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Headlines for January 16, 2021

Baseball

Appalachian League
Danville's membership in wooden-bat baseball league made official - Danville Register & Bee

Frontier League
ValleyCats suing MLB, Houston Astros - Schenectady Daily Gazette

International League
Three former Phillies who could return to Philadelphia in 2021 - Allentown Morning Call
Tides, Norfolk work on upgrades before Opening Day - Virginian Pilot

Midwest League
St. Louis Cardinals send Chris Swauger to Peoria Chiefs for new stint as manager in 2021 Midwest League season - Peoria Journal Star

Basketball

NBA G League
G League: Fil-Am Jalen Green stays in top 5, Kai off the radar in NBA mock drafts - ABS-CBN Sports
Amber Nichols becomes second woman to be named GM of NBA G League team - ESPN
Charlotte Hornets: Assistant Coach will lead the Greensboro Swarm in the G-League Bubble - FanSided
Need for healthy bodies provides opportunities for two-way players - NBA
NBA veteran Jarrett Jack signs with G League Ignite - Rappler
Coast Line | Santa Cruz Warriors debut mentorship program - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Daxter Miles Jr. Set to Return to the NBA's G-League - Sports Illustrated
How Jeremy Lin joined G League Warriors as springboard to NBA comeback - Yahoo Sports
VIDEO: Shake Milton Scores Season-High 31 PTS - YouTube
VIDEO: Keldon Johnson Sets New Career-High - YouTube

Women's National Basketball Association
South Carolina installs statue of Gamecocks great A'ja Wilson - ESPN
WNBA free agency tracker: Candace Parker, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi big names on UFA list - Yahoo Sports

Football

Canadian Football League
Winnipeg Blue Bombers add veteran defensive back Josh Johnson - CJOB
Blue Bombers sign defensive back Josh Johnson to one-year extension - Hamilton Spectator
Baffling snub of Ticat legend hits 50 years - Hamilton Spectator
Former Alouettes coach Marv Levy cheering Bills on from afar at age 95 - Montreal Gazette
Bombers sign Johnson to one-year extension - Winnipeg Free Press
The Mike McIntyre rule - Winnipeg Free Press
Blue Bombers re-sign star running back - Winnipeg Free Press

Hockey

American Hockey League
Comets announce details of training camp - Rome Sentinel
Jets claim goaltender Forsberg from Carolina - Winnipeg Free Press
JETS SNAPSHOTS: Laine endears himself to teammates, mutes trade talk for now. - Winnipeg Sun

ECHL
ECHL hockey 2020-21: Icemen-Solar Bears, January 15 - Florida Times-Union
Komets, Nailers to see each other often - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Nailers Announce Third Portion of 2020-21 Schedule - Wheeling Intelligencer/News-Register
Original Worcester Shark Mike Iggulden provided scoring touch - Worcester Telegram & Gazette

North American Hockey League
Aberdeen Wings roll past St. Cloud in 6-0 shutout - Aberdeen American News
Bobcats rally from 3-0 deficit but fall to Fairbanks in shootout - Bismarck Tribune
Shootout win gets Ice Dogs even on the season - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Two goals in third period send Titans past Tomahawks - Johnstown Tribune-Democrat
Maine Nordiques claw past Maryland Black Bears in OT - Lewiston Sun-Journal
Minotaurous fall to Kenai River 5-2 - Minot Daily News
Junior hockey: Wilderness blanked in return to ice - Pine Journal

Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Cornwalls Jordan Spence is hopeful for long QMJHL playoff run with Val-dOr - Charlottetown Guardian

SPHL
Ice Bears, Havoc to play 4-on-4 this weekend amid unique season - WATE

United States Hockey League
Force hold off Tri-City at home - Fargo Forum
Comeback falls short, Stampede lose 4-3 - KELO
Musketeers skate past Stampede to earn road win - KTIV
Fowler's two goals for Omaha too much for Stars - Lincoln Journal Star
USHL: Savoie scores in debut as Fighting Saints top Black Hawks - Telegraph Herald
USHL Hockey: Dubuque drops Waterloo, 7-4 - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Western Hockey League
It takes faith to walk into this light - Kelowna Daily Courier
Provincial government provides much-needed cash boost to SJHL and WHL teams - Prince Albert Daily Herald
Vanstone: Bucks for pucks where does it stop? - Regina Leader-Post
Sask government throws support behind struggling junior hockey teams - Saskatoon Star Phoenix
BCHL and WHL B.C. Division seek provincial funds after Sask. provides $4M - Victoria Times Colonist

Other

Major League Rugby
Devin Ibanez: How 'lucky' escape from life-threatening injury - Sky Sports

Soccer

Major League Soccer
Atlanta Uniteds Martinez posts positive message about recovery - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Cameron Harper set for Celtic exit as New York Red Bulls offer American kid an MLS escape route - Daily Record
Union sign Kai Wagner to new contract - Delaware County Times
Major League Soccer unveils list of 175 eligible players for MLS SuperDraft - Soccer Wire
Elmira soccer star Tyler Pasher inks MLS deal with Houston Dynamo FC - Waterloo Record

National Women's Soccer League
Mikayla Colohan Selected by the Orlando Pride in the 2021 NWSL Draft - BYU Athletics
NC Courage soccer team set to expand ownership as NWSL grows - Raleigh News and Observer
USWNT defender Abby Dahlkemper departs NWSL to sign with Manchester City - Soccer Wire
Sydney Schneider picked 29th in NWSL Draft - UNCW Seahawk
Courage/USWNT mainstay Abby Dahlkemper signs with Man City - WRAL

United Soccer League Championship
Sports Speak Up! Readers blast Gov. for Uniteds special treatment - Albuquerque Journal

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