power ValleyCats' sweep - Albany Times-Union
Tri-City ValleyCats surviving in independent league - Albany Times-Union
Crushers' win streak ends with shutout loss to Florence - Chronicle-Telegram
PHOTOS: Crushers-Florence, Aug. 14, 2022 - Lorain Morning Journal
Crushers bats go silent in loss to Florence - Lorain Morning Journal
FRONTIER LEAGUE: Cats complete sweep of Greys behind Gonzalezs complete game shutout - Troy Record
BASEBALL LIFER: ValleyCats Denis Phipps does what he knows best: play baseball - Troy Record
Wild Things' winning streak ends - Washington Observer-Reporter

International League
Former Phillies/IronPigs OF Adam Haseley at peace in White Sox organization - Allentown Morning Call
Six Bisons pitchers combine to shut out of Syracuse Mets - Buffalo News
Cabrera's triple double sends RailRiders to series win - Citizens Voice
RailRiders set to jet off on long roadtrip - Citizens Voice
Columbus Clippers: 2022 schedule, results - Columbus Dispatch
Columbus Clippers: George Valera has three hits in win over St. Paul - Columbus Dispatch
Durham Bulls win MiLB series, Carolina Mudcats salvage split - Durham Herald-Sun
Delino DeShields Jr. caps Stripers' rally over Sounds - Gwinnett Daily Post
Saints lose series finale to Columbus in 10 innings - Minneapolis Star Tribune
This week at Harbor Park: Tides welcome first-place Durham as prospect DL Hall returns from Baltimore - Newport News Daily Press
DJ Stewarts two home runs, four RBIs lead Tides to victory, series split in Rochester - Newport News Daily Press
SWB RailRiders Game Report - Scranton Times-Tribune
Boston Red Sox roster moves: Jaylin Davis optioned to Worcester, more transactions coming as Rob Refsnyder will return vs. Pirates - Springfield Republican
Red Sox roster moves: Darwinzon Hernandez (21.60 ERA in majors) sent down to WooSox to make room for Michael Wacha - Springfield Republican
After brief Twins call-up, Saints Aaron Sanchez is ready for next opportunity - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Walking it off: Mud Hens finding ways to win close games - Toledo Blade
Photo Gallery: Mud Hens 2, Omaha 1 - Toledo Blade
Pitching carries Mud Hens past Omaha in series finale - Toledo Blade
RailRiders top Red Sox - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader
Bulls best Shrimp 11-8, remain on top in East Division - WRAL

Major League Baseball Draft League
Cutters drop home game against State College - Williamsport Sun-Gazette

Midwest League
Beloit Sky Carp wrap up successful homestand - Beloit Daily News
Beloit Sky Carp win Friday, Saturday duels with West Michigan - Beloit Daily News
Loons win 5th straight, toss 3rd shutout in last 4 games - Midland Daily News
Back-to-back homers lift Bandits to walk-off win - Quad City Times
Back-to-back homers lift Bandits to walk-off win - Quad-Cities Online
PHOTOS: Captains-TinCaps, Aug. 14, 2022 - Willoughby News-Herald
Captains batter Fort Wayne, win ninth straight game - Willoughby News-Herald
Guardians minors roundup: Arias heats up in Columbus, Akron has impressive week - Willoughby News-Herald

Northwest League
AquaSox pounded by Dust Devils - Everett Herald
Scoresheet: Former OSU Pitcher Rasmussen nearly perfect - Portland Tribune
Spokane Indians held to one hit in 5-1 loss to Hillsboro - Spokane Spokesman-Review

Northwoods League
Barraza, Iturralde found summer baseball home in Bismarck - Bismarck Tribune
Express surrender lead, fall to Duluth in playoff opener - Eau Claire Leader Telegram
Jackrabbits top TC in season ender - Kokomo Tribune
Northwoods League: Willmar stings the Rox - West Central Tribune

Pacific Coast League
Mariners notes: Seattle drops series despite Rodriguezs return, Hanigers hit streak - Tacoma News Tribune

Pecos League
Photos: Tucson Saguaros force game three in Pecos League Championship - Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Saguaros walk off with a win, will play Monday night for Pecos League championship - Arizona Daily Star

Pioneer League
Billings Mustangs score early and often in rout of Idaho Falls Chukars - Billings Gazette
Chukars lose big on Sunday to Mustangs 11-3 - KIFI
Chukars fall to Mustangs 7-5 on Saturday - KIFI
Missoula PaddleHeads push record to 9-0 against Boise Hawks this season - Missoulian
Another middle inning dooms Ogden Raptors, who split series with Vibes - Ogden Standard-Examiner

South Atlantic League
Ovalles shines in Hot Rods' 4-2 win over Dash - Bowling Green Daily News
Hot Rods 4, Dash 2 - Bowling Green Daily News
Braves' bats come up big in road-trip finale - Rome News-Tribune
Aberdeen IronBirds split final two games at Hudson Valley, to begin home series Tuesday with doubleheader - The Aegis

Southern League
Lookouts Lose Third Straight To Montgomery - Chattanoogan

Texas League
Cardinals' Jack Flaherty expected to make rehab appearance in Springfield - Springfield News-Leader
Watch Now: Top prospect Bobby Miller dominates in final Drillers start - Tulsa World
Watch Now: Drillers update: Leonel Valera narrowly misses cycle after power surge - Tulsa World

Basketball

BIG3
BIG3 playoffs scores, takeaways: Trilogy, Power to meet in championship - CBS Sports

Canadian Elite Basketball League
Badgers are CEBL champions - Hamilton Spectator
Vital has 17 points as Hamilton edges Scarborough 90-88 to win CEBL championship - Hamilton Spectator
The Hamilton Honey Badgers are CEBL champions, but the Scarborough Shooting Stars made it interesting - Hamilton Spectator
Hamilton survives crazy finish to win CEBL title at TD Place - Ottawa Citizen
Christian Vital has 17 points as Hamilton edges Scarborough 90-88 to win CEBL championship - Toronto Globe and Mail
Honey Badgers fend off Shooting Stars for first CEBL crown - Toronto Star

NBA G League
VIDEO: Best Behind the Back Dimes from the 2021-22 Season - YouTube

Women's National Basketball Association
Brittney Griners lawyers appeal WNBA, Mercury star's prison sentence - Arizona Republic
Mercury to play Las Vegas Aces in the 1st round of playoffs following loss against Sky - Arizona Republic
Natasha Howard delivers playoff-clinching win for Liberty over Dream - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sky cruise past Mercury, take No. 2 seed in playoffs - Chicago Daily Herald
Chicago Sky will be No. 2 seed in WNBA playoffs - Chicago Daily Southtown
Chicago Sky will be No. 2 seed in WNBA playoffs - Chicago Daily Southtown
Brittney Griners lawyers appeal her 9-year prison sentence - Chicago Tribune
Chicago Sky will be No. 2 seed in WNBA playoffs - Chicago Tribune
Former UConn womens basketball standout Olivia Nelson-Ododa on first WNBA season: Year of growth - Connecticut Post
CT Sun brace for WNBA playoffs after turbulent season: What theyve done is just remarkable - Connecticut Post
Lawyers appeal Brittney Griners Russian prison sentence - Dallas Morning News
Five things to know about the Dallas Wings and the WNBA playoffs - Dallas Morning News
WNBA veteran Kia Vaughn announces retirement - Gwinnett Daily Post
Liberty lock up playoff berth with win vs. Dream - Gwinnett Daily Post
Five things to know about the Connecticut Sun ahead of WNBA Playoffs - Hartford Courant
Dom Amore: Tumultuous regular season may give Connecticut Sun the edge to finally get over the top in WNBA - Hartford Courant
Indiana Fever tie WNBA record for most losses in a season, finish 5-31 - Indianapolis Star
Injured Raiders star attends Aces game before preseason game - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Gordon: Aja Wilson should be WNBAs MVP, and its not close - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Aces clinch No. 1 seed for WNBA playoffs with win over Storm - Las Vegas Review-Journal
Liz Cambage apologizes to Sparks for her abrupt departure - Los Angeles Times
Nneka Ogwumike wants to stay with Sparks and 'build our house' - Los Angeles Times
It's time for the Lynx to rebuild - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Aces hold off Seattle Storm 109-100 in regular season finale - My Northwest
Liberty outlast Dream, clinch playoff spot on final day of season - New York Newsday
Lynxs season, and Sylvia Fowles career, end in Connecticut - St. Paul Pioneer Press
Liz Cambage stepping away from WNBA - Washington Post
Mystics close regular season with win, but Natasha Cloud hurts knee - Washington Post

Football

Canadian Football League
Danny Austin's 10 Takeaways from the Stampeders' loss to the Lions - Calgary Sun
5 THINGS: Edmonton Elks weren't without chances against Roughriders - Edmonton Journal
Roughriders report card: Middling mid-season marks - Regina Leader-Post
VIDEO: CFL Plays of the Week - Week 10, 2022 - YouTube

Indoor Football League
Tucson Sugar Skulls fire head coach/GM Dixie Wooten after 'detailed evaluation' - Arizona Daily Star
Sugar Skulls fire head coach, GM Dixie Wooten - KOLD
Northern Arizona Wranglers win 2022 IFL National Championship 47-45 - Prescott Daily Courier

Hockey

ECHL
Atlanta Gladiators sign forward Mike Turner for 2022-23 season - Gwinnett Daily Post

North American Hockey League
Former Ice Dog Sorenson among 8 added to UAF roster - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
MSU mens hockey gains commitment from Tauros player - Minot Daily News
VIDEO: NA Now - Shreveport Mudbugs - YouTube

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Cape Breton Eagles' rookie players hit the ice for training camp Tuesday in Glace Bay - Cape Breton Post

SPHL
Peoria Rivermen re-sign hero JM Piotrowski from SPHL title game - Peoria Journal Star

Western Hockey League
Canada, Finland to play for first in group at world juniors - Kamloops This Week
Raiders release forward Sanders - Prince Albert Daily Herald

Lacrosse

Premier Lacrosse League
PLL Playoff Race Comes Down to the Last Week of the Season - US Lacrosse Magazine
VIDEO: Back to the Bubble: FASTBREAK WEEK 10 RECAP - YouTube
VIDEO: "Really?": WEEK TEN MIC'D UP - YouTube
VIDEO: Chaos FIGHT for a Playoff Spot: VLOG IS HERE - YouTube
VIDEO: PLL Top 10 Plays from Salt Lake City - YouTube

Soccer

Canadian Premier League
HFX Wanderers finally convert, beat Valour for first Canadian Premier League win in seven weeks - Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Langford-based Pacific FC stand firm against Ottawa, win 1-0 - Victoria News
VIDEO: RECAP: A.S. Blainville Wins Inaugural League1 Canada Women's Inter-Provincial Championship - YouTube

Major League Soccer
Cucho Hernandez helps, but the Crew still have much to figure out - Columbus Dispatch
Andrew Brody scores to lead Real Salt Lake past Seattle Sounders 2-1 - Deseret News
Pozuelo, Inter Miami stun New York, surge to a win away from .500 - Florida Sun-Sentinel
Luck, willpower lead RSL to 2-1 win in Seattle - KSL
Minnesota United wins club-record sixth road game by toppling Nashville 2-1 - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Brody goal leads Real Salt Lake past Sounders 2-1 - My Northwest
Watch Nashville SC vs. Minnesota United FC at Geodis Park - Nashville Tennessean
PHOTOS: Nashville SC vs. Minnesota United FC - Nashville Tennessean
5 points to focus on from investigation into Portland Timbers, Thorns workplace culture - Portland Oregonian
Bill Oram: Portland Timbers, Thorns owner Merritt Paulson needs to get his organization in order - Portland Oregonian
Real Salt Lake beats Seattle Sounders, 2-1 - Salt Lake Tribune
Brody scores to lead Salt Lake past Seattle Sounders 2-1 - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Minnesota United pulls out 2-1 win at Nashville - St. Paul Pioneer Press
LAFC dominating MLS with fast, fun brand of soccer - Washington Post
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHTS: Nashville SC vs. Minnesota United FC: August 14, 2022 - YouTube
VIDEO: Walker Zimmerman Scares Jordan Morris #shorts - YouTube
VIDEO: Toronto Are Flying; Breaking Down the East Playoff Race - YouTube
VIDEO: Did Gastón Giménez Stomp on the Foot of Alejandro Bedoya?: Instant Replay - YouTube
VIDEO: The 20,000th Goal in MLS History & So Much MORE: MLS Review Show - YouTube
VIDEO: D-O Double G in the Banc #shorts - YouTube
VIDEO: Watch Every Single Goal from Week 25 in MLS - YouTube
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHTS: Seattle Sounders FC vs. Real Salt Lake: August 14, 2022 - YouTube

MLS NEXT Pro
FC Cincinnati 2 takes 3-3 draw, shootout win against Columbus Crew 2 - Cincinnati Enquirer
Scoresheet: Former OSU Pitcher Rasmussen nearly perfect - Portland Tribune
City2 takes charge, routs Vancouver 4-1 in MLS Next Pro game - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

National Women's Soccer League
NWSL: Savannah McCaskill lifts Angel City to victory over Chicago - Los Angeles Times
5 points to focus on from investigation into Portland Timbers, Thorns workplace culture - Portland Oregonian
Bill Oram: Portland Timbers, Thorns owner Merritt Paulson needs to get his organization in order - Portland Oregonian
'She's just a ray of sunshine:' Portland Thorns' Meaghan Nally steps up in back - Portland Tribune
VIDEO: Kristen Hamilton Goal: North Carolina Courage vs. Kansas City Current: August 13, 2022 - YouTube
VIDEO: Debinha Goal: North Carolina Courage vs. Kansas City Current: August 13, 2022 - YouTube
VIDEO: Lo'Eau LaBonta Goal: North Carolina Courage vs. Kansas City Current: August 13, 2022 - YouTube
VIDEO: Kaleigh Kurtz Goal: North Carolina Courage vs. Kansas City Current: August 13, 2022 - YouTube
VIDEO: CeCe Kizer Goal: North Carolina Courage vs. Kansas City Current: August 13, 2022 - YouTube
VIDEO: Claire Marie Annie Lavogez Goal: North Carolina Courage vs. Kansas City Current: August 13, 2022 - YouTube
VIDEO: Rose Lavelle Goal - YouTube
VIDEO: Megan Rapinoe Goal: North Carolina Courage vs. Kansas City Current: August 13, 2022 - YouTube
VIDEO: Taylor Smith Goal - YouTube
VIDEO: Savannah McCaskill Goal: Angel City FC vs. Chicago Red Stars Highlights: August 14, 2022 - YouTube
VIDEO: Diana Rosario Ordoñez Goal: North Carolina Courage vs. Kansas City Current: August 13, 2022 - YouTube
VIDEO: OL Reign vs NJ/NY Gotham FC Highlights, Presented by Nationwide: August 14, 2022 - YouTube
VIDEO: Angel City FC vs. Chicago Red Stars Highlights, Presented by Nationwide: August 14, 2022 - YouTube

United Soccer League Championship
Detroit City FC announces signing of Scottish player-coach Richard Foster - Detroit News
Regional Digest: Yard Goats pound Patriots on Saturday night - Hartford Courant
New Mexico United starts strong, gets 2-2 draw in LA - KOBTV
NM United earns A draw after holding a 2-0 lead at halftime - KRQE
VIDEO: One Game Had 8 Goals Alone: Every Goal from Week 23 - YouTube
VIDEO: "What a Strike": Goal of the Week Nominees: Week 23 - YouTube
VIDEO: Stoppage Time. Set Piece. Thriller #shorts #goals - YouTube

United Soccer League One
VIDEO: Volleys and Great Passing: Every Goal from Week 20 - YouTube

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